V036 - Talking cloud and playing Among Us with the community
Chris and community guests Dean, John, Matt, and Simon play Among Us while discussing the latest in cloud technology. The conversation covers Azure Spring Cloud Enterprise entering preview, a wave of Azure deprecation notices including Node 6/10, PowerShell 6, and Azure AD Graph retirement, plus notable updates like AKS custom policy definitions and App Service availability zone support going GA.
The group also dives into the Docker Desktop pricing changes affecting enterprise usage, private link now supporting NSGs and UDRs, and shares tips on multi-platform streaming with OBS and Restream. Between rounds of imposter hunting, the community discusses meetup organizing, the challenges of building online audiences, and the value of learning in the open.
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