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Azure Platform Technical Overview in Nashville

We had an excellent turnout for the May 17th meeting of the Nashville Microsoft Azure Users Group, a group that I have been leading for nearly five years. We started this group with four members in 2013 and it now … Continue reading

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Is Azure Adoption “Too Easy”?

Those of you who know me know that I have been focusing on the adoption of Microsoft Azure since before it was actually called Azure (Circa 2008) when I originally stumbled upon it while working as an Architect for Microsoft. … Continue reading

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The Nashville Microsoft Azure 2017 Bootcamp

Those of you who know me know that I am also the Founder and President of the Nashville Microsoft Azure Users Group.  This group has grown from four members four years ago to 563 members today. In fact, the group … Continue reading

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AzureCon Update

[Updated 10-1-2015] Today at AzureCon Microsoft announced a whole raft of features.  The announcements can be grouped into three categories. Features that were previously in Preview that have just gone into General Availability Features that have just entered the Public … Continue reading

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What’s Changed in Azure Over the Past Year?

A lot has changed in Azure over the past year.  In fact the Microsoft Service Update Page  lists over 100 new features, some small and some (like PaaS V2 and IaaS V2) major. To update the members of my Nashville … Continue reading

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Microsoft Azure Quick at Codestock

Last week I presented a Lightning Talk on Microsoft Azure at the Codestock developers conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.  The title of my talk was Microsoft Azure Quick. For those of you who don’t know, a Lightning Talk is where you … Continue reading

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Podcast: Moving a Windows Azure Virtual Machine

On March 12, 2014 I was the featured guest on the Azure Podcast Episode 19. Here is a summary of that conversation: As some of you may know I am a Windows Azure Consultant and a Cloud Technical Solutions Specialist … Continue reading

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Windows Azure Global Bootcamp

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 we are out to make some records! In April of 2013 we held the first Global Windows Azure Bootcamp at more than 90 locations around the globe! This year we want to again offer up … Continue reading

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Windows Azure in Healthcare

The Nashville Windows Azure Users Group has been in existence for less than a year, but we have already become a popular meeting place for anyone wanting to learn how to take advantage of Windows Azure or wanting to meet … Continue reading

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Programming the Cloud at the Nashville Bar Camp

On Saturday, November 2nd 2013 over 200 folks gathered for Nashville’s 2013 Bar Camp. The conference was held in the Un-Conference format where the attendees vote on the sessions to be held during the day. No speaker was guaranteed a … Continue reading

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