All Episodes
Ctrl+Alt+Azure — 346 episodes
346 - Microsoft Tech Updates
345 - Reflections from Microsoft Build 2026
344 - Insights on using applied AI with Rick Van Rousselt
343 - Essential MCP servers for working with Azure
342 - Expectations on Microsoft Build 2026
341 - Foundry Toolkit goes GA: Building agents with code
340 - From outsourcing to AI-first: the rebuild that 8x'd our delivery
339 - Microsoft Tech Updates
338 - Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 is GA – why does it matter?
337 - Microsoft's certification refresh: what you need to know
336 - Governing the Ungoverned: Agent 365 and Entra Agent ID
335 - Reflections on Defender for Cloud and CSPM
334 - Microsoft Tech Updates
333 - The Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark v2
332 - Checking out Startup-Scale Landing Zones in Azure
331 - Breaking into Microsoft security as a career
330 - From vibe-coding to production: Shipping verifiable AI
329 - Microsoft Tech Updates
328 - A lap around Unified Tenant Configuration Management APIs
327 - Windows Backup for Organizations
326 - Building a Well-Architected AI Workload
325 - Microsoft Tech Updates
324 - Governing AI with the Security Dashboard for AI
323 - Thoughts on Azure networking topologies
322 - Getting started with Azure Trusted Signing
321 - Three free tools to help you with Azure and Entra ID
320 - Microsoft Tech Updates
319 - Hello there, new Microsoft Defender for Cloud!
318 - A look at the new Zero Trust assessment tool from Microsoft
317 - Reflections from Microsoft Ignite 2025
316 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2025
315 - A look at GitHub Universe 2025
314 - Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2025
313 - Microsoft Tech Updates
312 - Avoiding identity mistakes using IdentityProxy with Stephan van Rooij
311 - The three must-have alert types for your Azure tenant
310 - Stepping away from the cloud to reflect on Microsoft PowerToys in 2025
309 - Goodbye, Project Online and SharePoint 2013 Workflows
308 - Running AI workloads at home
307 - Microsoft Security Updates
306 - Azure Storage Discovery
305 - Finally here – Group Source of Authority in the cloud
304 - Microsoft Tech Updates
303 - A look at Microsoft Sentinel in 2025
302 - A brief overview of Model Context Protocol (MCP)
301 - A look at agentic workflows with n8n
300 - Episode Three Hundred, and some Microsoft security updates
299 - Lessons learned self-hosting small Docker-based services and utilities
298 - Understanding Azure Virtual Network Manager from an ALZ perspective with Jack Tracey
297 - Thoughts on vibe coding, productivity and the future of software development
296 - Common questions about Azure landing zones with Jack Tracey
295 - What’s new in MCRA – Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architecture?
294 - Microsoft Tech Updates
293 - The Dawn of Agent IDs in Entra ID
292 - What are Service Groups?
291 - Reflections from Microsoft Build 2025
290 - Basics of Azure AI Foundry
289 - Expectations on Microsoft Build 2025
288 - Review your environments with checklists!
287 - Microsoft Tech Updates
286 - A look at GitHub Copilot in practice in 2025
285 - Considerations when services are being deprecated
284 - Understanding Network Security Perimeter in Azure
283 - Getting started with Azure Firewall
282 - Microsoft Tech Updates
281 - Securing Microsoft Entra
280 - A lap around Azure AI Foundry Agents (preview)
279 - Backing up the cloud
278 - Microsoft Tech Updates
277 - Five things you should start doing for operational security
276 - The State of Zero Trust in 2025
275 - Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2024
274 - CIS Benchmark for Microsoft 365 v4.0.0
273 - Microsoft 365 Copilot one year later
272 - Lessons learned with Azure Policy
271 - Microsoft Tech Updates
270 - Recap from the ESPC 2024 conference
269 - Microsoft 365 Copilot Agents with Paolo Pialorsi
268 - Microsoft Purview with Jasper Oosterveld
267 - Building AI apps with Microsoft.Extensions.AI
266 - Our three picks from Microsoft Ignite 2024 announcements
265 - Developing for Microsoft 365 Copilot with custom apps with Waldek Mastykarz
264 - Microsoft Tech Updates
263 - Hey there, Windows Server 2025!
262 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2024
261 - A look at the NIST AI RMF playbook
260 - Microsoft Tech Updates
259 - Hey there, RDP Shortpath!
258 - Approaching security assessments for your Microsoft tenant
257 - On productivity
256 - Microsoft Tech Updates
255 - Reliability in the Well-Architected Framework with Bastian Ulke
254 - Notes from the field: MacOS for work
253 - Reflections on low-code, coding and Copilots
252 - Microsoft Tech Updates
251 - Unpacking Microsoft compliance
250 - A look at Microsoft Sentinel auxiliary logs
249 - Understanding the modern security landscape
248 - Azure Updates
247 - Entra Suite explained
246 - Azure Summer projects
245 - Entra ID licensing: One person, one license
244 - We discovered Azure virtual machine hibernation
243 - Azure Updates
242 - Building a homelab
241 - A lap around Copilot for Security
240 - Build 2024: Thoughts on the hero announcements
239 - Lessons learned: Infrastructure as Code with Jack Tracey
238 - An introduction to Azure Quantum with Elaine van Bergen
237 - Expectations on Microsoft Build 2024
236 - Azure Updates
235 - Understanding Entra SSE
234 - Talking cost management and FinOps with Paola Annis
233 - Getting started with GitHub for Enterprises
232 - Diving into Azure AI Studio
231 - Let's explore Microsoft Security Exposure Management
230 - Azure Updates
229 - Checking out Azure Storage Actions
228 - The updated Operational Excellence pillar in the Azure Well-Architected Framework with Bastian Ulke
227 - Experiences in Azure with Mustafa Toroman
226 - Azure Verified Modules with Jack Tracey
225 - Get sustainability insights with Azure Carbon Optimization!
224 - We're talking about Security Operations (SecOps) in Azure
223 - Understanding Azure AI Search
222 - Azure Updates
221 - Exploring the updated Azure Well-Architected Framework with Dom Allen
220 - When to use what with generative AI?
219 - Designing architectures for Azure
218 - Azure SQL backup and recovery
217 - Exploring Microsoft's 'Generative AI for Beginners' training material
216 - Azure Updates
215 - Exploring AI and Copilot for Azure
214 - Becoming certified as an Azure AI Engineer Associate with exam AI-102
213 - Reflections from Microsoft Ignite 2023
212 - Developing generative AI apps with AI-050
211 - Reflections on upskilling with Microsoft Applied Skills
210 - Reflecting on the Microsoft Digital Defense Report 2023
209 - Azure Updates
208 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2023
207 - What is Microsoft Entra ID cross-tenant sync?
206 - Lessons learned this week on Microsoft Fabric, Entra ID and Azure OpenAI
205 - Reflections on relevant skills to work with security in Azure
204 - Azure Updates
203 - PIM, PAM and PAW - what and how in Azure?
202 - Let's talk about uncommon services in Azure
201 - A peek into a secure future with Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access
200 - What is API-driven inbound provisioning in Microsoft Entra ID?
199 - Refreshing our knowledge on Azure AI
198 - Azure Updates
197 - Cost and performance considerations for BCDR with Paola Annis
196 - Building a SaaS service with Adis Jugo
195 - A lap around Microsoft Fabric with Oskari Heikkinen
194 - Subscription vending to enable democratization of Azure with Jack Tracey
193 - Azure Updates
192 - Getting started with devtunnel CLI
191 - Prompt engineering techniques with ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI
190 - Let's take Defender for APIs for a spin
189 - AI-based coding with GitHub Copilot Chat
188 - Favorite announcements from Microsoft Build 2023
187 - Azure Updates
186 - Azure Pipelines vs. GitHub Actions with Panu Oksala
185 - Get certified as a Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400)
184 - Reviewing design decisions for Microsoft Sentinel workspace architecture
183 - Azure Updates
182 - Expectations on Microsoft Build 2023
181 - Keeping skills relevant and renewing your certifications
180 - Build your own ChatGPT solution with Azure OpenAI
179 - Azure Updates
178 - Using Microsoft Assessments to establish your cloud posture
177 - Security in the Azure Well-Architected Framework
176 - Let's talk about Azure Virtual Desktop
175 - Azure Landing Zones with Dom Allen
174 - Preparing for the SC-900 Microsoft Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals certification
173 - Understanding Power Platform for Azure professionals with Antti Pajunen
172 - Azure Updates
171 - Azure Files with Azure AD Kerberos
170 - Can we ignore certificates and PKI in cloud era? With Mika Seitsonen
169 - What is the EU Data Boundary?
168 - A look at Microsoft Entra Verified ID
167 - Azure Updates
166 - Let's talk about Defender for DevOps
165 - Running a Signal Proxy on Azure
164 - Get certified as a Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300)
163 - Azure Updates
162 - Lessons learned on Zero Trust in the past year
161 - Design for sustainability with the Azure Well-Architected Framework
160 - Azure Updates
159 - Celebrating 3 years of Ctrl+Alt+Azure
158 - Exporting data from Dataverse to Azure
157 - Azure Updates
156 - Top 3 favorite announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2022
155 - Building Mission-Critical workloads on Azure with Martin Simecek
154 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2022
153 - An early look at Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
152 - A look at Ampere Altra Arm-based Virtual Machines
151 - Back to basics: Securing Azure in 3 steps
150 - Azure Updates
149 - Developing in the cloud with Microsoft Dev Box
148 - Tackling DDoS attacks in Azure
147 - What is the new Azure Developer CLI?
146 - A look at Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
145 - Azure Updates
144 - A look at the Power Platform API and Azure AD Service Principals
143 - Azure Updates
142 - Building Azure at home with Azure Stack Edge
141 - Adventures in data: Integrating PostgreSQL with Azure Data Lake
140 - Reliability in the Azure Well-Architected Framework
139 - Azure Updates
138 - F5 NGINX on Azure - what, why and how?
137 - Our personal favorites from Microsoft BUILD 2022
136 - Operational Excellence in the Azure Well-Architected Framework
135 - Managed Grafana in Azure
134 - Compliance with Microsoft Purview
133 - Performance Efficiency in the Azure Well-Architected Framework
132 - Microsoft Partner program updates for Azure
131 - Azure Updates
130 - Structured Azure Functions deployments and monitoring with Andrew Connell
129 - Azure Reservations with Tamás Gémesi
128 - Preparing for the new Cybersecurity Architect (SC-100) certification
127 - Joiners, Movers and Leavers in Azure AD
126 - The latest on WordPress on Azure
125 - Azure Updates
124 - SFTP with Azure Storage
123 - The latest on Azure Bastion
122 - Microsoft Defender for Cloud: Secure Score
121 - Cost Optimization in the Azure Well-Architected Framework
120 - Azure Updates
119 - Using Azure IoT Central to control your coffee maker
118 - Backing up PostgreSQL databases in Azure
117 - Make sure you have a break-glass admin account
116 - Azure Updates
115 - We took the Azure Load Testing service for a spin
114 - Options for running containers in Azure
113 - Trust no-one! A look at Zero Trust in 2022
112 - Azure Updates
111 - How do you choose the correct Azure compute service?
110 - Azure in Sweden
109 - Azure Policy as Code with Jesse Loudon
108 - Controlled havoc with the Azure Chaos Studio
107 - Azure Updates
106 - Digesting announcements from Microsoft Ignite in November 2021
105 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite Fall 2021
104 - Become an Azure Architect with the new AZ-305 certification
103 - Azure Updates
102 - Where do you store your application config data?
101 - Dial into Azure
100 - Celebrating one hundred episodes of the podcast!
099 - Azure Updates
098 - Get certified as a Security Operations Analyst with the SC-200 exam
097 - Durable Functions with Marc Duiker
096 - Moving towards a cloud-only architecture
095 - Azure Updates
094 - Your PC in the cloud with Windows 365
093 - Forgetting your passwords with passwordless
092 - What's up with Application Insights
091 - Azure Updates
090 - Managing virtual machines with Azure Automanage
089 - Azure Disk Encryption for Linux
088 - Azure Updates
087 - Get certified on Azure Security with AZ-500
086 - Exploring Azure Synapse with Vesa Tikkanen
085 - A look at Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes
084 - Creating custom connectors in Azure for Power Platform
083 - Microsoft Build 2021 announcements and news
082 - So, where is my data?
081 - Azure Updates
080 - Exploring Azure Arc with Thomas Maurer
079 - We're talking about Azure Bicep
078 - Azure Updates
077 - Publishing with Azure AD Application Proxy
076 - So you want to become an Azure developer? Get the AZ-204!
075 - Azure spring cleaning
074 - Azure Updates
073 - Security with Microsoft Teams
072 - Ignite recap with Martijn
071 - Briefly chatting about Security Operations in Azure
070 - Expectations on Microsoft Ignite 2021
069 - Printing is still a thing - a look at Universal Print
068 - Azure updates
067 - End-to-end testing with Playwright on Azure
066 - Azure Updates
065 - Design for transient faults in Azure
064 - Getting started with machine learning using Lobe
063 - Azure updates
062 - Finding your way with Azure Maps
061 - Azure updates
060 - FinOps with Azure with Tamás Gémesi
059 - Azure in Space?
058 - Azure Updates
057 - Azure Policy and Azure Key Vault integration
056 - News in Azure, November 2020
055 - A few thoughts on event-based automation with Azure
054 - Linux on Windows with WSL 2
053 - Backups using the new Azure Backup Center
052 - Recommendations if we started working with Azure today!
051 - Digesting announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2020
050 - First look at Azure Communication Services
049 - Security News from Microsoft Ignite September 2020
048 - Azure News in September, Part 1
047 - Managing the crops with Azure FarmBeats
046 - Azure Static Web Apps with Elio Struyf
045 - Azure News in August 2020 - Part 2
044 - Common approaches to building an API in Azure
043 - Azure News in August 2020 - Part 1
042 - Migrate away with Azure Migrate
041 - Optimize your workloads with the Azure Well-Architected Framework
040 - What is DevTest Labs?
039 - Embracing Azure Container Instances
038 - Remote development with Visual Studio Code
037 - Discussing the Chaos Engineering methodology
036 - All things Security with Sami Laiho
035 - Running background jobs in the cloud
034 - Measuring your Developer Velocity
033 - Governance with the Azure Resource Graph
032 - Favorite announcements from Microsoft Build 2020
031 - How we turned a coffee call into a website analytics solution on Azure
030 - Briefly chatting about Azure Front Door
029 - What is Azure Web Application Firewall?
028 - Succeeding with Azure DNS
027 - All things GitHub
026 - Succeeding with Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
025 - Azure Policies - the how, the what, and the why?
024 - Azure Governance - the overview
023 - The basics of Azure CDN, and how you can protect it
022 - Getting Started with Azure Arc, the modern Group Policies
021 - Talking about Azure Sentinel with Maarten Goet
020 - Powering your apps with Azure Cognitive Services
019 - Understanding the basics of Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
018 - Talking about securing your Azure Container Registry (ACR)
017 - Planning and designing perimeter security in Azure
016 - Migrating SQL Server databases to Azure SQL
015 - A brief overview of Application Insights
014 - Let's talk about Azure DevOps and embracing DevSecOps
013 - Battle of the Azure Command Line - CLI, PowerShell, Windows Terminal, what more?
012 - Azure IoT Hub and Raspberry Pi
011 - Considerations and Good Practices for Azure Developers
010 - Thoughts about Azure Security Center essentials
009 - Thinking about remote access options for VMs
008 - Our favorite tools for Azure professionals and developers
007 - Thoughts on how to get started with Azure development
006 - Reflections on Azure Logic Apps
005 - Talking about how to master Microsoft Azure certifications
004 - Interesting news from the Microsoft Ignite keynotes
003 - Let's dive into the latest Microsoft Azure announcements!
002 - Big technology conferences, to go or not to go?
001 - Let's talk about Azure Key Vault