RunAs Radio

What's coming in 2026 for Azure? Richard chats with CVP and Chief Product Officer for Azure, Jeremy Winter, about the announcements at Ignite and what we can expect in Azure over the next year. Jeremy talks about new features for migrating workloads to Azure, creating more reliable application implementations, the vast array of AI-related technologies being released, and more! The conversation also digs into the new data centers being built all over the world, and how they are becoming more efficient with resources.LinksAzure CopilotAzure SRE AgentAzure Resiliency AgentAzure MigrateKubernetes FleetAzure HorizonDBAzure Red Hat OpenShiftAzure FairwaterRecorded December 3, 2025

AI tools continue to evolve - what can we do with them today? Richard chats with Cecilia Wirén about her experiences using the latest AI tools to support DevOps workflows, diagnostics, and the crafting of new scripts. Cecilia focuses on tools that can help admins who occasionally work on scripts, including getting into a GitHub workflow to track prompts and results generated by LLMs, so you can always revert and learn from various approaches to interact with these new tools. The tools continue to evolve; it's worth looking at the latest features and models!LinksAzure SRE AgentMicrosoft Security CopilotGitHub CopilotAwesome CopilotCopilot ExtensionsRecorded December 3, 2025

A new year - and so much to do! To start 2026, Richard flies solo again to discuss the issues he's seen on sysadmins' minds as we head into the new year. Obviously, AI is eating up a lot of the conversation from many different angles: tools that can help us be more productive, security issues in our organizations due to misuse, and now, AI-driven hacking. Security still looms large, and not just from an AI perspective - the latest round of supply chain attacks has led to litigation, putting new emphasis on making sure you're secure. Windows has a new leader, things are changing there, and there's the ongoing migration to the cloud. Does it still make sense? There seems to be more concern about data sovereignty than ever, and some meaningful conversations to have. Happy New Year!LinksAzure SRE Agents with Deepthi ChelupatiMicrosoft PurviewThe M365 Copilot Data Readiness Checklist with Nikki ChappleQuering for Breaches with Mark MorowcyznskiManaging Vendor Incidents with Mandi WallsIncident Management and the Crowdstrike event with Lieam WestleyMicrosoft IntuneMicrosoft Entra IDMicrosoft Defender for EndpointMicrosoft Entra ID Protection with Corissa KoopmansWindows Server 2025Upgrading to Windows Server 2025 with Robert SmitRecorded December 20, 2025

So what does Windows want for Christmas? Paul Thurrott is back to talk about everything that happened to Windows in 2025, and what that might hold for 2026. Paul talks about Pavan Davuluri being promoted to President of Windows & Devices - and reunifying the Windows Client and Windows Core teams. That sets up an opportunity to make some significant moves from Windows, which, of course, will involve AI - although the reaction to the public when Pavan said as much was not all that positive. Windows has plenty of problems to address, but one of the brighter notes is Windows on ARM and the Snapdragon processor. And maybe, just maybe, someone's wish will come true, and we'll see Windows 12!LinksPavan's Famous AI TweetM365 CopilotMicrosoft LoopMicrosoft RecallRecorded December 16, 2025

How is zero-trust security evolving? Michele Leroux Bustamante discusses the challenges CISOs face today in controlling access to infrastructure, authenticating and authorizing users, and managing the ongoing evolution of an organization's dependencies. The conversation digs into the variety of stacks available to address various elements of an organization's security requirements. Michele also talks about the NIST Cybersecurity Framework as a starting point for understanding the security elements your organization needs to focus on and improve—security is a continuum, not a destination!LinksAzure EntraAuth0DuendeKeyCloakNIST Cybersecurity FrameworkOpen Policy AgentPolicy ServerDefender for CloudAzure API ManagementAzure Front DoorRecorded October 29, 2025