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Ctrl+Alt+Azure

Tobias Zimmergren, Jussi Roine

Ctrl+Alt+Azure offers weekly conversations on Microsoft Azure, cloud strategy, security, identity, and generative AI - focused on what matters for architects, developers, CIOs, and CISOs. Hosted by industry experts Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.

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28:27

324 - Governing AI with the Security Dashboard for AI

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2026/01/07

In this episode, we take a look at the brand new Microsoft Security Dashboard for AI. We initially spotted this during Microsoft Ignite 2025, and have been eagerly waiting for it to become available. And here it is! We talk about the what, how, and why of this new capability.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:40) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Security Dashboard for AI- Fitness tests that Jussi is working on - part 1, part 2 (in Finnish)- Give us feedback!

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38:56

323 - Thoughts on Azure networking topologies

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2025/12/31

In this episode, we take a look at Azure networking topologies from the ground up. What options do we have for building enterprise-scale architectures, and when should we choose one over another? We discuss our own experiences, and also the stuff we seemingly do not know enough about.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:59) - Show content starts.Show links- Define an Azure network topology - Traditional Azure networking topology (Hub and Spoke) - Virtual WAN network topology (Managed)- Give

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29:36

322 - Getting started with Azure Trusted Signing

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2025/12/24

In this episode, we dive deeper into Azure Trusted Signing, and how it can help with signing your binaries. Why should you care? What are the tools today and in the future, and how to get this done right?(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:01) - Show content starts.Show links- Signtool - Introduction to code signing - Trusted Signing- Give us feedback!

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28:56

321 - Three free tools to help you with Azure and...

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2025/12/17

In this episode, we take a look at three interesting - and free - tools to help you manage and secure Azure and Entra ID. We take each tool for a spin and reflect on the findings and usage.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:15) - Show content starts.Show links‑ ScEntra‑ azqr - Azure Quick Review‑ EntraExporter- Give us feedback!

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27:07

320 - Microsoft Tech Updates

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2025/12/10

In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring?(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:25) - Show content starts.Show links- Agent 365 tooling servers - Mistral 3 available in Microsoft Foundry - Microsoft 365 Copilot Business - Entra ID support for RDP Connections- Ignite

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27:09

319 - Hello there, new Microsoft Defender for Cloud!

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2025/12/03

In this episode, we unpack what's new with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. During Ignite 2025, Microsoft announced that the public preview of MDC would be available shortly, and it has arrived now. We'll take a look at what changed, what didn't, and why you should care.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:52) - Show content starts.Show links- Defender for Cloud Preview- Give us feedback!

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29:19

318 - A look at the new Zero Trust assessment tool...

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2025/11/26

In this episode, we take a look at the new Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment tool. We reflect on Zero Trust in general, its application in the Microsoft security landscape, and what this exciting tool will offer you.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:00) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment tool- Demo of Microsoft Zero Trust Assessment (Merill Fernando)- Give us feedback!

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40:09

317 - Reflections from Microsoft Ignite 2025

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2025/11/19

Microsoft Ignite 2025 is here! We reflect on the hero announcements and what they mean for the future. Some exciting announcements were made during the first keynote, and we already had a chance to try a few of them out.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:35) - Show content starts.Show links- ESPC’25 in Dublin- Microsoft Agent 365- Security Copilot announcement- Azure Copilot- Microsoft Foundry, and more here- Defender for Cloud- Give us feedback!

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30:56

316 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2025

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2025/11/12

Microsoft Ignite 2025 is just around the corner. As is tradition by now, we take a look at what to expect from Ignite: the announcements, expectations, and sessions.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:55) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Ignite 2025- Give us feedback!

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32:29

315 - A look at GitHub Universe 2025

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2025/11/05

This week, we unpack the hero announcements from GitHub Universe 2025. Much of this is related to agents, agentic AI, and GitHub Copilot. We reflect on these new announcements as we proceed.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:59) - Show content starts.Show links- Agent HQ- Custom agents examples- Copilot integrations - Agentic code review in Copilot- Plan mode- Agents.md- GitHub Code Quality- Usage metrics and API- Enterprise AI controls and agent control plane- Give us feedback!

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37:01

314 - Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025

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2025/10/29

This week, we review the Microsoft Digital Defense report 2025. We did the same for 2024 and 2023, so this time we'll look at what's interesting in the report and what to focus on from a security perspective.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:40) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025- Ctrl+Alt+Azure: Episode 275: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024- Ctrl+Alt+Azure: Episode 210: Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023- HackTheBox- Give us feedback!

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27:45

313 - Microsoft Tech Updates

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2025/10/22

In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding the scope beyond just Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and similar Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring?(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:40) - Show content starts.Show links- Public preview: VM Customization in Azure: Disable Multithreading & Constrained Cores- Containerization Assist (GitHub)- Microsoft Azure Migration

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35:51

312 - Avoiding identity mistakes using IdentityProxy...

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2025/10/15

Today, we talk about identity mistakes, with our guest, Stephan van Rooij. We learn about OWASP top 10, his project IdentityProxy and things to avoid when building custom solutions that revolve around identities.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(02:50) - Show content starts.Show links- Blog: https://svrooij.io- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/stephanvanrooij - IdentityProxy: https://github.com/svrooij/identityproxy- OWASP Top 10- GitHub servers being migrated to AzureFeedback - Give us

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31:20

311 - The three must-have alert types for your Azure...

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2025/10/08

Today, we go through the three recommended and must-have alerts you should configure in all of your Azure tenants. We touch upon FinOps, security, a bit of WAF and CAF, and find out if we're using these recommendations ourselves.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:20) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Quota Alerts (Preview): Still overlooked, but incredibly useful | Microsoft Community HubFeedback - Give us feedback!

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22:46

310 - Stepping away from the cloud to reflect on...

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2025/10/01

In this week's episode, we take a tour of Microsoft PowerToys in 2025. What's in there? What's new? Do we actually use these tools, or are they just gimmicks?(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(06:44) - Show content starts.Show links- Microsoft PowerToysFeedback - Give us feedback!

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30:12

309 - Goodbye, Project Online and SharePoint 2013...

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2025/09/24

In this week's episode, we talk about our experiences with SharePoint and Project. Now that Project Online is going away, as well as SharePoint 2013-style Workflows, we discuss the options for moving to more modern capabilities, and why these are still very valid tools. (00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:58) - Show content starts.Show links- Project Online is retiring- SharePoint 2013 Workflow retirement- SharePoint 2013 Workflow Assessment Tool- SharePoint Workflow ManagerFeedback- Give

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30:04

308 - Running AI workloads at home

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2025/09/17

In this week's episode, we share ideas, experiences and lessons learned running AI workloads at home. On a laptop, in a custom-built AI rig, and everything in between!(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:37) - Show content starts.Show links- HuggingFace- Ollama & Open WebUI- LMStudio- Azure AI Foundry LocalFeedback - Give us feedback!

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25:19

307 - Microsoft Security Updates

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2025/09/10

This week, we dive deep into security-focused updates from Microsoft. As we've done with more generic tech updates, this time we'll focus on the interesting security updates from Microsoft.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(04:29) - Show content starts.Show links- RETIREMENT: Migration from Azure China CDN to Azure Front Door- PREVIEW: Custom block response codes and body for Application Gateway WAF- PREVIEW: Azure Bastion now supports connectivity to private AKS clusters via tunneling-

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28:58

306 - Azure Storage Discovery

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2025/09/03

Today, we take a look at Azure Storage Discovery. It's a new preview feature that gives you insights and actionable items across all your Storage Accounts. We discuss our experience using it and how to properly test its capabilities.(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:25) - Show content starts.Show links- Azure Storage Demo Populator tool (GitHub) - Azure Storage Discovery- PricingFeedback- Give us feedback!

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28:50

305 - Finally here – Group Source of Authority in the...

Ctrl+Alt+Azure ·

2025/08/27

Today, we'll take a look at something that is of the essence for anyone working with identities and the shift to the cloud. What is Group SOA, and why should you care? We reflect on the dependencies of Active Directory, the five stages of transformation, and what this capability will help you achieve. (00:00) - Intro and catching up.(05:20) - Show content starts.Show links- Group SOAProvide feedback- Give us feedback!

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