Ctrl+Alt+Azure

In this episode, we find updates on Defender for Cloud, Azure virtual machines, cost optimization, Azure AD renaming, and Defender for IoT, among others. Also, Jussi asks Tobi an unexpected question.

(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(0x:xx) - Community highlights.
(0x:xx) - Show content starts.

Community Highlights
- Denise Schlesinger (TechCommunity): From Prompts to Embeddings and Vector Stores - How to use OpenAI in real scenarios
- Jeff Woolsey: 30 years of Windows Server

Show links
- Azure AD is becoming Microsoft Entra ID
- What's new in Microsoft Sentinel
- Release notes - Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- New workbook template in Azure Advisor for cost optimization
- Defender for IoT firmware analysis
- WS2012 and WS2012R2 end of support guidance
- Vector search
- New Burstable VMs
- Best Ever Food Review Show - YouTube

SPONSOR
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Creators and Guests

Host
Jussi Roine
Bridging the gap between business and security 🛡 Senior Security Architect at Not Bad Security | Microsoft MVP/MCM
Host
Tobias Zimmergren
CTO, co-founder at pons.io | Co-host ctrlaltazure.com | Ex-Microsoft, ex-MVP.

What is Ctrl+Alt+Azure?

Weekly conversations for cloud architects, developers, CIOs, and CISOs navigating Microsoft Azure, cloud adoption strategy, security governance, identity, and agentic AI. Hosted by industry experts Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.