Let's Talk Azure!

Oct 24 2024 114 ep. 47 mins 56

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Listen with Alan Armstrong and Sam Foot as we talk about all things Microsoft Azure! We are both technical consultants working with Azure day in, day out. Alan focuses on Identity and Security automation while Sam is a .NET developer deploying PaaS and SaaS solutions on Azure. Each episode we have a topic we cover and we highlight some key news that we are interested in. No fluff, sales or products here, just two technical people having a light hearted chat.

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S5E37 - Monitor and secure OAuth applications using App Governance

Oct 24 2024 36 mins

This week Alan and Sam discuss OAuth applications and their potential risks. Alan goes into how App Governance can give you the visibility of OAuth app and their usage. Here are a few things we covered: What are OAuth Apps? What are they typically used for? why is it important to monitor them How can App Governance help monitor and protect from OAuth App attacks? What did you thi

S5E36 - Mastering Azure Web Jobs: Automating Tasks in the Cloud

Oct 10 2024 36 mins

This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Web Jobs which is a feature of Azure App Service that allows developers to run background tasks, scripts, and long-running processes alongside their web applications, enabling automated workflows and task scheduling in the cloud. Here are a few things we covered: An overview of Azure web jobs and use cases Types of Web Jobs Deployment and Integ

S5E35 - Microsoft updates September - new products and features released

Oct 03 2024 39 mins

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 What did yo

S5E34 - Secure Your Tokens: Defend Against Theft and Replay Attacks

Sep 19 2024 37 mins

In this episode, Sam and Alan dive deep into the world of token theft and token replay attacks. They explore what these threats are and discuss effective countermeasures to reduce the risk of token theft and prevent replay attacks. Here’s a breakdown of what they covered: Understanding Authentication Tokens: What are they and why are they crucial for secure authentication? Token

S5E33 - Azure VM Image Builder - A managed Azure service to handle VM image building

Sep 12 2024 41 mins

This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure VM Image Builder which is a service that simplifies the creation, customisation, and management of virtual machine images in Azure, automating tasks like software installation, configuration, and patching for consistent deployments. Here is what we covered: What are Virtual Machine images? And how they are used in Azure. What are the challenges

S5E32 - Microsoft updates August- new products and features released

Sep 05 2024 38 mins

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 What did yo

S5E31 - Microsoft Security Exposure Management

Aug 29 2024 35 mins

Alan and Sam dive into Microsoft's Security Exposure Management platform. Alan takes us through the various components and the benefits on using this platform. Here are a few things we covered: What is Microsoft Security Exposure Management? What components make up the platform? Who benefits from the platform? What integrations does the platform have? What did you think of this e

S5E30 - Azure Container Storage - Native container volume management in Azure

Aug 22 2024 39 mins

This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Container Storage which is a volume management service built natively for containers, which enables cost-effective performance scaling and simplified management of volumes for stateful container applications. What are containers and their storage requirements? Why Azure Container Storage is useful How do you create storage? What are the configu

S5E29 - External Attack Surface Management - Identify your digital assets.

Aug 15 2024 28 mins

Alan and Sam talk about External Attack Surface Management (EASM) and how Microsoft's Defender EASM helps discover and monitor your digital assets. Here are a few things we covered: What is External Attack Surface Management? What is Defender EASM and how can it help identify your risks? How do you setup Defender EASM? how much does it cost? What did you think of this episode? Gi

S5E28 - Azure Storage Accounts - Scalable, secure cloud storage for data objects

Aug 08 2024 54 mins

This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Storage Accounts which provide scalable, secure, and highly available cloud storage for various data types, including blobs, files, queues, and tables. It serves as a foundational service in Microsoft Azure, enabling applications to store and retrieve data efficiently across multiple redundancy options and access tiers, here is what we covered: