Knee-deep in Tech

Episode 312

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In the words of Simon - it's been a journey. We started 8.5 years ago and fully expected to have the podcast for two weeks. Turns out we overstayed that initial estimate by quite a lot, but all good things still must come to an end. In this episode the trio talk about the reasons for ending the podcast and what is in store for the future. Thank you to everyone who stuck with us for all these years!

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Episode 311

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In part two of our Microsoft Build special, the trio continues exploring updates. They dig into the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service and local deployment options, and take a look at the new Digital Twin builder in Microsoft Fabric.

SQL Server 2025 brings some notable features like native support for open formats and improvements vector functions, change event streaming and a new edition out there. Fabric mirroring also expands support to older SQL Server versions and PostgreSQL.

And on the security side, Microsoft Purview gets smarter for AI scenarios, but it’s the new Entra Agent ID that really stands out.

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Episode 310

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In this first part of Microsoft Build special, the trio dive into the announcements that matter and a few side notes from the conference: yes, there was more than just tech making noise this year. Starting with Windows AI Foundry and the new Model Concept Protocol. and exploring updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot, including tuning and multi-agent orchestration.

Fabric gets its share of love too, with the CLI hitting GA, updates like shortcut transformations and SPN support, and a quick take on Fabric Data Agents. As the last bit they cover what’s new in Azure AI Foundry, from local options to Databricks connector.

Show notes

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Episode 309

Tue, 27 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the Book of Elin! In this episode Heini and Alexander were finally able to catch Elin Hellström to talk about her journey to becoming a data engineer. Elin is a standout data professional who strives in combining business needs and technology, always relishing solving complex technical challenges. From career twists to staying sharp in a fast-moving field, Elin shares how she keeps learning and growing, as well as what she enjoys in the field of data.

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Episode 308

Tue, 20 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In this episode, the team unpacks Microsoft’s recent statement to stay committed to Europe, and their stance against restrictions on services for European customers. They explore what’s actually changed since Schrems II and what kind of difference sovereign cloud services in Europe could make. The conversation spans how this plays out across different countries, the potential for more open-source or European alternatives, and what it could mean for the IT job market. They also discuss if there is something organizations can do to prepare.

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Episode 307

Tue, 13 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In this news episode, the trio looks into updates to Delivery Optimization templates in Intune and the long-awaited arrival of Recall and other AI features. Azure Key Vault integration finally lands in Fabric, and Azure Maps introduces new tenant settings to take a look at. Valerie Junk’s blog post on profit & loss statements sparks some reflection, while Power BI gets new tooling. On the Azure side of the fence Virtual Network TAP enters public preview and Azure Storage Actions hits GA.

Show Notes

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Episode 306

Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This is the second part of a two-part series, where the trio dive into the ups and downs of life in IT, through the lens of Simon’s brain and personal journey. In this second part they dig deeper into the challenges of balancing family, calendars, and careers. The conversation gets real as they talk about recognizing stress, the struggle to manage it, and finding your flow.

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Episode 305

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

This is the first part of a two-part series, where the trio dive into the ups and downs of life in IT, through the lens of Simon’s brain and personal journey. Topics that are explored include the role of goals (or lack of them), FOMO, and the ever-elusive work/life balance when juggling family, calendars, and careers. The conversation gets real about stress and how to manage it, and finding your flow.

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Episode 304

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In this news episode, the trio uncovers some hidden PaaS costs in Databricks and breaks down a few subtle but impactful updates in Microsoft Fabric. The recent Oracle Cloud breach and how it was handled gets some attention. They also cover the latest improvements to Autopatch and LAPS, including reporting and capabilities bringing added flexibility. Rounding out, there’s a chance to have a discussion around MCP and how it relates to the evolution of AI Agents, as well as Microsoft Copilot in Azure hitting general availability.

Show Notes

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Episode 303

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In this two-part special, Alexander and Heini dive into the myriad of updates from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference in Las Vegas. They cover developer experiences, security improvements, governance changes, performance news, AI opportunitites and tack on some streaming on top!

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Episode 302

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

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Episode 301

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

In this news episode, the trio explores the latest updates in the Windows Insider program. They also discuss how QR code authentication in Entra ID can simplify access for frontline workers in specific scenarios. In Microsoft Fabric, the focus is on integrating Apache Iceberg data with OneLake, along with notable improvements to External Data Sharing. Azure Stream Analytics now supports integration with Azure Event Hub Schema Registry. Lastly, the Azure Virtual Network Manager Network Verifier can be the tool to help gain visibility to your network connectivity in Azure.

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Episode 300

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Episode 300 - what a journey of 8 years it has been! Thank you to Advania - Knowledge Factory for providing us a space to record this episode with a live audience on the 18th of March 2025. In this episode we’ll walk down memory lane to the most memorable moments of the podcast - from the very beginning with failed video attempts, to going from two hosts to three and through that a second time, to changing formats throughout the years.

Since we had the chance to have a live audience, there’s also some really challenging but insightful questions we got to answer on the spot. Thank you to all of you: our listeners!

We wouldn’t be here without you.

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Episode 299

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

What do you get when three techies get a chance to ask questions to figure out how to make sense of Dynamics 365? Excited questions, “Aha!” moments and conversation going on far beyond that, all the way to pros and cons of standard systems. In this episode we are excited to have Business Applications MVP and serial podcaster Johan Persson of “En Liten Podd of IT” fame on the show to answer our toughest questions. Bring your popcorn and enjoy the ride!

Show Notes

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Episode 298

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk cloud and devops with Jonas Svedberg (Chief Technical Architect, Advania Knowledge Factory), and Björn Sundling (devops consultant at Advania Knowledge Factory).

Show Notes

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Episode 296

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this first foundational episode, Alexander try to explain the concept of "capacity units" in Microsoft Fabric to Simon.

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Episode 297

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this news episode, the trio discuss the Spark connector for Fabric warehouse, a better alternative to the Azure Update page, Windows Recall (again), and the conundrum of Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise!

Show Notes

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Episode 295

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this news episode, the trio talk about the Apple Identity Provider for Entra External ID, new origin types in Azure Front Door, what's new in Microsoft 365 Enterprise and putting a Cloud PC in review, and Python notebooks in Fabric!

Show Notes

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Episode 294

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this sixth part in the communications series, the trio discuss how to deal with and communicate uncertainties.

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Episode 293

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this news episode, the trio talk about DeepSeek, Surface devices, lots of news in Power BI and Fabric, VSCode improvements, and ARM retiring support for old TLS versions.

Show Notes

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Episode 292

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this fifth episode in the communication theme, the trio discuss presentation skills - what they are, how they work, and how to apply them in everyday situations.

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Episode 291

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this fourth episode in the communication theme, the trio discuss how we learn and how to use teaching as a learning aid.

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Episode 290

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 07:00:00 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk storytelling, change management and communicating technology in an understandable way with Anna Eriksson Skarin!

Show Notes

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Episode 289

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:30:00 GMT

In this second episode of the communication theme, the trio discuss the use and abuse of information!

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Episode 288

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:30:00 GMT

In this first episode of 2025, Alexander and Heini discuss news that we didn't get to late last year. Among the news are updates to Fabric, Azure Kubernetes Services and the public preview of DNSSEC!

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Episode 287

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 07:15:19 GMT

In this last episode of the year, the trio look back on 2024, and talk about what is in store for 2025!

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Episode 286

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:30:56 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Heini talk community and organizing with Finnish community organizer Tommi Hovi!

Show notes

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Episode 285

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:15:33 GMT

In this second of a two-part series on Microsoft Ignite, the trio talk news and experiences from Microsoft Ignite 2024 in Chicago!

Show Notes

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Episode 284

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 07:15:36 GMT

In this first of a two-part series on Microsoft Ignite, the trio talk news and experiences from Microsoft Ignite 2024 in Chicago!

Show Notes

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Episode 283

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:15:56 GMT

In this episode, the trio introduce the next theme for the podcast - communication!

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Episode 282

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:15:55 GMT

In this first news roundup following the new show format, Alexander and Simon talk news from Fabric and Intune, app protection policies, personal data encryption and Microsoft's earnings report.

Show Notes

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Episode 281

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:15:52 GMT

In this ninth episode of the security theme, the trio discuss cryptography in everyday life - both intentional and unintentional.

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Episode 280

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 07:00:35 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk crisis management with Elin Richarz and Mats Bohman from Murphy Solution.

Show notes

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Episode 279

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 07:30:11 GMT

In this seventh episode in the security theme, the trio discuss AI in cyber security - both from an attacker and a defender point of view.

Show Notes

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Episode 278

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:30:11 GMT

In this episode, the trio discuss security in a SaaS world - how things change, how things stay the same, and how some expected security benefits might not be as clear cut as one might think!

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Episode 277

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:00:12 GMT

In this episode, recorded in front of a live audience at DataMinds Connect in Mechelen, Belgium, Alexander and Heini have a conversation with the audience about not only keeping up with new knowledge, but how to relearn and change established truths.

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Episode 276

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 06:00:56 GMT

In this episode, recorded at Data Saturday Holland 2024, Alexander and Heini discuss with the audience how to bridge the gap between security and users in the land of data.

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Episode 275

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:00:24 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Alexander dive into the concept of business continuity planning and how that drives thinking around disaster recovery and mitigation.

Show Notes

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Episode 274

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 06:00:27 GMT

In this episode, the trio discuss many aspects of security breaches - what they are, how they differ from "IT incidents" and how to deal with consequences that might not be obvious after the fact.

Show notes

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Episode 273

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:00:59 GMT

In this episode, the trio discuss identity as a concept, and why multi-factor authentication is pretty darned important.

Link to the show notes

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Episode 272

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:00:30 GMT

In this first episode of the security theme, the trio dive into what security means, and how important context is for a security discussion.

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Episode 271

Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:00:53 GMT

In this first episode after the summer, the trio outlines "the third dynasty" of Knee-Deep in Tech, and explain what is in store for the podcast going forward!

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Episode 270

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:00:38 GMT

In this final episode before the summer break, the trio talk about the first half of the year - and yes, there is copilot in there!

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Episode 269

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:00:12 GMT

In this episode, Heini and Alexander have a chat with Koen Verbeek on Fabric, new features, the community and so much more!

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Episode 268

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:00:49 GMT

In this episode, Heini and Alexander discuss several news items in Fabric, SQL Server on VMs, updates to Function Apps, AKS, Azure Container Apps and Azure Static Web Apps, as well as touch on the enormous Snowflake breach.

Show notes

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Episode 267

Thu, 30 May 2024 09:00:06 GMT

This episode discussing ethics in data was recorded in front of a live audience at Data Saturday Stockholm.

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Episode 266

Thu, 23 May 2024 09:00:55 GMT

In this episode Heini revisits DevOps and the trio discuss continuous integration / continuous delivery and explore challenges, concepts and developments from different viewpoints.

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Episode 265

Thu, 16 May 2024 09:00:46 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about security features of both Entra, macOS, Microsoft Fabric and Front Door, and general news from Copilot, OneDrive, external data sharing in Fabric and API Center going GA.

Show Notes

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Episode 264

Thu, 02 May 2024 09:00:14 GMT

In this episode, Heini and Alexander discuss the blog posts of Kurt Buhler and Marco Russo that deal with integrity, bias and conflicts of interest.

Show Notes

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Episode 263

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:00:19 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about why patching is good for you, discuss virtual machine performance, VDA for macOS, some Fabric news, Stream Analytics being able to sink to Delta, and some new options with infrastructure-as-code in Azure!

Note: we are aware of some audio issues during recording but we have tried our best to mitigate the worst of them.

Show notes

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Episode 262

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:00:32 GMT

In this focus episode, the trio discuss architecture and the role of an architect - it is much more complex than one might think!

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Episode 261

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT

In this first episode following Mad March™, the trio tackle the deluge of news not only from Fabric Community Conference, but also from Intune, CosmosDB, the new Surface devices and much more!

Show notes

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Episode 260

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:00:39 GMT

In this episode recorded in front of a live audience at SQL Bits 2024 in Farnborough, the United Kingdom, Alexander, Simon and stand-in host Reitse Eskens discuss development frameworks (Agile, SCRUM, etc.) and try to figure out if they are a help or a hindrance.

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Episode 259

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:00:46 GMT

In this episode the trio dives into the inbox and discuss some of the great listener feedback received lately.

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Episode 258

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:00:07 GMT

In this episode, the trio discuss that proper security in Microsoft Fabric is currently tied to the size of your wallet, news from Microsoft Defender, updates with Azure storage and Azure Kubernetes Service and new capabilities with Dev Box!

Show notes

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Episode 257

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:00:37 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Alexander discuss the deluge of news from Power BI and Fabric, look at what is new in Microsoft Intune and what is happening to EUC assets from VMWare.

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Episode 256

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:00:21 GMT

In this high-quality episode, Heini hosts a discussion on the topic of quality.

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Episode 255

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:00:12 GMT

In this episode the trio cover several blog post on Fabric and Synapse, several security updates in Azure as well as networking news!

Show notes

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Episode 254

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:00:08 GMT

In this episode, the trio have a chat about Power BI, training and running your own company with Eugene Meidinger!

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Episode 253

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:00:57 GMT

In this episode the trio cover changes to certifications, the TietoEvry cyber incident, Fabric Community Conference and Spark concurrency!

Link to show notes:

https://www.kneedeepintech.com/posts/podcast-episode-253/

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Episode 252

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:00:08 GMT

In this episode, Simon host a focus episode on the topic of preparedness - what to do if (when) you are a victim of a cyberattack!

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Episode 251

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:00:37 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon tackle the relative calm that is the news cycle right after the holidays. They look at new certifications, the chaos following the Broadcom takeover of VmWare, extensions to the EU data boundary, some Windows 365 news and a physical copilot button!

Show notes

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Episode 250

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:00:08 GMT

In this math, giraffe and circle-filled first episode of the year, the trio has a chat with Björn Andersson on the topic of technical debt.

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Episode 249

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT

In this Christmas Special / Year in Review, the trio talk about 2023, what has impacted work, notable news, and what is in store for 2024!

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Episode 248

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:00:00 GMT

In this episode, the trio is joined by Björn Andersson and talk Power BI improvements, the Synapse connectivity series, Microsoft Secure Service Edge, vNet injection/Private Endpoints and more!

Show notes

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Episode 247

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:00:15 GMT

In response to a listener email asking for advice on conferences, the trio discuss conferences, experiences and give tips around going to conferences around the world!

Show notes: https://www.kneedeepintech.com/posts/podcast-episode-247/

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Episode 246

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT

In this episode, the trio try to condense the news from PASS Summit and Microsoft Ignite to a 30-ish minute long conversation.

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Episode 245

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:00:18 GMT

In this focus episode, Alexander and Heini discuss the concept of technical debt - what it is, what causes it, if it is always bad, and what can be done about it!

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Episode 244

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT

As Simon is busy disrupting the IT systems of European airlines, Alexander and Heini cover news from Power BI and Fabric, some new functionality in App Services, as well as updates to Azure Kubernetes Services!

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Episode 243

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:34 GMT

In this focus episode, Simon and Heini discuss the concept of user experience - what it is, what is an end user, what is a user, and - who needs to care about the user experience?

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Episode 242

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:00:43 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Heini are discussing a smattering of smaller news items from Azure, Windows 11, Microsoft Intune and more!

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Episode 241

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:00:54 GMT

In this episode, recorded in front of a live audience at DataMinds 2023 in Mechelen, Belgium, the trio discuss personal branding and reputation.

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Episode 240

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:55:09 GMT

This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Data Saturday Holland in Utrecht. The audience was part of the conversation around the topic of data and data platform security!

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Episode 239

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:00:24 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon discuss the widespread practice of beta testing with paying customers.

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Episode 238

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:00:42 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Alexander discuss news from Power BI and Fabric, the new Copilot for Windows 11, and the new, shiny Surface hardware!

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Episode 237

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:00:20 GMT

In this episode, recorded on the Power BI Cruise back in May, Alexander have a chat with Lonneke Opsteegh, a Dutch data viz expert, on matters of data, data literacy and data visualization!

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Episode 236

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:00:19 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Heini discuss what is actually included in Microsoft Purview, news in Windows Autopatch and Microsoft 365, have opinions on Microsoft Teams, as well as dig up some news from Azure Containers, Azure Front Door and Azure Firewall.

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Episode 235

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:00:43 GMT

In this focus episode, the trio discuss the shifting IT job market, the impact and necessity of personal branding and what happens to perception of we change one word.

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Episode 234

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 13:00:50 GMT

In this episode the trio discuss Python in Excel, several things going GA in Microsoft Intune, the new open book exam experience, Azure Front Door with storage and Azure Container Apps updates.

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Episode 233

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 09:00:51 GMT

In this focus episode signed Simon, the trio discuss difficult choices in the community. The conversation touches on privilege, taking a stand and using your platform.

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Episode 232

Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:00:12 GMT

In this first episode back from (a horrible) vacation, the trio talk about news from the Fabric blog, the wonderful name change for Microsoft Entra, news from Intune, something called Azure Boost, the general availability of the cross-region load balancer offering and new security and compliance options for Azure Databricks.

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Episode 231

Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT

In this episode the trio cover the Power BI June update, curiosities with high-level architecture in M365, confuse themselves with licensing for Defender for Endpoint, news with Windows 11, developments with Azure Load Testing, look at Azure Status History and talk about what the summer holds.

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Episode 230

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:00:37 GMT

In this focus episode, Alexander and Heini discuss the newly released Microsoft Fabric.

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Episode 229

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:00:36 GMT

In this episode, Heini and Alexander sift through some of the news that are still floating around after the chaos that was Microsoft Build. Heini takes a look at Azure API Management updates, new features with Event Hubs, and tnew capabilities and a new pricing structure for Stream Analytics, and Alexander, true to form, goes bananas over the Power BI May Update, as well as discuss Microsoft Fabric.

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Episode 228

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:00:26 GMT

In this second of two Microsoft Build specials, the trio talk about the news from Microsoft Build that was NOT data related. Covered are features like Copilot all the things, the Dev Home offering, a bunch of container news, as well as GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps!

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Episode 227

Thu, 25 May 2023 09:00:34 GMT

In this first of two Microsoft Build specials, the trio talk about the data related news from Microsoft Build. Covered are features like Microsoft Fabric, Copilot in Power BI, the OneLake, and the git integration with Power BI Desktop!

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Episode 226

Thu, 18 May 2023 09:00:01 GMT

In this episode, recorded on the Power BI Cruise, Alexander talks to Jeroen ter Heerdt, a product manager on the Power BI product!

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Episode 225

Fri, 12 May 2023 07:05:52 GMT

In this news episode, the trio cover news from Microsoft and Windows 365, the new OneDrive experience, adding Power BI to Jupyter notebooks, editing Power BI models in the service, finding a bug in Synapse Spark, Azure Cold Storage, Databricks Serverless SQL and Azure container news!

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Episode 224

Thu, 04 May 2023 09:00:33 GMT

In this focus episode, Heini talk to Simon about Agile and Scrum. They both have opinions.

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Episode 223

Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:00:24 GMT

In this episode, Heini and Simon talk about new Azure App Service plans, AKS updates, new offerings with Azure Container Apps, retiring Azure services, SSO for Azure AD on iOS/macOS, what's new in Intune and Windows LAPS in preview.

Oh, and the captain was Danish.

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Episode 222

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:00:38 GMT

In this focus episode, Simon hosts a discussion on Microsoft Intune Suite - what it is, who it is for, and where it fits into the partner ecosystem.

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Episode 221

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:00:43 GMT

In this episode with the new 30+30 format, the trio are all about news. Covered in this episode is Windows 365 Frontline, ConfigMgr, Power BI TMDL preview, Deployment Pipelines improvements, essential Spark tips for data engineering, DDoS protection improvements and the private application gateway v2.

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Episode 220

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:00:11 GMT

In this episode, Alexander have a conversation on diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging with Cecilia Judmann of Redgate.

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Episode 219

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:00:11 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk Power BI updates, the new Tabular Model Definintion Language, the newly announced Data API Builder, updates from Intune, a multitude of copilots and bring back the discussion on architecture documentation!

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Episode 218

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:10:30 GMT

In this episode, recorded in front of a live audience at SQL Bits 2023, Alexander and Heini chat with members of the audience about SQL Bits, community and why they'd attend a live podcast recording.

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Episode 217

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:10:02 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk to Annette Allen of SQLBits!

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Episode 216

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:10:34 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Heini go through a bunch of Power BI and Azure news, and have a chat about last mile analytics and the fallacies of data driven analytics.

Listen to the episode to get a 15% discount code for SQLBits!

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Episode 215

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:15:32 GMT

In this first episode of 2023, the trio sift through the news, covering Outlook roaming signatures, the challenges facing Tableau, news from Azure Synapse and Power BI, changes to CosmosDB naming and what's new in Windows Autopatch.

They also dive into a discussion about representing or not on social media.

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Episode 214

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:15:58 GMT

In this Christmas Special, the trio chat about the last year, have some opinions and predict what might come next year!

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Episode 213

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:15:42 GMT

In this episode, the trio wades through several exciting pieces of news on Defender for Endpoint, Intune, Power BI, Azure Kubernetes Services, Container Apps and Synapse Analytics - as well as discuss how to choose which SQL Server offering in Azure is the best for a given scenario.

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Episode 212

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:15:11 GMT

In this episode recorded after the return from the Norwegian CUGTech cruise Simon and Kjetil Emersjø talk about all things Citrix. They cover the stormy partnership between Microsoft and Citrix, how to build a lasting community and why you should consider running Citrix on Azure.

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Episode 211

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:10:14 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "under the blanket", the trio talk about SQL Server 2022 being released, paginated reports coming to Power BI Pro, news from Intune, Azure Front Door updated and the Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server going GA!

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Episode 210

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:31:37 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk news from Azure Synapse, Power BI, Intune and Azure Virtual Desktop, as well as discuss patch management in Windows and the current state of Windows-as-a-service!

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Episode 209

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:20:10 GMT

In this international episode, the trio tackle the can of worms that is Microsoft Ignite, as well as try to catch up on some of the news that have dropped the last couple of weeks.

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Episode 208 - Chris Webb

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:15:00 GMT

In this episode recorded at DataMinds Connect in Belgium, Alexander and Heini sit down with Chris Webb of the Power BI CAT team for half an hour of discussions about Power BI, the changing landscape and training!

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Episode 207 - Power BI, Synapse, Static Web Apps, ADLS, Horizontal Fusion, sesssions

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:15:05 GMT

In this episode Simon is in the US, so Alexander and Heini have free reign talking about Power BI, Synapse, Static Web Apps, ADLS news, Horizontal Fusion and how sessions come to be!

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Episode 206 - Simon Whitely

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:15:52 GMT

Alexander and Heini managed to corner Simon Whitely of Advancing Analytics at Data:Scotland for a chat about Synapse, Spark and much more!

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Episode 205 - Power BI, DAX Studio, ADFS, Networking and Synapse PoC Playbook

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:10:16 GMT

Simon and Heini are both scrambling to either run a conference or go for vacation and Alexander just left his current job, but despite this the trio found time to talk about multiple audiences for Apps in Power BI, DAX Studio 3, Kurt Buhler's AMAZING new blog post on designing for your future self, Simon bashes ADFS (again), AVD can now do single-sign on, Heini has managed to dig up some rather interesting networking news and the Azure Synapse PoC Playbook.

The focus segment this week is all about the equipment, how, and where of working from anywhere!

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Episode 204 - Power BI, Intune, AKS, ConfigMgr, Synapse, upskilling and keeping knowledge

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:15:47 GMT

We're back from summer break! In this episode the trio talk about a slew of news from the summer and dive into a discussion about upskilling and keeping knowledge.

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Episode 202 - Power BI, Deneb, blog posts, Defender updates, Azure load testing

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:15:23 GMT

In this final episode before the summer break, the trio talk about the Power BI June update, the Deneb visual becoming certified, a couple of really nice blog posts, some exciting Microsoft Defender updates, news from Intune, Azure load testing, Azure container apps and updates to the preview of Azure Network Manager!

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Episode 201 - Power BI, Intune, Azure Container Apps, Windows Autopatch, Confurious

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:15:26 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "confurious by Entra", the trio talk Power BI, Intune, Windows Autopatch and Azure Container Apps news, discuss the Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server, have a conversation about the changing face of events, and go on a rant about Microsoft naming practices.

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Episode 200

Wed, 25 May 2022 09:15:02 GMT

In this combined 5-year special AND 200th episode, the trio take a stroll down memory lane and talk about the beginnings of the show, how it has evolved and where it is going!

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Episode 182 - Purview, Power BI, Passwordless, Static Web Apps, App Services and API management.

Thu, 12 May 2022 07:22:16 GMT

In this episode the trio talk news in Purview, Power BI, Static Web Apps, App Services and API management, as well as check out new passwordless solutions, discuss a tenant separation vulnerability in Azure Synapse Analytics, and finally have a conversation around documentation...

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Episode 181 - interview with AI42

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:15:52 GMT

In this episode Heini and Alexander have a chat with Eve Pardi and Håkan Silfvernagel of AI42 fame! The discussion covers AI, ethics, world domination, and might just reveal some exciting things in the works as well!

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Episode 180 - Synapse and Power BI March updates, Azure Front Door gen 2, Intune and Windows 365 updates

Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:20:00 GMT

In this episode the trio talk about the Synapse and Power BI March updates, the upcoming Azure Front Door gen 2, news from Intune and Windows 365 and discuss codes of conduct at events!

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Episode 179 - ADLA going away, Power BI March update, trans-atlantic data privacy framework, Finnish datacenters

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:20:39 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon talk about some services impending doom, the Power BI March update, the new trans-atlantic data privacy framework, Bravo for Power BI and Alexander fails miserably trying to pronounce where the upcoming Finnish Azure datacenter will be located.

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Episode 178 - security updates, Intune updates, certifications, SQLBits

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:10:01 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk security updates, Intune updates, new certifications, Azure Chaos Studio, going to SQLBits - and Heini's found Cuban Eddie's!

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Episode 177 - Interview with Gregor Suttie

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:20:20 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Alexander talk with Gregor Suttie about being a developer in an infrastructure world, community and certifications!

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Episode 176 - Lots of updates, and confusing words

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:30:55 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk lots of updates to Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics, Intune, Windows Insider, Azure Monitor and more, and then try to agree on the word "tenant".

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Episode 175 - Azure Container Apps, Synapse tips, Bastion updates, Linux support for CA

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:20:04 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about Container Apps VNET integration, five tips for Azure Synapse Analytics, Exporting Power BI to file, Azure Bastion, Linux support in Conditional Access, Certificate-based authentication in Azure AD and the art, science and black magic that is writing abstracts and choosing abstracts for conferences!

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Episode 174 - Marc Lelijveld

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:20:03 GMT

In this episode, Alexander has a chat with Marc Lelijveld, a fellow Data Platform MVP and Power BI expert from the Netherlands!

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Episode 173 - Synapse, intune and config manager news, Microsoft Priva and containers

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 10:20:31 GMT

In this episode the trio talk about the Azure Synapse January update, Microsoft Priva, news in Intune and Config Manager, and top it off with a discussion about containers and Kubernetes!

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Episode 172 - Interview with Chris Bergh

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:15:19 GMT

This is an interview Heini and Alexander did with Chris Bergh, one of the founders of Data Kitchen. Enjoy 45 minutes of devops, data ops and thoughts on analytics!

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Episode 171 - Intune, WhisperGate, a retiring legend and community!

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:20:27 GMT

In this episode, also known as "MUM", Alexander and Simon talk news in Intune, take a look at insider builds, discuss WhisperGate, cheer on an absolute legend that retires, and share lots of fun stuff from the community!

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Episode 170 - Interview with Ben Weissman

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:20:28 GMT

In this first interview episode of the year, Alexander talk to Ben Weissman about event organization, the community and the effects of the pandemic!

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Episode 169 - News in Azure and Power BI, discussing requirements and what's happening in the community

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 10:20:15 GMT

In this first episode of 2022, the trio talk news from Azure, news from Power BI, have a long conversation about working with requirements and capping it off with community news!

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Episode 168 - Christmas Special (the Ranting Road)

Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:20:30 GMT

In this Christmas Special / year in review, the trio talk about some of the things that has happened in 2021!

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Episode 167 - Microsoft Viva with Karoliina Kettukari

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:15:45 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk all things Microsoft Viva with the Finnish Office Apps & Services MVP Karoliina Kettukari.

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Episode 166 - DevOps, AAD, AKS, ConfigMgr and security updates

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:20:59 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "bring me my backup", Alexander is busy stuffing his face with traditional Christmas food, so Simon and Heini talk about DevOps, updates to Azure Active Directory, Azure Kubernetes Services, Config Manager, security and lots of other things.

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Episode 165 - Delta Lake, Power BI news, Swedish datacenters, Azure networking news

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:20:06 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Heini talk about Delta Lake, the newly opened Swedish Azure datacenters, a bunch of news in Azure, and finally several updates to Power BI.

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Episode 164 - Microsoft Ignite Special

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 10:25:11 GMT

In this Microsoft Ignite Special, the trio remember in-person events, Toni's love for Microsoft Ignite (and hate for the wam weather) and cover several exciting news items covering a wide variety of subjects!

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Episode 163 - interview with Blythe Morrow

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:30:16 GMT

In this episode Alexander talk to Blythe Morrow about marketing, SQL Server, community and Star Trek!

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Episode 162 - More community discussions, Power BI, ConfigMgr, K8s, Mac OS

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:30:22 GMT

In this episode, Simon talk about his views on community, and the trio cover Power BI updates, ConfigMgr and Intune updates, Azure Synapse Analytics blog updates, Azure Kubernetes Services updates, and more!

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Episode 161 - Infrastructure as code, Purview, Function apps, PPU questions and ADF networks

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:30:05 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Heini talk infrastructure as code, discuss several new generally available features in Azure Data Factory, Purview and Power BI Premium, non-manager roles for Azure SQL Server, and the new Azure function runtime preview!

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Episode 160 - Power BI Admin APIs, ConfigMgr preview, Windows 11, Purview and Norway is available

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:30:45 GMT

In this episode, the two become three yet again - we welcome Heini Ilmarinen to the show as the third host! Tonight we covered new POwer BI Admin APIs, upcoming support for NSGs and UDRs on Private Link, a new ConfigMgr preview, preparing for Windows 11, new from the Norwegian datacenters and new preview features in Purview! Unfortunately our timing was a bit off - Purview went GA later the same night...

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Episode 159 - IT Sec / Info Sec, Power BI news, new Surface hardware and new certifications

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 09:30:06 GMT

In this episode Simon outlines his view on organizing IT security and information security, Alexander cover a deluge of Power BI news, both of long for new Surface hardware, and we remember Toni with the new hybrid certifications.

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Episode 158 - Power BI August update, Top Secret data in Azure, Windows 11, titles and privileges

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:30:41 GMT

We're back! In this episode Alexander and Simon try to remember how to podcast, and discuss the Power BI August update, the implications of Azure Government being rated for Top Secret information in the US, Power BI named the leader in the Forrester Wave, Windows 11 being imminent, the dangers of preconceptions and finally titles and privileges.

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Episode 157 - Summer Special

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:30:44 GMT

In this final episode before the summer break, Alexander and Simon discuss (and Simon rant) about Windows 11, news from Power BI, Windows 365 and the news from Microsoft Inspire!

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Episode 156 - community revisited with Tomaz Kastrun and Heini Ilmarinen

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:30:52 GMT

In this second special episode on community, we talk to Tomaz Kastrun and Heini Ilmarinen about what motivates people to get involved in the community!

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Episode 155 - means, new features in SQL Server, Bye bye WVD, news from WWDC

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:30:29 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon discuss some of the issues inherent in means, talk about two new preview features in SQL Server, cover the change in names for Windows Virtual Desktop, check out news from WWDC and as always, what's new in Config Manager!

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Episode 154 - community with Tomaz Kastrun

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:30:55 GMT

In this first of a discussion series on community, Alexander and Simon talk to Tomaz Kastrun, a data platform MVP from Slovenia.

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Episode 153 - data classification, Power BI news from Build, the next Windows generation and news from Intune

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 09:30:00 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon talk about information classification, cover some of the (exceptional) Power BI news in the wake of Microsoft Build, discuss the upcoming next Windows generation, and what's new in InTune!

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Episode 152 - Christos Matskas

Thu, 27 May 2021 09:30:51 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Alexander chat to Christos Matskas, a PM and a developer advocate on the identity team at Microsoft!

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Episode 151 - Data modelling, cyber attacks, what's new in Intune, CfgMgr and Power BI, MS to store data in Europe

Thu, 20 May 2021 09:30:58 GMT

In this episode, Alexander starts to talk and then rants about data modelling, Simon covers news in InTune and Config Manager, as well as discuss news from the RSA conference and the statement from Microsoft that they will be storing data in Europe.

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Episode 150 - Kurt Buhler

Thu, 13 May 2021 09:30:23 GMT

In this episode, Alexander have a chat with Kurt Buhler from Ordina in Belgium about data, visuals and storytelling!

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Episode 149 - Data Compliance, MBAS announcements, default font, Intune updates and MS Q3 earnings

Thu, 06 May 2021 08:32:21 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "telemetelrelny", Alexander and Simon talk about data compliance, the deluge of Power BI announcements from Microsoft Business Applications Summit, news in Intune, the search for a new default M365 font and Microsoft's Q3 earnings.

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Episode 148 - DataOps, Charticulator and MS buys Nuance

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:30:00 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk about DataOps, the April update of Power BI Desktop (and especially Charticulator and the Power Automate visual), Microsoft buying Nuance, news in InTune, some new Microsoft hardware and Microsoft Defender for unmanaged devices!

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Episode 147 - DevOps, Power BI news and verifiable credentials

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:30:00 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk about the book "the Phoenix Project", discuss a number of improvements to Power BI, cover the new Config Manager release, look at a few DLP news and talk about "verified credentials"!

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Episode 146 - Data literacy, AAD outage, Power BI updates, MS buying Discord?

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:30:41 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk about data literacy, the recent Azure AD outage, issues with Windows updates, new Power BI updates, Microsoft in talks to buy Discord and InTune turning 10!

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Episode 145 - Toni passing and Ignite recap

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:30:47 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon reminisce about Toni who sadly passed away early March. There are some Ignite content in there as well - somewhere. In memory of Toni, this episode is also listed as containing explicit language.

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Episode 144 - Heini Ilmarinen

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:19 GMT

In this first of many upcoming biweekly interview episodes, Alexander have a chat with Heini Ilmarinen about career twists and turns, learning and getting in to the technology field!

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Episode 143 - Simon's modern workplace vision, news and Ignite!

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:30:00 GMT

In this episode Simon lays out his vision for the modern digital workplace, we share a bunch of exciting news from the worlds of Power BI, Windows and Config Manager and talk a bit about upcoming conferences!

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Episode 142 - Windows Admin Center

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:30:00 GMT

In this episode, the focus segment is all about Windows Admin Center - what, how and why! The trio also touches on Microsoft Viva, news in Intune, the new security exams, the new Power BI model best practice rules, Azure Purview and exciting news with Power BI Embedded!

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Episode 141 - Power BI Premium

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:30:39 GMT

In this episode, the focus segment is about Power BI Premium - what it is, why it is and who it is for. The trio also covers Microsoft Defender for endpoints, a new service for OLAP cubes in the cloud, Melissa Coates on GuyInaCube, execs leaving Microsoft, and as always - what's new in Intune.

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Episode 140 - succeeding with Intune

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:30:00 GMT

We're back! In this new-format episode, the trio talk about how to succeed with Intune and MDM, new Intune and Power BI features and what is in the pipe for community involvment!

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Episode 139 - Holiday Special

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:30:00 GMT

The rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated, and we're back with a special, longer episode to close out the year. We're having a conversation about the dumpster fire that has been 2020, what we've been struggling with and what we're taking away as we move to 2021.

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Episode 138 - Microsoft earnings, Synapse Analytics, Windows SUmmit, Teams and Power BI

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:18:38 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about the Microsoft earnings report, new samples available in Azure Synapse Analytics, Windows Server Summit 2020, Microsoft Teams having a new record number of daily users, and small usability improvements in Power BI.

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Episode 137 - Power BI, Edge for Linux, MS Server Summit, Machine Learning

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:30:00 GMT

In this episode the trio talk about a few specific news items in Power BI, the new Edge for Linux, the Microsoft Server Summit and some Machine Learning!

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Episode 136 - Windows October Update, Power BI October Update, Azure Modular Datacenter

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:30:00 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk about the Windows October Update, Power BI Desktop October Update, the new Azure Modular Datacenter, Trump's opinon on cybersecurity and why there is a huge Xbox in Flight Simulator.

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Episode 135 - WSL, AMD Zen 3, ConfigMgr and snakes

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:30:50 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "the long excuse", Alexander and Simon talk about Windows as an emulation layer on a Linux kernel, the new AMD Zen 3 processor family, a new Windows Insider build, what's new in ConfigMgr and finally discuss the ins and outs of snakelike programming languages.

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Episode 134 -Intune, Power BI, leaked source code, new Surface devices

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 09:30:34 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about JAMF, new features in Intune, the ARC enabled SQL Server in preview, the "insane amazing" smart narrative visual in Power BI, the leaked Windows XP source code and finally the new Surface devices!

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Episode 133 - Ignite recap

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:30:58 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about their respective takeaways from Microsoft Ignite!

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Episode 132 - Richard Nuckolls

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:30:56 GMT

In this episode, Alexander interviews Richard Nuckolls about data engineering, photography and writing books!

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Episode 131 - AG deplyoment in VMs, Xbox, AMD Zen3, Expectations on Ignite

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:30:00 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "pulling out of ... the cloud", the trio talk about automated Always On Availability Group deployments for Azure virtual machines, the upcoming Xbox hardware releases, the equally upcoming AMD Zen 3 platform and expectations on Microsoft Ignite!

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Episode 130 - Windows on Surface Hub, Ignite, Quest buys Binary Tree

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:30:00 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Toni talk about the upcoming Microsoft Ignite, running Windows 10 on Surface Hub, Quest buying Binary Tree and vNext on a Hyper-V box!

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Episode 129 - News from Power BI, ConfigMgr, user groups

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:30:00 GMT

In this episode the trio try to get back at it and talk news from Power BI, ConfigMgr, discuss Microsoft Virtual Desktop, user groups and what's in store going forward!

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Episode 128 - Don Jones

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:30:33 GMT

In this somewhat special, vaction-y episode, Alexander talks to Don Jones about all things training!

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Episode 127 - Power BI and SQL Server IaaS updates

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:30:50 GMT

In this final episode before vacation, the trio talk about updates to both the Power BI service as well as new support for running SQL Server failover clusters in Azure, and look both backwards and forwards on this strange year of 2020!

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Episode 126 - Facebook advertising, Intune news, Azure Data Lake

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:30:46 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about our first ESMUG meetup, Microsoft pulling all Facebook advertising, updates to Azure Data Lake, the Teams June preview and what's new in InTune!

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Episode 125 - Mixer, ARM template changes, ConfigMgr and WWDC

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:30:15 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "yes, grandpa", the trio talk about the demise of Mixer, certification exams out of beta, changes to the ARM template structure, a new ConfigMgr technical preview and some WWDC news!

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Episode 124 - Azure Files, changes to previews and Windows updates

Mon, 22 Jun 2020 09:30:32 GMT

In this episode, Simon and Toni discuss Azure Files on-premises AD intergration going GA, recap the last week's news that Toni had some insight on, and wade through a gazillion items related to Windows! They are also taking the covers off our new East Sweden Microsoft User Group!

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Episode 123 - New courses, Azure networking updates, Power BI June update

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 09:30:41 GMT

In this episode, Alexander and Simon talk about increased resistane to ransomware in Sweden, the Power BI June update, new GA features in Azure firewall and new fundamentals courses!

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Episode 122 - CfgMgr, Nested virtualization, updated Power BI Whitepaper

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 09:30:42 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "the physicist", the trio discuss the new Config Manager technical preview, a new feature in PIM, virtualization finally playing nice and a huge update to a Power BI whitepaper.

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Episode 121 - Windows 2004, blog post, PowerBI dataflows

Mon, 01 Jun 2020 09:30:59 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "Simon, catchup", the trio talk about news in Windows release 2004, Simon's new blogpost, news in Windows Virtual Desktop, Direct Query support in Power BI Dataflows, Microsoft and Docker working tighter and the latest Swedish Power BI User Group meetup!

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Episode 120 - Microsoft Build, ransomware, Power BI news

Mon, 25 May 2020 09:30:26 GMT

In this episode, the trio talk about news from Microsoft Build, discuss a Sophos report on cybercrime reaction behavior in Sweden and look at news from Power BI and InTune!

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Episode 119 - Power BI, phones, WVD

Mon, 18 May 2020 09:30:58 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "Simon's Lament", the trio talk about phones, ergonomics, Power BI and Data Lake, and the spring WVD update.

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Episode 118 - MBAS, Surface hardware, Simon's phone

Fri, 08 May 2020 14:26:10 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon talk about some of the news out of Microsoft Business and Applications Summit, the newly released Surface hardware and marvel at Simon's choice of a new phone.

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Episode 117 - WVD, MBAS, Teams

Mon, 04 May 2020 09:30:43 GMT

In this episode the trio talk about Windows Virtual Desktop updates, Microsoft Business Applications Summit going virtual (and free!) and staggering numbers for Teams!

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Episode 116 - Windows 10 updates, Power BI, training

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 09:30:11 GMT

In this episode a.k.a "Most Valuable Perkele", Alexander and Toni talk about teaching via Teams, Windows 10 updates, Toni's new AMD workstation and news in Power BI!

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Episode 115 - Azure under pressure, Teams backgrounds, AAD P1 in M365

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:30:31 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "trippy clippy", the trio talk Azure under pressure, custom Teams backgrounds, Azure AD Premium P1 in M365 Business and copying visuals in Power BI.

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Episode 114 - dictation, WAC, billion Win10 devices, virtual events

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 09:30:40 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "stayin' alive", the trio discuss the joys of dictation, how Windows Admin Center works, a billion Windows 10 devices running around and virtual events in general.

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Episode 113 - WFH, Training, ConfigMgr news, Power BI news

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:30:08 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon talk about working from home, training from home, look at free available training, news from ConfigMgr and Endpoint Manager, documenting with Jupyter notebooks and the read/write XMLA endpoint preview!

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Episode 112 - support and security update changes, Minecraft EDU, multiple screens

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:29:10 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "managing handymensch", Simon and Toni discuss changes to Microsoft support and update policies amid the COVID-19 situation, Minecraft EDU being free for the time being and try to figure out just how many screens are reasonable to have...

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Episode 111 - I/O on Azure VMs, Intune, internet in the time of of COVID-19

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 11:57:42 GMT

In this episode the trio talk about experiences working from home, I/O limitations on Azure virtual machines, news from Intune and how the internet copes with this time of COVID-19.

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Episode 110 - COIVD-19, PBI Desktop March Update, Working from hom

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:30:45 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "cororant", the trio talk COVID-19, Power BI Desktop March update, Powershell scripts to simplify your day, working from home and the need to question data!

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Episode 109 - corona, millenium bugs, Power BI, Powershell 7

Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:30:49 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Toni talk about the coronavirus outbreak shutting down events all over the world, the 20-year-late millenium bug of some Swedish trains, several new interesting features in Power BI and Powershell 7 going GA. For some reason there is something about printing in here as well.

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Episode 108 - Linux Gaming, InTune, GAB

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:30:42 GMT

In this episode, a.k.a "shopping spree in the Azure marketplace", Simon and Toni talk ways of managing patching, gaming on Linux, news in InTune and precious little Power BI.

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Episode 107 - Training, How vs Why part II and cloud neutrality

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 10:30:23 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon talk about different ways of conducting training, revisit the how vs why discussion from last week, explore new changes in Windows on ARM and have a philosophical chat on cloud neutrality.

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Episode 106 - Why vs How, Clustered Disks and Magic Quadrant

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:30:02 GMT

In this episode we talk about the why vs the how of technical conferences, the newly announced preview of clustered disks in Azure, Microsoft staying the leader in the Gartner magic quadrant for analytics and BI and some extremely interesting new features in Intune!

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Episode 105 - Talking ADF and CI/CD with Troyel

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:30:26 GMT

In this episode Alexander managed to corner Troyel, a Norwegian consultant and budding speaker specializing in CI/CD in ADF - whatever that is. We started by sorting out the abbreviations...

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Episode 104 - SQL Server corruption, Power Platform Wave 1 and AD migrations

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:25:24 GMT

In this episode Toni and Alexander talk about the Challenger disaster 34 years ago, a much smaller SQL Server disaster this week, Toni's experiences moving AD around and finally the released information about the Power Platform release wave 1!

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Episode 103 - Power BI, Ignite, browser hijack

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 10:29:58 GMT

In this episode the trio talk about the finally unveiled dates and location for Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Business Applications Summit switching dates and locations, Microsoft planning on a horrible browser hijack, a weird Power BI performance issue and the recent security announcements.

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Episode 102 - back in the saddle

Wed, 15 Jan 2020 12:31:02 GMT

We're back! Episode 102 is the first episode of the new year and the new decade. We talk about Windows 2008/R2 going end-of-support on the 14th (a.k.a the day we recorded the episode), as well as what the plan looks like for us going forward in 2020!

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Episode 101 - end of the year

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:30:12 GMT

In this last episode of the year, the trio discuss what 2019 has brought and what 2020 will bring! We wish to extend a huge THANK YOU to all our listeners and can't wait to get back again 2020. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Episode 100 - Erin Davies

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:30:55 GMT

Alexander and Simon sat down at Experts Live in Prague with the agile coach Erin Davies to have a chat about agile as a concept, yelling at people and why teams are so vitally important. Apologies for the goat.

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Episode 99 - Ulrika Hedlund

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:30:21 GMT

Alexander and Simon sat down with Ulrika Hedlund at Experts Live Europe in Prague to talk about passion, storytelling, user-centric thinking and unexpected functionality in Microsoft Teams.

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Episode 98 - Patch & Switch @ Experts Live Europe

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:30:20 GMT

Alexander and Simon abducted Patch & Switch (also known as Rick Claus and Joey Snow) from Experts Live Europe, and after a short, surprisingly bumpy ride in a nondescript white van, there was an interview made.

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Episode 97 - Power BI, Intune and Surface ProX

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 10:28:42 GMT

In this episode, known as "cold hangover", the two somewhat under the weather hosts Alexander and Simon (Toni is out with a real cold!) discuss what's new in the Power BI November update, new exciting features in Intune, speaking at ExpertsLive and hands-on with Simon's new shiny Surface Pro X!

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Episode 96 - Microsoft Ignite #8

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 01:16:55 GMT

In this eighth episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down and talk about the highlights of the week, discuss what has been released and consider the future.

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Episode 95 - Microsoft Ignite #7

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 01:05:12 GMT

In this seventh episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down with Kenny Lowe (@KennyLowe) to talk Azure Stack Hub and Azure Arc!

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Episode 94 - Microsoft Ignite #6

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 01:00:48 GMT

In this sixth episode from Microsoft Ignite, Alexander sit down with Reza Rad of Power BI fame to talk about technical change, sleeping and Power BI!

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Episode 93 - Microsoft Ignite #5

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:16:08 GMT

In this fifth episode from Microsoft Ignite, the trio sit down with Matthias Haas, the CTO of Igel, to talk about ancient memories, thin clients and edge computing!

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Episode 92 - Microsoft Ignite #4

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 03:02:58 GMT

In this fourth episode from Microsoft Ignite, Simon and Toni sit down with Richard Hicks, the guy who wrote the book (literally!) on DirectAccess.

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Episode 91 - Microsoft Ignite #3

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:42:31 GMT

In this third episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down with security legend Sami Laiho to talk Sami turning 40, security, azure blue penguins, Azure Arc!

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Episode 90 - Microsoft Ignite #2

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:36:44 GMT

In this second episode from Microsoft Ignite, the gang sit down with Samuel Devasahayam of Microsoft and talk AD, ADFS and all things identity!

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Episode 89 - Microsoft Ignite #1

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 18:34:56 GMT

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Episode 88 - Microsoft TechDays Special

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:30:22 GMT

Simon and I met up at Microsoft TechDays in Stockholm and discussed the conference, our sessions, and what's upcoming at Microsoft Ignite. Simon also managed to sneak some ConfigMgr stuff in here as well!

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Episode 87 - Power BI Desktop October update, Windows 10 and speaking updates

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:30:50 GMT

Alexander and Simon discuss the October Power BI Desktop update and touch on a few specific things, the newly released Windows 10 1909, the both of us speaking at Microsoft TechDays as well as some updates about Microsoft Ignite!

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Episode 86 - interview with Johan Dahlbom

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 14:03:29 GMT

In this hundredth(!) episode, Alexander, Simon and Toni sit down with Johan Dahlbom from Microsoft to talk about Azure Private Link. Other topics of the day are the Surface event, Power Platfom release wave 2 and the new Data Box Edge!

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Episode 85 - interview with Anna Chu

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:30:07 GMT

In this episode Simon and Alexander talk to Microsoft's Anna Chu about the hard work that go into making Microsoft Ignite!

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Episode 84 - interview with Ida Bergum

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:27:12 GMT

During DATA:Scotland in September, Alexander sat down with Ida Bergum (Norwegian Data Platform MVP) and talked data journeys, Power BI Embedded and PowerApps!

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Episode 83 - Microsoft Ignite, Resetting Windows 10 and Zero-downtime Patching

Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:34:28 GMT

Alexander and Simon talk about zero-downtime patching of Azure SQL Server, Azure Private Link, the new preview of Windows 10 internet reset, Windows Virtual desktop in Europe and Microsoft Ignite!

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Episode 82 - Technological debt, PowerToys and Bug bash

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:31:35 GMT

In this episode the trio discuss technological debt, the new custom format strings in Power BI, Azure AD Proxy for Power BI mobile, AI whisky, Toni's new blog post and a new approach for Windows update and upgrades!

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Episode 81 - News, Surface event, Ignite and training

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 09:30:56 GMT

In this episode the trio discuss the new Power BI mobile look, the new Guy in a Cube training courses, the Surface event in October, upcoming speaking engagements and Microsoft Ignite in general!

Show notes:

Guy in a Cube training: https://guyinacube.com/courses/

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Episode 80

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 09:20:54 GMT

In this first episode back from the (dead) vacation, the trio discuss if it is possible to turn Windows Server into a gaming rig, new exciting features in Power BI, the Azure Data Share service presently in preview, a bunch of fantastic new developments in InTune and EMS as well as share the news that Simon and Alexander will be speaking at Microsoft Ignite!

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Episode 79

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:23:47 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon talk to Anna Chu of Microsoft about the community side of Microsoft Ignite!

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Episode 78

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 14:29:58 GMT

In this last(?) episode before summer Alexander and Toni talk about Bitcoin, Azure Data Lake integrating with Event Grid, Azure Premium Files going GA, Power BI dataflow updates, the new viewer role in Power BI, Azure Bastion, Microsoft Ignite: the Tour and Toni's newfound toy: the ADRecon script!

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Episode 77

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:32:51 GMT

In this episode Alexander and Simon talk DataGrillen in Lingen, the new Raspberry Pi 4, "work spaces" in Power BI, new nifty features in Outlook, conditional access available for O365 Business and the release of Hyper-V server 2019!

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Episode 76

Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:28:21 GMT

In this episode the trio discuss some of the Power BI news coming out of Microsoft Business Applications Summit, on-prem MFA going the way of the dodo, Azure Bastion, new Windows 10 insider previews as well as the Salesforce aquisition of Tableu and Microsoft and Oracle working together!

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Episode 75

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:02:20 GMT

In this episode Alexander is still enjoying pneumonia, so Simon and Toni talk about news in Intune, the latest Windows Insider previews, more about 1903 and upcoming travels!

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Episode 74

Wed, 29 May 2019 09:30:47 GMT

In this episode Toni talk to Andy Syrewicze of Altaro Software about Azure, Windows, the Windows Server Summit, the value of conferences in general and Microsoft Ignite 2019 in particular!

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Episode 73

Sat, 25 May 2019 18:56:09 GMT

In this unreasonably full episode Simon and Toni cover that the Ignite registration is open, Windows Server summit 2019, known issues with Windows 10 1903, news in OneDrive, Intune and ConfigMgr, and finally news from Citrix!

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Episode 72

Mon, 20 May 2019 08:50:01 GMT

In this episode Simon and Alexander try to sum up announcements from Microsoft Build, news from Power BI AND tidbits from the internet. We talk about the Microsoft Build keynote, SQL Server Edge, Azure SQL Server serverless, exciting news for Power BI, the upcoming preview of Teams transcription, MBAM going the way of the dodo and running IE in a tab on the new Edge Chromium browser.

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Episode 71

Thu, 02 May 2019 09:30:40 GMT

In this episode we cover the rumors of upcoming Swedish Azure datacenters, running vmWare on Azure, updates to the Power BI gateway and news from Azure!

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Episode 70

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 08:24:22 GMT

In this episode we officially introduce Toni, we talk about news in Power BI, unexpected radio experiences, news in Intune, Windows Admin Center, and we rant a bit about upcoming MDM changes in iOS 12.

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Episode 69

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:14:06 GMT

In this episode we talk about jetlag, Star Wars Celebration IX in Chicago, the upcoming Microsoft Ignite: the tour in Stockholm, the Global Azure Bootcamp in Linköping, Power BI April updates as well as the new Surface Hub 2S!

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Episode 68

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:28:21 GMT

In this episode we talk about a few of the new Power BI features, the fact that Windows 10 now has over 800 million users, the Global Azure Bootcamp, Windows virtual desktop and a quick recap of the MVP summit!

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Episode 67

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 09:20:17 GMT

In this episode we sit down with fellow MVP Matouš Rokos (MVP Azure) and talk about infrastructure as code, keeping up with tech and knowledge transfer!

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Episode 66

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:17:50 GMT

In this episode we talk new beta features from SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.3, thoughts from SQLBits, news from Intune and ConfigMgr as well as a very strange SQL Server behavior!

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Episode 65

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:00:17 GMT

In this episode we talk HoloLens 2, Azure Kinect, revisiting best practices, upcoming speaking, Simon shares a a rant on Windows Virtual Desktop opinions and Toni Holopainen (@MrBlackSwe) joins the crew!

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Episode 64

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:37:02 GMT

In this episode we talk high availability as a concept, false security with 8 characters, our latest travels and deploying Power BI using InTune!

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Episode 63

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:22:54 GMT

In the third episode of 2019, a.k.a "kränkt", we talk about the new Power BI February update, the both of us teaching different subjects, The Accenture-Avanade-Microsoft partnership, and what's new in ConfigMgr!

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Episode 62

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:59:24 GMT

In the third episode of 2019 we talk about email-based subscriptions in Power BI, the Power BI service high availability FAQ, Joe Sack interviewed on SQL Down Under, exciting news about Windows Managed Desktop, Desktop App Assure going GA and a few tidbits from InTune!

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Episode 61

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:40:16 GMT

In the second episode of 2019 we talk about thin clients, Simon keynoting in Germany and gallivanting in Ireland, and news with Power BI!

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Episode 60

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:53:38 GMT

In the first episode of the year, we outline some of our plans for 2019, our upcoming schedule and talk a bit about some extra special Power BI and Windows news that caught our eyes since the last time!

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Episode 59

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:18:28 GMT

In episode 59, the last episode of 2018, we look back on what the year has brought. This includes the evolution of Power BI, Microsoft acquisitions, Microsoft Virtual Desktop, Intune AppDeployment, us becoming MVPs and the future for the blog and podcast!

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Episode 58

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 11:17:52 GMT

In episode 58 of Knee-Deep in Tech we talk about several important Power BI blog posts, Surface Hub 2, the upcoming Chromium-based Edge browser, Windows Lite and the power of the Microsoft community!

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Show notes:

Marco Russo - understanding numeric data type conversions in DAX

https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/understanding-numeric-data-type-conversions-in-dax/

Kasper de Jonge - Time intelligence solved with modelling and crossfilter instead of DAX measures

https://www.kasperonbi.com/time-intelligence-solved-with-modelling-and-crossfilter-instead-of-dax-measures/

Patrick LeBlanc @ Guy in a Cube - Power BI Paginated Reports: Data source, Dataset and parameters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEIdI5bFCSU&feature=youtu.be

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Episode 57

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 10:30:37 GMT

In episode 57 of Knee-Deep in Tech we talk learning styles, upcoming speaking engagements, a new ConfigMgr update and the new Office icons!

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Show notes:

New Office Icons:

https://news.microsoft.com/europe/2018/11/29/say-hello-to-microsofts-new-office-icons/

Surface rumors:

https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/29/microsofts-surface-roadmap-reportedly-includes-ambient-computing-and-a-modular-all-in-one-pc/

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Episode 56

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:43:45 GMT

In episode 56 of Knee-deep in Tech we talk about the November updates for Power BI, the re-release of Windows 1809, the Azure MFA outage and some upcoming work!

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Episode 55

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 10:30:11 GMT

Episode 55 of Knee-deep in tech was recorded at the PASS Summit in Seattle. Here Alexander interviewed two amazing people from the #SQLFamily. First up was Eugene Meidinger (@SQLGene) where we talked about Power BI, and second was Angela D. Tidwell (@AngelaTidwell) where we talked talked about data science.

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Episode 54

Sun, 04 Nov 2018 10:30:15 GMT

In the fiftyfourth episode, a.k.a "the firth of November", we discuss IBM purchasing RedHat, exciting upcoming news about Power BI, the Windows Defender sandbox and upcoming travels!

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Episode 53

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:30:29 GMT

The fiftysecond episode, a.k.a "the sexy part of IT" is up! Recorded at TechDays in Stockholm, among other things we talk about the October update of Power BI and project xCloud!

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Episode 52

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:30:51 GMT

In the fiftysecond episode, recorded at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, we talk to Michael Bender about community work!

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Episode 51

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:30:15 GMT

The fiftyfirst episode, a.k.a "working on working on it" is up! We talk about upcoming (now already released) features in the Power BI October release, an Ignite bag review and the Windows 1809 issues.

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Windows 1809 blog post

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Episode 50

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 09:30:52 GMT

The fiftieth episode is up! We talk about our MVP awards and the Microsoft hardware event. Simon spends a lot of time waxing rhetoric about the new headphones as well.

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Episode 49

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:04:19 GMT

The fortyninth episode, a.k.a "rainshell" is up! We talk to Norwegian Data Platform MVP Cathrine WIlhelmsen about Ignite, community and chronic volunteering. As a sudden rain cut the interview short, the last half of this episode is an interview with Microsoft CSA Sarah Lean that Simon did at EvolveConf!

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Ignite episode 6

Sat, 29 Sep 2018 16:30:50 GMT

In the sixth and final episode recorded at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, we sum up our experienceas and our views on all the new stuff that's come out of Ignite.

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Ignite episode 5

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:30:22 GMT

The fifth episode recorded at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando is up! This time we chat with Jesper Nielsen, and Windows and Devices MVP about Windows in general and Windows news from Ignite in particular!

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Ignite episode 4

Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:30:54 GMT

The fourth episode recorded at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando is up! Unfortunately Alexander was a bit confused in the beginning and said that it was the third episode, but it's really the fourth. We promise! We chat with John Deardurff, an MCT and MCT Regional Lead about certifications, the upcoming changes to certifications and how certifications have impacted our careers.

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Ignite episode 3

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:30:55 GMT

In the third episode recorded at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, we chat about Power BI with Will Thompson, program manager responsible for parts of Power BI Desktop.

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Ignite episode 2

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 09:15:59 GMT

In the second episode recorded at Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, we chat with Clound and Datacenter MVP Andy Syrewicze about Azure in general and the new announcement from the second day in particular!

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Ignite episode 1

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:07:06 GMT

The first of several Ignite episodes! We have Toni Holopainen with us and we talk about our views on the first day keynote.

Show notes:

https://news.microsoft.com/uploads/prod/sites/507/2018/09/IGNITEBOOKOFNEWS.pdf

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Pre-Ignite episode 5

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:20:01 GMT

The fifth Pre-Ignite episode is a quick last-minute rundown of what we're going to do and where we'll be at! Come see us and come listen to us at the podcast studio!

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Episode 48

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:11:42 GMT

The fortyeighth episode, a.k.a "the improved fork" is up! We talk about the VSTS outage, Power BI news, the new SQL AG latency tool, new Windows builds and of course - Ignite!

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Pre-Ignite episode 4

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 09:29:25 GMT

The fourth pre-Ignite session deals with what to do in Orlando!

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Episode 47

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:29:08 GMT

The fortyseventh episode is up! We talk about the Azure outage, SQL Server Management Studio 17.9, the recent changes to the Windows servicing model and Alexander's data discovery trip to a municipality!

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Pre-Ignite episode 3

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:28:15 GMT

The third pre-Ignite session deals with what to expect at the conference - communications, behaving, the expo floor and what to do at night!

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Pre-Ignite episode 2

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:40:18 GMT

The second pre-ignite session deals with the schedule - how to build it, where to find the best information about sessions and tips on how to think about choosing sessions.

Show notes:

Power BI Session Browser: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Data-Stories-Gallery/Microsoft-Ignite-Session-Browser/td-p/65022

Simon's picks:

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65011?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65010?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/66112?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/64603?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/64605?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65723?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/64591?source=sessions

Alexander's picks:

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/66778?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65441?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/66797?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/65377?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/66770?source=sessions

https://myignite.techcommunity.microsoft.com/sessions/64716?source=sessions

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Episode 46

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 09:30:49 GMT

The fortysixth episode, a.k.a "Intune in time" is up! We talk Power BI dates, Swedish open data, extended support for SQL Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2008R2, Simon's UK tour and new goodies from Office 365!

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Pre-Ignite Episode 1

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 09:45:35 GMT

This is the first of several pre-Ignite episodes, and on this one we talk travel and packing.

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Show notes:

ESTA: https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

Noise cancelling headphones: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-noise-cancelling-headphones/

Uber: https://www.uber.com/airports/mco/

Lyft:https://www.lyft.com/rider/cities/orlando-fl

Note that both Uber and Lyft are subject to a $5.80 extra charge on pickup from the airport!

Power plugs in the USA: https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/united-states-of-america/

Weather in Florida: https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/orlando-fl/32801/weather-forecast/328169

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Episode 45

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 09:29:09 GMT

The fortyfitfh episode is up, a.k.a "wheels on your biceps" where we touch on news from the summer, Power BI updates, failing to clean a Surface laptop and upcoming changes to Microsoft Learning. We also cover what's happening this fall, and the things we'll be doing up to and at Ignite! Oh, and one more thing - we couldn't cram all the info we wanted into 30 minutes, so it became about an hour. We'll try to not do that again :)

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Episode 44

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:54:19 GMT

The fortyfourth episode is up, a.k.a the "retrospective special" where we take a look back at the first half of 2018, what we've done, where we've been and what's been happening in the world of tech. We managed to sneak in a quick discussion of Azure backups as well!

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Episode 43

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 11:02:24 GMT

The fortythird episode is up! We're talking Intelligent Cloud Copenhagen, ConfigMgr updates, Intune updates, Microsoft aquiring GitHub and using Power BI with Brent Ozar's first responder kit.

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Episode 42

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:53:06 GMT

The fortysecond episode is up! We're talking huge improvements for Sharepoint and Onedrive, Azure Saturday in Munich and GDPR!

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Episode 41

Thu, 17 May 2018 18:50:11 GMT

The fortyfirst episode is up! We're talking the first SQL Saturday Finland, Surface Hub 2 and the new ConfigMgr preview!

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Episode 40

Mon, 14 May 2018 17:46:45 GMT

The fortieth episode, "a.k.a the Powerful episode" is up! This time we talk about Excel getting Power BI visuals, CosomosDB updates, the first day's keynote from MS BUILD, Power BI May update, the reborn Kinect, DJI, intelligent edge and much more!

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Episode 39

Thu, 03 May 2018 07:59:01 GMT

The thirtyninth episode, "a.k.a lost in Karlstad" is up! This time we talk about SQL Saturday Israel, the new Windows 1803 release, Global Azure Bootcamp in Linköping, Azure Data Warehouse gen 2 and ConfigMgr 1804!

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Episode 38

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:51:39 GMT

The thirtyeighth episode, a.k.a "christmas buck" is up! This time we talk the Power BI April update, Microsoft TechSummit in Stockholm, the Global Azure Bootcamp we're hosting in Linköping, what's new in Intune and finally ConfigMgr!

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Episode 37

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:45:46 GMT

The thirtyseventh episode, a.k.a "we have your racoon" is up! This time we talk Microsoft Ignite, sharing Power BI content via Azure B2B, Azure Saturday Munich, Windows Server 2019 and what Simon thinks of his Android phone!

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Episode 36

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 21:55:05 GMT

The thirtysixth episode is up! This time we talk Alexander's Spring Tour of '18, Power BI March update, Simon's Redmond Tour of '18 and updates to ConfigMgr!

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Episode 35

Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:00:17 GMT

The thirtyfifth episode is up! This time we talk Azure ATP, our upcoming trips, the new 70-703 exam, Microsoft Teams, Power BI Embedded and webinars!

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Episode 34

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:17:53 GMT

The thirtyfourth episode is up! This time we talk the upcoming conferences, the new SQL Server Management / SQL Operations Studio releases, the new ConfigMgr preview, Surface Pro turns 5 and the possibility of renting Hololens.

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Episode 33

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:45:00 GMT

The thirtythird episode is up, a.k.a the "Bad SQL jokes" episode! We talk about features that are missing from Power BI, heap accolades on Alexander's new Surface Laptop, talk about ATP being available for Windows 7/8.1 and mention T-SQL Tuesday #99.

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Episode 32

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:55:21 GMT

The thirtysecond episode is up, a.k.a the "stumped Alex" episode! We talk about the new Windows Insider build, the new service extension post from Microsoft (and what that means), the Power BI February update and a story of corruption, #SQLFamily and asking for help.

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Episode 31

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:45:00 GMT

The thirtyfirst episode is up! This time we're recording from the Nordic Infrastructure Conference in Oslo, Norway. We talk some security, Intune vs ConfigMgr and SQL Server!

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Episode 30

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:40:37 GMT

The thirtieth episode is up, a.k.a the "presentation remoote" episode!

We talk about what's behind the scenes of Power BI desktop, SQL Saturday Vienna (which still was held on a Friday, by the way), new builds of InTune, Windows and Windows Server, the Nordic Infrastructure conference and some presentation technique tips thrown in for good measure.

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Episode 29

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:04:22 GMT

The twentyninth (and first episode of 2018!) episode is up, a.k.a the "on the ball" episode!

This time we talk shenanigans with PowerBI and ODBC connections, WANem for WAN emulation, Meltdown and Spectre, yet another insider build and what's in store for 2018.

We are now on iTunes! Much easier to subscribe, and we've also switched over to Pippa.io for file hosting. Expect some small technical glitches while we get settled in :)

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Show links:

https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/blogs/simulating-bad-networks-test-sql-server-replication/

https://www.popsci.com/meltdown-spectre-what-to-do

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configurationmgr/2018/01/08/additional-guidance-to-mitigate-speculative-execution-side-channel-vulnerabilities/

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/joe_chang/archive/2018/01/11/quick-performance-check-with-latest-patches.aspx

http://www.onevinn.se/articles/imported-articles/use-powershell-to-see-if-you-are-mitigating-meltdown-and-spectre/

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/configmgr_geek_speak/2018/01/09/configmgr-speculation-control-baseline-ftw/

https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2018/01/sql-server-patches-meltdown-spectre-attacks/

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/01/11/windows-10-fall-creators-update-1709-fully-available/

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/01/11/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17074-pc/#Yy1jhHxztrzsC31c.97

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17063-pc/#qAj0ArraY8h7AKi5.97

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/filecab/2018/01/08/work-folders-on-demand-file-access-feature-for-windows-10/

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Episode 28

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 09:55:05 GMT

The twentyeight (and last episode for 2017) episode is up, a.k.a the “deepdive in the fish tank” epsiode! This time we talk some Power BI, setting learning goals (and the T-SQL Tuesday is on the SECOND Tuesday of the month, not the first as I incorrectly said) and AI in Office 365! We’ll be back at the beginning of 2018 for a look in the rear view mirror and also for a look ahead. 2017 was awesome and 2018 is set to be even better. Thank you so much to all our listeners for this year, and we’ll see you in 2018!

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Special episode #4

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:30:38 GMT

In the fourth special episode I’m talking about the database offerings in Azure, and Simon is asking intelligent questions.

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Episode 27

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:30:15 GMT

The twentyseventh episode is up, a.k.a the “New discoveries” epsiode! This time we talk Power BI security changes, Always Connected Windows on ARM, even more speaking engagements and (yet) another InTune preview!

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Episode 26

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:00:50 GMT

The twentysixth episode is up! This time we talk Power BI guest access, the changing landscape of training, running vmWare on Azure(!), Windows Server servicing and SQL Operations Studio.

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Show links:
SQL Operations Studio Download
SQL Operations Studio custom widgets by Drew Furgiuele

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Special episode #3

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:00:44 GMT

The third special episode was recorded at PASS Summit in Seattle and is comprised of two interviews. The first is Adam Saxton and Patrick LeBlanc of Guy in a Cube, and the second is with Cloud and Datacenter MVP Rob Sewell!

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Show links:
Guy in a cube youtube channel
@sqldbawithbeard

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Episode 25

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:03:23 GMT

The twentyfifth episode is up! This one will have to be called the “PASS recap” as we for once didn’t come up with a quirky name! We talk PASS Summit, ATP for Windows Defender, new stuff in Intune and a new Windows insider build!

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Show links:
PASS Summit

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Special episode #2

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:30:03 GMT

This is the second special episode, and here Simon talks intelligently about Windows as a Service, and I ask not quite as intelligent questions.

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Episode 24

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:51:51 GMT

The twentyfourth episode is up, a.k.a the “Jimmy’s undies”-episode, recorded on the 26th of October at TechDays Sweden in Stockholm. We sit down with the amazing MVPs Jessica and Jimmy Engström of Coding After Work fame and talk about development, UI/UX, home automation and the importance of fighting for the user!

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Show links:
Jessica Engström

Jimmy Engström

Tenets and Traps

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Episode 23

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 07:44:05 GMT

The twentythird episode is up, a.k.a the “who stole my GUI”-episode! We talk about Ignite, my recent trip to Japan, new hardware and Azure Stack!

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Episode 22.5

Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:58:42 GMT

Episode 22.5 is up, this one surprisingly without a nickname! With Simon at Ignite and a ton of new toys coming out of said conference, I felt I had to do a short episode just to talk about a few of them.

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Links:

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dataplatforminsider/2017/09/25/microsoft-for-the-modern-data-estate/

https://www.purplefrogsystems.com/paul/2017/09/whats-new-in-azure-data-factory-version-2-adfv2/

https://azure.microsoft.com/sv-se/blog/announcing-virtual-network-integration-for-azure-storage-and-azure-sql/

https://borntolearn.mslearn.net/b/weblog/posts/announcing-three-new-azure-exams

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-at-ignite-2017-announcing-enterprise-ready-capabilities-for-establishing-data-culture-at-scale/

http://www.zdnet.com/article/review-sql-server-2017-adds-python-graph-processing-and-runs-on-linux/

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Episode 22

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:11:28 GMT

The twentysecond episode is up, a.k.a “the Residential Finn”-episode! We talk about Ignite expectations with our good friend Toni (@MrBlackSwe), the hidden costs of self-service BI and the need for good maintenance on Oracle systems, regardless of their age.

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Links:

https://www.blue-granite.com/blog/the-hidden-costs-of-self-service-bi-initiatives

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Episode 21

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:31:38 GMT

The twenty-first episode is up, a.k.a the “wireless rain” episode! We talk about the Apple launch event, Microsoft Future Decoded, myAnalytics, lots of Power BI updates, conditions in ARM templates, Windows 10 Fall Creator’s Update and what we are expecting from Ignite this year.

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Links:
Power BI Premium release notes

The new timeline storyteller

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Episode 20

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:02:21 GMT

The twentieth episode is up, a.k.a the “hammer and sauce” episode! We talk about he death of the SCCM model, a new Data Management Gateway release, a new Data Migration Assistant release, that Airwatch now can do Chromebook management, expectations of Windows Server 1709 at Ignite, the new SSMS 17.2 release and data masking shenanigans. A shock-full episode indeed!

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Episode 19

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:25:03 GMT

The nineteenth episode is up, a.k.a the “inside ourselves” episode! We talk about YET another configmgr release, the Surface range reliability, security in Azure, the future of this podcast and our upcoming engagements.

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Episode 18

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:24:34 GMT

The eighteenth episode is up, a.k.a “the team song” episode! We talk about YET another configmgr preview, do a recap of the first six months of this podcast, the upcoming conferences in the fall and our hopes for future releases.

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Episode 17

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 08:40:23 GMT

The seventeenth episode is up, a.k.a the “iphone body” episode. We talk Windows Server as a service, new Power BI APIs and some hardware.

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Episode 16

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:10:32 GMT

The sixteenth episode is up, a.k.a “sustainability of clouds” episode is up! We talk about yet another configmgr preview, the upcoming Data Insights Summit in Seattle, Power BI, Report Server and licensing costs, the modern way of work and sustainability.

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Episode 15

Tue, 30 May 2017 12:22:34 GMT

The fifteenth episode is up, a.k.a “the super-great” episode is up! We talk about the upcoming Power BI changes, new Microsoft hardware, licensing considerations with SSIS in Azure and testing patches or not.

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Episode 14

Fri, 19 May 2017 08:42:08 GMT

The fourteenth episode is up, a.k.a “Knee-deep in trains” episode is up! We talk about developers and DBAs, vmWare, public speaking and conference abstracts.

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Epsiode 13.5

Fri, 12 May 2017 07:55:52 GMT

Episode thirteen and a half is up, a.k.a the “failed creator” episode. This episode is a 30 minute discussion between me and Simon covering the ///Build day 2 keynote.

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Episode 13

Thu, 11 May 2017 09:03:52 GMT

The thirtheenth episode is up, a.k.a “Schrödinger’s Data Scientist” episode. This episode covers a rant about trains in Sweden, a gazillion interesting stuff from ///Build so far and expectations for today’s keynote.

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Episode 12

Thu, 04 May 2017 13:13:13 GMT

The twelth episode us up, a.k.a the “Stormtrooper outfot” episode. This episode covers the Surface laptop, Windows 10S, the new PowerBI Premium offerings and the new Microsoft education offerings.

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Episode 11

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:40:15 GMT

The eleventh episode is up, a.k.a the “department of numbers” episode. This episode covers news in Power BI, crappy drivers, the end(?) of Windows Phone, a discussion about the upcoming Microsoft Build conference, the manageability of Apple devices in an enterprise environment and the Microsoft fiscal report.

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Episode 10

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:26:18 GMT

The tenth episode is up, a.k.a the “We is. Are.” episode. We spend a half-hour talking about Windows 10 Creator’s update (again), using Power BI to visualize the vast amounts of data that each of our clients’ posess, the new Config Manager technical preview, Windows telemetry, Windows Insider for Business as well as manage to sneak in a few lines about Scorpio. Oh, yeah, and apparently SQL Server vNext is going to be released this year!

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Episode 9

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:02:45 GMT

The ninth episode up, a.k.a the “cloudbreaker” episode. We talk about Windows 10 creator’s update, gothchas with teaching Azure courses, DTUs, XenApp Essentials, Surface Studio, hurtful database experiences and us presenting at the Code Meetup conference in Stockholm.

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Show notes:

Code Meetup
Ivan Stankovic’s blog post on VLFs
Justin Henriksen’s blog post on the DTU calculator, part 2

Right after we recorded the podcast, I found Andy Mallon’s excellent blog post on pretty much exactly what we’re talking about when it comes to DTUs. Check it out!

Andy Mallon’s blog post on DTUs

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Episode 8

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:57:07 GMT

The eigth episode is up, a.k.a the “public speaking special” episode. We talk about our journey to speaking and presenting, cover some excellent training tips and of course say a few things about our ambivalent relationship to the Logitech Spotlight.

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Show notes:

David JP Phillips School of Communication

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Episode 7

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:49:45 GMT

The seventh episode is up, a.k.a the “part of the piece” episode. We talk about Citrix, Data Lake, the duality of BI skills, Teams going GA, Windows 10 creator’s update and new releases for PowerBI.

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Episode 6

Fri, 03 Mar 2017 10:10:12 GMT

The sixth episode is up, a.k.a the “cloudclub” episode. We decided to drop in on our colleagues in Jönköping and discuss Azure Stack TP3, surprises with Azure Classic to Azure RM conversions, the relative sexappeal of Windows Phone users and Office 365 licensing per group improvements.

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Episode 5

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:30:21 GMT

The fifth episode is up, a.k.a the “kidlagged” episode. Simon is back, and we discuss Windows as a service, soft skills, SQL Server on Linux, Always On Availibility Groups and our incoming Logitech Spotlights. Last week we were both busy – Simon having a kid and me teaching a course in Stockholm.

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Episode 4

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 08:55:51 GMT

The fourth episode is up, a.k.a the “malicious cleaning lady” episode! Simon’s busy having a kid, but I managed to corner Toni Holopainen (@MrBlackSwe) instead! Toni’s spent the last decade or so working wonders with the Windows platform, and has amassed more knowledge about infrastructure in general than you can easily shake a stick at. We spend 20 minutes talking high availability (or lack of thereof), as well as touching on news in Azure and how to migrate from Azure Classic to Azure Resource Manager.

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