This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure VM Image Builder which is a service that simplifies the creation, customisation, and management of virtual machine images in Azure, automating tasks like software installation, configuration, and patching for consistent deployments. Here is what we covered:

• What are Virtual Machine images? And how they are used in Azure.
• What are the challenges with image creation?
• What is Azure VM builder and how does it help?
• How much does the service cost?

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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

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Alan and Sam dive into Microsoft's Security Exposure Management platform. Alan takes us through the various components and the benefits on using this platform. Here are a few things we covered:

• What is Microsoft Security Exposure Management?
• What components make up the platform?
• Who benefits from the platform?
• What integrations does the platform have?

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This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Container Storage which is a volume management service built natively for containers, which enables cost-effective performance scaling and simplified management of volumes for stateful container applications.

• What are containers and their storage requirements?
• Why Azure Container Storage is useful
• How do you create storage? What are the configuration options?
• How much does the service cost?

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Alan and Sam talk about External Attack Surface Management (EASM) and how Microsoft's Defender EASM helps discover and monitor your digital assets. Here are a few things we covered:

• What is External Attack Surface Management?
• What is Defender EASM and how can it help identify your risks?
• How do you setup Defender EASM?
• how much does it cost?

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This week Alan and Sam discuss Azure Storage Accounts which provide scalable, secure, and highly available cloud storage for various data types, including blobs, files, queues, and tables. It serves as a foundational service in Microsoft Azure, enabling applications to store and retrieve data efficiently across multiple redundancy options and access tiers, here is what we covered:

• What is Azure Storage accounts and why are they useful?
• What types of data do they support?
• How do you create them? What are the configuration options?
• How much do they cost?

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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 and Defender features and updates
• Lots of Azure changes and new features

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Alan and Sam dive into Microsoft's Unified Security Operations Platform and how it can benefit SOC analysts in their day to day. Here are a few things we covered:

• What is a Security Operations Centre (SOC)?
• What is the new Microsoft Unified Security Operations Platform?
• What are the benefits of the new platform?

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