Myself and Abel Wang talk about the benefits of Terraform and show you how to deploy onto Azure in a few easy steps. Terraform has many benefits and I find that most users can quickly adopt it and find it much easier to use over ARM templates. It's also multi-cloud capable! Watch below: https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/DevOps-Lab/Deploying-your-Azure-Infrastructure-with-Terraform?term=terraform&lang-en=true
Late in 2018 the Microsoft UK STU (Success Team Unit) led by Sue Preston, decided to do a charity bike ride for Bowel Cancer UK. I looked at my diary and signed right up without hesitation. I have not done many charity events in the past few years and I felt it was time. We… Continue reading Cycling to Amsterdam in support of BowelCancer UK
When I meet with a customer and we talk about migrating their apps into Azure there is always discussion around how to secure their applications in the cloud. Your application can consist of a simple website with a database or even something that requires a multi-tiered architecture. Most customers look to take advantage of PaaS… Continue reading Securing your Azure App Service with vNet’s and Service Endpoints
Earlier this year I decided to join in on a charity ride with my company to benefit Bowel Cancer UK. Cancer has affected too many around us, and I personally have experienced too many loved ones fight the battle. There will be 12 of us starting from our Microsoft UK Paddington office and cycling all… Continue reading Charity Ride For Bowel Cancer UK
What is DevOps? DevOps is very much a buzzword and many do not fully understand what it really means. Let's break it down: Dev and Ops - we are combining the application development and information technology operations into one process. We are moving away from a siloed approach and bringing teams together to deliver continuous… Continue reading DevOps as a process, not a function
For customers there are many triggers that initiate discussions about the cloud. Things such as a datacentre contract expiration, capacity requirements, software/hardware refresh, or even driving application innovation. Any of these triggers are valid and it's important to know how to approach cloud adoption. Many customers have to make the decision to rehost, refactor, rearchitect,… Continue reading Datacentre Modernization with N4Stack
