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S6E12 - Microsoft updates April - new products and features released May 02, 2025

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This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last month. We dive into a couple of these updates that peaked our interest.

Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:

Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates
Lots of Azure changes and new features

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S5E40 - Microsoft updates November - New features and updates from Ignite 2024 Nov 29, 2024

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This week, Alan and Sam talk about the Microsoft Ignite event and the announcements that came out of it. Alan dives into the in-person experience in Chicago. They dive into a couple of the announcements that peaked their interest.

Some of the Microsoft product features and updates we covered:

M365 Copilot
Purview
Defender XDR
Azure

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S5E35 - Microsoft updates September - new products and features released Oct 04, 2024

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Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:

Key Microsoft Entra, Intune and Defender features and updates
Lots of Azure changes and new features

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S5E18 - Managing macOS with Microsoft May 17, 2024

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Alan and Sam discuss the management of macOS and how it is a little different to other operating systems. Alan guides through what can be configured and the reasons why. Here are a few things we covered:

How is macOS different to other operating systems to manage?
What Microsoft tooling can you use to manage them
What licences do you need

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S5E1 - Microsoft updates Jan - new products and features released Jan 12, 2024

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This week, Alan and Sam talk about new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last couple of months. We dive into a couple of these updates and peeked our interest.

Some of the Microsoft product features and update we covered:

Microsoft Entra Internet Access Public Preview
Defender for Cloud Apps - GenAI categories for cloud discovery
Defender for Endpoint Updates (User Contain, Simplified connectivity, WSL plugin)
Fee tier manage SQL instance
New Chaos Studio faults for service bus
DICOM on data lake preview
Azure App Configuration Snapshots

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S4E3 - Azure Functions - Build serverless apps in the cloud, focus on code, leave the rest to Azure Jun 30, 2023

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This week we discuss Azure Functions. Azure Functions allows you to build serverless applications on top of Azure. Serverless functions allow you to bring your code and let Azure handle the hosting and management of infrastructure. Functions typically deal with one business case at a time, allowing for a microservices architecture to be used, potentially improving interoperability and collaboration.

Sam takes the lead with providing insights such as:

What Azure Functions are
The advantages of server less applications
Which languages are supported
Integrations and networking
Hosting options
Costs

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S4E2 - Securing Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) using Microsoft Technology Jun 23, 2023

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This week we discuss how to manage Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD) securely in an organisation. With hybrid working on the rise, more flexibility is needed to reduce costs, but not as the compromise of security.

Alan takes the lead, providing insights such as:

What is BYOD
What the challenges of adopting BYOD
How Microsoft technologies can help secure BYOD
- App Protection Policies
- Session Control
- Conditional Access
The license's needed to use the technologies discussed

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S2E4 - Modern Device Management with Microsoft Endpoint Manager Jul 29, 2022

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Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM) can simplify device management whilst making it easy to secure them. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his viewpoint of the product and why we should adopt MEM in our organisation.

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S1E2 - Microsoft Build Recap May 29, 2020

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In this episode we recap the Microsoft Build virtual conference. Build this year, due to COVID19 was broadcast over 48 hours non stop across the world. Attendees watched virtually as Microsoft announced new products and feature updates for developers across the Microsoft product stack. We recap some of most important news to us, to keep you all informed.

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S1E1 - Hello World! May 19, 2020

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Welcome to the first episode of the Let's Talk! Azure podcast. In this episode we introduce ourselves and cover some of the current Azure news.

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