Let's Talk Azure!

By Alan Armstrong & Sam Foot

Listen with Alan Armstrong and Sam Foot as we talk about all things Microsoft Azure! We are both technical consultants working with Azure day in, day out. Alan focuses on Identity and Security auto

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December 12, 2025 S6E30 - Season 6 Finale!
In this episode, we wrap up the season, where we explore our favorite episodes of the season. We also talk about the what happened in 2025, and how the podcast has grown in terms of listenership and engagement.
As we bid farewell to the season, we also reveal our future plans for the next season, which will start in January 2026. This episode is a great way to end the season and to look forward to the next one. We thank our listeners for their support and feedback, and invite you to stay tuned for more updates and announcements. We wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season, and promise to return with more amazing content in the new year.
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1h 5min
November 28, 2025S6E29 - Ignite 2025 Recap - San Fran and what's hot off the press
This week, Alan and Sam talk about last weeks Microsoft Ignite event and the announcements that came out of it. Alan dives into the in-person experience in San Francisco. They dive into a couple of the announcements that peaked their interest.
Some of the Microsoft product features and updates we covered:
M365 Copilot
Purview
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Defender XDR
Azure
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1h 4min
November 14, 2025S6E28 - Automate Your Security Baseline with Microsoft’s Open-Source Assessment Tool
In this episode, we dive into Microsoft’s Zero Trust Assessment - an open-source, automated tool that scans hundreds of Entra ID and Intune settings against NIST, CISA, CIS, and Microsoft’s own internal baselines. Discover how it aligns with the Secure Future Initiative, delivers actionable remediation, and turns Zero Trust from theory into measurable reality. Perfect for CISOs, SecOps teams, and anyone tired of spreadsheet audits.
Key Takeaways:
The Pain of Manual Zero Trust Audits
What the Zero Trust Assessment Actually Does
Why automate your security assessments
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32min
November 07, 2025S6E27 - Microsoft updates October- new products and features released
This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last month. We dive into a couple of these updates that peaked our interest.
Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:
Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates
Lots of Azure changes and new features
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47min
October 31, 2025S6E26 - Classify and protect your data using Purview sensitivity labels
In this episode, Alan and Sam drive into the importance of classifying data in an organisation. Alan goes through the capability in Purview to tag files and encrypt them. Here are a few things we covered in this episode:
Why is it important to classify data in an organisation
How can Purview help with the applying labels to data
How to get started and the process for getting users to adopt the process
How is the Purview capability licensed
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40min
October 24, 2025S6E25 - Securing Azure's Core: Microsoft Defender for Resource Manager, Key Vault, and APIs
In this episode, we dive into three key Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) offerings within Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Defender for Resource Manager, Defender for Key Vault, and Defender for APIs. Our Q&A format explores how these tools safeguard Azure environments against sophisticated threats, from management layer exploits to API vulnerabilities.
Key Takeaways:
Defender for Resource Manager monitors and protects against suspicious operations in Azure's management layer.
Defender for Key Vault adds native threat protection to detect anomalous access to secrets and credentials.
Defender for APIs provides full lifecycle security for APIs in Azure API Management, including inventory, posture recommendations, and runtime threat detection.
These plans integrate seamlessly into Defender for Cloud's broader CNAPP framework for multi-cloud and hybrid protection.
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58min
October 03, 2025S6E24 - Microsoft updates September - new products and features released
This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last month. We dive into a couple of these updates that peaked our interest.
Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:
Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates
Lots of Azure changes and new features
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38min
September 19, 2025S6E23 - Unified DLP Platform - Monitor, alert and protect data using Purview DLP
Alan and Sam discuss the topic of DLP and how Purview can help audit policy matches and provide preventions. Aland goes though the range of capability and data sources that can be integrated with Purview DLP and some of the preventative actions. Some of the areas we also covered:
What is Data Loss Prevention and why is it important?
What capability does Purview DLP have?
How do you get started with DLP
How is it licensed?
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49min
September 12, 2025S6E22 - Microsoft updates August - new products and features released
This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last month. We dive into a couple of these updates that peaked our interest.
Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:
Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates
Lots of Azure changes and new features
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45min
August 29, 2025S6E21 - Protecting Data within Storage Accounts with Microsoft Defender for Storage
In this episode, we dive into Microsoft Defender for Storage, a key component of Microsoft Defender for Cloud. We break down its features for threat detection and malware scanning, discuss real-world benefits, and touch on pricing considerations.
We cover:
Introduction to Defender for Storage: Overview of its role in Microsoft Defender for Cloud and its importance for securing Azure storage workloads.
The Threat Landscape: Discussion of current threats to cloud storage, including malware uploads, unauthorized access, and data breaches.
Core Features of Defender for Storage:
Activity Monitoring: Analyzing access patterns to detect suspicious activities without performance impact.
Malware Scanning: Real-time file scanning using Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
Sensitive Data Threat Detection: Using Microsoft Purview to identify and protect sensitive information.
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45min

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