The Azure Podcast

Cynthia Kreng, Kendall Roden, Cale Teeter, Evan Basalik, Russell Young and Sujit D'Mello

Short podcasts on various topics related to the Microsoft Cloud platform. read less
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Episodes

Episode 489 - Storage Revisited
Mar 7 2024
Episode 489 - Storage Revisited
In this episode, we delve into a cornerstone service within Azure that is sometimes underestimated or missed in design discussions: the Azure Storage service. Our guest, Ben Hummerstone, a seasoned Cloud Solution Architect based in the UK, brings his expertise in storage and other infrastructure services to the forefront. Ben shares a valuable set of guiding principles to assist you in crafting the optimal storage architecture for your application.   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode489.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/XIKxPRI1G-Y Resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-government/azure-secure-isolation-guidance#high-level-azure-storage-architecture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/scalability-targets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/access-tiers-overview   Other updates: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-functions-support-for-http-streams-in-nodejs/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-kubernetes-129-support-in-aks/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-classic-retirement-announcement-feb2024/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-netapp-files-volume-enhancement-allow-the-same-file-path-for-volumes-in-different-availability-zones/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-os-sku-inplace-migration-for-linux-nodes/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/ga-istiobased-service-mesh-addon-for-azure-kubernetes-service/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-disable-network-policy-for-migration-in-aks/  https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-capacity-reservations-support-in-aks/
Episode 485 - Copilot for Azure
Feb 9 2024
Episode 485 - Copilot for Azure
Santosh Somayajula, a Principal Product Manager in Azure, breaks down the new Copilot for Azure service which is currently in Private Preview in the Azure Portal. Using this feature, administrators and management can perform operations in the Portal using simple verbal commands instead of navigating the UI.   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode485.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gqv-qOOoK28 Resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/copilot/overview  https://aka.ms/MSCopilotforAzurePreviewRequest   Other updates: General Availability: Azure Virtual Network encryption | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure   Public preview: ExpressRoute guided portal experience for multi-site resiliency | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure   General Availability: Azure MySQL Import feature for Azure Database for MySQL Single to Flexible Server migrations | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure    Public Preview: Circuit Breaker in Azure API Management | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure     https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/general-availability-azure-topology/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/mount-azure-storage-as-a-local-share-in-app-service-linux-now-supports-nfs/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-continuous-model-monitoring-in-azure-machine-learning/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-api-center-features/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-new-major-version-of-durable-functions-extension/   https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-outbound-type-migration-in-aks/
Episode 478 - The Azure Help API
Nov 10 2023
Episode 478 - The Azure Help API
The team catches up with Nithya Sivam and Joshua Min who explain how Azure is democratizing access to the self-help content accessible in the Azure Portal. The Help API makes it easier to integrate this self-help into your own workflow.   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode478.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/Depmijm4YUg Resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/help/?view=rest-help-2023-09-01-preview   Other updates: Realize the full potential of your cloud investment with Azure optimization https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/realize-the-full-potential-of-your-cloud-investment-with-azure-optimization/   Building for the future: The enterprise generative AI application lifecycle with Azure AI https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/building-for-the-future-the-enterprise-generative-ai-application-lifecycle-with-azure-ai/   Join Microsoft at Azure Day & KubeCon North America 2023 in Chicago! https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/join-microsoft-at-azure-day-amp-kubecon-north-america-2023-in/ba-p/3958610   Azure Elastic SAN updates: Snapshots, Security, and Usability | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure   Preview: Azure Container Storage in AKS | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure   Public preview: Application Gateway IPv6 support | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure  General Availability: Azure Advisor recommendation improves the reliability of Azure Disks with Zone Redundant Storage | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure
Episode 471 - AI Trends in Financial Services
Aug 30 2023
Episode 471 - AI Trends in Financial Services
We talk to Steve Selleny, a Global Partner Development Manager at Microsoft, about the AI and ML trends he has noticed in Financial Services ISVs.  Steve has been working in the technology sector for over 21 years in various roles including software development, systems architecture, consulting, sales, and partner management. For the past two years, he has been working with Financial Services Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to build and market solutions on the Microsoft Cloud that drive digital transformation for customers. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode471.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/6WDlqR34M48 Resources: https://news.microsoft.com/2023/06/29/moodys-and-microsoft-develop-enhanced-risk-data-analytics-research-and-collaboration-solutions-powered-by-generative-ai/    Other updates: Strengthening Your Defenses: Simulation Testing for Azure DDoS Protection - Microsoft Community Hub https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/public-preview-ratelimit-rules-for-application-gateway-web https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-terraform-support-for-azure-cosmos-db https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/generally-available-durable-functions-for-python-v2 https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/general-availability-99th-percentile-latency-metric-in-azure Upgrade to App Service Environment v3 today and unlock new capabilities | Azure Blog | Microsoft Azure https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/cloud-services-retirement-announcement/
Episode 470 - News Roundup
Aug 23 2023
Episode 470 - News Roundup
Evan and Sujit cover a whole bunch of updates to various Azure services such as AKS, ACA, Functions, VMs, PostgerSQL, VNETs and Storage. Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode470.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/eGsnmw5WjHI  Resources: VMs https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-cross-subscription-restore-for-azure-virtual-machines/ https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-high-performance-computing/introducing-new-performance-tiers-for-azure-managed-lustre/ba-p/3900329   Storage https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-elastic-san-updates-private-endpoints-shared-volumes/   Functions https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-sdk-type-bindings-in-azure-functions/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-application-insights-integration-for-the-azure-functions-net-worker/   AKS/ACA https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-kubernetes-127-support-in-aks/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-azure-key-vault-references-for-secrets-in-azure-container-apps/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-secrets-volume-mounts-for-azure-container-apps/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-session-affinity-for-azure-container-apps/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-init-containers-in-azure-container-apps/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/generally-available-cross-origin-resource-sharing-cors-in-azure-container-apps/   PostgreSQL https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-storage-autogrow-online-disk-scaling-for-azure-database-for-postgresql-flexible-server/ Major Version Upgrade of a flexible server - Azure portal | Microsoft Learn   VNET https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/public-preview-azure-vnet-flow-logs/