Ethics of AI – Introduction

Why think about Ethics of AI: We are experiencing a generational shift in the impact of technology in the human experience.  The infusion of technology into every aspect of life is changing the way we live our daily lives and the way businesses engage their customers, partners, and employees.    The transformation via technology is not […]

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Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #6— Over-Intermediating the Cloud UX to Control Deployment

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 […]

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Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #7 – Ignoring Identity, RBAC, and Conditional Access

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 […]

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Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #8 – Not Structuring the Azure Environment Properly

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 […]

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Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #9 – Failure to Retrain or Restructure Existing Employees

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, […]

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Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make Getting Started with Azure: #10 – Failing to Define a Company Adoption Strategy

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 […]

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