This year for Azure Spring Clean, I wanted to focus on an area that is becoming increasingly common with Clients I work with, and a key technology trend I regularly see – the need for Hybrid considerations within Landing Zones, considering not only Cloud based resources, but also those that are an extension of your Cloud environment (Cloud networking, Hybrid […]
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As you may have seen from some of my other posts, I’ve recently been doing more work with Azure Local. It’s an area that’s developed significantly in recent times, and one I am seeing lots of interest in. Previously I wrote about the use of GPU-P, and in this post, I wanted to cover off the use of the Azure […]
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Recently I’ve been doing more testing with Azure Local, specifically with 23H2 and testing the deployment process, configuration options, and more. In this short post I wanted to write up on some testing I have been doing with GPU accelerated Virtual Machines. Note that GPU assignment and passthrough are currently in preview – see here. This will be the first […]
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As you may have seen on LinkedIn, throughout the months of January and February, myself and fellow blogger Jakub Fras will be posting every Friday on topics related to Microsoft Azure. I’ll be posting on my blog here, and Jakub on his awesome blog here. This post will be a tale of two halves, with part of this post being […]
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This September, Azure Back to School 2024 is taking place, with loads of awesome sessions and great community content. My session, “Building a Cloud Centric Network with Azure Virtual WAN” is available to watch below: Check out all of the other awesome sessions and content here: https://azurebacktoschool.com/ In this post I will provide a summary overview of Azure Virtual WAN, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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) […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Earlier this month I wrote a post about my key takeaways from 2023, related to core foundational elements that need consideration when planning and deploying an Azure Environment. In this post, I wanted to focus on 5 key items I’ve found helpful when designing, enhancing, and supporting Azure environments – with a specific focus on key foundational areas, aligned to […]
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