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Let's Talk Azure!

Let's Talk Azure!

Hosted by Alan Armstrong & Sam Foot

Episodes

159

Latest episode

Oct 2026

Language

EN

About the show

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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October 23, 2026Episode 1044 min

S7E10 - We're Back! (News)

This week, Alan and Sam are back! They discuss what they have been up to over the summer. They then dive into the new features and services that have gone into Public Preview or General Available status in the last month (or two). 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 ,

June 5, 2026Episode 91 hr 1 min

S7E9 - May News

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.

May 15, 2026Episode 741 min

S7E8 - April News

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.

April 10, 2026Episode 752 min

S7E7 - March News

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.

March 20, 2026Episode 640 min

S7E6 - ITDR - A must in all organisations

Alan and Sam discuss the importance of monitoring identities across all systems. Alan goes through wat ITDR is, why it is important and the benefit. Here are a few areas we covered: Why is it important to monitory your identities what is Identity Threat Detect and Response (ITDR) How does Microsoft provide ITDR How is it licensed 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.

March 13, 2026Episode 547 min

S7E5 - February News

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.

February 27, 2026Episode 456 min

S7E4 - Unified Tenant Configuration Management APIs

Alan and Sam dive into configuration drift with M365 and assessment against security baselines. Here are a few things we covered: What is configuration drift, and why a security baseline is important. Microsoft’s new Unified Tenant Configuration Management APIs for managing drifts. How to get it set up and advice for authentication. What’s covered, the limitations and how it works. 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.

February 13, 2026Episode 756 min

S7E03 - January News

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.

January 30, 2026Episode 749 min

S7E02 - Entra Account Recovery - Next Level Self Service

Alan and Sam dive into the next level of self-service for Entra accounts. Alan takes us through what Entra Account Recovery is and how it is different to Self-Service Password Reset. Here are a few things we covered: Impacts on helpdesks when users have to call in to get their account recovered. What Self-Service Password Reset it What Entra Account Recovery How to setup Entra Account Recovery 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.

January 16, 2026Episode 154 min

S7E01 - December News

This week, Alan and Sam Introduce season 7 and 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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