Let's Talk Azure!
Alan Armstrong & Sam Foot
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.
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.
Episodes
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Jan 6, 2023 • 59min
S3E1 - Azure MFA - Securing access to your corporate environment
Alan and Sam discuss how Azure MFA can be used to improve you security posture. MFA is ubiquitous in 2023, however utilizing MFA in a secure and user first experience can be challenging. In this episode we aim to give you the knowledge and experience we have gained working on many MFA related projects over the years.
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Nov 25, 2022 • 44min
S2E21 - Season Finale! - End of Season Recap
Alan and Sam discuss how Season 2 has gone. They discuss their best episodes, the podcast stats and what the plans are for Season 3 in the new year.
We would like to say thank all their listeners of this season and look forward to providing content in the next season.
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Nov 18, 2022 • 1h 10min
S2E20 - Microsoft XDR – Create a Holistic View of Your Environment
Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft XDR and why it is now becoming a requirement in organisations. They both take the role of the 'Expert' and explains what XDR is, how it helps reduce security risk.
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Nov 11, 2022 • 1h 12min
S2E19 - Microsoft Power Platform – Power to the Users
Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Power Platform and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily build internal apps, automate process, and present data using the platform.
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Nov 4, 2022 • 57min
S2E18 - Microsoft Defender for IoT – Discover and protect your IoT Devices
Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Defender for IoT and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation to reduce cyber risk. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily discover your device exposure risk and start to prioritise the remediation.
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Oct 28, 2022 • 1h 8min
S2E17 - Microsoft Sentinel - Cloud-native SIEM and SOAR capabilities
Alan and Sam discuss how Microsoft Sentinel can help organisations have visibility of malicious activity in their environment. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains the capability of Microsoft Sentinel and how it is for any size organisation. Alan dives into the process from log ingestion to automated response to an incident.
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Oct 21, 2022 • 56min
S2E16 - Microsoft Ignite 2022 - The In-Person Experience
Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft Ignite 2022, the announcements and how the in-person experience vs remote was. Sam quizzes Alan on his experience in Seattle and ignite.
Link to the Ignite 2022 Book of News - Here
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Oct 14, 2022 • 51min
S2E15 - Azure Sphere – Securing IoT Devices from Silicon to Cloud
Alan and Sam discuss Azure Sphere, it's features and the security and operational value it can bring to your IoT estate. Sam takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains his experience with the Azure Sphere Development Kit.
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Oct 7, 2022 • 46min
S2E14 - Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Alan and Sam discuss Microsoft's Threat Vulnerability Management and why it is a useful tool have in an organisation to reduce cyber risk. Alan takes the role of the 'Expert' and explains how you can easily discover your device exposure risk and start to prioritise remediations.
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Sep 30, 2022 • 1h 5min
S2E13 - Architecting Serverless Applications in Azure/O365
Alan and Sam discuss how server applications in Azure can help you to more efficiently build applications for your business in a different way to traditional application development. We both take the role of the 'Expert' and give our experiences using these technologies to build applications for our customers.
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