Enabling Synced Passkeys in MIcrosoft Entra ID - learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/...

One of the reasons we insist on everyone submitting a ticket...

Those hard to find date bugs...

Happy New Year - let's talk Energy! The Energy Geek Out for 2025 on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1983 - and every type of energy generation is increasing, battery costs are at an all-time low - there's so much going on!

Happy New Year! To start 2026, Richard flies solo to share his thoughts on topics that sysadmins should focus on in the new year - the usuals, like security and cloud migration, but with plenty of the overwhelming subject - AI. Listen to RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1...

Talk about technology eliminating an IT job...

Is this a benefit of the AI bubble?

Can we talk about the new MFA implementation?

It's all about the handshake.

Merry Christmas! Time for a Space Geek Out! All the cool stuff that has happened in space in the past year, with some view to what is coming next - and there's a lot! Listen on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1982

So what does Windows want for Christmas? @thurrott.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about everything that has happened to Windows in the past year, and the potential for 2026!

Why "Microservices" Debates Miss the Point - codeopinion.com/why-microser...

Not a good time to be building PCs...

This is going to be exciting...

How is AI going to change software development? A live .NET Rocks from Philly.NET, a chat with @csharpfritz.com and Bill Wolff about the new tools' impact on how we build software. Listen at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1981

Putting together my scripts for the end-of-year Geek Outs on Space and Energy... any questions you'd like to be sure I cover?

How is zero-trust security evolving? @michelebusta.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the challenges that CISOs face today controlling access!

Can we talk about secure interfaces?

How is package management evolving in the .NET world? @gep13.co.uk talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1980 about his work on Chocolatey and the host of other products in the space, including open source, free and paid options!

The Crowdstrike incident caused servers to bluescreen and had an impact of operations all over the world - even if you didn't use the product! @westleyl.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his company's response - and how they got even better at responding!

Okay, can you explain mutexes to me again?

So that would be... DaveOps?

What's it like building an AI-centric application? Calum Simpson talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1979 about his experiences building YakShaver, taking advantage of LLMs and MCP to speed the reporting of issues and ideas in software!

What does it take to be ready to deploy M365 Copilot in your organization? @NikkiChapple.com talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about her latest incarnation of the M365 Copilot Readiness Checklist!

It's the annual Christmas Gifts for SysAdmins episode of RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... @joeysnow.bsky.social and @regularitguy.com share their lists - check out the show notes for all the links!

We had so much fun recording this. Check out the gift ideas for the geek in your life…

Uh oh...

Don't make me...

What does it take to make more environmentally sustainable software? Tom Kerkhove talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1977 about how Azure API Management is a great starting point for measuring the resource consumption of your software!

The gift show is back! @joeysnow.bsky.social and @regularitguy.com bring their lists of great gifts for the sysadmins in your life on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... Check the show links for all the gifts - and share this show with your loved ones!

The message is bad enough... the fact that you have to agree with it by pressing the Ok button is just a step too far...

I know there's a better way!

How are large language models going to change the way we use Visual Studio? Leslie Richardson talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1977 about how productivity in Visual Studio is evolving with LLMs!

How can Azure Site Reliability Engineer Agents help your Azure infrastructure? Deepthi Chelupati talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about the power of automation with LLMs to identify issues early and let you respond faster!

How are folks adapting to the new tools available for development today? @bradygaster.bsky.social talks software tooling on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1976 - yeah, a bunch of old guys talking about new tools!

How resilient are your Azure deployments? @Chris-Ayers.com talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his work making Azure reliable - for Azure itself! Lots of conversation about the trade-offs in reliability and complexity.

Does your organization or company need to improve #PowerShell skills for SysAdmins and IT Pros? Bring me in for 3-5 days of intense, hands-on classes. Content is client-driven and highly customized.

So, how was your first week?

Apparently, we're all amateurs...

We all remember THAT day...

Ready to integrate build automation into your applications? @devlead.se talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1975 about Cake.SDK - an implementation of C# Make (Cake) that you integrate into your .NET application!

The future of updating Windows is here! Aria Hanson talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about Windows Autopatch, the consolidation of the various Microsoft Windows update products!

Hoping this code review goes well...

Oops...

How do you build quality software with LLMs? @den.dev talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1974 about GitHub Spec Kit, which uses specifications to help LLMs generate better code!

How can the new AI tools help DBAs? @GFritchey.bsky.social talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about his experiences working with various types of LLMs to assist him in DBA duties.

So. Many. Dependencies.

The next version of CSLA is out! @Rocky.Lhotka.net talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1973 about his years of developing the open-source business objects framework that pre-dates .NET itself!

How do you become a cybersecurity expert? Paula Januszkiewicz talks on RunAs Radio at runasradio.com/Shows/Show/1... about her career path into cybersecurity and the opportunities that await you if you have the passion!

.NET Aspire has been around for almost two years - how do you use it effectively? Chris Klug talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1972 about his work with Aspire and thinking cloud natively!