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The Nashville edition of the 2019 Global Azure Bootcamp
As many of you may recall we have been holding our edition of this annual day-long worldwide event here in Nashville for the past few years. (See https://cloudyinnashville.com/2018/04/ and https://global.azurebootcamp.net/) This year it will be held on Saturday April 27th. … Continue reading
An Azure Migration Assessment Methodology
Introduction As many of you may know I have been involved with Azure from its very beginning. As a Microsoft Architect Evangelist, and later as a Consultant, I have helped many Microsoft customers and partners adopt Azure successfully. Some of … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft Azure
Tagged Assessment, Azure, Azure Site Recovery, Methodology, Migration
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New to Azure?
As some of you may know I am a Cloud Solutions Architect specializing in Microsoft Azure here in Nashville. That is my “day-job”. What some of you may not know is that I am also the Founder and current President … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft Azure, User Groups
Tagged Azure, Education, Networking, Technical Community, User Groups
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Building a Rational Microsoft Azure Network Architecture
In a previous blog post Is Azure Adoption “Too Easy? I discussed how it is very easy (perhaps too easy) to get into Azure without a well-thought-out network architecture and a good plan. We cannot fault Microsoft for making it … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cloud, Cloud Computing, IaaS, PaaS, Windows Azure
Tagged Architecture, Automation, Azure, Networking
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Azure: What to use When?
On August 17, 2017 I presented on the topic of Azure: What to use When? To the Nashville Microsoft Azure Users Group. For those of you who know me you know that I founded this group four years ago with … Continue reading
What is your Azure Maturity Level?
Figure 1 – The Azure Maturity Model The Azure Maturity Model is based on the Cloud Maturity Model developed by the Open Data Center Alliance. Its purpose is to help you determine where you stand in your ability to adopt … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud, Cloud Computing, Governance, Microsoft Azure, Windows Azure
Tagged Azure, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Governance
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A Cloud is a Cloud is a Cloud?
It never fails to amaze me that it seems like every vendor in the industry, every hosting company and every virtualization or database vendor that puts something in one of the Public Clouds is quick to claim that “They have … Continue reading
Tale of Two Clouds: A Feature Comparison of Azure and AWS
Comparing Azure and AWS is a bit like comparing apples and oranges. Each platform has features that either duplicate or overlap with features of the other platform. In reality the focus needs to be on solving the business problem … Continue reading
Posted in Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Windows Azure
Tagged aws, Azure
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The Future of Azure is Azure Stack!
I realize that the title above might be a bit controversial to some. In this blog post I will attempt to defend that position. The two diagrams above, taken from recent Microsoft public presentations, symbolically represent the components of Public … Continue reading
Posted in Azure Stack, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Windows Azure
Tagged Azure, Azure Stack
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Microsoft Virtual Academy’s new more agile approach to Azure IT Pro training.
Microsoft Virtual Academy is launching a new series for IT Pros that will be delivered in smaller replaceable chunks that will be more consistent with how Azure Features are delivered, rather than long recorded units that are obsolete by the … Continue reading
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