Ctrl+Alt+Azure

We touch on the topic of designing resilient and reliable applications in the cloud. Specifically, what transient faults are, and why we need to tackle them in our design.

Lobe is a free tool from Microsoft, allowing you to easily create machine learning models based on images. No coding required! We take a look at the tool and think about the use cases and opportunities it provides.

To kick off 2021, we have a look at the most recent Azure updates!

Another episode where we take a look at something we've not used previously - Azure Maps and Azure Maps Creator. We talk about the use cases, set up, and pricing for the service, and also reflect back to how they remind us of Azure FarmBeats as an industry solution.

In this episode, we take a look at recent updates for Azure, especially from December 2020.

In this episode, we take a look at FinOps (Finance Operations) with our guest, Tamás Gémesi. As we're not familiar with FinOps before this episode, we take a look at what it is, what it consists of, and what should one focus on when building out a FinOps practice.

Azure.. in space? We talk about the recent announcement regarding Azure Space. What is it, and when can you get it? Turns out, it isn't just one specific product you provision via the Azure Portal, but a larger idea of how Azure can be integrated with other systems.

Another episode about recent changes and updates in Azure to keep an eye out for.

In this episode we talk about the new Azure Policy integration for Azure Key Vault. Stay on top of the Azure Governance game by rolling out proper policies across your organization, which now also cater for objects inside your Key Vault. Secrets, Certificates, and Keys.

A look at the latest and greatest Azure announcements for November 2020. In this episode, we take a look at about 10 new announcements we feel are most useful to understand. Both small and large things!

In this episode we talk about event-based automation with Azure. Topics like patterns, and what underlying architecture are common to use.

Running Linux on Windows has been possible for years with virtual machines. Now with Windows Subsystem for Linux, and especially it's newer version 2 it's possible to run a streamlined Linux distro side-by-side with Windows 10. Join us for this episode to understand how this works, and also how it can benefit your development workflow if you utilize Docker containers.

In this episode we talk about the new Azure Backup Center, which is currently in preview. It's a unified view to all of your backup needs. We also talk about the different backup services and methods Azure currently supports, and what are key things to consider in terms of monitoring, governance and testing of your backups.

One year anniversary for the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast! This is episode 52, where we briefly reflect on the past 52 weeks first and then talk about our recommendations for anyone who is getting started with Azure. Join us for insights and advice!

We take a look at interesting Microsoft Ignite 2020 announcements for Azure. We've previously discussed security-related announcements and this time we focus more on everything else around Azure.

Azure Communication Services was announced during Ignite 2020. We take a first look at what you can do with this, how to provision it, and how to build solutions that leverage this new and scalable communication service. Also, we take a look back at Unified Communications Services APIs!

In this episode, we'll talk about our top picks for security announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2020. With so many announcements, news, updates, and changes it will be interesting to see how key aspects of crucial security services are evolving. Join us for a fun chat on security!

In this episode we're talking about recent announcements and updates in Azure. Smaller but interesting updates in this episode. Tune in!

We take a look at Azure FarmBeats, which was initially made available in late 2019. It's a solution to managing your crops, and what Microsoft calls democratizing agriculture intelligence. It's definitely an interesting industry solution that runs natively on Azure!

In this episode, we have Elio Struyf, a Microsoft MVP and Engineering Lead for Valo Intranet as a guest. We'll talk about Azure Static Web Apps, and how to build an e-commerce website based on it. Join us to learn how Azure Static Web Apps provide a stellar option for building sites!