<![CDATA[Let's Talk Azure!]]>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 automation while Sam is a .NET developer deploying PaaS and SaaS solutions on Azure. Each episode we have a topic we cover and we highlight some key news that we are interested in. No fluff, sales or products here, just two technical people having a light hearted chat.

]]>https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.ukRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:39:02 GMTMon, 29 Dec 2025 15:32:25 GMT60Alan Armstrong & Sam Foot<p>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 automation while Sam is a .NET developer deploying PaaS and SaaS solutions on Azure. Each episode we have a topic we cover and we highlight some key news that we are interested in. No fluff, sales or products here, just two technical people having a light hearted chat.</p>episodicAlan Armstrong & Sam Footsam@apptimise.co.ukno<![CDATA[S7E9 - May News]]>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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>b081084b-8e21-4df7-be3d-80d490b50c1dFri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p><p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p><p></p><ul><li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li><li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:01:4079S7E9 - May Newsfull<![CDATA[S7E8 - April News]]>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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>742b2f1e-5714-44bc-af57-3bdc488b750eFri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p><p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p><p></p><ul><li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li><li>Lots of Azure changes and new features<p></p></li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:41:2287S7E8 - April Newsfull<![CDATA[S7E7 - March News]]>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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>247b6657-ef3f-41f1-aa05-87c683bd36bdFri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p><p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p><p></p><ul><li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li><li>Lots of Azure changes and new features<p></p></li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:52:4477S7E7 - March Newsfull<![CDATA[S7E6 - ITDR - A must in all organisations]]>Alan and Sam discuss the importance of monitoring identities across all systems. Alan goes through wat ITDR is, why it is important and the benefit. Here are a few areas we covered:

  • Why is it important to monitory your identities
  • what is Identity Threat Detect and Response (ITDR)
  • How does Microsoft provide ITDR
  • How is it licensed

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>ef24f285-43e0-4f14-9005-6ea1400ec5c9Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the importance of monitoring identities across all systems. Alan goes through wat ITDR is, why it is important and the benefit. Here are a few areas we covered:</p><ul><li>Why is it important to monitory your identities</li><li>what is Identity Threat Detect and Response (ITDR)</li><li>How does Microsoft provide ITDR</li><li>How is it licensed</li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:40:0376S7E6 - ITDR - A must in all organisationsfull<![CDATA[S7E5 - February News]]>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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>06337f59-7d17-4140-b3a1-87313b6c5d45Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p><p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p><p></p><ul><li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li><li>Lots of Azure changes and new features<p></p></li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:47:4175S7E5 - February Newsfull<![CDATA[S7E4 - Unified Tenant Configuration Management APIs]]>Alan and Sam dive into configuration drift with M365 and assessment against security baselines. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is configuration drift, and why a security baseline is important.
  • Microsoft’s new Unified Tenant Configuration Management APIs for managing drifts.
  • How to get it set up and advice for authentication.
  • What’s covered, the limitations and how it works.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>4695e543-a1c6-4e1a-8d03-c18462dac4efFri, 27 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam dive into configuration drift with M365 and assessment against security baselines. Here are a few things we covered:<br /></p><ul><li>What is configuration drift, and why a security baseline is important.</li><li>Microsoft’s new Unified Tenant Configuration Management APIs for managing drifts.</li><li>How to get it set up and advice for authentication.</li><li>What’s covered, the limitations and how it works.<br /></li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:56:2074S7E4 - Unified Tenant Configuration Management APIsfull<![CDATA[S7E03 - January News]]>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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>63bffe6a-0957-4387-b7bc-14332304b890Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p><p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p><p></p><ul><li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li><li>Lots of Azure changes and new features<p></p></li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:56:5337S7E03 - January Newsfull<![CDATA[S7E02 - Entra Account Recovery - Next Level Self Service]]>Alan and Sam dive into the next level of self-service for Entra accounts. Alan takes us through what Entra Account Recovery is and how it is different to Self-Service Password Reset. Here are a few things we covered:

  • Impacts on helpdesks when users have to call in to get their account recovered.
  • What Self-Service Password Reset it
  • What Entra Account Recovery
  • How to setup Entra Account Recovery

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>7e5c5498-ff08-4118-ba5b-1b4f498e3a5eFri, 30 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam dive into the next level of self-service for Entra accounts. Alan takes us through what Entra Account Recovery is and how it is different to Self-Service Password Reset. Here are a few things we covered:</p><ul><li>Impacts on helpdesks when users have to call in to get their account recovered.</li><li>What Self-Service Password Reset it</li><li>What Entra Account Recovery</li><li>How to setup Entra Account Recovery</li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:49:5727S7E02 - Entra Account Recovery - Next Level Self Servicefull<![CDATA[S7E01 - December News]]>This week, Alan and Sam Introduce season 7 and 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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>57fcf499-23f2-4b0a-8794-179af57c7987Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:00:00 GMT<p>This week, Alan and Sam Introduce season 7 and 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.</p><p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p><p></p><ul><li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li><li>Lots of Azure changes and new features<p></p></li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank"><b>contact form</b></a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:54:4071S7E01 - December Newsfull<![CDATA[S2E6 - Microsoft Entra – Securing and Managing Cloud Identities]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure AD, part of the Microsoft Entra family can secure your identity in the cloud. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product and why we should consider the premium features within Azure AD to secure and manage cloud identity.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/1bcd0bec-97c9-4a44-854f-f9504ee44a35Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure AD, part of the Microsoft Entra family can secure your identity in the cloud. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product and why we should consider the premium features within Azure AD to secure and manage cloud identity.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:05:5026S2E6 - Microsoft Entra – Securing and Managing Cloud Identitiesfull<![CDATA[S3E7 - Azure Stack - Take Azure with you to the Edge]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Stack solutions can help bring the capabilities of Azure management plane to your on-premises and edge environments. Sam goes through the three solutions, what their capabilities are and example use cases / workloads.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/748e8a48-efa5-490c-af1a-ac80181e5005Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:00:22 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Stack solutions can help bring the capabilities of Azure management plane to your on-premises and edge environments. Sam goes through the three solutions, what their capabilities are and example use cases / workloads.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:00:3637S3E7 - Azure Stack - Take Azure with you to the Edgefull<![CDATA[S6E19 - Microsoft updates July - 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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/e1d90a73-ec62-4b1c-b172-b2d85d03be87Fri, 08 Aug 2025 06:00:41 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/e1d90a73/microsoft-updates-july-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:37:55619S6E19 - Microsoft updates July - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S6E18 - Securing Access to Your Virtual Machines with Azure Bastion]]>In this episode, we explore Azure Bastion, Microsoft’s fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution designed to provide secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) access to Azure virtual machines (VMs). This Q&A-style episode dives deep into how Azure Bastion strengthens cloud security by eliminating the need for public IP addresses on VMs, reducing exposure to external threats like port scanning or protocol exploits. Alan poses critical questions about Azure Bastion’s functionality, architecture, deployment options, and integration with Azure’s security ecosystem, while our consultant delivers actionable insights tailored for IT administrators, security professionals, and cloud architects.

We cover:

  • Core Functionality: How Azure Bastion enables secure, clientless RDP/SSH access via the Azure portal or native clients, protecting VMs by removing public IP dependencies.
  • Architecture Breakdown: The role of the dedicated AzureBastionSubnet, private IP connectivity, and TLS-based sessions, including support for zonal deployments for high availability.
  • SKU Options: A detailed look at Developer, Basic, Standard, and Premium SKUs, highlighting features like session recording, Private Link integration, and host scaling for different organizational needs.
  • Security Integrations: How Azure Bastion works with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID (with MFA and conditional access), Azure Private Link, and Azure Monitor to enforce Zero Trust principles and ensure compliance.
  • Real-World Use Cases: Practical scenarios, such as secure admin access for global teams, compliance for regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance), and streamlined dev/test environments, with examples like Metinvest’s global VM management.
  • Best Practices: Tips for deployment (e.g., subnet sizing, VNet peering), security (e.g., MFA, NSG configuration), monitoring (e.g., Azure Monitor logs), and cost management (e.g., SKU selection, scaling strategies).
  • Limitations and Considerations: Key factors like SKU constraints, regional availability for zonal deployments, performance considerations, and cost implications, with guidance on mitigating challenges.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/4d597616-7c29-4b2a-b29d-db87b20bc72aFri, 18 Jul 2025 06:00:19 GMT<p>In this episode, we explore Azure Bastion, Microsoft’s fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solution designed to provide secure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Secure Shell Protocol (SSH) access to Azure virtual machines (VMs). This Q&amp;A-style episode dives deep into how Azure Bastion strengthens cloud security by eliminating the need for public IP addresses on VMs, reducing exposure to external threats like port scanning or protocol exploits. Alan poses critical questions about Azure Bastion’s functionality, architecture, deployment options, and integration with Azure’s security ecosystem, while our consultant delivers actionable insights tailored for IT administrators, security professionals, and cloud architects.</p> <p>We cover:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Core Functionality</strong>: How Azure Bastion enables secure, clientless RDP/SSH access via the Azure portal or native clients, protecting VMs by removing public IP dependencies.</li> <li><strong>Architecture Breakdown</strong>: The role of the dedicated AzureBastionSubnet, private IP connectivity, and TLS-based sessions, including support for zonal deployments for high availability.</li> <li><strong>SKU Options</strong>: A detailed look at Developer, Basic, Standard, and Premium SKUs, highlighting features like session recording, Private Link integration, and host scaling for different organizational needs.</li> <li><strong>Security Integrations</strong>: How Azure Bastion works with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID (with MFA and conditional access), Azure Private Link, and Azure Monitor to enforce Zero Trust principles and ensure compliance.</li> <li><strong>Real-World Use Cases</strong>: Practical scenarios, such as secure admin access for global teams, compliance for regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, finance), and streamlined dev/test environments, with examples like Metinvest’s global VM management.</li> <li><strong>Best Practices</strong>: Tips for deployment (e.g., subnet sizing, VNet peering), security (e.g., MFA, NSG configuration), monitoring (e.g., Azure Monitor logs), and cost management (e.g., SKU selection, scaling strategies).</li> <li><strong>Limitations and Considerations</strong>: Key factors like SKU constraints, regional availability for zonal deployments, performance considerations, and cost implications, with guidance on mitigating challenges.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/4d597616/securing-access-to-your-virtual-machines-with-azure-bastion/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:55:49618S6E18 - Securing Access to Your Virtual Machines with Azure Bastionfull<![CDATA[S2E12 - Microsoft Purview Information Protection – Classify and Secure Your data]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Purview Information Protection can help label, classify and protect your data in Office 365 . Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily start labelling document, as well as encrypt them to protect data leaving your organisation.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/9d0739ba-285f-4fd4-b2d9-5cdc47dfbab1Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Purview Information Protection can help label, classify and protect your data in Office 365 . Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily start labelling document, as well as encrypt them to protect data leaving your organisation.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:00:00212S2E12 - Microsoft Purview Information Protection – Classify and Secure Your datafull<![CDATA[S4E20 - Microsoft Entra ID - A single cloud identity to rule them all.]]>Alan and Sam the concept discuss cloud identities and how cloud identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID can help manage and secure those identities.

Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is a cloud Identity?
  • What capabilities does Microsoft Entra ID have?
  • Can you bring your on-premises ID up to the cloud?
  • How can it integrate into SaaS application?
  • What security features are available?
  • How is it licensed.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/334cf20e-8cb2-411b-b0e1-128aebdc61a4Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:00:58 GMT<p>Alan and Sam the concept discuss cloud identities and how cloud identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID can help manage and secure those identities.</p> <p>Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is a cloud Identity?</li> <li>What capabilities does Microsoft Entra ID have?</li> <li>Can you bring your on-premises ID up to the cloud?</li> <li>How can it integrate into SaaS application?</li> <li>What security features are available?</li> <li>How is it licensed.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:48:51420S4E20 - Microsoft Entra ID - A single cloud identity to rule them all.full<![CDATA[S2E21 - Season Finale! - End of Season Recap]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Season 2 has gone. They discuss their best episodes, the podcast stats and what the plans are for Season 3 in the new year.

We would like to say thank all their listeners of this season and look forward to providing content in the next season.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/017aee37-8747-46fd-bbb4-44055ec42600Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:00:45 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Season 2 has gone. They discuss their best episodes, the podcast stats and what the plans are for Season 3 in the new year.</p> <p>We would like to say thank all their listeners of this season and look forward to providing content in the next season.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:44:06221S2E21 - Season Finale! - End of Season Recapfull<![CDATA[S2E1 - Aaaaaaaand We're Back!]]>In this episode, Alan and Sam discuss the Podcast, what's happened and what we are planning over the next season. Also with a big a apology that we have been absent for over a year.

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/063573a6-8f47-4fc8-98d6-ba85cd9fbcc8Mon, 04 Jul 2022 20:03:32 GMT<p>In this episode, Alan and Sam discuss the Podcast, what's happened and what we are planning over the next season. Also with a big a apology that we have been absent for over a year.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:20:0921S2E1 - Aaaaaaaand We're Back!full<![CDATA[S6E7 - Microsoft updates February - 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

What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/9704dd44-03a5-49e7-b639-78b84e2859baFri, 14 Mar 2025 07:00:12 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/9704dd44/microsoft-updates-february-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:47:4667S6E7 - Microsoft updates February - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S6E26 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/bd0060c5-04ce-4f7f-8c13-1828af98e337Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:00:26 GMT<p>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:</p> <ul> <li>Why is it important to classify data in an organisation</li> <li>How can Purview help with the applying labels to data</li> <li>How to get started and the process for getting users to adopt the process</li> <li>How is the Purview capability licensed</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/bd0060c5/classify-and-protect-your-data-using-purview-sensitivity-labels/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:40:00626S6E26 - Classify and protect your data using Purview sensitivity labelsfull<![CDATA[S6E20 - Unified SecOps Platform - Sentinel integration]]>Alan and Sam discuss the integration of Microsoft Sentinel into the Defender XDR portal. Alan goes through the benefits of the integration and thing to watch out for when starting the migration. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is Microsoft’s Unified SecOps Platform?
  • What are the announcements around Microsoft Sentinel’s interface moving?
  • What are the benefits of the integration of Microsoft Sentinel?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/10342c98-c0de-4e0a-8272-cd27bb414a7eFri, 22 Aug 2025 06:00:29 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the integration of Microsoft Sentinel into the Defender XDR portal. Alan goes through the benefits of the integration and thing to watch out for when starting the migration. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Microsoft’s Unified SecOps Platform?</li> <li>What are the announcements around Microsoft Sentinel’s interface moving?</li> <li>What are the benefits of the integration of Microsoft Sentinel?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/10342c98/unified-secops-platform-sentinel-integration/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:44620S6E20 - Unified SecOps Platform - Sentinel integrationfull<![CDATA[S6E6 - Protect your servers with Defender for Server]]>Alan and Sam dive into Defender for Cloud's Protective workload for server. Alan goes through the different plans available and the features that are available. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is the Defender for Server Protective workload
  • What features does it provide
  • How easy is it to enable
  • How much does it cost

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/df3063a7-bd5a-4d7b-bfd5-7914b3672ca5Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:00:54 GMT<p>Alan and Sam dive into Defender for Cloud's Protective workload for server. Alan goes through the different plans available and the features that are available. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is the Defender for Server Protective workload</li> <li>What features does it provide</li> <li>How easy is it to enable</li> <li>How much does it cost</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/df3063a7/protect-your-servers-with-defender-for-server/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:49:3166S6E6 - Protect your servers with Defender for Serverfull<![CDATA[S5E32 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/d5a889bb-714c-4db0-91c1-3c5e5a7736ecFri, 06 Sep 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/d5a889bb/microsoft-updates-august-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:38:40532S5E32 - Microsoft updates August- new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S5E22 - Data API builder - Rapidly build CRUD APIs]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Data API builder. It is a powerful tool designed to streamline the process of creating and deploying APIs for data-driven applications. It facilitates the rapid development of secure, scalable, and high-performance APIs that can seamlessly interact with various data sources, including databases, file systems, and third-party services. By automating much of the setup and configuration, Data API builder reduces the complexity and time required to bring data APIs to production, allowing developers to focus on building features and functionality rather than managing infrastructure. This tool is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to enhance their data accessibility and integration capabilities while ensuring robust security and performance standards.

  • _What are CRUD APIs? Why are they important?
  • How do you use it?
  • What are some of the use cases for the solution?
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/cc478462-2ae9-47c8-a1d6-c21da9707618Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:00:57 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Data API builder. It is a powerful tool designed to streamline the process of creating and deploying APIs for data-driven applications. It facilitates the rapid development of secure, scalable, and high-performance APIs that can seamlessly interact with various data sources, including databases, file systems, and third-party services. By automating much of the setup and configuration, Data API builder reduces the complexity and time required to bring data APIs to production, allowing developers to focus on building features and functionality rather than managing infrastructure. This tool is particularly beneficial for organizations looking to enhance their data accessibility and integration capabilities while ensuring robust security and performance standards.</p> <ul> <li>_What are CRUD APIs? Why are they important?</li> <li>How do you use it?</li> <li>What are some of the use cases for the solution?</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/cc478462/data-api-builder-rapidly-build-crud-apis/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:43:47522S5E22 - Data API builder - Rapidly build CRUD APIsfull<![CDATA[S1E6 - Zero Trust]]>This episode we have a deep dive looking at Zero Trust, the principles, components and tools that enable us to be more secure in the modern workplace. Alan lives and breathes security day to day, so he gives us his insights into how Zero Trust is implemented in Azure/o365 and why you should be aware of this concept, regardless of your role in your workplace.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/981c6b22-7c8f-4fe0-999b-7993d11cc9adWed, 26 Aug 2020 17:42:25 GMT<p>This episode we have a deep dive looking at Zero Trust, the principles, components and tools that enable us to be more secure in the modern workplace. Alan lives and breathes security day to day, so he gives us his insights into how Zero Trust is implemented in Azure/o365 and why you should be aware of this concept, regardless of your role in your workplace.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:44:2016S1E6 - Zero Trustfull<![CDATA[S5E23 - Managed Identities for Azure Resources - Remove the need for secrets]]>Alan and Sam talk about the use of Managed Identities for Azure resources. Alan takes us through the methods used for programmatic access to Azure resources and the risks of some of the options. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is programmatic access?
  • What methods are usually used to gain programmatic access?
  • What are Managed Identities for Azure resources, and how they can be used.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/4edf42b2-7bbb-474b-95b1-1bf6cc379e9eFri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:53 GMT<p>Alan and Sam talk about the use of Managed Identities for Azure resources. Alan takes us through the methods used for programmatic access to Azure resources and the risks of some of the options. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is programmatic access?</li> <li>What methods are usually used to gain programmatic access?</li> <li>What are Managed Identities for Azure resources, and how they can be used.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/4edf42b2/managed-identities-for-azure-resources-remove-the-need-for-secrets/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:33:08523S5E23 - Managed Identities for Azure Resources - Remove the need for secretsfull<![CDATA[S6E28 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/c69f25cb-7e22-4db8-a819-512ce3e21f1bFri, 14 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p><p>Key Takeaways:</p><ul><li>The Pain of Manual Zero Trust Audits</li><li>What the Zero Trust Assessment Actually Does</li><li>Why automate your security assessments</li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/c69f25cb/automate-your-security-baseline-with-microsoft-s-open-source-assessment-tool/transcript" target="_blank">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:31:55628S6E28 - Automate Your Security Baseline with Microsoft’s Open-Source Assessment Toolfull<![CDATA[S2E19 - Microsoft Power Platform – Power to the Users]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Power Platform and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily build internal apps, automate process, and present data using the platform.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/830b99c2-603e-4b8a-a565-de081ef0b26bFri, 11 Nov 2022 07:00:55 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Power Platform and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily build internal apps, automate process, and present data using the platform.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:11:49219S2E19 - Microsoft Power Platform – Power to the Usersfull<![CDATA[S4E18 - Microsoft Entra External ID - Provide access for external identities to your apps or tenant]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Entra External ID can help organisations collaborate and provide identity to their services. Alan goes through the B2B and B2C options and their scenarios.

Here are a few things we covered:

  • What are B2B and B2C identities
  • How are these identities used
  • What is an Microsoft Entra Multi-tenant organisation
  • How is Microsoft Entra External ID licenced

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2b8489d8-7d24-495d-994f-3cec75be7770Fri, 13 Oct 2023 06:00:46 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Entra External ID can help organisations collaborate and provide identity to their services. Alan goes through the B2B and B2C options and their scenarios.</p><p>Here are a few things we covered:</p><ul><li>What are B2B and B2C identities</li><li>How are these identities used</li><li>What is an Microsoft Entra Multi-tenant organisation</li><li>How is Microsoft Entra External ID licenced</li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2b8489d8/microsoft-entra-external-id-provide-access-for-external-identities-to-your-application-or-tenant/transcript" target="_blank">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:45:48418S4E18 - Microsoft Entra External ID - Provide access for external identities to your apps or tenantfull<![CDATA[S3E8 - Azure Key Vault - Securing your Certificates and Secrets]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Key vault can help secure your certificates, keys, and secrets. Alan goes though the types of vaults you can use and how you can secure the access to the secrets. They also cover the various uses for key vault within azure services and application development.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/c522bd40-77ab-4cc1-8b16-f445ba94a7ddFri, 24 Feb 2023 07:00:11 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Key vault can help secure your certificates, keys, and secrets. Alan goes though the types of vaults you can use and how you can secure the access to the secrets. They also cover the various uses for key vault within azure services and application development.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:53:4938S3E8 - Azure Key Vault - Securing your Certificates and Secretsfull<![CDATA[S3E19 - Azure DevOps Services - plan, manage and deploy software more effectively]]>Alan and Sam discuss Azure DevOps services and its features. Sam gives us a tour of the features and benefits of Azure DevOps and how it can be integrated into your development process.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/4515d87f-13c5-4643-a3c4-3cb4be52d926Fri, 12 May 2023 06:00:29 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Azure DevOps services and its features. Sam gives us a tour of the features and benefits of Azure DevOps and how it can be integrated into your development process.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:05:09319S3E19 - Azure DevOps Services - plan, manage and deploy software more effectivelyfull<![CDATA[S2E3 - Terraform - Deploy your Infrastructure as Code]]>Alan and Sam discuss Terraform, a popular choice in the Infrastructure as Code space. Sam takes the role of 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product and why we should be utilising Terraform in our organisation and recommending it to our customers.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/f3377777-1137-416f-9a45-014e05359325Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:00:37 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Terraform, a popular choice in the Infrastructure as Code space. Sam takes the role of 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product and why we should be utilising Terraform in our organisation and recommending it to our customers.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:51:2923S2E3 - Terraform - Deploy your Infrastructure as Codefull<![CDATA[S6E29 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2f2aaf52-e42b-41c0-b39e-f1495fda141eFri, 28 Nov 2025 09:13:30 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and updates we covered:</p> <ul> <li>M365 Copilot</li> <li>Purview</li> <li>Microsoft Defender for Cloud</li> <li>Defender XDR</li> <li>Azure</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2f2aaf52/ignite-2025-recap-san-fran-and-what-s-hot-off-the-press/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no01:03:37629S6E29 - Ignite 2025 Recap - San Fran and what's hot off the pressfull<![CDATA[S6E22 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/9340215a-ee05-4f35-8b96-c1d619012193Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:00:28 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/9340215a/microsoft-updates-august-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:44:22622S6E22 - Microsoft updates August - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S5E38 - 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 updates we covered:

  • Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates
  • Lots of Azure changes and new features

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/6a5ee7d0-23d5-4d85-893e-1c65f4140d0fFri, 08 Nov 2024 07:00:29 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and updates we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/6a5ee7d0/microsoft-updates-october-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:34:49538S5E38 - Microsoft updates October - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S3E18 - Windows 365 - the ultimate managed Cloud PC for all]]>Alan and Sam discuss all of the features of Windows 365. Alan goes through the pricing, benefits and how organisations can use this to provide secure access to their environments.

Windows 365 Cloud PC Plans and Pricing | Microsoft

Compare Windows 365 Business and Enterprise | Microsoft Learn

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/897c264f-46e3-4b89-a0ac-8e8b41d0c65dFri, 05 May 2023 06:00:10 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss all of the features of Windows 365. Alan goes through the pricing, benefits and how organisations can use this to provide secure access to their environments.</p> <p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/all-pricing?pricing-tab=1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Windows 365 Cloud PC Plans and Pricing | Microsoft</a></p> <p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-365/business-enterprise-comparison" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Compare Windows 365 Business and Enterprise | Microsoft Learn</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/897c264f/windows-365-the-ultimate-managed-cloud-pc-for-all/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:51:48318S3E18 - Windows 365 - the ultimate managed Cloud PC for allfull<![CDATA[S2E15 - Azure Sphere – Securing IoT Devices from Silicon to Cloud]]>Alan and Sam discuss Azure Sphere, it's features and the security and operational value it can bring to your IoT estate. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his experience with the Azure Sphere Development Kit.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2d5dd570-fdd4-4c92-8ea1-f2c61e23b80cFri, 14 Oct 2022 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Azure Sphere, it's features and the security and operational value it can bring to your IoT estate. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his experience with the Azure Sphere Development Kit.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:50:50215S2E15 - Azure Sphere – Securing IoT Devices from Silicon to Cloudfull<![CDATA[S3E11 - Azure Cognitive Services - Efficiently add cognitive functionality into your apps/services]]>Alan and Sam discuss the functionality provided by Azure Cognitive Services, a group of AI powered cognitive solutions that can rapidly add advanced cognitive functionality to your applications and services, build on top of advanced pre trained models to accelerate your products abilities.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/014678fe-ac95-4d0e-9e4d-caf0710abec1Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the functionality provided by Azure Cognitive Services, a group of AI powered cognitive solutions that can rapidly add advanced cognitive functionality to your applications and services, build on top of advanced pre trained models to accelerate your products abilities.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/014678fe/azure-cognitive-services-efficiently-add-cognitive-functionality-into-your-apps-services/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:56:09311S3E11 - Azure Cognitive Services - Efficiently add cognitive functionality into your apps/servicesfull<![CDATA[S1E8 - Microsoft Ignite Recap]]>In this episode Alan and Sam talk recap all the latest news from Ignite! Even though Ignite was virtual this year, Microsoft announced a load of new features and products around Azure/Office 365. You can check the Book of News from Microsoft here: https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2020-book-of-news/

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/f5f6e090-e357-422e-9d3b-474dd166c824Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:24:27 GMT<p>In this episode Alan and Sam talk recap all the latest news from Ignite! Even though Ignite was virtual this year, Microsoft announced a load of new features and products around Azure/Office 365. You can check the Book of News from Microsoft here: <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2020-book-of-news/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2020-book-of-news/</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:51:0618S1E8 - Microsoft Ignite Recapfull<![CDATA[S6E5 - Securing Your Data: Exploring Defender for Databases in Microsoft Defender for Cloud]]>In this episode, we dive into the world of database security with Microsoft's Defender for Databases. Join us as we explore how this tool within Microsoft Defender for Cloud can transform your approach to safeguarding your data against cyber threats.

Topics Covered:

  • Introduction to Defender for Databases
  • Features and Capabilities
  • Enabling and Configuring Defender for Databases
  • Responding to Alerts

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ec9d814f-55ca-47c8-90e8-107b9154b8faFri, 14 Feb 2025 07:00:34 GMT<p>In this episode, we dive into the world of database security with Microsoft's Defender for Databases. Join us as we explore how this tool within Microsoft Defender for Cloud can transform your approach to safeguarding your data against cyber threats.</p> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <ul> <li>Introduction to Defender for Databases</li> <li>Features and Capabilities</li> <li>Enabling and Configuring Defender for Databases</li> <li>Responding to Alerts</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:51:3565S6E5 - Securing Your Data: Exploring Defender for Databases in Microsoft Defender for Cloudfull<![CDATA[S6E4 - Microsoft updates January - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/5765b493-23fe-4cfb-9115-510f127d15f9Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:00:34 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/5765b493/microsoft-updates-january-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:48:2164S6E4 - Microsoft updates January - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S3E20 - Windows 365 vs Azure Virtual Desktop, how do you decide?]]>Alan and Sam discuss the difference between Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). Alan goes through what to consider when choosing which technology to use for different scenarios.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/96533ee3-e719-4c12-9a28-44df91bdb7a2Fri, 19 May 2023 06:00:05 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the difference between Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). Alan goes through what to consider when choosing which technology to use for different scenarios.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/96533ee3/windows-365-vs-azure-virtual-desktop-how-do-you-decide-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:51:32320S3E20 - Windows 365 vs Azure Virtual Desktop, how do you decide?full<![CDATA[S3E13 - Azure Static Web Apps - Rapidly deploy globally hosted static & serverless web applications]]>Alan and Sam discuss Azure static Web applications. Part of Azure App Service, static web apps allows developers to deploy static web applications in conjunction with serverless function applications with modern development tooling and hosting support. We discuss the key features and benefits that Azure Static Web apps brings.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/c232b024-7ba7-4ca1-8d4e-01799473b0e8Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:00:56 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Azure static Web applications. Part of Azure App Service, static web apps allows developers to deploy static web applications in conjunction with serverless function applications with modern development tooling and hosting support. We discuss the key features and benefits that Azure Static Web apps brings.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/c232b024/azure-static-web-apps-rapidly-deploy-globally-hosted-static-serverless-web-applications/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:43313S3E13 - Azure Static Web Apps - Rapidly deploy globally hosted static & serverless web applicationsfull<![CDATA[S6E8 - Mapping the Threatscape: Security Explorer & Attack Paths in Microsoft Defender for Cloud]]>In this episode, we dive into two great features of Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Security Explorer and Attack Paths. Join us as we unpack how these tools leverage the Cloud Security Graph to help you hunt down risks, map potential attack routes, and prioritize your cloud security efforts like never before. Whether you’re managing Azure, AWS, or a hybrid setup, this episode is packed with insights to level up your defense strategy.

What You’ll Learn:

  • How the Cloud Security Graph provides a unified view of your multicloud environment.
  • Using Security Explorer to proactively identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations with custom queries.
  • Visualizing Attack Paths to see how attackers could move from an entry point to your critical assets.
  • Practical tips for prioritizing fixes and boosting your Secure Score.
  • Real-world examples of these tools in action and how to get started today.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2967b1ac-bd5d-4cc1-81d9-9c20b87ef1a5Fri, 21 Mar 2025 07:00:03 GMT<p>In this episode, we dive into two great features of Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Security Explorer and Attack Paths. Join us as we unpack how these tools leverage the Cloud Security Graph to help you hunt down risks, map potential attack routes, and prioritize your cloud security efforts like never before. Whether you’re managing Azure, AWS, or a hybrid setup, this episode is packed with insights to level up your defense strategy.</p> <p>What You’ll Learn:</p> <ul> <li>How the Cloud Security Graph provides a unified view of your multicloud environment.</li> <li>Using Security Explorer to proactively identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations with custom queries.</li> <li>Visualizing Attack Paths to see how attackers could move from an entry point to your critical assets.</li> <li>Practical tips for prioritizing fixes and boosting your Secure Score.</li> <li>Real-world examples of these tools in action and how to get started today.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2967b1ac/mapping-the-threatscape-security-explorer-attack-paths-in-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:47:5468S6E8 - Mapping the Threatscape: Security Explorer & Attack Paths in Microsoft Defender for Cloudfull<![CDATA[S5E26 - Microsoft's Unified Security Operations Platform]]>Alan and Sam dive into Microsoft's Unified Security Operations Platform and how it can benefit SOC analysts in their day to day. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is a Security Operations Centre (SOC)?
  • What is the new Microsoft Unified Security Operations Platform?
  • What are the benefits of the new platform?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/3301c424-59dd-4e82-bd76-49db1e1754b3Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>Alan and Sam dive into Microsoft's Unified Security Operations Platform and how it can benefit SOC analysts in their day to day. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is a Security Operations Centre (SOC)?</li> <li>What is the new Microsoft Unified Security Operations Platform?</li> <li>What are the benefits of the new platform?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/3301c424/microsoft-s-unified-security-operations-platform/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:42:18526S5E26 - Microsoft's Unified Security Operations Platformfull<![CDATA[S5E31 - Microsoft Security Exposure Management]]>Alan and Sam dive into Microsoft's Security Exposure Management platform. Alan takes us through the various components and the benefits on using this platform. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is Microsoft Security Exposure Management?
  • What components make up the platform?
  • Who benefits from the platform?
  • What integrations does the platform have?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/af005a2b-9e1e-42b6-bcae-1a421701f006Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>Alan and Sam dive into Microsoft's Security Exposure Management platform. Alan takes us through the various components and the benefits on using this platform. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Microsoft Security Exposure Management?</li> <li>What components make up the platform?</li> <li>Who benefits from the platform?</li> <li>What integrations does the platform have?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/af005a2b/microsoft-security-exposure-management/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:35:31531S5E31 - Microsoft Security Exposure Managementfull<![CDATA[S6E16 - Monitor and Protect Generative AI services using Microsoft Tooling]]>Alan and Sam discuss the topic of Generative AI usage and it should be monitored by organisations. Alan talks about some of the Microsoft tooling that can help monitor these services and protect data being consumed.

  • The importance of monitoring Generative AI usage.
  • How Microsoft tooling can help monitor and protect Gen AI usage

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/54011cd6-c7ff-4458-b917-6b4655a0c884Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:00:16 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the topic of Generative AI usage and it should be monitored by organisations. Alan talks about some of the Microsoft tooling that can help monitor these services and protect data being consumed.</p> <ul> <li>The importance of monitoring Generative AI usage.</li> <li>How Microsoft tooling can help monitor and protect Gen AI usage</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/54011cd6/monitor-and-protect-generative-ai-services-using-microsoft-tooling/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:55:26616S6E16 - Monitor and Protect Generative AI services using Microsoft Toolingfull<![CDATA[S3E2 - Azure Virtual Desktop - Providing access to applications and desktops anywhere.]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) can be used provide application and virtual desktops from anywhere. Alan discusses how AVD works, the benefits to organisations, management and the cost. He discuss how you the solution can be deployed via Code and why you should check it out.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/e8b112b1-0f5c-433b-9095-302d04db75e1Fri, 13 Jan 2023 07:00:08 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) can be used provide application and virtual desktops from anywhere. Alan discusses how AVD works, the benefits to organisations, management and the cost. He discuss how you the solution can be deployed via Code and why you should check it out.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:55:0532S3E2 - Azure Virtual Desktop - Providing access to applications and desktops anywhere.full<![CDATA[S2E5 - Managing Compliance with Azure Policy]]>Alan and Sam discuss all things Azure Policy, a way to manage Azure compliance at scale. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product/tooling and why it can help organisations to track their compliance level and enforce policies in Azure.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ce66ff91-7aac-4368-a464-32f43ba49608Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss all things Azure Policy, a way to manage Azure compliance at scale. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product/tooling and why it can help organisations to track their compliance level and enforce policies in Azure.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:57:4325S2E5 - Managing Compliance with Azure Policyfull<![CDATA[S4E17 - Cosmos DB - a fully managed NoSQL and relational database for modern app development]]>This week we discussed Cosmos DB, a No SQL and relational database system hosted and managed by Microsoft. Cosmos DB is a cloud first service from Microsoft on Azure. It’s a modern approach to a database management system, built to achieve global scale and high availability. There are many APIs to pick from:

NoSQL MongoDB PostgreSQL Apache Cassandra Apache Gremlin Table Storage

Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What is Cosmos DB and how it’s different to other database management systems
  • What APIs are supported, and how do you decide?
  • Operational considerations of Cosmos DB

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/51e6c797-eab0-47e1-b3f3-e3f51ad598feFri, 06 Oct 2023 06:00:55 GMT<p>This week we discussed Cosmos DB, a No SQL and relational database system hosted and managed by Microsoft. Cosmos DB is a cloud first service from Microsoft on Azure. It’s a modern approach to a database management system, built to achieve global scale and high availability. There are many APIs to pick from:</p> <p>NoSQL MongoDB PostgreSQL Apache Cassandra Apache Gremlin Table Storage</p> <p>Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What is Cosmos DB and how it’s different to other database management systems</li> <li>What APIs are supported, and how do you decide?</li> <li>Operational considerations of Cosmos DB</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/51e6c797/cosmos-db-a-fully-managed-nosql-and-relational-database-for-modern-app-development/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:54:12417S4E17 - Cosmos DB - a fully managed NoSQL and relational database for modern app developmentfull<![CDATA[S4E4 - Understand your Cloud Security Posture using Microsoft Defender for Cloud]]>Alan and Sam discuss why it is important to have a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solution in place. Alan explains the benefits of CSPM, and dives into Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Topics that we covered are:

  • What is Cloud Security Posture Management and why it is important
  • What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s approach to CSPM
  • What is the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark
  • What are the pricing tiers for CSPM

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2efda5f8-d03c-4ecd-8a45-45f188031eafFri, 07 Jul 2023 06:00:53 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss why it is important to have a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solution in place. Alan explains the benefits of CSPM, and dives into Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Topics that we covered are:</p> <ul> <li>What is Cloud Security Posture Management and why it is important</li> <li>What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s approach to CSPM</li> <li>What is the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark</li> <li>What are the pricing tiers for CSPM</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2efda5f8/understand-your-cloud-security-posture-using-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:51:5844S4E4 - Understand your Cloud Security Posture using Microsoft Defender for Cloudfull<![CDATA[S1E2 - Microsoft Build Recap]]>In this episode we recap the Microsoft Build virtual conference. Build this year, due to COVID19 was broadcast over 48 hours non stop across the world. Attendees watched virtually as Microsoft announced new products and feature updates for developers across the Microsoft product stack. We recap some of most important news to us, to keep you all informed.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/94552491-2a02-4675-a95e-43b98e97ac24Fri, 29 May 2020 07:30:08 GMT<p>In this episode we recap the Microsoft Build virtual conference. Build this year, due to COVID19 was broadcast over 48 hours non stop across the world. Attendees watched virtually as Microsoft announced new products and feature updates for developers across the Microsoft product stack. We recap some of most important news to us, to keep you all informed.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:49:1712S1E2 - Microsoft Build Recapfull<![CDATA[S5E1 - Microsoft updates Jan - 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 couple of months. We dive into a couple of these updates and peeked our interest.

Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:

  • Microsoft Entra Internet Access Public Preview
  • Defender for Cloud Apps - GenAI categories for cloud discovery
  • Defender for Endpoint Updates (User Contain, Simplified connectivity, WSL plugin)
  • Fee tier manage SQL instance
  • New Chaos Studio faults for service bus
  • DICOM on data lake preview
  • Azure App Configuration Snapshots

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/07c51069-e00b-453e-9217-b0dfef3f5f6dFri, 12 Jan 2024 07:00:19 GMT<p>This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last couple of months. We dive into a couple of these updates and peeked our interest.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Microsoft Entra Internet Access Public Preview</li> <li>Defender for Cloud Apps - GenAI categories for cloud discovery</li> <li>Defender for Endpoint Updates (User Contain, Simplified connectivity, WSL plugin)</li> <li>Fee tier manage SQL instance</li> <li>New Chaos Studio faults for service bus</li> <li>DICOM on data lake preview</li> <li>Azure App Configuration Snapshots</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/07c51069/microsoft-updates-jan-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:2351S5E1 - Microsoft updates Jan - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S6E12 - Microsoft updates April - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/8c288807-9f34-45c2-b542-e48e4fa5f934Fri, 02 May 2025 06:00:01 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/8c288807/microsoft-updates-april-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:53:28612S6E12 - Microsoft updates April - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S5E35 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/7c0d87de-a474-47d1-b0d8-7193657eaf78Fri, 04 Oct 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/7c0d87de/microsoft-updates-september-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:39:13535S5E35 - Microsoft updates September - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S4E2 - Securing Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) using Microsoft Technology]]>This week we discuss how to manage Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) securely in an organisation. With hybrid working on the rise, more flexibility is needed to reduce costs, but not as the compromise of security.

Alan takes the lead, providing insights such as:

  • What is BYOD
  • What the challenges of adopting BYOD
  • How Microsoft technologies can help secure BYOD
    • App Protection Policies
    • Session Control
    • Conditional Access
  • The license's needed to use the technologies discussed

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/b1622539-3522-4969-b38b-1ea7dc03f721Fri, 23 Jun 2023 06:00:26 GMT<p>This week we discuss how to manage Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) securely in an organisation. With hybrid working on the rise, more flexibility is needed to reduce costs, but not as the compromise of security.</p> <p>Alan takes the lead, providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What is BYOD</li> <li>What the challenges of adopting BYOD</li> <li>How Microsoft technologies can help secure BYOD<ul> <li>App Protection Policies</li> <li>Session Control</li> <li>Conditional Access</li> </ul> </li> <li>The license's needed to use the technologies discussed</li> </ul><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/b1622539/securing-bring-your-own-devices-byod-using-microsoft-technology/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:48:5942S4E2 - Securing Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) using Microsoft Technologyfull<![CDATA[S4E3 - Azure Functions - Build serverless apps in the cloud, focus on code, leave the rest to Azure]]>This week we discuss Azure Functions. Azure Functions allows you to build serverless applications on top of Azure. Serverless functions allow you to bring your code and let Azure handle the hosting and management of infrastructure. Functions typically deal with one business case at a time, allowing for a microservices architecture to be used, potentially improving interoperability and collaboration.

Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What Azure Functions are
  • The advantages of server less applications
  • Which languages are supported
  • Integrations and networking
  • Hosting options
  • Costs

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/3fefacd1-ecee-4c60-b698-89cb2d58d0d9Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:00:16 GMT<p>This week we discuss Azure Functions. Azure Functions allows you to build serverless applications on top of Azure. Serverless functions allow you to bring your code and let Azure handle the hosting and management of infrastructure. Functions typically deal with one business case at a time, allowing for a microservices architecture to be used, potentially improving interoperability and collaboration.</p><p>Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p><ul><li>What Azure Functions are</li><li>The advantages of server less applications</li><li>Which languages are supported</li><li>Integrations and networking</li><li>Hosting options</li><li>Costs</li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/3fefacd1/azure-functions-build-serverless-application-in-the-cloud-just-focus-on-your-code-leave-the-rest-to-azure/transcript" target="_blank">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:4743S4E3 - Azure Functions - Build serverless apps in the cloud, focus on code, leave the rest to Azurefull<![CDATA[S5E18 - Managing macOS with Microsoft]]>Alan and Sam discuss the management of macOS and how it is a little different to other operating systems. Alan guides through what can be configured and the reasons why. Here are a few things we covered:

  • How is macOS different to other operating systems to manage?
  • What Microsoft tooling can you use to manage them
  • What licences do you need

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2b532afe-85c9-418a-acfd-1fd19576e499Fri, 17 May 2024 06:00:19 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the management of macOS and how it is a little different to other operating systems. Alan guides through what can be configured and the reasons why. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>How is macOS different to other operating systems to manage?</li> <li>What Microsoft tooling can you use to manage them</li> <li>What licences do you need</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2b532afe/managing-macos-with-microsoft/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:15518S5E18 - Managing macOS with Microsoftfull<![CDATA[S5E40 - Microsoft updates November - New features and updates from Ignite 2024]]>This week, Alan and Sam talk about the Microsoft Ignite event and the announcements that came out of it. Alan dives into the in-person experience in Chicago. 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
  • Defender XDR
  • Azure

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/0c703141-0dca-4473-b613-28923f686de1Fri, 29 Nov 2024 07:00:29 GMT<p>This week, Alan and Sam talk about the Microsoft Ignite event and the announcements that came out of it. Alan dives into the in-person experience in Chicago. They dive into a couple of the announcements that peaked their interest.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and updates we covered:</p> <ul> <li>M365 Copilot</li> <li>Purview</li> <li>Defender XDR</li> <li>Azure</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/0c703141/microsoft-updates-november-new-features-and-updates-from-ignite-2024/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:57:42540S5E40 - Microsoft updates November - New features and updates from Ignite 2024full<![CDATA[S1E1 - Hello World!]]>Welcome to the first episode of the Let's Talk! Azure podcast. In this episode we introduce ourselves and cover some of the current Azure news.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/cb944e75-afa4-4cec-90f6-2035d1a1d0a1Tue, 19 May 2020 11:44:11 GMT<p>Welcome to the first episode of the Let's Talk! Azure podcast. In this episode we introduce ourselves and cover some of the current Azure news.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:58:3411S1E1 - Hello World!full<![CDATA[S2E4 - Modern Device Management with Microsoft Endpoint Manager]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) can simplify device management whilst making it easy to secure them. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product and why we should adopt MEM in our organisation.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/a65f79a2-1802-4820-bb97-02fb1fa02e51Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:00:37 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) can simplify device management whilst making it easy to secure them. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product and why we should adopt MEM in our organisation.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:52:4524S2E4 - Modern Device Management with Microsoft Endpoint Managerfull<![CDATA[S3E4 - Privileged Identity Management - Secure Azure and Azure AD]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft’s Privileged Identity Management (PIM) can be used to improve your identity Security. PIM gives the ability to provide just-in-time access to management roles in Azure AD and Azure. Alan also goes into detail around the user experience and how PIM can be extended outside of the Microsoft Cloud.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/5502ad84-02ef-4021-ac63-acb1af5bf425Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:00:40 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft’s Privileged Identity Management (PIM) can be used to improve your identity Security. PIM gives the ability to provide just-in-time access to management roles in Azure AD and Azure. Alan also goes into detail around the user experience and how PIM can be extended outside of the Microsoft Cloud.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:44:5434S3E4 - Privileged Identity Management - Secure Azure and Azure ADfull<![CDATA[S2E11 - Microsoft Purview Data Governance Portal]]>Alan and Sam discuss how the Microsoft Purview – Data Governance Portal can help you to manage and govern your organisations data. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains the 'Train the Trainer' event that he participated in with Microsoft and gives an overview of the product.

Link to the Microsoft Purview Workshop: https://github.com/tayganr/purviewlab

Many thanks to the team at Microsoft for their time to take us through the workshop and give get guidance to all participants.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/1e340985-7f64-4b1d-a7d9-42832221a1a0Fri, 16 Sep 2022 06:00:45 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how the Microsoft Purview – Data Governance Portal can help you to manage and govern your organisations data. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains the 'Train the Trainer' event that he participated in with Microsoft and gives an overview of the product.</p> <p>Link to the Microsoft Purview Workshop: <a href="https://github.com/tayganr/purviewlab" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://github.com/tayganr/purviewlab</a></p> <p>Many thanks to the team at Microsoft for their time to take us through the workshop and give get guidance to all participants.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:05:53211S2E11 - Microsoft Purview Data Governance Portalfull<![CDATA[S3E15 - Azure API Management - Manage and Secure your APIs at scale]]>Alan and Sam discuss Azure API Management. Sam explains the key features and benefits of using API management to manage your APIs at scale.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/b90579a9-fb86-4840-9610-5828afe80c91Fri, 14 Apr 2023 06:00:52 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Azure API Management. Sam explains the key features and benefits of using API management to manage your APIs at scale. </p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/b90579a9/azure-api-management-manage-and-secure-your-apis-at-scale/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no01:00:26315S3E15 - Azure API Management - Manage and Secure your APIs at scalefull<![CDATA[S2E20 - Microsoft XDR – Create a Holistic View of Your Environment]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft XDR and why it is now becoming a requirement in organisations. They both take the role of the 'Expert' and explains what XDR is, how it helps reduce security risk.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ecbe2590-612a-4895-9baf-6172e5d31d57Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:00:57 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft XDR and why it is now becoming a requirement in organisations. They both take the role of the 'Expert' and explains what XDR is, how it helps reduce security risk.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:10:16220S2E20 - Microsoft XDR – Create a Holistic View of Your Environmentfull<![CDATA[S2E8 - Securing Multi-Cloud environments with Microsoft Defender for Cloud]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Cloud can help Secure your multi-cloud environments. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily gain visibility of your multi-cloud environment and how you secure it using protection workloads.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/814a68a6-5eae-40a8-84cb-9fd2a201c1b8Fri, 26 Aug 2022 06:00:25 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Cloud can help Secure your multi-cloud environments. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily gain visibility of your multi-cloud environment and how you secure it using protection workloads.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:51:1128S2E8 - Securing Multi-Cloud environments with Microsoft Defender for Cloudfull<![CDATA[S4E26 - Season 4 Finale!]]>In this episode, we wrap up the season, where we explore our favourite episode of the season. We also talk about the challenges and successes we faced behind the scenes, and how the podcast has grown in terms of listenership and engagement.

As we bid farewell to the season, we also reveal our exciting plans for the next season, which will start on 5th January 2024. We announce that we will move to one season per year, but with at least 48 episodes, covering more topics and look to featuring guests.

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 them 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/d68fc7ed-6949-45cb-a304-d92d735ae306Fri, 08 Dec 2023 07:00:19 GMT<p>In this episode, we wrap up the season, where we explore our favourite episode of the season. We also talk about the challenges and successes we faced behind the scenes, and how the podcast has grown in terms of listenership and engagement.</p> <p>As we bid farewell to the season, we also reveal our exciting plans for the next season, which will start on 5th January 2024. We announce that we will move to one season per year, but with at least 48 episodes, covering more topics and look to featuring guests. </p> <p>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 them 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.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/d68fc7ed/season-4-finale-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:30:46426S4E26 - Season 4 Finale!full<![CDATA[S4E24 - Azure Container Apps - Fully managed containers in the cloud]]>This week we cover Azure Container Apps. Container Apps is a serverless container service provided by Microsoft Azure, designed to simplify the deployment and scaling of containerized applications using Kubernetes. It offers a seamless and integrated platform for developers to focus on building applications without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.

Sam takes the lead covering:

  • What are containers, and why do organisations use them?
  • What is Azure container apps? And how do they compare to other services in Azure?
  • Which types of apps can be deployed and hosted?
  • What are the SKUs how much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/5281580f-d5b7-4468-abc0-4deb97f327c0Fri, 24 Nov 2023 07:00:33 GMT<p>This week we cover Azure Container Apps. Container Apps is a serverless container service provided by Microsoft Azure, designed to simplify the deployment and scaling of containerized applications using Kubernetes. It offers a seamless and integrated platform for developers to focus on building applications without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.</p> <p>Sam takes the lead covering:</p> <ul> <li>What are containers, and why do organisations use them?</li> <li>What is Azure container apps? And how do they compare to other services in Azure?</li> <li>Which types of apps can be deployed and hosted?</li> <li>What are the SKUs how much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/5281580f/azure-container-apps-fully-managed-containers-in-the-cloud/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:51:30424S4E24 - Azure Container Apps - Fully managed containers in the cloudfull<![CDATA[S3E14 - Azure Private Link (plus some important news!!!) - Secure access to your Azure resources]]>Alan and Sam discuss the Azure Private Link and how it can secure your services. Alan goes through the functionality available and the benefits of using Azure Private Endpoints to access PaaS.

Alan also announces his new achievement of becoming a Microsoft MVP in Security.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/8d2a753c-b084-458f-92bf-9a0c0667b3b7Fri, 07 Apr 2023 06:00:09 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the Azure Private Link and how it can secure your services. Alan goes through the functionality available and the benefits of using Azure Private Endpoints to access PaaS.</p> <p>Alan also announces his new achievement of becoming a Microsoft MVP in Security.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:57:03314S3E14 - Azure Private Link (plus some important news!!!) - Secure access to your Azure resourcesfull<![CDATA[S5E7 - Vulnerability Management - Reducing risk of compromise in your organisation]]>Alan and Sam discuss what vulnerability management is, and why it is important to an organisation. Alan dives into how Microsoft security solutions help identify weaknesses and monitor their remediation. Here are a few areas we covered:

  • What are vulnerabilities?
  • why should you monitoring, priorities and resolve them?
  • How can Microsoft Solutions help manage your vulnerabilities?
  • What Microsoft licenses do you need to get started?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/23cecac8-9d7f-4e68-89b1-db8a8d782c8bFri, 23 Feb 2024 07:00:30 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss what vulnerability management is, and why it is important to an organisation. Alan dives into how Microsoft security solutions help identify weaknesses and monitor their remediation. Here are a few areas we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What are vulnerabilities?</li> <li>why should you monitoring, priorities and resolve them?</li> <li>How can Microsoft Solutions help manage your vulnerabilities?</li> <li>What Microsoft licenses do you need to get started?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/23cecac8/vulnerability-management-reducing-risk-of-compromise-in-your-organisation/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:48:5157S5E7 - Vulnerability Management - Reducing risk of compromise in your organisationfull<![CDATA[S6E27 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/a8e08659-def7-4c2f-a848-8d09373bc0f1Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:00:28 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/a8e08659/microsoft-updates-october-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:12627S6E27 - Microsoft updates October- new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S4E19 - Azure DDoS Protection - Add DDoS resilience to your public facing workloads]]>This week we discussed Azure DDoS protection, a managed service from Microsoft in Azure to mitigate against DDoS attacks. DDoS or distributed-denial-of-service attacks are commonly used to overwhelm internet facing resources in the hope of disrupting their operation. Azure DDoS protection is a simple to use managed service which allows organisations to rapidly apply protection to their resources. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What are DDoS attacks, and why do we need to mitigate them?
  • What is Azure DDoS protection
  • How do you set up Azure DDoS protection
  • Pricing

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/93fee484-9fa0-4097-b28b-0f52ffffd0a4Fri, 20 Oct 2023 06:00:36 GMT<p>This week we discussed Azure DDoS protection, a managed service from Microsoft in Azure to mitigate against DDoS attacks. DDoS or distributed-denial-of-service attacks are commonly used to overwhelm internet facing resources in the hope of disrupting their operation. Azure DDoS protection is a simple to use managed service which allows organisations to rapidly apply protection to their resources. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What are DDoS attacks, and why do we need to mitigate them?</li> <li>What is Azure DDoS protection</li> <li>How do you set up Azure DDoS protection</li> <li>Pricing</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/93fee484/azure-ddos-protection-add-ddos-resilience-to-your-public-facing-workloads/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:48:28419S4E19 - Azure DDoS Protection - Add DDoS resilience to your public facing workloadsfull<![CDATA[S4E14 - Monitor Active Directory with Microsoft Defender for Identity]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Identity monitors and detects unusual behavior's and attacks on Active Directory:

Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is Active Directory
  • Why do we need to monitor authentication on-premises
  • What is Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI)
  • How is MDI licenced
  • How do you deploy MDI

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/4a01d543-bc62-4d7e-9b66-975ee2595152Fri, 15 Sep 2023 06:00:37 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Identity monitors and detects unusual behavior's and attacks on Active Directory:</p> <p>Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Active Directory</li> <li>Why do we need to monitor authentication on-premises</li> <li>What is Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI)</li> <li>How is MDI licenced</li> <li>How do you deploy MDI</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/4a01d543/monitor-active-directory-with-microsoft-defender-for-identity/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:45:32414S4E14 - Monitor Active Directory with Microsoft Defender for Identityfull<![CDATA[S4E1 - Defender for DevOps - Add protection to your DevOps process with ease]]>This week we discuss Defender for DevOps. It gives you visibility of your security posture within your CI/CD processes. Improves your threat protection and hardening of your Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) resources. Fully integrated with Defender for Cloud, Defender for DevOps is simple to roll out and provides a wealth of security insight. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What DevOps is
  • Why DevSecOps and SecDevOps are important
  • Which platforms are supported
  • What security insights can be shown
  • How to configure Defender for DevOps
  • How it integrates with your processes
  • How to monitor it
  • How much it costs

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/d58cf90e-66b2-4def-bcd8-416b47e2c5b5Fri, 16 Jun 2023 06:00:18 GMT<p>This week we discuss Defender for DevOps. It gives you visibility of your security posture within your CI/CD processes. Improves your threat protection and hardening of your Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) resources. Fully integrated with Defender for Cloud, Defender for DevOps is simple to roll out and provides a wealth of security insight. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What DevOps is</li> <li>Why DevSecOps and SecDevOps are important</li> <li>Which platforms are supported</li> <li>What security insights can be shown</li> <li>How to configure Defender for DevOps</li> <li>How it integrates with your processes</li> <li>How to monitor it</li> <li>How much it costs</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/d58cf90e/defender-for-devops-add-protection-to-your-devops-process-with-ease/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:42:3941S4E1 - Defender for DevOps - Add protection to your DevOps process with easefull<![CDATA[S4E5 - Azure Confidential Ledger - Use blockchain to create secure, tamper proof data stores]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Confidential Ledger can help organisations to create private tamper proof stores of data. Sam explains the features of the solution and the benefits that it can bring:

  • Why would an organisation need a tamper proof data store?
  • What is Azure Confidential Ledger?
  • How can Microsoft / Azure be kept out of the data store?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ad628db3-f89a-4206-8f60-2ab476f1933cFri, 14 Jul 2023 06:00:13 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Confidential Ledger can help organisations to create private tamper proof stores of data. Sam explains the features of the solution and the benefits that it can bring:</p> <ul> <li>Why would an organisation need a tamper proof data store?</li> <li>What is Azure Confidential Ledger?</li> <li>How can Microsoft / Azure be kept out of the data store?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/ad628db3/azure-confidential-ledger-use-blockchain-to-create-secure-tamper-proof-data-stores/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:35:3745S4E5 - Azure Confidential Ledger - Use blockchain to create secure, tamper proof data storesfull<![CDATA[S5E12 - Microsoft updates April - 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:

  • Copilot for Security and M365
  • Syslog and CEF AMA connector for Microsoft Sentinel
  • Lots of Azure changes, new features and retirements!

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/b271da49-d475-432b-9d24-097350e4c274Fri, 05 Apr 2024 06:00:13 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Copilot for Security and M365</li> <li>Syslog and CEF AMA connector for Microsoft Sentinel</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes, new features and retirements!</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/b271da49/microsoft-updates-april-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:34:04512S5E12 - Microsoft updates April - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S5E6 - Azure AI Studio - First Look - Build your own copilot with Microsoft's end to end solution]]>Azure AI Studio is an all-in-one AI platform that simplifies the development, evaluation, and deployment of generative AI solutions and custom copilots1. It provides a unified hub for building, managing, and fine-tuning AI models, making it easier for developers of all skill levels to create and deploy intelligent applications. Whether you’re working on natural language processing, computer vision, or other AI tasks, Azure AI Studio streamlines the process and offers a comprehensive suite of tools and services to support your AI projects.

Sam takes the lead covering:

  • What is AI and what do organizations use large language models for?
  • What is Azure AI studio, and what problems is it solving?
  • Sam's initial impressions of using Azure AI studio for the first time

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/1be715a5-c04b-4eda-83e1-edb23a7ff87cFri, 16 Feb 2024 07:00:30 GMT<p>Azure AI Studio is an all-in-one AI platform that simplifies the development, evaluation, and deployment of generative AI solutions and custom copilots1. It provides a unified hub for building, managing, and fine-tuning AI models, making it easier for developers of all skill levels to create and deploy intelligent applications. Whether you’re working on natural language processing, computer vision, or other AI tasks, Azure AI Studio streamlines the process and offers a comprehensive suite of tools and services to support your AI projects.</p> <p>Sam takes the lead covering:</p> <ul> <li>What is AI and what do organizations use large language models for?</li> <li>What is Azure AI studio, and what problems is it solving?</li> <li>Sam's initial impressions of using Azure AI studio for the first time</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:58:0756S5E6 - Azure AI Studio - First Look - Build your own copilot with Microsoft's end to end solutionfull<![CDATA[S4E6 - Introduce Passwordless authentication into your organisation with Microsoft technology]]>Alan and Sam discuss how passwordless authentication can help organisations to improve their authentication health and increase their security posture. Alan explains the concept and the solutions available. Alan also covers the rebrand of Azure AD to Microsoft Entra ID. Some of the areas we cover:

  • What is passwordless authentication.
  • What are the benefits of introducing passwordless to your organisation.
  • What does Microsoft Entra ID provide for passwordless authentication.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/61001b31-fc29-4971-9218-2a24dac693ceFri, 21 Jul 2023 06:00:52 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how passwordless authentication can help organisations to improve their authentication health and increase their security posture. Alan explains the concept and the solutions available. Alan also covers the rebrand of Azure AD to Microsoft Entra ID. Some of the areas we cover:</p> <ul> <li>What is passwordless authentication.</li> <li>What are the benefits of introducing passwordless to your organisation.</li> <li>What does Microsoft Entra ID provide for passwordless authentication.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/61001b31/introduce-passwordless-authentication-into-your-organisation-with-microsoft-technology/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:44:2446S4E6 - Introduce Passwordless authentication into your organisation with Microsoft technologyfull<![CDATA[S6E13 - Security Copilot - Your Security Analyst's Assistant]]>Alan and Sam discuss the benefits and use cases of Security Copilot. Alan Dives into how Security Pilot works and what some of the capabilities are. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is Generative AI
  • What is Security Copilot
  • What are Agents
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/e9391018-8377-47fb-b3c3-2e98fb8b3ec8Fri, 16 May 2025 06:00:45 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the benefits and use cases of Security Copilot. Alan Dives into how Security Pilot works and what some of the capabilities are. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Generative AI</li> <li>What is Security Copilot</li> <li>What are Agents</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/e9391018/security-copilot-your-security-analyst-s-assistant/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no01:08:04613S6E13 - Security Copilot - Your Security Analyst's Assistantfull<![CDATA[S5E9 - Microsoft updates March - 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:

  • Dark Mode in Defender XDR
  • Cloud PKI
  • Improvements in Azure Key Vault
  • Configuration-as-code customizations in Microsoft Dev Box

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/650a7bc5-c185-44ae-a64d-58e89e97aa5cFri, 08 Mar 2024 07:00:01 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Dark Mode in Defender XDR</li> <li>Cloud PKI</li> <li>Improvements in Azure Key Vault</li> <li>Configuration-as-code customizations in Microsoft Dev Box</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/650a7bc5/microsoft-updates-march-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:29:1159S5E9 - Microsoft updates March - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S4E21 - Azure App Service - You bring your apps, Azure provides the hosting platform]]>This week we discuss Azure App Service. Azure App Service is a robust, cloud-based platform that streamlines web app and API development. It simplifies deployment, auto-scaling, and management, supporting diverse programming languages and frameworks. Developers benefit from a fully managed, productive environment, enabling rapid development and easy integration with Azure services. With built-in security and compliance features, Azure App Service ensures a reliable and efficient solution for building, deploying, and scaling web applications and APIs, ultimately enhancing productivity and user experience.

Sam takes the lead providing insights such as:

  • Modern approaches to application hosting
  • The features and benefits of Azure App Service
  • How to deploy and manage applications on App Service
  • How is scaling, performance and billing handled

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ee4717c2-ea7c-4e57-baca-b8f87622d0c3Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:00:56 GMT<p>This week we discuss Azure App Service. Azure App Service is a robust, cloud-based platform that streamlines web app and API development. It simplifies deployment, auto-scaling, and management, supporting diverse programming languages and frameworks. Developers benefit from a fully managed, productive environment, enabling rapid development and easy integration with Azure services. With built-in security and compliance features, Azure App Service ensures a reliable and efficient solution for building, deploying, and scaling web applications and APIs, ultimately enhancing productivity and user experience.</p> <p>Sam takes the lead providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>Modern approaches to application hosting</li> <li>The features and benefits of Azure App Service</li> <li>How to deploy and manage applications on App Service</li> <li>How is scaling, performance and billing handled</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/ee4717c2/azure-app-service-you-bring-your-apps-azure-provides-the-hosting-platform/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:58:46421S4E21 - Azure App Service - You bring your apps, Azure provides the hosting platformfull<![CDATA[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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/9f0eb657-f5f6-4f57-b3d1-a966743f21ecFri, 12 Dec 2025 01:00:00 GMT<p>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. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/9f0eb657/season-6-finale-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no01:04:13630S6E30 - Season 6 Finale!full<![CDATA[S5E25 - Azure Storage Actions - Serverless storage actions across your storage accounts]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Storage Actions a serverless framework currently in preview that allows users to perform common data operations on millions of objects across multiple Azure Storage accounts without needing additional compute resources. It involves creating storage tasks with defined conditions, operations, and assignments. Users can monitor and manage these tasks, which run asynchronously, via metrics and reports. Azure Storage Actions is integrated with Azure Event Grid for event handling, and is supported in several regions, here is what we covered:

  • What is Azure Storage Actions and why are they useful?
  • How do you create them? What are the configuration options?
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ce1f5dff-5701-45a4-81c2-d23c2243639bFri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:27 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Storage Actions a serverless framework currently in preview that allows users to perform common data operations on millions of objects across multiple Azure Storage accounts without needing additional compute resources. It involves creating storage tasks with defined conditions, operations, and assignments. Users can monitor and manage these tasks, which run asynchronously, via metrics and reports. Azure Storage Actions is integrated with Azure Event Grid for event handling, and is supported in several regions, here is what we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Azure Storage Actions and why are they useful?</li> <li>How do you create them? What are the configuration options?</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/ce1f5dff/azure-storage-actions-serverless-storage-actions-across-your-storage-accounts/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:35:27525S5E25 - Azure Storage Actions - Serverless storage actions across your storage accountsfull<![CDATA[S6E3 - How can CSPM help fortify your defences]]>Alan and Sam discuss why it is important to have Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions in place. Alan goes through the general benefits of CSPM, enhancements since its release and dives into Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Topics that are covered are:

  • What is Cloud Security Posture Management and why it is important
  • What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s approach to CSPM
  • What is Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark
  • what are the pricing tiers for CSPM

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/9cd661ac-74ef-415c-8854-fefd60ca315dFri, 31 Jan 2025 07:00:59 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss why it is important to have Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) solutions in place. Alan goes through the general benefits of CSPM, enhancements since its release and dives into Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Topics that are covered are:</p> <ul> <li>What is Cloud Security Posture Management and why it is important</li> <li>What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud’s approach to CSPM</li> <li>What is Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark</li> <li>what are the pricing tiers for CSPM</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/9cd661ac/how-can-cspm-help-fortify-your-defences/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:49:2463S6E3 - How can CSPM help fortify your defencesfull<![CDATA[S3E21 - Season 3 Finale - including a Microsoft Build 2023 recap!]]>It's the Season 3 Finale! Where has the time gone! Alan and Sam discuss the season, what their favorite episode were. They discuss some of the announcements at Microsoft Build 2023 that peaked their interest.

Microsoft Build 2023 Book of News

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/5ae9a76e-a357-4123-80f4-c6ff9d45e09fFri, 26 May 2023 06:00:54 GMT<p>It's the Season 3 Finale! Where has the time gone! Alan and Sam discuss the season, what their favorite episode were. They discuss some of the announcements at Microsoft Build 2023 that peaked their interest.</p> <p><a href="https://news.microsoft.com/build-2023-book-of-news/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Microsoft Build 2023 Book of News</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode and season? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/5ae9a76e/season-3-finale-including-a-microsoft-build-2023-recap-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:39:16321S3E21 - Season 3 Finale - including a Microsoft Build 2023 recap!full<![CDATA[S3E9 - Azure Developer CLI - Helping Developers to Deploy and manage their Applications on Azure]]>Alan and Sam discuss how The Azure Developer CLI can be used to help automate and manage key points in the application development lifecycle. Sam discusses what the Azure Developer CLI (azd) is, the functionality and benefits that it brings and examples of how you can use it in your own projects.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2d8072ab-32cc-49dd-b76b-e0e15737f747Fri, 03 Mar 2023 07:00:45 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how The Azure Developer CLI can be used to help automate and manage key points in the application development lifecycle. Sam discusses what the Azure Developer CLI (azd) is, the functionality and benefits that it brings and examples of how you can use it in your own projects.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:56:1339S3E9 - Azure Developer CLI - Helping Developers to Deploy and manage their Applications on Azurefull<![CDATA[S2E13 - Architecting Serverless Applications in Azure/O365]]>Alan and Sam discuss how server applications in Azure can help you to more efficiently build applications for your business in a different way to traditional application development. We both take the role of the 'Expert' and give our experiences using these technologies to build applications for our customers.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/89c1ccff-2552-44c9-97e0-e4f335a531b7Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how server applications in Azure can help you to more efficiently build applications for your business in a different way to traditional application development. We both take the role of the 'Expert' and give our experiences using these technologies to build applications for our customers.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:05:12213S2E13 - Architecting Serverless Applications in Azure/O365full<![CDATA[S6E24 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/4417031e-f84d-4b36-9eea-a8456bc70a05Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:32 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/4417031e/microsoft-updates-september-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:37:36624S6E24 - Microsoft updates September - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S6E2 - Securing the API Gateway: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Defender for APIs]]>In this episode, we explore the critical world of API security through the lens of Microsoft Defender for APIs. Join us as we discuss how this tool can safeguard your APIs in increasingly cloud-centric environments.

Topics Covered:

  • Introduction to Defender for APIs
    • What it is and why it matters in today's cloud landscape.
    • Who should care about API security?
  • Key Features of Defender for APIs
    • Inventory management and visibility.
    • Security findings and vulnerability assessment.
    • Real-time threat detection based on OWASP API Top 10.
    • Integration with other Azure and security tools.
  • Benefits for Businesses
    • Enhanced API security posture.
    • Compliance with regulatory standards.
    • Mitigating risks in API lifecycle management.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2dfb04c8-5aad-4fb8-8b88-3c291f669a9bFri, 24 Jan 2025 07:00:59 GMT<p>In this episode, we explore the critical world of API security through the lens of Microsoft Defender for APIs. Join us as we discuss how this tool can safeguard your APIs in increasingly cloud-centric environments.</p> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <ul> <li>Introduction to Defender for APIs<ul> <li>What it is and why it matters in today's cloud landscape.</li> <li>Who should care about API security?</li> </ul> </li> <li>Key Features of Defender for APIs<ul> <li>Inventory management and visibility.</li> <li>Security findings and vulnerability assessment.</li> <li>Real-time threat detection based on OWASP API Top 10.</li> <li>Integration with other Azure and security tools.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Benefits for Businesses<ul> <li>Enhanced API security posture.</li> <li>Compliance with regulatory standards.</li> <li>Mitigating risks in API lifecycle management.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2dfb04c8/securing-the-api-gateway-a-deep-dive-into-microsoft-defender-for-apis/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no01:05:2262S6E2 - Securing the API Gateway: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Defender for APIsfull<![CDATA[S5E30 - Azure Container Storage - Native container volume management in Azure]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Container Storage which is a volume management service built natively for containers, which enables cost-effective performance scaling and simplified management of volumes for stateful container applications.

  • What are containers and their storage requirements?
  • Why Azure Container Storage is useful
  • How do you create storage? What are the configuration options?
  • How much does the service cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/89d1aba5-f183-476f-8fd7-881bedcdc53dFri, 23 Aug 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Container Storage which is a volume management service built natively for containers, which enables cost-effective performance scaling and simplified management of volumes for stateful container applications.</p> <ul> <li>What are containers and their storage requirements?</li> <li>Why Azure Container Storage is useful</li> <li>How do you create storage? What are the configuration options?</li> <li>How much does the service cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/89d1aba5/azure-container-storage-native-container-volume-management-in-azure/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:39:11530S5E30 - Azure Container Storage - Native container volume management in Azurefull<![CDATA[S3E6 - Microsoft Defender for Office - Protecting users from phishing attacks and more]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Office (MDO) can be used to protect users from phishing attacks. Alan will go through all the security benefits, as well some of the education training features included in MDO. We will discuss how this tie into the Microsoft 365 Defender portal and XDR.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/f5ef76e5-3c90-4abb-9aa0-98c214ec9e43Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:00:06 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Office (MDO) can be used to protect users from phishing attacks. Alan will go through all the security benefits, as well some of the education training features included in MDO. We will discuss how this tie into the Microsoft 365 Defender portal and XDR.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:44:2136S3E6 - Microsoft Defender for Office - Protecting users from phishing attacks and morefull<![CDATA[S4E22 - Microsoft Training - What’s new in certifications and the new applied skills accreditation]]>Alan and Sam have a discussion around Microsoft accreditations and how they have recently changes. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What are Microsoft accreditations?
  • What has change recently around the exams for certifications?
  • What are the new applied skills accreditation?
  • Where do you start your Microsoft skills accreditation journey?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/61b57a27-bfa7-44cc-8dc9-bb548cbd9897Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:00:13 GMT<p>Alan and Sam have a discussion around Microsoft accreditations and how they have recently changes. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What are Microsoft accreditations?</li> <li>What has change recently around the exams for certifications?</li> <li>What are the new applied skills accreditation?</li> <li>Where do you start your Microsoft skills accreditation journey?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/61b57a27/microsoft-training-what-s-new-in-certifications-and-the-new-applied-skills-accreditation/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:38:20422S4E22 - Microsoft Training - What’s new in certifications and the new applied skills accreditationfull<![CDATA[S4E16 - Intune - Modern Management for Windows]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Intune can help manage your Windows 10/11 estate from anywhere that has an internet connection. Alan goes through the capabilities and how it can help organisations.

Here are a few things we covered:

  • How has Windows endpoints traditionally been managed?
  • What is Intune?
  • How can Modern management help an organisation?
  • What is the process to move to Intune to manage your Windows 10/11 endpoints?
  • How is Intune licenced?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/6c86658e-64f4-4629-928a-213673d739c7Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:00:30 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Intune can help manage your Windows 10/11 estate from anywhere that has an internet connection. Alan goes through the capabilities and how it can help organisations.</p> <p>Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>How has Windows endpoints traditionally been managed?</li> <li>What is Intune?</li> <li>How can Modern management help an organisation?</li> <li>What is the process to move to Intune to manage your Windows 10/11 endpoints?</li> <li>How is Intune licenced?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/6c86658e/intune-modern-management-for-windows/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:42:06416S4E16 - Intune - Modern Management for Windowsfull<![CDATA[S4E15 - Purview Insider Risk Management - Minimise internal risks to data security]]>This week we discussed Purview Insider Risk Management. Insider Risk Management is a compliance solution that enables organisations to discover, track and manage insider risk. Insider risks can be introduced to an organisation in a multitude of ways, understanding and correlating these activities is complex and needs to be automated, this is where Insider Risk Management shines. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What are insider risks and why organisations manage these risks
  • What is insider risk management
  • Which systems can monitored
  • How insider risk management allows organisations to take actions on identified risks

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/1c2b653a-18d8-4ea6-88cb-18066a286d87Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:00:13 GMT<p>This week we discussed Purview Insider Risk Management. Insider Risk Management is a compliance solution that enables organisations to discover, track and manage insider risk. Insider risks can be introduced to an organisation in a multitude of ways, understanding and correlating these activities is complex and needs to be automated, this is where Insider Risk Management shines. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What are insider risks and why organisations manage these risks</li> <li>What is insider risk management</li> <li>Which systems can monitored</li> <li>How insider risk management allows organisations to take actions on identified risks</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:43:25415S4E15 - Purview Insider Risk Management - Minimise internal risks to data securityfull<![CDATA[S3E17 - Azure Load Testing - Load test your APIs and Web Applications with ease]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Load Testing can streamlined you load testing QA process. Bring your JMeter scripts, configure the service and let Azure and Microsoft take care of the rest. Sam runs us through the why load testing is important, what the service can do and how simple it is to configure.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/749c850a-e58a-45e7-8637-35896193e2f7Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:00:21 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Load Testing can streamlined you load testing QA process. Bring your JMeter scripts, configure the service and let Azure and Microsoft take care of the rest. Sam runs us through the why load testing is important, what the service can do and how simple it is to configure.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/749c850a/azure-load-testing-load-test-your-apis-and-web-applications-with-ease/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:50:12317S3E17 - Azure Load Testing - Load test your APIs and Web Applications with easefull<![CDATA[S3E12 - Microsoft Intune Suite - New SKUs are in town!]]>Alan and Sam discuss the new Intune licences that have recently been released. Alan goes through the new functionality that is coming to Intune and why they help manage and support your endpoints.

MS Blogpost

MS Intune Plans and Pricing

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/c0bf4c72-97b7-4dd4-860d-4be7d3c686eaFri, 24 Mar 2023 07:00:50 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the new Intune licences that have recently been released. Alan goes through the new functionality that is coming to Intune and why they help manage and support your endpoints.</p> <p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2023/03/01/the-microsoft-intune-suite-fuels-cyber-safety-and-it-efficiency/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MS Blogpost</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/microsoft-intune-pricing?rtc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">MS Intune Plans and Pricing</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/c0bf4c72/microsoft-intune-suite-new-skus-are-in-town-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:50:08312S3E12 - Microsoft Intune Suite - New SKUs are in town!full<![CDATA[S6E1 - Microsoft updates December - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/283f8a3a-50c2-4305-84ff-c91afb41b1ffFri, 17 Jan 2025 07:00:59 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/283f8a3a/microsoft-updates-december-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:38:3161S6E1 - Microsoft updates December - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S4E7 - Azure Automation - Deploy automation across Azure and non-Azure environments]]>This week we discussed Azure Automation. Azure automations allows you develop processes in PowerShell and Python and deploy this content to Azure to manage and orchestrate. Azure automations can run in Azure or other non Azure resources. Highly connected and flexible, Azure automation provides a great amount of value for organisations to use automation to boost productivity and reduce repeatable tasks being carried out manually. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What automation is and why it’s important for organisations.
  • How Azure Automation can help.
  • How it develop and deploy automations.
  • Integrations and networking
  • Costs

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/e6815c3a-38d8-4fac-af1c-279194e473ceFri, 28 Jul 2023 06:00:49 GMT<p>This week we discussed Azure Automation. Azure automations allows you develop processes in PowerShell and Python and deploy this content to Azure to manage and orchestrate. Azure automations can run in Azure or other non Azure resources. Highly connected and flexible, Azure automation provides a great amount of value for organisations to use automation to boost productivity and reduce repeatable tasks being carried out manually. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What automation is and why it’s important for organisations.</li> <li>How Azure Automation can help.</li> <li>How it develop and deploy automations.</li> <li>Integrations and networking</li> <li>Costs</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/e6815c3a/azure-automation-deploy-automation-across-azure-and-non-azure-environments/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:2947S4E7 - Azure Automation - Deploy automation across Azure and non-Azure environmentsfull<![CDATA[S4E23 - Ignite 2023 Recap - Seattle and what is hot off the press!]]>This week talk all things Microsoft Ignite 2023! Microsoft Ignite is an annual conference hosted by Microsoft, centred around technology trends, product innovations, and announcements concerning Microsoft's cloud services, enterprise solutions, and developer tools. The event usually gathers IT professionals, developers, business leaders, and technology enthusiasts in one place.

Alan is out at Ignite in person, we covered:

  • The latest announcements at Ignite
  • Alan and Sam’s favourite announcements
  • The in person Ignite experience
  • What MVP related activities has Alan been up to?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/6cbaa474-1e2e-43c0-9db9-1b57af12997fFri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT<p>This week talk all things Microsoft Ignite 2023! Microsoft Ignite is an annual conference hosted by Microsoft, centred around technology trends, product innovations, and announcements concerning Microsoft's cloud services, enterprise solutions, and developer tools. The event usually gathers IT professionals, developers, business leaders, and technology enthusiasts in one place.</p> <p>Alan is out at Ignite in person, we covered:</p> <ul> <li>The latest announcements at Ignite</li> <li>Alan and Sam’s favourite announcements</li> <li>The in person Ignite experience</li> <li>What MVP related activities has Alan been up to?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/6cbaa474/ignite-2023-recap-seattle-and-what-is-hot-off-the-press-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:52:34423S4E23 - Ignite 2023 Recap - Seattle and what is hot off the press!full<![CDATA[S4E9 - Microsoft Dev Box - Azure hosted development environments]]>This week we discussed Microsoft Dev Box. Dev Box allows development teams to create development environments for their projects in the cloud. This enables development teams to utilise infrastructure in Azure that scales past their local machines to build effectively. Microsoft provides the infrastructure and management plane, developers and platform engineers can work together to build repeatable environments bespoke to each project to give developers the tool they need. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What Microsoft Dev Box is and why teams may want to consider it
  • How Dev Boxes are configured and deployed
  • How developers can access Dev Boxes
  • How Dev Boxes are managed and monitored
  • Costs

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/db118870-9db8-4969-ab45-08afba201ba4Fri, 11 Aug 2023 06:00:15 GMT<p>This week we discussed Microsoft Dev Box. Dev Box allows development teams to create development environments for their projects in the cloud. This enables development teams to utilise infrastructure in Azure that scales past their local machines to build effectively. Microsoft provides the infrastructure and management plane, developers and platform engineers can work together to build repeatable environments bespoke to each project to give developers the tool they need. Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What Microsoft Dev Box is and why teams may want to consider it</li> <li>How Dev Boxes are configured and deployed</li> <li>How developers can access Dev Boxes</li> <li>How Dev Boxes are managed and monitored</li> <li>Costs</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/db118870/microsoft-dev-box-azure-hosted-development-environments/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:43:2349S4E9 - Microsoft Dev Box - Azure hosted development environmentsfull<![CDATA[S5E33 - Azure VM Image Builder - A managed Azure service to handle VM image building]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure VM Image Builder which is a service that simplifies the creation, customisation, and management of virtual machine images in Azure, automating tasks like software installation, configuration, and patching for consistent deployments. Here is what we covered:

  • What are Virtual Machine images? And how they are used in Azure.
  • What are the challenges with image creation?
  • What is Azure VM builder and how does it help?
  • How much does the service cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/88348cb1-f590-464f-8f7b-b2bc095d8cbeFri, 13 Sep 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure VM Image Builder which is a service that simplifies the creation, customisation, and management of virtual machine images in Azure, automating tasks like software installation, configuration, and patching for consistent deployments. Here is what we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What are Virtual Machine images? And how they are used in Azure.</li> <li>What are the challenges with image creation?</li> <li>What is Azure VM builder and how does it help?</li> <li>How much does the service cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/88348cb1/azure-vm-image-builder-a-managed-azure-service-to-handle-vm-image-building/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:41:50533S5E33 - Azure VM Image Builder - A managed Azure service to handle VM image buildingfull<![CDATA[S5E24 - Microsoft updates June - 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 and Defender features and updates
  • Lots of Azure changes and new features

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/9384adc8-573b-4ad1-8fee-cab6e2d82c63Fri, 12 Jul 2024 06:00:04 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/9384adc8/microsoft-updates-june-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:28:49524S5E24 - Microsoft updates June - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S3E5 - Confidential Computing in Azure - Apply Zero Trust Principles to your IaaS and PaaS Workloads]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Confidential Computing can be used to add additional zero trust principle layers to workloads running in Azure. Confidential Computing gives administrators multiple levels to layers of confidentiality in Azure. Sam takes us through what can be achieved and the impact this can have within your organisation.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/1b4ab9cb-910e-4dbd-bd33-597ca983aa24Fri, 03 Feb 2023 07:00:36 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Confidential Computing can be used to add additional zero trust principle layers to workloads running in Azure. Confidential Computing gives administrators multiple levels to layers of confidentiality in Azure. Sam takes us through what can be achieved and the impact this can have within your organisation.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:49:1035S3E5 - Confidential Computing in Azure - Apply Zero Trust Principles to your IaaS and PaaS Workloadsfull<![CDATA[S5E19 - Azure AI Search - Cloud-based, AI-enhanced search for applications.]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure AI Search. It is a robust, cloud-based search service provided by Microsoft that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance search functionalities within applications. It allows developers to create rich, full-text search experiences with features like natural language processing, semantic search, and cognitive search capabilities, which can extract insights from various data sources. The service is scalable, ensuring efficient handling of large volumes of data and queries, and integrates seamlessly with other Azure services, providing a comprehensive solution for building intelligent and responsive search-driven applications.

  • What problems is Azure AI search aiming to solve?
  • What does it integrate with?
  • What are some of the use cases for the solution?
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2e85e698-c442-46d8-80be-e0fa338ab4c3Fri, 24 May 2024 06:00:00 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure AI Search. It is a robust, cloud-based search service provided by Microsoft that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance search functionalities within applications. It allows developers to create rich, full-text search experiences with features like natural language processing, semantic search, and cognitive search capabilities, which can extract insights from various data sources. The service is scalable, ensuring efficient handling of large volumes of data and queries, and integrates seamlessly with other Azure services, providing a comprehensive solution for building intelligent and responsive search-driven applications.</p> <ul> <li>What problems is Azure AI search aiming to solve?</li> <li>What does it integrate with?</li> <li>What are some of the use cases for the solution?</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2e85e698/azure-ai-search-cloud-based-ai-enhanced-search-for-applications-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:49:57519S5E19 - Azure AI Search - Cloud-based, AI-enhanced search for applications.full<![CDATA[S6E11 - Insights into Microsoft Secure 2025]]>This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have been announced at Microsoft Secure 2025

Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:

  • Security Copilot Agents
  • Data Security Investigations
  • Innovations in Microsoft Entra
  • Detection and protection for emerging AI threats

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/36d49290-9da8-4834-a2a8-4166473ba88fFri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:44 GMT<p>This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have been announced at Microsoft Secure 2025</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Security Copilot Agents</li> <li>Data Security Investigations</li> <li>Innovations in Microsoft Entra</li> <li>Detection and protection for emerging AI threats</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/36d49290/insights-into-microsoft-secure-2025/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:54:05611S6E11 - Insights into Microsoft Secure 2025full<![CDATA[S2E2 - Microsoft Entra - First Look]]>Alan and Sam discuss all things Entra, a 'new' product offering by Microsoft. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his initial viewpoint of the product and why we should all be excited about this new product family from Microsoft. Entra is very new at the time of recording, and we give our first impressions on the product family and give you a high level overview of it's functionality

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/05620716-db0a-42c0-b4f1-54bfe993f6e0Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:00:37 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss all things Entra, a 'new' product offering by Microsoft. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his initial viewpoint of the product and why we should all be excited about this new product family from Microsoft. Entra is very new at the time of recording, and we give our first impressions on the product family and give you a high level overview of it's functionality</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:46:1622S2E2 - Microsoft Entra - First Lookfull<![CDATA[S5E42 - Season 5 Finale!]]>In this episode, we wrap up the season, where we explore our favourite episode of the season. We also talk about the what happened in 2024, 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 on January 2025.

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 them 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/26e5aa56-7e9f-4db1-a7a9-7c12bdac551cFri, 13 Dec 2024 07:00:29 GMT<p>In this episode, we wrap up the season, where we explore our favourite episode of the season. We also talk about the what happened in 2024, and how the podcast has grown in terms of listenership and engagement.</p> <p>As we bid farewell to the season, we also reveal our future plans for the next season, which will start on January 2025.</p> <p>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 them 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.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/26e5aa56/season-5-finale-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no01:00:46542S5E42 - Season 5 Finale!full<![CDATA[S5E5 - Microsoft updates Feb- 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:

  • Microsoft Defender XDR
  • MDA / MDI / Defender for Cloud
  • Azure API Center
  • Azure Containers Apps Multiple Ports
  • Azure API Management
  • Azure Gen1 to Gen 2 Migration
  • Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/83992f64-a4b8-470a-93de-abe363342f1aFri, 09 Feb 2024 07:00:07 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Microsoft Defender XDR </li> <li>MDA / MDI / Defender for Cloud</li> <li>Azure API Center</li> <li>Azure Containers Apps Multiple Ports</li> <li>Azure API Management </li> <li>Azure Gen1 to Gen 2 Migration</li> <li>Azure Arc Visual Studio Code Extension</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/83992f64/microsoft-updates-feb-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:40:2755S5E5 - Microsoft updates Feb- new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S1E5 - Security Center]]>In this episode we look at Azure Security Center and the features and benefits that it can bring to a range of different teams working with assets in Azure. We highlight some of the vast range of features, how we use it day to day and introduce how you can get started using it right away.

A good place to start is the Security Center Community on GitHub here -> https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Security-Center or on Docs -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/identify-threats-with-azure-security-center/

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/42f36601-39f2-427a-a997-bffb95db92b7Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:16:16 GMT<p>In this episode we look at Azure Security Center and the features and benefits that it can bring to a range of different teams working with assets in Azure. We highlight some of the vast range of features, how we use it day to day and introduce how you can get started using it right away.</p> <p>A good place to start is the Security Center Community on GitHub here -&gt; <a href="https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Security-Center" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Security-Center</a> or on Docs -&gt; <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/identify-threats-with-azure-security-center/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/identify-threats-with-azure-security-center/</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:01:1015S1E5 - Security Centerfull<![CDATA[S4E13 - Azure Lighthouse - Large scale multi-tenant management within Azure]]>This week we discussed Azure Lighthouse. Lighthouse allow organisations and partners access and manage resources and services in multiple tenants at scale. Lighthouse allows management of access, provides a simplified control plane to reduce operation burden allow your organisation to better collaborate internally at scale over multiple tenants or partners to manage and collaborate multiple customers securely and simply.

Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • How multi-tenant management is used
  • How are organisation using Lighthouse internally
  • How partners use Lighthouse with their customers

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/34d91609-bb50-49e5-84f5-0dbdad97a7a6Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:00:20 GMT<p>This week we discussed Azure Lighthouse. Lighthouse allow organisations and partners access and manage resources and services in multiple tenants at scale. Lighthouse allows management of access, provides a simplified control plane to reduce operation burden allow your organisation to better collaborate internally at scale over multiple tenants or partners to manage and collaborate multiple customers securely and simply.</p> <p>Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>How multi-tenant management is used</li> <li>How are organisation using Lighthouse internally</li> <li>How partners use Lighthouse with their customers</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/34d91609/azure-lighthouse-large-scale-multi-tenant-management-within-azure/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:51:05413S4E13 - Azure Lighthouse - Large scale multi-tenant management within Azurefull<![CDATA[S1E3 - The Rise of the Citizen Developer]]>In this episode we discuss the changing nature of who builds applications and systems on Azure/o365.

In recent years, with the proliferation of low/no code platforms, we have seen a rise in people within the business building solutions to their problems without the need for traditional development and project practices.

We cover who these people are, where they have come from and how we, as IT professional can help to promote and support transformation, directly in the teams that need these solutions.

We also recap the news over the past few weeks.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/7a393b0b-4ccc-4177-a768-5327c091d9c5Fri, 26 Jun 2020 15:00:37 GMT<p>In this episode we discuss the changing nature of who builds applications and systems on Azure/o365.</p> <p>In recent years, with the proliferation of low/no code platforms, we have seen a rise in people within the business building solutions to their problems without the need for traditional development and project practices.</p> <p>We cover who these people are, where they have come from and how we, as IT professional can help to promote and support transformation, directly in the teams that need these solutions.</p> <p>We also recap the news over the past few weeks.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:44:2613S1E3 - The Rise of the Citizen Developerfull<![CDATA[S6E10 - Microsoft updates March - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/baaba9b2-9ac3-45aa-92fd-6912c1f99609Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:00:53 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/baaba9b2/microsoft-updates-march-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:41:23610S6E10 - Microsoft updates March - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S5E13 - Microsoft Cloud PKI - deploy your user and device certificates from the cloud]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft's new Cloud PKI service, which enables the management and deployment of device and user certificates through Intune. Below are some key points we addressed:

  • What are user and device certificates and how are they used
  • How would you normally manage PKI services
  • What is Microsoft’s Cloud PKI
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/d4b9d60a-6e29-48e0-b05b-d8ddcb306a43Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:00:13 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft's new Cloud PKI service, which enables the management and deployment of device and user certificates through Intune. Below are some key points we addressed:</p> <ul> <li>What are user and device certificates and how are they used</li> <li>How would you normally manage PKI services</li> <li>What is Microsoft’s Cloud PKI</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/d4b9d60a/microsoft-cloud-pki-deploy-your-user-and-device-certificates-from-the-cloud/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:35:39513S5E13 - Microsoft Cloud PKI - deploy your user and device certificates from the cloudfull<![CDATA[S4E10 - Microsoft Entra - Global Secure Access First Look]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Entra ID Global Secure Access. A feature that was announced with the rebrand of Azure AD to Microsoft Entra ID. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is Microsoft Entra Internet Access
  • What is Microsoft Entra Private Access
  • How do these features help secure access to the internet and to SaaS and internal applications?
  • Do we know how it is licenced yet?
  • How to add MFA and conditional access to legacy applications and protocols that are unable to support it.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/12ad85c5-6138-4c67-bd39-22facbd0159bFri, 18 Aug 2023 06:00:35 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Entra ID Global Secure Access. A feature that was announced with the rebrand of Azure AD to Microsoft Entra ID. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Microsoft Entra Internet Access</li> <li>What is Microsoft Entra Private Access</li> <li>How do these features help secure access to the internet and to SaaS and internal applications?</li> <li>Do we know how it is licenced yet?</li> <li>How to add MFA and conditional access to legacy applications and protocols that are unable to support it.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/12ad85c5/microsoft-entra-global-secure-access-first-look/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:45:36410S4E10 - Microsoft Entra - Global Secure Access First Lookfull<![CDATA[S4E8 - Zero-touch deployments with Microsoft Intune]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Zero-Touch deployments can help organisation reduce the effort needed to build devices. Alan goes through some of the scenarios and the benefits. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What are zero-touch deployments
  • What are the business and it department benefits
  • What is supported in Microsoft Intune
  • How easy is it to get started?

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Update: A listener pointed out that you can now manually add iOS devices onto ABM via a Mac and iPhone

https://support.apple.com/sv-se/guide/apple-configurator/welcome/ios

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ac0bbb72-cb8a-4691-866d-68571a1e6776Fri, 04 Aug 2023 06:00:20 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Zero-Touch deployments can help organisation reduce the effort needed to build devices. Alan goes through some of the scenarios and the benefits. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What are zero-touch deployments</li> <li>What are the business and it department benefits</li> <li>What is supported in Microsoft Intune</li> <li>How easy is it to get started?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p> <p>Update: A listener pointed out that you can now manually add iOS devices onto ABM via a Mac and iPhone</p> <p><a href="https://support.apple.com/sv-se/guide/apple-configurator/welcome/ios" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://support.apple.com/sv-se/guide/apple-configurator/welcome/ios</a></p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/ac0bbb72/zero-touch-deployments-with-microsoft-intune/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:39:3748S4E8 - Zero-touch deployments with Microsoft Intunefull<![CDATA[S6E25 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ebf00aa2-aade-4e48-83b7-894e3f08fe6dFri, 24 Oct 2025 06:00:34 GMT<p>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&amp;A format explores how these tools safeguard Azure environments against sophisticated threats, from management layer exploits to API vulnerabilities. Key Takeaways:</p> <ul> <li>Defender for Resource Manager monitors and protects against suspicious operations in Azure's management layer.</li> <li>Defender for Key Vault adds native threat protection to detect anomalous access to secrets and credentials.</li> <li>Defender for APIs provides full lifecycle security for APIs in Azure API Management, including inventory, posture recommendations, and runtime threat detection.</li> <li>These plans integrate seamlessly into Defender for Cloud's broader CNAPP framework for multi-cloud and hybrid protection.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/ebf00aa2/securing-azure-s-core-microsoft-defender-for-resource-manager-key-vault-and-apis/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:57:21625S6E25 - Securing Azure's Core: Microsoft Defender for Resource Manager, Key Vault, and APIsfull<![CDATA[S6E14 - Securing M365 with ScubaGear: A Deep Dive into CISA’s Assessment Tool]]>In this episode, we dive deep into ScubaGear, an open-source tool developed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as part of the Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project. Designed to assess Microsoft 365 (M365) tenant configurations, ScubaGear helps organizations align with CISA’s Secure Configuration Baselines (SCBs) to prevent costly misconfigurations. From setup to real-world applications, we unpack how ScubaGear strengthens M365 security and share practical tips for IT admins and security teams. What You’ll Learn:

  • Why ScubaGear Matters: Learn how ScubaGear addresses the growing threat of cloud misconfigurations, which accounted for 30% of cloud attacks in early 2024. We discuss its origins in CISA’s SCuBA project, and its value for US federal agencies, private organizations, and critical infrastructure.
  • How ScubaGear Works: A technical breakdown of ScubaGear’s PowerShell-based workflow, using Microsoft Graph APIs and Open Policy Agent (OPA) to compare tenant settings against SCBs. We cover setup requirements.
  • Common Misconfigurations: Examples like disabled MFA or weak DLP policies, and how ScubaGear’s HTML, JSON, and CSV reports provide actionable remediation steps.
  • Best Practices: Tips for integrating ScubaGear into security workflows, including regular scans, policy customization, and combining with tools like Microsoft Secure Score.
  • Real-World Insights: Sam shares experiences from consulting.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/28404a1d-f748-4488-8a06-3c74239cbf13Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:02 GMT<p>In this episode, we dive deep into ScubaGear, an open-source tool developed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as part of the Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) project. Designed to assess Microsoft 365 (M365) tenant configurations, ScubaGear helps organizations align with CISA’s Secure Configuration Baselines (SCBs) to prevent costly misconfigurations. From setup to real-world applications, we unpack how ScubaGear strengthens M365 security and share practical tips for IT admins and security teams. What You’ll Learn:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Why ScubaGear Matters</strong>: Learn how ScubaGear addresses the growing threat of cloud misconfigurations, which accounted for 30% of cloud attacks in early 2024. We discuss its origins in CISA’s SCuBA project, and its value for US federal agencies, private organizations, and critical infrastructure.</li> <li><strong>How ScubaGear Works</strong>: A technical breakdown of ScubaGear’s PowerShell-based workflow, using Microsoft Graph APIs and Open Policy Agent (OPA) to compare tenant settings against SCBs. We cover setup requirements.</li> <li><strong>Common Misconfigurations</strong>: Examples like disabled MFA or weak DLP policies, and how ScubaGear’s HTML, JSON, and CSV reports provide actionable remediation steps.</li> <li><strong>Best Practices</strong>: Tips for integrating ScubaGear into security workflows, including regular scans, policy customization, and combining with tools like Microsoft Secure Score.</li> <li><strong>Real-World Insights</strong>: Sam shares experiences from consulting.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/28404a1d/securing-m365-with-scubagear-a-deep-dive-into-cisa-s-assessment-tool/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:45:32614S6E14 - Securing M365 with ScubaGear: A Deep Dive into CISA’s Assessment Toolfull<![CDATA[S4E12 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Your SSPM and CASB solution]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps can help monitor and secure access to your SaaS applications. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
  • How do we discover shadow IT?
  • How to monitor activity and files in SaaS Apps
  • What is App Governance
  • How can we secure sessions to SaaS applications
  • How is it licenced.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/34989d8c-7f16-4759-a0e9-90b174bc4d47Fri, 01 Sep 2023 06:00:33 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps can help monitor and secure access to your SaaS applications. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps</li> <li>How do we discover shadow IT?</li> <li>How to monitor activity and files in SaaS Apps</li> <li>What is App Governance</li> <li>How can we secure sessions to SaaS applications</li> <li>How is it licenced.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/34989d8c/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-apps-your-sspm-and-casb-solution/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:48:39412S4E12 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps - Your SSPM and CASB solutionfull<![CDATA[S3E1 - Azure MFA - Securing access to your corporate environment]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure MFA can be used to improve you security posture. MFA is ubiquitous in 2023, however utilizing MFA in a secure and user first experience can be challenging. In this episode we aim to give you the knowledge and experience we have gained working on many MFA related projects over the years.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/e9dba9c1-e9fe-4534-aa41-528ba6d922d1Fri, 06 Jan 2023 07:00:26 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure MFA can be used to improve you security posture. MFA is ubiquitous in 2023, however utilizing MFA in a secure and user first experience can be challenging. In this episode we aim to give you the knowledge and experience we have gained working on many MFA related projects over the years.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:59:0731S3E1 - Azure MFA - Securing access to your corporate environmentfull<![CDATA[S4E11 - Azure Chaos Studio - Use chaos to improve your infrastructure resilience in Azure]]>This week we discussed Azure Chaos Studio. Chaos Studio allows organisations to run test plans to introduce chaos. Learn how your applications and infrastructure are effected by infrastructure disruption without having to wait for actual disruption.

Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

  • What is Chaos Engineering, and why it may be beneficial to your organisation
  • What is Azure Chaos studio and
  • What operations are supported with Chaos Studio
  • In what scenarios you would use Chaos studio

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/c7c1a370-fa07-4d49-b05c-720134aa7342Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:00:42 GMT<p>This week we discussed Azure Chaos Studio. Chaos Studio allows organisations to run test plans to introduce chaos. Learn how your applications and infrastructure are effected by infrastructure disruption without having to wait for actual disruption.</p> <p>Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:</p> <ul> <li>What is Chaos Engineering, and why it may be beneficial to your organisation</li> <li>What is Azure Chaos studio and</li> <li>What operations are supported with Chaos Studio</li> <li>In what scenarios you would use Chaos studio</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/c7c1a370/azure-chaos-studio-use-chaos-to-improve-your-infrastructure-resilience-in-azure/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:44:15411S4E11 - Azure Chaos Studio - Use chaos to improve your infrastructure resilience in Azurefull<![CDATA[S5E41 - Manage your patching processes using Azure Update Manager and Hotpatch]]>Alan and Sam discuss the process organisations go through to manage patches. Alan dives into some of the tooling and covers:

  • Why is patch management important and what are some of the issues you can run into
  • what tooling can help with patch management for servers
  • What is Azure update manager
  • What is hotpatch for Windows servers

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/856e4e1b-3cbe-4bdc-a23f-63df36aa8247Fri, 06 Dec 2024 07:00:29 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss the process organisations go through to manage patches. Alan dives into some of the tooling and covers:</p> <ul> <li>Why is patch management important and what are some of the issues you can run into</li> <li>what tooling can help with patch management for servers</li> <li>What is Azure update manager</li> <li>What is hotpatch for Windows servers</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/856e4e1b/manage-your-patching-processes-using-azure-update-manager-and-hotpatch/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:36:00541S5E41 - Manage your patching processes using Azure Update Manager and Hotpatchfull<![CDATA[S5E3 - Azure AI Content Safety - Utilize AI to create a safe environment for your users]]>This week we cover Azure AI Content Safety provides developers with tools to analyze and moderate user-generated content, utilizing machine learning to detect and filter inappropriate text and images. Customizable rules, scalability, and seamless integration with Azure services empower developers to create applications that maintain a safe and compliant online environment. Sam takes the lead covering:

  • What is content safety and the scenarios it is used.
  • What is Azure AI Content Safety.
  • The products contained within Azure AI Content Safety.
  • What are the SKUs how much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/dc8f0c85-cc8e-492e-9dc0-04c3e302d31cFri, 26 Jan 2024 07:00:57 GMT<p>This week we cover Azure AI Content Safety provides developers with tools to analyze and moderate user-generated content, utilizing machine learning to detect and filter inappropriate text and images. Customizable rules, scalability, and seamless integration with Azure services empower developers to create applications that maintain a safe and compliant online environment. Sam takes the lead covering:</p> <ul> <li>What is content safety and the scenarios it is used.</li> <li>What is Azure AI Content Safety.</li> <li>The products contained within Azure AI Content Safety.</li> <li>What are the SKUs how much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/dc8f0c85/azure-ai-content-safety-utilize-ai-to-create-a-safe-environment-for-your-users/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:44:2453S5E3 - Azure AI Content Safety - Utilize AI to create a safe environment for your usersfull<![CDATA[S6E23 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/95257b83-0c37-4e48-8fa7-61e6c74f8639Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:00:51 GMT<p>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:</p> <ul> <li>What is Data Loss Prevention and why is it important?</li> <li>What capability does Purview DLP have?</li> <li>How do you get started with DLP</li> <li>How is it licensed?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/95257b83/unified-dlp-platform-monitor-alert-and-protect-data-using-purview-dlp/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:48:09623S6E23 - Unified DLP Platform - Monitor, alert and protect data using Purview DLPfull<![CDATA[S5E27 - Microsoft updates July - 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 and Defender features and updates
  • Lots of Azure changes and new features

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/565f7183-9f97-4f61-b5c8-1555769ec5c6Fri, 02 Aug 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/565f7183/microsoft-updates-july-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:31:39527S5E27 - Microsoft updates July - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S4E25 - Microsoft’s Copilot solutions - First look at generative AI at your fingertips]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft's Copilot solutions. Alan talks about Generative AI and how it is being used in the world today.

Here are a few things we covered:

  • What Generative AI?
  • What are the various versions of Microsoft Copilot?
  • How can Copilot help users be more productive?
  • How are they licensed?

Ignite Keynote on Microsoft Copilot

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/c9e07af2-dbe5-4c42-adaa-9aa9c7afff2cFri, 01 Dec 2023 07:00:43 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft's Copilot solutions. Alan talks about Generative AI and how it is being used in the world today.</p> <p>Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What Generative AI?</li> <li>What are the various versions of Microsoft Copilot?</li> <li>How can Copilot help users be more productive?</li> <li>How are they licensed?</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessions/3b263758-083d-45ec-8c53-88c28faef7a8" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Ignite Keynote on Microsoft Copilot</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:56:39425S4E25 - Microsoft’s Copilot solutions - First look at generative AI at your fingertipsfull<![CDATA[S6E21 - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/5fd640eb-b833-4d1b-94fb-5b51c3e8b22cFri, 29 Aug 2025 06:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>We cover:</p> <ul> <li>Introduction to Defender for Storage: Overview of its role in Microsoft Defender for Cloud and its importance for securing Azure storage workloads.</li> <li>The Threat Landscape: Discussion of current threats to cloud storage, including malware uploads, unauthorized access, and data breaches.</li> <li>Core Features of Defender for Storage:<ul> <li>Activity Monitoring: Analyzing access patterns to detect suspicious activities without performance impact.</li> <li>Malware Scanning: Real-time file scanning using Microsoft Defender Antivirus.</li> <li>Sensitive Data Threat Detection: Using Microsoft Purview to identify and protect sensitive information.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/5fd640eb/protecting-data-within-storage-accounts-with-microsoft-defender-for-storage/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:44:43621S6E21 - Protecting Data within Storage Accounts with Microsoft Defender for Storagefull<![CDATA[S1E9 - Infrastructure as Code – ARM Templates]]>In this episode Alan and Sam deep dive into Infrastructure as Code and specifically ARM Templates inside of Azure. We talk about what infrastructure as code is and how it can improve your infrastructure deployment process.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/243e2bac-f726-426d-af6c-ab82908ee6cbSun, 01 Nov 2020 17:04:20 GMT<p>In this episode Alan and Sam deep dive into Infrastructure as Code and specifically ARM Templates inside of Azure. We talk about what infrastructure as code is and how it can improve your infrastructure deployment process.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:44:5019S1E9 - Infrastructure as Code – ARM Templatesfull<![CDATA[S3E16 - Azure Firewall - Securing your Azure Network]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Firewall can help secure your network environment. Alan discusses how to set it up, and when you should decide to use it over Network Virtual Appliances (NVA). They also discuss the pricing and how it might compare to NVA or on-premises firewalls.

What is Azure Firewall? | Microsoft Learn

Choosing the right Azure Firewall SKU to meet your needs | Microsoft Learn

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/6c3d14a5-3596-4497-b473-ef25fc09f0aeFri, 21 Apr 2023 06:00:08 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Azure Firewall can help secure your network environment. Alan discusses how to set it up, and when you should decide to use it over Network Virtual Appliances (NVA). They also discuss the pricing and how it might compare to NVA or on-premises firewalls.</p> <p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall/overview" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">What is Azure Firewall? | Microsoft Learn</a></p> <p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/firewall/choose-firewall-sku" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Choosing the right Azure Firewall SKU to meet your needs | Microsoft Learn</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/6c3d14a5/azure-firewall-securing-your-azure-network/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:52:11316S3E16 - Azure Firewall - Securing your Azure Networkfull<![CDATA[S6E17 - Microsoft updates June - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/c43c937d-4272-446e-898b-0bcf9936d511Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:00:24 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/c43c937d/microsoft-updates-june-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:44:15617S6E17 - Microsoft updates June - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S6E9 - Monitor your OAuth Apps using Defender for Cloud Apps]]>This episode Alan and Sam dive into the issues around OAuth apps and understanding how they are being used. Alan discusses the issues organisations are facing when any user could consent to application and the cleansing process that needs to take place. He also goes into how App Governance in Defender for Cloud Apps can help. Here are the areas they covered:

  • What are OAuth Apps?
  • What is Defender for Cloud Apps?
  • How can Defender for Cloud Apps help review consented apps?
  • What policies can you deploy?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ae58915e-92fa-45e5-87ea-ad166251481fFri, 28 Mar 2025 07:00:03 GMT<p>This episode Alan and Sam dive into the issues around OAuth apps and understanding how they are being used. Alan discusses the issues organisations are facing when any user could consent to application and the cleansing process that needs to take place. He also goes into how App Governance in Defender for Cloud Apps can help. Here are the areas they covered:</p> <ul> <li>What are OAuth Apps?</li> <li>What is Defender for Cloud Apps?</li> <li>How can Defender for Cloud Apps help review consented apps?</li> <li>What policies can you deploy?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/ae58915e/monitor-your-oauth-apps-using-defender-for-cloud-apps/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:38:3369S6E9 - Monitor your OAuth Apps using Defender for Cloud Appsfull<![CDATA[S5E39 - Navigating DevOps Security Challenges with Microsoft Defender for Cloud]]>In this episode, we tackle the critical challenges of securing DevOps environments in today’s fast-paced, cloud-centric landscape. With cyber threats evolving at an unprecedented rate, safeguarding your DevOps pipelines is more essential than ever. Join us as we explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud, a comprehensive solution designed to address security gaps across the entire DevOps lifecycle. We'll discuss best practices, key features, and practical insights on implementing effective DevOps security strategies. Whether you're an IT pro, DevOps engineer, or security enthusiast, this episode will arm you with the knowledge to protect your cloud-native workflows with confidence.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/a9862fba-248b-4f70-830b-19fcf8d41b55Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:00:29 GMT<p>In this episode, we tackle the critical challenges of securing DevOps environments in today’s fast-paced, cloud-centric landscape. With cyber threats evolving at an unprecedented rate, safeguarding your DevOps pipelines is more essential than ever. Join us as we explore Microsoft Defender for Cloud, a comprehensive solution designed to address security gaps across the entire DevOps lifecycle. We'll discuss best practices, key features, and practical insights on implementing effective DevOps security strategies. Whether you're an IT pro, DevOps engineer, or security enthusiast, this episode will arm you with the knowledge to protect your cloud-native workflows with confidence.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/a9862fba/navigating-devops-security-challenges-with-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:41:57539S5E39 - Navigating DevOps Security Challenges with Microsoft Defender for Cloudfull<![CDATA[S5E37 - Monitor and secure OAuth applications using App Governance]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss OAuth applications and their potential risks. Alan goes into how App Governance can give you the visibility of OAuth app and their usage. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What are OAuth Apps?
  • What are they typically used for?
  • why is it important to monitor them
  • How can App Governance help monitor and protect from OAuth App attacks?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/04b877a8-97d6-4b0d-a075-d609de6313a1Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:00:41 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss OAuth applications and their potential risks. Alan goes into how App Governance can give you the visibility of OAuth app and their usage. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What are OAuth Apps?</li> <li>What are they typically used for?</li> <li>why is it important to monitor them</li> <li>How can App Governance help monitor and protect from OAuth App attacks?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/04b877a8/monitor-and-secure-oauth-applications-using-app-governance/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:36:18537S5E37 - Monitor and secure OAuth applications using App Governancefull<![CDATA[S5E36 - Mastering Azure Web Jobs: Automating Tasks in the Cloud]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Web Jobs which is a feature of Azure App Service that allows developers to run background tasks, scripts, and long-running processes alongside their web applications, enabling automated workflows and task scheduling in the cloud. Here are a few things we covered:

  • An overview of Azure web jobs and use cases
  • Types of Web Jobs
  • Deployment and Integration
  • Monitoring and Scaling

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/b462dd6e-5e2e-48b7-89b4-97fd122d8b0dFri, 11 Oct 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Web Jobs which is a feature of Azure App Service that allows developers to run background tasks, scripts, and long-running processes alongside their web applications, enabling automated workflows and task scheduling in the cloud. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>An overview of Azure web jobs and use cases</li> <li>Types of Web Jobs</li> <li>Deployment and Integration</li> <li>Monitoring and Scaling</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/b462dd6e/mastering-azure-web-jobs-automating-tasks-in-the-cloud/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:36:38536S5E36 - Mastering Azure Web Jobs: Automating Tasks in the Cloudfull<![CDATA[S5E34 - Secure Your Tokens: Defend Against Theft and Replay Attacks]]>In this episode, Sam and Alan dive deep into the world of token theft and token replay attacks. They explore what these threats are and discuss effective countermeasures to reduce the risk of token theft and prevent replay attacks. Here’s a breakdown of what they covered:

  • Understanding Authentication Tokens: What are they and why are they crucial for secure authentication?
  • Token Theft and Replay Attacks: An overview of how these attacks work and their potential impact on organisations.
  • Reducing Token Theft Risks: Practical strategies to minimize the chances of tokens being stolen.
  • Preventing Token Replay: Measures you can implement to block access when stolen tokens are reused.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/96edb817-0dea-41c4-b09f-a8df2c9ea1e9Fri, 20 Sep 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>In this episode, Sam and Alan dive deep into the world of token theft and token replay attacks. They explore what these threats are and discuss effective countermeasures to reduce the risk of token theft and prevent replay attacks. Here’s a breakdown of what they covered:</p> <ul> <li>Understanding Authentication Tokens: What are they and why are they crucial for secure authentication?</li> <li>Token Theft and Replay Attacks: An overview of how these attacks work and their potential impact on organisations.</li> <li>Reducing Token Theft Risks: Practical strategies to minimize the chances of tokens being stolen.</li> <li>Preventing Token Replay: Measures you can implement to block access when stolen tokens are reused.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/96edb817/secure-your-tokens-defend-against-theft-and-replay-attacks/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:37:38534S5E34 - Secure Your Tokens: Defend Against Theft and Replay Attacksfull<![CDATA[S5E29 - External Attack Surface Management - Identify your digital assets.]]>Alan and Sam talk about External Attack Surface Management (EASM) and how Microsoft's Defender EASM helps discover and monitor your digital assets. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is External Attack Surface Management?
  • What is Defender EASM and how can it help identify your risks?
  • How do you setup Defender EASM?
  • how much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/f78a5cc6-652e-4b77-af92-347fa0371d45Fri, 16 Aug 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>Alan and Sam talk about External Attack Surface Management (EASM) and how Microsoft's Defender EASM helps discover and monitor your digital assets. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is External Attack Surface Management?</li> <li>What is Defender EASM and how can it help identify your risks?</li> <li>How do you setup Defender EASM?</li> <li>how much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/f78a5cc6/external-attack-surface-management-identify-your-digital-assets-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:28:15529S5E29 - External Attack Surface Management - Identify your digital assets.full<![CDATA[S5E28 - Azure Storage Accounts - Scalable, secure cloud storage for data objects]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Storage Accounts which provide scalable, secure, and highly available cloud storage for various data types, including blobs, files, queues, and tables. It serves as a foundational service in Microsoft Azure, enabling applications to store and retrieve data efficiently across multiple redundancy options and access tiers, here is what we covered:

  • What is Azure Storage accounts and why are they useful?
  • What types of data do they support?
  • How do you create them? What are the configuration options?
  • How much do they cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/92e96811-c68e-4579-8121-a1d2c87cd3c9Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:00:12 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Storage Accounts which provide scalable, secure, and highly available cloud storage for various data types, including blobs, files, queues, and tables. It serves as a foundational service in Microsoft Azure, enabling applications to store and retrieve data efficiently across multiple redundancy options and access tiers, here is what we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is Azure Storage accounts and why are they useful?</li> <li>What types of data do they support?</li> <li>How do you create them? What are the configuration options?</li> <li>How much do they cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/92e96811/azure-storage-accounts-scalable-secure-cloud-storage-for-data-objects/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:54:37528S5E28 - Azure Storage Accounts - Scalable, secure cloud storage for data objectsfull<![CDATA[S2E17 - Microsoft Sentinel - Cloud-native SIEM and SOAR capabilities]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Sentinel can help organisations have visibility of malicious activity in their environment. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains the capability of Microsoft Sentinel and how it is for any size organisation. Alan dives into the process from log ingestion to automated response to an incident.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/cfa2fda1-11c8-482b-88e7-2167cf1efd5dFri, 28 Oct 2022 06:00:38 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Sentinel can help organisations have visibility of malicious activity in their environment. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains the capability of Microsoft Sentinel and how it is for any size organisation. Alan dives into the process from log ingestion to automated response to an incident.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:08:12217S2E17 - Microsoft Sentinel - Cloud-native SIEM and SOAR capabilitiesfull<![CDATA[S5E21 - Microsoft updates May - 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:

  • Build + RSA Updates
  • key Microsoft Entra and Defender features and updates
  • Lots of Azure changes and new features

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/6daea0af-4a61-47ac-bcfb-10481823f9a9Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:00 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Build + RSA Updates</li> <li>key Microsoft Entra and Defender features and updates</li> <li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/6daea0af/microsoft-updates-may-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:46:23521S5E21 - Microsoft updates May - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S5E20 - MDE Device Discovery - Find those unknown devices]]>Alan and Sam talk about why it is important to monitor your network for connected devices. Alan runs us through the benefits of doing it with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Here are a few areas we covered:

  • Why is it important to monitor your network?
  • How can you find devices using Microsoft solutions?
  • What are the benefits of devices being discovered and searchable in the Defender XDR Portal
  • How is it licensed

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/3266ee15-ec4a-465e-97bf-36ad498a9029Fri, 31 May 2024 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam talk about why it is important to monitor your network for connected devices. Alan runs us through the benefits of doing it with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. Here are a few areas we covered:</p> <ul> <li>Why is it important to monitor your network?</li> <li>How can you find devices using Microsoft solutions?</li> <li>What are the benefits of devices being discovered and searchable in the Defender XDR Portal</li> <li>How is it licensed</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/3266ee15/mde-device-discovery-find-those-unknown-devices/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:44:25520S5E20 - MDE Device Discovery - Find those unknown devicesfull<![CDATA[S5E17 - Azure Data Box - move big data to Azure efficiently]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Data Box. It is a ruggedised appliance designed to simplify the process of transferring large volumes of data to Azure cloud storage, offering high-speed data transfer and secure encryption. It enables organisations to overcome bandwidth limitations and easily migrate large datasets, ensuring efficient and reliable data transfer.

  • What is Azure Data Box?
  • What can you back up with it?
  • How does the process work?
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/4c35491a-724f-48d1-8785-5d00489ef8d0Fri, 10 May 2024 06:00:19 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Data Box. It is a ruggedised appliance designed to simplify the process of transferring large volumes of data to Azure cloud storage, offering high-speed data transfer and secure encryption. It enables organisations to overcome bandwidth limitations and easily migrate large datasets, ensuring efficient and reliable data transfer.</p> <ul> <li>What is Azure Data Box?</li> <li>What can you back up with it?</li> <li>How does the process work?</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/4c35491a/azure-data-box-move-big-data-to-azure-efficiently/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:39:04517S5E17 - Azure Data Box - move big data to Azure efficientlyfull<![CDATA[S5E16 - Microsoft updates April - 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:

  • FIDO2 authentication & Keypass
  • Security group provisioning to Active Directory using cloud sync
  • Unified security operations platform
  • New API Manager v2
  • App Service v1 and v2 environments retirement

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/dc780a0c-de89-41e5-8f4a-8db0c5d688c8Fri, 03 May 2024 06:00:19 GMT<p>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.</p> <p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p> <ul> <li>FIDO2 authentication &amp; Keypass</li> <li>Security group provisioning to Active Directory using cloud sync</li> <li>Unified security operations platform</li> <li>New API Manager v2</li> <li>App Service v1 and v2 environments retirement</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/dc780a0c/microsoft-updates-april-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:30:39516S5E16 - Microsoft updates April - new products and features releasedfull<![CDATA[S5E15 - Entra Global Secure Access - An Identity-Centric Security Service Edge]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access. A identity-centric Security Service Edge (SSE) solution that helps secure user's internet and on-premises access. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is a Security Service Edge ?
  • What is Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access?
  • How does Entra Internet access for Microsoft 365 help secure and prevent data leakage?
  • What is Entra Internet Access and Private Access?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/f40ca23c-3020-4c29-89d0-e2c1acdb5878Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:50 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access. A identity-centric Security Service Edge (SSE) solution that helps secure user's internet and on-premises access. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is a Security Service Edge ?</li> <li>What is Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access?</li> <li>How does Entra Internet access for Microsoft 365 help secure and prevent data leakage?</li> <li>What is Entra Internet Access and Private Access?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/f40ca23c/entra-global-secure-access-an-identity-centric-security-service-edge/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:52:25515S5E15 - Entra Global Secure Access - An Identity-Centric Security Service Edgefull<![CDATA[S5E14 - Azure Backup - utilise Azure to manage and store your backups]]>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Backup. It is a comprehensive solution offered by Microsoft Azure for safeguarding data across cloud and on-premises environments, providing seamless backup and recovery capabilities. It enables users to protect critical workloads, applications, and files with automated backups and flexible retention policies.

  • What is Azure backup?
  • What can you back up with it?
  • How can you secure your backups?
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/da667ad2-43a6-4177-9ab9-9f22913da450Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:00:54 GMT<p>This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Backup. It is a comprehensive solution offered by Microsoft Azure for safeguarding data across cloud and on-premises environments, providing seamless backup and recovery capabilities. It enables users to protect critical workloads, applications, and files with automated backups and flexible retention policies.</p> <ul> <li>What is Azure backup?</li> <li>What can you back up with it?</li> <li>How can you secure your backups?</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/da667ad2/azure-backup-utilise-azure-to-manage-and-store-your-backups/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:54:30514S5E14 - Azure Backup - utilise Azure to manage and store your backupsfull<![CDATA[S5E11 - Azure Keyvault - A managed key, certificate and secret storage solution]]>Alan and Sam discuss Azure Key Vault, it is a centralized cloud service designed for securely storing and managing cryptographic keys, certificates, and secrets used by cloud applications and services. It offers robust access control, encryption, and auditing capabilities to safeguard sensitive information and streamline key management processes.

  • What is Azure Key Vault?
  • What are the common use cases for Azure Key Vault?
  • What does it integrate with?
  • How much does it cost?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/cddea4cc-7125-473c-a35b-99ea3ba0cfc3Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:00:34 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Azure Key Vault, it is a centralized cloud service designed for securely storing and managing cryptographic keys, certificates, and secrets used by cloud applications and services. It offers robust access control, encryption, and auditing capabilities to safeguard sensitive information and streamline key management processes.</p> <ul> <li>What is Azure Key Vault?</li> <li>What are the common use cases for Azure Key Vault?</li> <li>What does it integrate with?</li> <li>How much does it cost?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/cddea4cc/azure-keyvault-a-managed-key-certificate-and-secret-storage-solution/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:48:11511S5E11 - Azure Keyvault - A managed key, certificate and secret storage solutionfull<![CDATA[S5E10 - Microsoft Customer Connection Programs (CCP)]]>Alan and Sam talk about the Microsoft Connection Program (CCP). A Community of Technical professional from Customers, to Partners and MVPs that interacts with Microsoft Product groups around new features.. Here are a few things we covered:

  • What is the Customer Connection Program?
  • What are the benefits of being in the CCP?
  • What is my experience being in the various CCPs?
  • How do you get involved?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ec1cfec6-cb08-48a5-acc2-772e8ffa68abFri, 22 Mar 2024 07:00:15 GMT<p>Alan and Sam talk about the Microsoft Connection Program (CCP). A Community of Technical professional from Customers, to Partners and MVPs that interacts with Microsoft Product groups around new features.. Here are a few things we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is the Customer Connection Program?</li> <li>What are the benefits of being in the CCP?</li> <li>What is my experience being in the various CCPs?</li> <li>How do you get involved?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/ec1cfec6/microsoft-customer-connection-programs-ccp-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:32:43510S5E10 - Microsoft Customer Connection Programs (CCP)full<![CDATA[S5E8 - Azure Event Grid - Managed event routing service for event-driven architectures.]]>Alan and Sam discuss Azure Event Grid. It simplifies event-driven architectures by providing a fully managed service for routing events from various sources to multiple destinations in near real-time, enhancing agility and scalability in cloud-based applications. It enables seamless communication between Azure services, custom applications, and external sources while offering features like event filtering, routing, and dead-lettering for reliable event handling at scale.

  • What is Azure Event Grid?
  • What are the common use cases for Azure Event Grid?
  • How can you get started?
  • What are the licensing options?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/4e3860c3-844f-434e-9911-978257c59a04Fri, 01 Mar 2024 07:00:30 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Azure Event Grid. It simplifies event-driven architectures by providing a fully managed service for routing events from various sources to multiple destinations in near real-time, enhancing agility and scalability in cloud-based applications. It enables seamless communication between Azure services, custom applications, and external sources while offering features like event filtering, routing, and dead-lettering for reliable event handling at scale.</p> <ul> <li>What is Azure Event Grid?</li> <li>What are the common use cases for Azure Event Grid?</li> <li>How can you get started?</li> <li>What are the licensing options?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/4e3860c3/azure-event-grid-managed-event-routing-service-for-event-driven-architectures-/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:40:4458S5E8 - Azure Event Grid - Managed event routing service for event-driven architectures.full<![CDATA[S5E2 - Microsoft Defender XDR - A unified portal for all your security needs]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Defender XDR, a unified portal to manage you incidents across your MS Defender suite. Alan dives into the Extended Detect and Response (XDR) concepts and how it's beneficial to have all products in the same system.

Here are few other areas we covered:

  • What is XDR?
  • What is Microsoft Defender XDR?
  • What Microsoft solutions feed into Defender XDR?
  • How is it licensed?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/e1749ac1-99b5-4818-b363-b84f368885b8Fri, 19 Jan 2024 07:00:19 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Defender XDR, a unified portal to manage you incidents across your MS Defender suite. Alan dives into the Extended Detect and Response (XDR) concepts and how it's beneficial to have all products in the same system.</p> <p>Here are few other areas we covered:</p> <ul> <li>What is XDR?</li> <li>What is Microsoft Defender XDR?</li> <li>What Microsoft solutions feed into Defender XDR?</li> <li>How is it licensed?</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/e1749ac1/microsoft-defender-xdr-a-unified-portal-for-all-your-security-needs/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:45:3452S5E2 - Microsoft Defender XDR - A unified portal for all your security needsfull<![CDATA[S1E4 - Learning and Accreditations for Azure/O365]]>In this episode we cover many aspects of the learning and accreditation process within the ecosystem of Microsoft. We wanted to give a high level overview of the structure of learning and what you can expect from the exam process, Alan gives us some insight into his own experience of the exams he has taken in the past. If you want to start your learning journey with Microsoft a good place to start is: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/ the Microsoft Learn site has loads of free content to get you started. Also, check out the certification area of the learn site: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/ this website covers all of the various exams and accreditations you can work towards.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/3b162084-e4f7-4f44-80c6-52285687c3a9Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:30:57 GMT<p>In this episode we cover many aspects of the learning and accreditation process within the ecosystem of Microsoft. We wanted to give a high level overview of the structure of learning and what you can expect from the exam process, Alan gives us some insight into his own experience of the exams he has taken in the past. If you want to start your learning journey with Microsoft a good place to start is: <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/</a> the Microsoft Learn site has loads of free content to get you started. Also, check out the certification area of the learn site: <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/</a> this website covers all of the various exams and accreditations you can work towards.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no01:02:5914S1E4 - Learning and Accreditations for Azure/O365full<![CDATA[S5E4 - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - An integrated AV and EDR solution]]>Alan and Sam discuss all things Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE). Alan goes through the history of MDE, what its capabilities are, and the platforms it covers. Here are a few other areas we cover:

  • What capabilities does MDE provide.
  • How is it different from other AV and EDR solutions.
  • How is it licensed.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/7ed2dc84-ab64-488e-a5aa-a1855508147eFri, 02 Feb 2024 07:00:15 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss all things Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE). Alan goes through the history of MDE, what its capabilities are, and the platforms it covers. Here are a few other areas we cover:</p> <ul> <li>What capabilities does MDE provide.</li> <li>How is it different from other AV and EDR solutions.</li> <li>How is it licensed.</li> </ul> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/7ed2dc84/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-an-integrated-av-and-edr-solution/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:57:0554S5E4 - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - An integrated AV and EDR solutionfull<![CDATA[S3E10 - Power Platform - Managing your application lifecycle with Solutions]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Power Platform solutions can help manage your lo-code/no-code application lifecycle. Alan runs through what a solution can be used for and what can be managed in Power Platform.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/3e47fd8f-1078-4a4c-baa5-7023548d1695Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:00:44 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Power Platform solutions can help manage your lo-code/no-code application lifecycle. Alan runs through what a solution can be used for and what can be managed in Power Platform.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/3e47fd8f/power-platform-managing-your-application-lifecycle-with-solutions/transcript" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no00:41:24310S3E10 - Power Platform - Managing your application lifecycle with Solutionsfull<![CDATA[S2E16 - Microsoft Ignite 2022 - The In-Person Experience]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Ignite 2022, the announcements and how the in-person experience vs remote was. Sam quizzes Alan on his experience in Seattle and ignite.

Link to the Ignite 2022 Book of News - Here

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/8797b8a8-c203-4471-8b49-52e6667de873Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Ignite 2022, the announcements and how the in-person experience vs remote was. Sam quizzes Alan on his experience in Seattle and ignite.</p> <p>Link to the Ignite 2022 Book of News - <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/ignite-2022-book-of-news/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Here</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:55:41216S2E16 - Microsoft Ignite 2022 - The In-Person Experiencefull<![CDATA[S2E14 - Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft's Threat Vulnerability Management and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation to reduce cyber risk. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily discover your device exposure risk and start to prioritise remediations.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/18684f1d-ffbe-49f7-99c6-2b6ccc7c376aFri, 07 Oct 2022 06:00:00 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft's Threat Vulnerability Management and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation to reduce cyber risk. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily discover your device exposure risk and start to prioritise remediations.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:45:45214S2E14 - Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Managementfull<![CDATA[S2E10 - Microsoft Entra – Azure AD – Identity Governance]]>Alan and Sam discuss how Identity Governance within Azure AD, part of Microsoft's Entra family of identity products can help with your user lifecycle. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how Entitlement Management, Access Reviews and Privileged Access can secure, review, and give access.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/5aa1adc3-4e30-4759-b41e-a6b1a3bb7fa6Fri, 09 Sep 2022 06:00:25 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss how Identity Governance within Azure AD, part of Microsoft's Entra family of identity products can help with your user lifecycle. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how Entitlement Management, Access Reviews and Privileged Access can secure, review, and give access.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:38:42210S2E10 - Microsoft Entra – Azure AD – Identity Governancefull<![CDATA[S2E9 - Microsoft Entra Permission Management - First Look]]>Alan and Sam take a first look at Microsoft Entra permissions management. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how the product allows you to discover and remediate permissions creep in your multi-cloud environments.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/f7b21a46-1b4d-42e0-8e70-433f33fe4d89Fri, 02 Sep 2022 06:00:25 GMT<p>Alan and Sam take a first look at Microsoft Entra permissions management. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how the product allows you to discover and remediate permissions creep in your multi-cloud environments.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:44:5029S2E9 - Microsoft Entra Permission Management - First Lookfull<![CDATA[S2E18 - Microsoft Defender for IoT – Discover and protect your IoT Devices]]>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Defender for IoT and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation to reduce cyber risk. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily discover your device exposure risk and start to prioritise the remediation.

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/f526206b-b3a3-44a7-831a-d6f03d9719afFri, 04 Nov 2022 07:00:18 GMT<p>Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Defender for IoT and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation to reduce cyber risk. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily discover your device exposure risk and start to prioritise the remediation.</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:56:45218S2E18 - Microsoft Defender for IoT – Discover and protect your IoT Devicesfull<![CDATA[S1E7 - Cloud vs On Premises]]>In this episode Alan and Sam talk around the move from on premises to the cloud. Why are companies doing this? What are the cost advantages? Is the cloud more reliable? When does on premises make more sense? We also have a quick recap of the latest Azure related news.​

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/01d73560-1ed5-4e4f-aaca-d8b4076c636dWed, 16 Sep 2020 17:10:35 GMT<p>In this episode Alan and Sam talk around the move from on premises to the cloud. Why are companies doing this? What are the cost advantages? Is the cloud more reliable? When does on premises make more sense? We also have a quick recap of the latest Azure related news.​</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:46:3917S1E7 - Cloud vs On Premisesfull<![CDATA[S3E3 - Do the same for less - 15 ways to reduce your costs in Azure]]>Alan and Sam explain 15 ways that you can save costs in Azure…. ssh…. don’t tell Microsoft! If you have workloads in Azure, we hope that you will find some ideas that will enable you to save some money, who doesn’t love doing the same for less?

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/ed1897ea-aaed-4b5f-8d27-f4f876e5d5e2Fri, 20 Jan 2023 07:00:40 GMT<p>Alan and Sam explain 15 ways that you can save costs in Azure…. ssh…. don’t tell Microsoft! If you have workloads in Azure, we hope that you will find some ideas that will enable you to save some money, who doesn’t love doing the same for less?</p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:48:2833S3E3 - Do the same for less - 15 ways to reduce your costs in Azurefull<![CDATA[S2E7 - Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure]]>Alan and Sam take a look at The Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his experience with the Cloud Adoption framework and highlights the reasoning about considering using the framework.

Get Started with Azure Cloud Adoption Framework

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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/5b670b90-8301-4743-9e85-65af250f9df6Fri, 19 Aug 2022 06:00:02 GMT<p>Alan and Sam take a look at The Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his experience with the Cloud Adoption framework and highlights the reasoning about considering using the framework.</p> <p><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/get-started/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Get Started with Azure Cloud Adoption Framework</a></p> <p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p>no00:57:5727S2E7 - Cloud Adoption Framework for Azurefull<![CDATA[S6E15 - Microsoft updates May - 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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]]>https://pinecast.com/guid/2d5c903b-815b-426d-83bf-fb8f1eacc7d3Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:00:13 GMT<p>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.</p><p>Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:</p><ul><li>Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates</li><li>Lots of Azure changes and new features</li></ul><p>What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.letstalkpodcast.co.uk/contact/" target="_blank">contact form</a>, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pnc.st/s/lets-talk-azure/2d5c903b/microsoft-updates-may-new-products-and-features-released/transcript" target="_blank">Read transcript</a></p><hr />no01:08:06615S6E15 - Microsoft updates May - new products and features releasedfull