Azure Cost Management Thoughts

In moving to the cloud one of the most important concepts is the transition from CapEx to OpEx management of resources. This brings both benefits and challenges which most companies are ill equipped to organize an approach around. I find that customers frequently either don’t know, or haven’t prepared their environment to properly manage costs […]

Azure Cost Management YouTube Channel

I’ve frequently talked about how cost management is a critical control to implementing effective Azure Governance. For more on that, check out this video. Microsoft just launched a new YouTube channel to promote usage and learning around Azure Cost Management. CHECK IT OUT! Nathan Lasnoski

Moving to Azure with Adam Burke

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.

TECH Talk: Transitioning Your SCCM Environment to Modern Management

I’ve created a TECH talk on transitioning your SCCM environment to Modern Management and shifting the paradigm from traditional on-premise management to the modern ecosystem.

Microsoft Ignite Talk: Top 10 Ways to Secure Your Azure Environment

I gave at talk at Microsoft Ignite on securing Azure environments. This is an incredibly important topic, as many cloud environments are poorly protected and have not mitigated many of these threats. Thank you to everyone who attended and the great questions after!

Microsoft Ignite Talk: Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make in Getting Started with Azure

I gave a talk at Microsoft Ignite on avoiding common mistakes in Azure. This was very rewarding for me to share this accumulated knowledge and see the positive impact in the attendees. Thank you for attending and the conversations afterward.

Microsoft Ignite Talk: Operationalizing Your Azure Environment in 10 Steps

I gave a talk at Microsoft Ignite on operationalizing your Azure environment in 10 steps. This was intended to help drive maturity of execution in the Azure space and the response from attendees was overwelming. Thank you to everyone who attended!