Ctrl+Alt+Azure

In this episode, we discuss options and considerations for when moving from SQL Server to Azure SQL. We found out there are plenty of options to choose from!

In this episode, we explore what Application Insights can help us within Azure, and how it can monitor and help us troubleshoot our applications and systems in the cloud. Consider this a brief overview - we will likely do a more deep-dive later.

In this episode, we're talking about what Azure DevOps is, in broad terms - and how DevSecOps fit into the picture. Embracing a Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), ensuring consistent and high-quality software in your pipelines, embracing the security mindset already before it goes into the pipeline, and more.

Follow Tobias and Jussi as they digest some of their choices for working with Azure from the command line. The options are many, and we'll dive into some of the favorite tools and what or when they are being used. Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, Windows Terminal, Windows Subsystem for Linux and using Bash - so many options, but do you really need to know them all?

Follow along when we talk about IoT, and how to build Internet of Things-solutions on Azure. We talk about the devices, the services and approaches you can use to build scalable IoT solutions easily

Follow along when we talk a bit about considerations and practices for Azure development at scale. Performance, caching, redundancies and more - some good tips for thinking before kicking off development.

In this episode we talk about Azure Security Center. Getting started with ASC is easy, and it also aligns with Azure Advisor recommendations. We talk about the essentials features of ASC, as well as the lesser known capabilities such as File Integration Monitoring. Tag along for this episode to learn more about Azure Security Center, and how to secure your Azure subscriptions!

In this episode we have our very first guest, Tiago Costa – an Azure MVP and MCT from Portugal. We think about remote access options for virtual machines in Azure. There are many options, and we chat through the newest ones such as Bastion Host and JIT VM which is part of Azure Security Center. We also reminisce a bit on the good old days, when you had to build jump servers/jump boxes from physical servers.

In this episode we go through our favorite and most used tools on working with Azure. Obviously, there are a lot of tools, so we focused on the ones we feel are useful every single day, and the ones that IT Pros, developers and architects can all use.

In this episode we dive into a discussion around developing on Azure. Whether you're just getting started, or a seasoned developer, we'll take a look at what's involved when you want to start building solutions on Azure. Tag along for this episode where we're reflecting a bit on what's essential in developing solutions on Azure!

In this episode we dive into a discussion around Logic Apps. What are they, what differs Logic Apps from things like Flow or Azure Functions? When do you use what? Do you know the costs involved? What about recurring Logic Apps and the involved cost? … and what about custom code in my Logic Apps?

Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine talks about Microsoft Azure Certifications, and different angles on if they are still important, what the experience is today versus in the past, differences between beta- and released exams and a lot more.

Project Cortex. Azure Synapse. Democratizing AI. Entitlement Management. A lot of announcements took place during the Microsoft Ignite 2019 week in Orlando, and we're digesting some of our favorite ones in this episode.

Microsoft recently announced a plethora of news on Microsoft technologies. During Microsoft Ignite event, Microsoft made quite a lot of new announcements around Azure and the Microsoft cloud offerings. In this episode we dive into some of our favorite announcements.

Tobias and Jussi talk about going to big technology conferences, and what the main driving factors are for them, and whether to attend the conference in person or remotely.

Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine joins forces in this new podcast titled the Ctrl Alt Azure podcast, and in this episode they dive into the Azure Key Vault topic. Tune in to learn more about things like managed identities, networking, why you should even use a vault, configuring diagnostics settings, connecting it to Azure DevOps pipelines and more.