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Let's Talk Azure!

Let's Talk Azure!

By: Alan Armstrong & Sam Foot
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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.Copyright 2025
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  • S6E29 - Ignite 2025 Recap - San Fran and what's hot off the press
    Nov 28 2025

    This week, Alan and Sam talk about last weeks Microsoft Ignite event and the announcements that came out of it. Alan dives into the in-person experience in San Francisco. 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
    • Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    • Defender XDR
    • Azure

    What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • S6E28 - Automate Your Security Baseline with Microsoft’s Open-Source Assessment Tool
    Nov 14 2025

    In this episode, we dive into Microsoft’s Zero Trust Assessment - an open-source, automated tool that scans hundreds of Entra ID and Intune settings against NIST, CISA, CIS, and Microsoft’s own internal baselines. Discover how it aligns with the Secure Future Initiative, delivers actionable remediation, and turns Zero Trust from theory into measurable reality. Perfect for CISOs, SecOps teams, and anyone tired of spreadsheet audits.

    Key Takeaways:

    • The Pain of Manual Zero Trust Audits
    • What the Zero Trust Assessment Actually Does
    • Why automate your security assessments

    What did you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

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    32 mins
  • S6E27 - Microsoft updates October- new products and features released
    Nov 7 2025

    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 you think of this episode? Give us some feedback via our contact form, Or leave us a voice message in the bottom right corner of our site.

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    46 mins
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