There was a deluge of announcements that came out over the last week or so, covering everything from networking enhancements, security, architectural changes and declarative file deployment. What are the ones I feel will have the biggest impact on your life as an IT Pro? Here’s my Top 5. Azure Resource Manager now supports Compute,…
Tuesdays with Corey: Corey’s top 6 Azure Pics from Microsoft Ignite
Corey Sanders, Director of Program Management on the Azure Compute team takes us through his top 6 Azure sessions from Microsoft Ignite. 6) Getting Started with Microsoft Azure IaaS 5) Evolve Your Network Infrastructure for Microsoft Azure Connectivity 4) Taking a Deep Dive into Microsoft Azure IaaS Capabilities 3) Update on Azure IaaS – Interview with Corey…
Countdown to Microsoft Ignite: The missing blooper reel
During the filming of various episodes of “Countdown to Microsoft Ignite”, your hosts (Rick and Joey) never knew when the cameras were rolling. Now that the event is over, we thought you’d enjoy seeing a short clip on some of the funnier out-takes. Thanks for joining us on this journey to Microsoft Ignite in Chicago….
Tuesdays With Corey: Live from Microsoft Ignite
Corey and I had a change to kick off the Live Stream for Microsoft Ignite interviews from the Channel 9 desk. We decided to make the interview a Tuesdays with Corey episode. Check it out below! Don’t forget – we’re always looking for Suggestions and Questions here in the comments section OR via twitter #AzureTwC. You…
What’s in your TechBugoutBag for Microsoft Ignite?
Always fun packing. Amplify that when it comes to packing for a conference. I lay out all my stuff to make sure I don’t forget anything ever since I forgot that ever so important “thing-a-ma-jig” a while back. This time I decided to take a picture and share it here with my inventory list. Inventory…
Thursday with Corey: Azure Resource Manager VM Templates Hackfest
Hey – It’s Conference month – we’ve got Build in SF and Microsoft Ignite in Chicago – we decided to bump Tuesdays with Corey to a Thursday with Corey this week. Corey Sanders, Principal PM on the Azure Compute team takes us on a tour of a recent HackFest to create Azure VM Templates using the new…
Can’t make it to Microsoft Ignite? Here’s the details on the LiveStream
On a recent countdown show, we talked about the general format of the Live Stream. I thought it deserved a little more detail and highlights on the schedule. Since I’m not presenting at Microsoft Ignite this year – my way of contributing during the event centers around this livestream. I’ve been working overtime with my team…
Cool Stuff to do in Chicago During Microsoft Ignite
As part of the Countdown to Microsoft Ignite show, Joey and I got a chance to do a whirlwind tour of Chicago. We took along a camera crew and filmed at 25 different locations ranging from breweries, museums, restaurants, bars, public parks and coffee joints. This was an awesome experience organized by one of our…
Tips for what to pack for Microsoft Ignite
A while back I did a video of “what’s in Ricks Suitcase” as a way to talk about what to bring to a technical conference. There are a multitude of advice blog entries that have all sorts of information – they should give you some good ideas to com up with your own strategy. We’re…
My top 10 “cloudy” sessions at Microsoft Ignite
Pssssst: I thought I’d share a little bit of insider information on sessions at Microsoft Ignite. There is a logical flow you need to know about in order to get the best understanding of Microsoft’s strategy and vision for what’s important in the industry and on our roadmap. You can miss this if you dive into…