--- title: "Azure: Less a Cloud Than Performance Art" id: "13105" type: "podcast" slug: "azure-less-a-cloud-than-performance-art" published_at: "2022-10-20T10:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-05-17T00:04:41+00:00" url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/azure-less-a-cloud-than-performance-art/" markdown_url: "https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/azure-less-a-cloud-than-performance-art.md" taxonomy_shows: - "Last Week In AWS Podcast" --- About the Author Corey is the Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, where he specializes in helping companies improve their AWS bills by making them smaller and less horrifying. He also hosts the "Screaming in the Cloud" and "AWS Morning Brief" podcasts; and curates "Last Week in AWS," a weekly newsletter summarizing the latest in AWS news, blogs, and tools, sprinkled with snark and thoughtful analysis in roughly equal measure. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-morning-brief/id1466344305) [https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief](https://overcast.fm/itunes1466344305/aws-morning-brief) [https://pca.st/AKs0](https://pca.st/AKs0) [https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2382583) [https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU](https://open.spotify.com/show/3A04JNrNAcZMvn8cvDWpWU) [https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief](https://feeds.transistor.fm/aws-morning-brief) ## Episode Summary Last week in security news: Datadog has an report out on the The State of AWS Security, yet another Azure vulnerability, the Tool of the week, and more! ## Episode Show Notes & Transcript **Links:** - A walkthrough that takes us on a whirlwind tour of [AWS Secrets Manager and the principle of least-privilege](https://codescene.com/engineering-blog/aws-secrets-manager-and-the-principle-of-least-privilege) . - [Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes privilege escalation](https://www.cloudvulndb.org/cve-2022-37968) vulnerability - Datadog has an report out on the [The State of AWS Security](https://www.datadoghq.com/state-of-aws-security/) - [Simplifying serverless permissions with AWS SAM Connectors](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/simplifying-serverless-permissions-with-aws-sam-connectors/) - Tool of the week: [trailscraper](https://github.com/flosell/trailscraper) gets signal from noise when it comes to CloudTrail logs. View Full Transcript Hide Full Transcript ## You might also like [More Podcast Episodes](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/) ### [M3 Ultra Macs, Claude Platform, and 619 New APIs Walk Into a Bar](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.18.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/m3-ultra-macs-claude-platform-and-619-new-apis-walk-into-a-bar/) ### [AI-Native Foundations and the CVEs That Love Them](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.11.2026 7 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/ai-native-foundations-and-the-cves-that-love-them/) ### [Bedrock Bags OpenAI, Q Developer Bags Groceries](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/) Last Week In AWS Podcast 05.04.2026 9 Minutes [Listen Now](https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/last-week-in-aws-podcast/bedrock-bags-openai-q-developer-bags-groceries/)