Episode 93 - The Purge

Episode 93 - The Purge

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft announces three new industry specific clouds, text prediction is being added to Word, and a LOT of Azure services make retirement announcements!

Show Announcement: We are taking some time off from the show and will not be releasing new episodes for about a month. In the meantime, we'll be working on improvements to the show.
If you have feedback or suggestions for ways we can improve the show please reach out to @livefromb7 on Twitter or livefrombuilding7@gmail.com! Thank you and we'll see you in April!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZL9uGjRHVcZOoa_3_PlbD65RrtTjFjlHQ0bnaDXdLJg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 92 - Smoother than Silk

Episode 92 - Smoother than Silk

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Azure Front Door goes premium (and standard), Xbox announces a wireless headset, and Windows 21H1 is announced.
Plus, the new super slim Satin audio codec, Microsoft's SolarWinds investigation concludes, and Edge adds adaptive notifications.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZYRW_ohnySoUJ5SzmRfzZBR5w0lUwwXhZf4Q6DLKDgY/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 91 - Package Hackage

Episode 91 - Package Hackage

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft joins Rust, the Surface Duo goes international, and Azure Edge compute heads into space!
Plus, a new exploit using package mangers and automatic key vault rotation in Functions and App Service

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NJz3HUEtqc4ByrY1oAirca8fNK_uiYfFvkhiazw3TAk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 90 - Seeing Through a New Microsoft Lens

Episode 90 - Seeing Through a New Microsoft Lens

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft launches Viva - a new employee experience platform, a new version of the HoloLens 2, and Azure Quantum enters public preview!
Plus, conversational AI updates to Cortana in Outlook for iOS and a revamped mobile image scanning tool for Office!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T61JrvPHNAqeyx-XkY6KSy2_S-lwuqwyfq8sVBeCLnU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 89 - Green (Icon) Tech

Episode 89 - Green (Icon) Tech

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

One year updates on Microsoft's progress towards being carbon negative, the ultimate Excel function, and updates across Azure Cognitive Services.
Plus, multi-cloud support for Azure Security Center and Microsoft security details a recent attack targeting security researchers.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XtrkSbaTZXCjlFqFYk5ugN1q45HDX_sYIvQJrKU0az0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 88 - Test Run Sonata

Episode 88 - Test Run Sonata

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft partners with General Motors and Cruise, a Lists App for iOS, and new features for the Edge password manager.
Plus, secure enclaves for Azure SQL DB and some noisy fun with Visual Studio v16.9 preview 3!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qTDY2tJFBDuWAFmzwektPIQyWGpqDuG9O8H5uvCwpLQ/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 87 - MSPAC Man

Episode 87 - MSPAC Man

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft introduces the Surface Pro 7+ for business and schools, a new industry specific Cloud for Retail is announced, and Dynamics 365 Commerce adds B2B functionality!
Plus, a Windows 10 NTFS vulnerability, Approvals in Teams, and some bold new features in Forms!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mbt1XkKZSl8gVGlh0MFqMMKelpW2Ek2Aamz716y-4s8/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 86 - The End of (Minecraft) Earth

Episode 86 - The End of (Minecraft) Earth

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Dell is shipping monitors with a built-in Teams button, Edge releases history and tab sync, and Dynamics 365 launches the preview of their Sales mobile app!
Plus, a datacenter region in Chile and Azure AD adds passwordless sign-on for B2B!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LBgoDcD9-twsMw9hlQJclm1J1780qp5ntZm93QyDfWw/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 85 - 677.69% More Microsoft!

Episode 85 - 677.69% More Microsoft!

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

It's another light news week as the holidays wrap up, but we've got a couple of Azure headlines, fun facts about Frankfurt, and an update on the SolarWinds breach.
Happy New Year! See you in 2021!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18mZTyxNtJUPG5su41rCfsjEnFusAdUR8QkD_LNvUBcU/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 84 - A Brief Episode

Episode 84 - A Brief Episode

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

It's a holiday week and the news load is light, but we've got a Flight Simulator update and Microsoft files an amicus brief in the case against NSO Group.
We've also got Azure updates from Functions, Time Series Insights, Azure Automation, and Azure Monitor!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-BA2hAJwbN9fsArFKyw3hPT8FeFjJ3-K2gcE1_W-x6k/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 83 - Skype: Together at Last

Episode 83 - Skype: Together at Last

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

We break down the SolarWinds hack, together mode comes to Skype, and Mac users get a couple of big Office app updates!

Plus, Microsoft helps NORAD track Santa and Azure free accounts add more services to stuff your stockings!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aBTUc_HqwLjoxS0g_GDzqxol7XcPpAZeluVGmeJOHvg/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 82 - ARMs Race

Episode 82 - ARMs Race

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Azure Government adds Top Secret new cloud, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will bring game streaming to browsers for iOS and PCs, and Breakout rooms are available in Teams.
Plus, Logic Apps has a new runtime chock full of updates, Microsoft signs the Climate Pledge, and Azure Functions adds custom handlers to support any language!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t6itfL3KXPGUkN2n2VxCfF76ymcSKYePnFstRuda-ow/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 81 - Windows Dressing

Episode 81 - Windows Dressing

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft buys eSports platform smash.gg, M365 removes usernames from the Productivity Score feature, and Teams releases updates to together mode and calling!

Plus, Azure Pureview helps organizations track their confidential data and Microsoft is selling old-school Windows holiday sweaters to raise money for Girls Who Code!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ErkZM-e-c1w86WjdSIQKFCcWW7eEqhHhXstrKS36sQk/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 80 - Sustainability in Sweden!

Episode 80 - Sustainability in Sweden

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft announces a new sustainable datacenter region in Sweden, the Xbox Series X has plans to resolve performance bugs, and the Azure portal can now be used to migrate resource groups to a new region!
Plus, Azure IoT Central adds a tier for low-throughput devices and Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management releases add-ins for scaling Edge and Cloud compute.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZrJBggPiZ5USDKd9M2642f6xKhvTDHbdNknU3yt6ZqA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 79 - Fight For Your Copyright

Episode 79 - Fight For Your Copyright

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Azure announces new supercomputing achievements at SC20, M365 Family and Personal adds driver data to the Family Safety App, and the new Microsoft Pluton processor design protects against physical attacks.
Plus, Microsoft speaks out against cyberattacks targeting companies involved in Covid vaccines, GitHub reinstates the youtube-dl repository, and we get a new round of Teams features.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZrJBggPiZ5USDKd9M2642f6xKhvTDHbdNknU3yt6ZqA/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 78 - Series X "Vaporware"

Episode 78 - Series X "Vaporware"

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

.NET 5 has been released and we dive into the details! Azure App Service will have day-zero support for .NET 5 as well as future .NET preview updates.
Plus, Xbox Series X/S is shipping, Visual Studio launches 16.8 for Windows and 8.8 for Mac, and Azure PowerShell brings intelligent command completion.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1P25gvEpJov4pwQGlWmKlq3DwLKrBIbdXS8dunVivst0/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 77 - Teams Town!

Episode 77 - Teams Town!

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Teams delivers advanced production features, speaker attribution for live captions, anonymous grading for educators, and many other new features!
Plus, the Hololens 2 Development Edition and custom retry policies for Azure Functions.

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13NpsBujmfffNcDOZiZe2em4EnjiV3cLmchId6teZjng/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 76 - Xbox+fridge@outlook.com

Episode 76 - Xbox+fridge@outlook.com

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Excel adds custom live data types, the Lobe app makes DIY image recognition fun and easy, and Teams releases new display devices for the workplace!
Plus, Microsoft partners with c3.AI and Adobe to build industry-specific AI CRMs, Alex drops the email tip of the year, and Xbox gives Snoop Dogg a refrigerator!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZKcstX_zX7ydEKO1hg0XiTHxmr5vFhlWvqv8oW65BMI/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 75 - Azure Space Odyssey

Episode 75 - Azure Space Odyssey

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Microsoft is offering Modular Datacenters and Azure Space partners with SpaceX Starlink to connect those Modular Datacenters over a satellite network!
Plus, Xbox offers a mobile gaming option for iOS, a new Windows release, and Microsoft will be powering CES!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DJ-3KEaHr-cZ1M7T77VaFfJnT09M5mGwnYXg2AOM5ps/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 74 - Trickbot or Treatbot

Episode 74 - Trickbot or Treatbot

Alex Karcher & Kit Hammer

Xbox will share digital revenue with GameStop, Microsoft disrupts prolific botnet Trickbot, and Azure Cognitive Services image captioning matches human performance.
Plus, Surface Go reviews, Microsoft explores a partnership with Northern Lights on a project to capture liquid CO2, and Azure App Service Private Endpoints is GA!

Thanks to:
Kevin Macleod for the music in this episode!

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b-8jQnCi_iF-3qGPL-2Qzv7uuxcprsHtB2uQt0pO_ys/edit?usp=sharing