Recently I’ve been working with individuals and organisations looking to adopt Terraform (and Infrastructure as Code in general), as part of their Azure strategy or ongoing Azure development. Whilst it’s fair to say this is unlikely to be an overnight process, and rather a process that will take time and development – there are lots of things that can help […]
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Like many people, I’ve been using Azure Copilot to help with Azure Administration tasks and operations, and have seen how it can really help to enhance various aspects, taking the complexity out of tasks and operations, and providing guidance that I feel will benefit everyone using Azure – from seasoned experts to those new to Azure. Copilot for Azure became […]
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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 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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Recently I had the pleasure of taking part in the 2024 Festive Tech Calendar, an awesome community initiative that shares loads of great content throughout December. This year I took part alongside Steve Brown, who like myself works with Azure on a daily basis, and has lots of Azure exam experience. Please do check out all of the awesome Festive […]
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Over the last week or two, like many in the Microsoft Community, I’ve been watching all the Ignite announcements and sessions. In this post, I wanted to summarise some of the key announcements and sessions that specifically relate to key areas and technologies that I work with, namely: Hybrid Cloud – Azure Stack HCI, Azure Arc etc. Azure, Networking, and […]
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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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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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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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