I sat down with Matt Sidwell to discuss how Terraform is part of an effective Azure DevOps environment, training, and the relationship between Terraform and other CI/CD tools.
I sat down with Matt Sidwell to discuss how Terraform is part of an effective Azure DevOps environment, training, and the relationship between Terraform and other CI/CD tools.
Our last posts covered structuring and securing your Azure environment. Now, we’ll focus on a topic important for its actual use: how strictly to control deployment. What people often do is create a portal between developers and Azure itself. This isn’t surprising, as it’s probably what they have on-premises: a portal that exists between developers […]
Read more "Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #6— Over-Intermediating the Cloud UX to Control Deployment"Now that your Azure Environment is effectively and properly structured, as noted in our previous post, we come across a slippery slope that must be avoided. Now that it has been created, it needs to be secured. It has become second nature to use a seatbelt, lock doors and assure the area is clear when […]
Read more "Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #7 – Ignoring Identity, RBAC, and Conditional Access"In our previous post, we discussed the challenges that surface when you do not retrain or restructure existing employees before starting your Azure implementation journey. Now that you have your team on board and organized correctly, the next step is to create an effective structure in the Azure environment. There are many badly designed structures […]
Read more "Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #8 – Not Structuring the Azure Environment Properly"Mark Rentmeester and I sat down for a Beer 30 interview on Blockchain and related technologies. We talk Microsoft Blockchain, CoCo Framework, blockchain futures, and more. Check it out!
Last time, we covered the need for a company adoption strategy in your Azure implementation journey. Here’s another roadblock you have to get past: your employees’ familiarity with your prior ways of doing things. Implementing changes without taking into consideration the need to retrain and restructure your current work dynamics can easily lead to trouble—or, […]
Read more "Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #9 – Failure to Retrain or Restructure Existing Employees"In this new blog series, I will take you through a test drive of the Microsoft Azure environment and discuss routes that have put companies in the ditch during navigation and implementation—and, more importantly, how to avoid them. Whether you are brand new to Azure or your journey is already underway, these ideas will […]
Read more "Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #10 – Failing to Define a Company Adoption Strategy"I recorded a Tech Talk on optimizing supply chains using machine learning and AI. This will be interesting to anyone who operates a production process (of any kind) that depends on inventory, parts, or anyone who simply cares about how AI can change a business.
I’m presenting on Azure Operationalization at the AON Center in Chicago, November 12th from 9:00 – 12:00. I’m presenting alongside Microsoft Midwest Chief Technologist Paul Edlund. Join us! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/azure-operationalization-event-tickets-51514958628
Read more "Presenting on Azure Operationalization"I interview Adam Burke from the Microsoft Partner Hosting team on moving large hosters and service providers to Azure. I’ve worked with Adam for a long time and it was a great opportunity to hear from him on what partners are thinking about.