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Azure Update - 22nd August 2025

John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 22

This week's Azure Update is up.

youtu.be/_rPU590e1xA

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

Azure File Sync Managed Identity - Improved and Simplified Security and Operations

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 20

New video exploring how to simplify operations and improve security of Azure File Sync using Managed Identity!

youtu.be/xoUCZj4ZMRs

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect

SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric

John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 18

SQL database in Microsoft Fabric is available in preview. In this video I dive into what it is and how it works.

youtu.be/ycq7r-ngOBI

#azure #sql #sqlserver #database

Azure Update - 15th August 2025

John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 15

This week's Azure Update is up.

youtu.be/ggyEFocbRiQ

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 13

Quick video on GPT-5 and how you can leverage it today on Microsoft ecosystem!

youtu.be/360I_jTLI_I

#AI #microsoft

Using GPT-5 on Microsoft

App Gateway for Containers WEB APPLICATION FIREWALL (WAF)

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 6

The most requested capability for App Gateway for Containers was Web Application Firewall. Great news, it's here!

youtu.be/CSD1qQN2R2k

#azure #microsoft #aks #firewall #security #kubernetes

Entra Group Source of Authority CONVERSION!

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 4

Nearly every organization uses a hybrid identity solution that includes Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID. We now have the ability to convert the source of authority for groups which is a HUGE step to enable that shift.

youtu.be/VpRDtulXcUw

#ActiveDirectory #EntraID #AzureAD #Identity #Security

Azure Update - 1st August 2025

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Aug 1

This week's Azure Update is up.

youtu.be/-8sH0QFhvkQ

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

Ctrl Shift - MCP & A2A - Why Business Leaders Should Care

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 28

New video that is the first in a new series of ad hoc videos, Shift Ctrl, tech trends changing business. These will be focused on the business leader and just explaining WHY certain technologies are something your organization should care about.

youtu.be/s8xJTAu5icM

#AI #CTO #CIO #MPC #A2A

Azure Update - 25th July 2025

John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 25

This week's Azure Update is up.

youtu.be/fcdA1iVrrYw

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

Choosing Your First AI Application

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 21

New video on the considerations when you are deciding on the first workload to AI enable.

youtu.be/0Ly34nFESQk

#AI #LLM #GenerativeAI

Azure Update - 18th July 2025

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 18

This week's update is up!

youtu.be/b65KgVInTNo

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

Microsoft Security Copilot Entra Update and Conditional Access Agent

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 14

New video looking at the huge updates in Microsoft Security Copilot related to Entra.

youtu.be/MaOGP2JNs2E

#microsoft #entraid #azuread #security #copilot #ai

Azure Update - 11th July 2025

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 11

This week's very quick update is up.

youtu.be/YggS0Ha-0rU

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 8

Seen a lot of talk (and confusion) about MCP and A2A so a quick video explaining when to use each!

youtu.be/IMcDEvXRBkY

#AI #MCP #A2A

MCP or A2A

Multi-Cloud Storage Migration with Azure Storage Mover

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 7

New video looking at the cloud-to-cloud new storage migration ability with Azure Storage Mover, starting with migration from AWS S3.

youtu.be/fBjk4CQG6Hw

#azure #microsoft #aws #storage #migration

Azure Update - 4th July 2025

John Savill @savilltech.com · Jul 4

This week's 4th of July update is up!

youtu.be/VmPz_PIeAuc

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

Azure Files Performance Upgrade

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jun 30

New video looking at performance improvements for Azure Files.

youtu.be/fYs8Nh8KpeM

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #storage

Azure Update - 27th June 2025

John Savill @savilltech.com · Jun 27

This week's really quick update is up!

youtu.be/Grv7AmwTR10

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

Azure Update - 20th June 2025

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jun 20

This week's update is up!

youtu.be/2L4cSig9Y4Y

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

Control PaaS Network Communications with Network Security Perimeter

John Savill @savilltech.com · Jun 16

Securing your Azure services and stopping data egress is a huge focus area. In this video we look at Network Security Perimeter to control Azure service to service communication in addition to inbound and outbound traffic.

youtu.be/awIZHbJo-DM

#azure #cloud #microsoft #security #networking

Azure Update - 13th June 2025

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jun 13

This week's update is up!

youtu.be/9BgHUJK7bqY

LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/pulse/azure-...

#azure #cloud #microsoft #cloudcomputing #microsoftazure #azurecloud #azureadministrator #azurearchitect #microsoftcloud #azureupdate

QR Code Login for Frontline Workers

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John Savill @savilltech.com · Jun 11

Really quick video on the new QR code login ability for frontline workers.

youtu.be/q7e_oigPMN4

00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Enabling for the frontline worker groups
03:11 - Creating a QR code for a user
04:42 - User login experience
07:02 - Close

#entraid #azuread #microsoft

Entra Resilience Deep Dive

John Savill @savilltech.com · Jun 9

New Entra resiliency video which is an add-on to my Azure AD resilience video from a few years back.

youtu.be/vf6GrILAKsE

Previous video at youtu.be/Zk7A9U39JeI.

#microsoft #security #azuread #entra #entraid #azure