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In this week's episode, we talk about recent experience in moving away from Ghost and WordPress for blogs, and building a static site with Astro. Since it will be hosted in Azure, we will talk about the experience, the AI-assisted build, and the overall experience. Join us to learn how many mistakes we made, and learn from our failures! :)
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:00) - Show content starts.
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- 046 - Azure Static Web Apps with Elio Struyf | Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Astro
- Azure Static Web Apps hosting plans
- Tobi’s blog
- Jussi’s blog

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In this week's episode, we look at recent Microsoft Tech updates. By popular request, we're expanding our scope beyond Azure to include Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and related Microsoft platforms and capabilities. What's new? What's interesting? What's retiring?
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(01:55) - Show content starts.
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- Retirement: Azure Blueprints
- Public Preview: Document PII playground sample in Microsoft Foundry NextGen
- GA: Document PII NextGen Playground in Azure AI Language
- Public Preview: Azure Migrate with GitHub Copilot modernization integration for code assessments
- GA: Client-side data integrity protections in Azure Blog Storage
- GA: ICMP support for Azure Standard V2 NAT Gateway
- GA: Log Analytics Summary Rules experience
- Microsoft certification updates

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In this week's episode, we go back to basics to discuss ways to access resources secured by an Entra tenant. This is the bread and butter of Azure, and it's a good time to revisit these basics to understand why they are more relevant than ever in 2026. Join us in refreshing your knowledge on App Registrations, Service Principals, and Managed Identities!
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:20) - Show content starts.
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- Application and service principal objects in Microsoft Entra ID
- What are managed identities for Azure resources?
- Managed identities FAQ (system vs user-assigned, no app object)
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In this week's episode, we look into what's new with Azure Files in 2026. We touch on the usefulness of Azure Files, the past limitations and challenges in deploying it, and how things have evolved since the latest preview capabilities, all the way to the new general availability. Join us in modernizing your on-premises file shares for a cloud-first future!
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:58) - Show content starts.
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- Entra-only identities GA announcement
- Secure, modern access to Azure Files on macOS with Entra ID
- Enable Entra Kerberos for Azure Files on macOS with Platform SSO, preview
- FSLogix containers on Azure Files using Entra ID
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In this week's episode, we dig into Microsoft's Security Adoption Model, the attempt to pull a decade of scattered security guidance under one roof. It's a role-aware way to plan security modernization across on-prem and multicloud, built on three layers: the business scenarios that explain why, the nine disciplines that define who's accountable, and the technology pillars that cover the how. We talk through what's genuinely new, the single front door and the disciplines framing, versus what's just been folded in like the MCRA and the CISO workshop.
(00:00) - Intro and catching up.
(03:48) - Show content starts.
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- Security Adoption Model overview
- Business scenarios
- Disciplines overview
- Technical solutions
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