I recently had the pleasure of taking part in the 2024 Technical Summit – a community event covering the key areas of AI, digital transformation, and sustainability in IT. You can find out more about Technical Summit, the various Presenters, and Sessions here: https://www.technicalsummit.de/. I presented the session “Getting the right Azure Foundation – What makes a great Landing Zone?” I’d like […]
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Guidance and Considerations for Azure NetApp Files Replication (Cross Zone & Cross Region) when using Terraform
Recently I have been looking to learn more about replication options when using Terraform with Azure NetApp Files. This is a service I use regularly with customers and environments that I work with – so a detailed understanding is key to successful engagement, deployments, and projects. Azure NetApp Files is a hugely popular service, particularly with Azure Virtual Desktop and […]
Continue Reading →Exploring Azure Stack HCI and the IAC options
Recently I have been focusing on learning more about Azure Stack HCI – it’s an area that continues to be a focus point in my daily role. Key to the uptake of Azure Stack HCI is a drive to centralise on the Azure Ecosystem that I see with many of the customers I work with. For this post I wanted […]
Continue Reading →Resources to help study for the SC-100 Exam… with a hint of IAC!
Recently I took and passed the SC-100 Exam, which, if you also hold the required prerequisites (SC-200, SC-300, or AZ-500), gains you Microsoft Certified Cybersecurity Architect. I found the exam fairly challenging – and must admit this was one of broadest Microsoft exams I’ve taken, which is to be expected really with this level of exam. As always, after passing […]
Continue Reading →Exploring Backups, DR, and Continuity in an Azure Terraform World
Backups, Disaster Recovery, and ensuring continuity of business data and operations, are arguably one of the most important aspects for anyone working in the IT industry. Our technically connected and data-driven world revolves around our ability to ensure our data is safe, secure, and protected from a range of issues that could prevail. In the Azure Infrastructure as Code (IAC) […]
Continue Reading →Continuing the Azure AI Infrastructure as Code Learning Journey
Overview With the rapid development of AI Services in recent times, it’s clear that adoption and growth of these services is only going to continue – and see wider adoption across a range of organisations. Continuing the Azure AI Infrastructure as Code Learning Journey, is therefore likely to be a key activity for many within 2024 and beyond. With Azure […]
Continue Reading →Azure Spring Clean 2024 – Azure Automation, a quick win!
In this year’s Azure Spring Clean my session is called “Using Azure Automation to save money – a quick win!“, and covers the following topics: What is Azure Automation? How does Azure Automation help save cost? Why use Terraform and Azure Automation? Demo Environment Learning more about Azure Terraform Resources / Links / Code I’ve chosen this topic as it’s […]
Continue Reading →Deploying, securing, and monitoring Azure OpenAI with Terraform
In this post I wanted to summarise some of my recent activities deploying, securing, and monitoring Azure OpenAI with Terraform. This is an area I am regularly discussing with Clients – talking about possibilities, delivering demos, and looking at different options to integrate the range of Azure AI and Azure OpenAI Services into business applications and processes. I’ve created my […]
Continue Reading →Festive Tech Calendar 2023 – An Introduction to Azure Terraform
This month I have been participating the Festive Tech Calendar Event – a great community event filled with loads of awesome sessions! You can find out more about the event and all of the sessions here: https://festivetechcalendar.com/ My Session – An Introduction to Azure Terraform! My session is a video that provides an introduction to Azure Terraform – you can […]
Continue Reading →Upcoming changes to outbound access for Azure VMs – Exploring the Terraform Options
As you may be aware, default outbound access for Azure VMs will change on 30th September 2025 – and the recommendation is to transition to an explicit outbound method. It’s worth noting that existing VMs will continue to work – however, there is still a recommendation to transition: You can read more about this announcement here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/default-outbound-access-for-vms-in-azure-will-be-retired-transition-to-a-new-method-of-internet-access/ Default outbound access […]
Continue Reading →Testing out my Azure Demo Lab with Terraform Cloud
Recently I have been working with Terraform Cloud to deploy Azure Environments, and in my previous post I wrote about an overview of Terraform Cloud, Prerequisites for Azure Deployment, and shared some tips and links to get started. You can read this post here. ✅ In this post I wanted to expand further by running through my own Demo/Lab Environment […]
Continue Reading →Azure Back to School 2023 – My Sessions Recap and Resources
Last month I had the pleasure of taking part in Azure Back to School 2023 – a community event that takes place in September and hosts a range of contributors and content to share knowledge with the community! You can read more about Azure Back to School here – https://azurebacktoschool.github.io/. ✅ There’s a huge list of awesome sessions and speakers […]
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