Join my session on Global Azure 🚀 2024 – to get started in your Cloud Architect learning journey. 💪

Greetings to all #CloudMarathoner friends!

This week, we have a wonderful opportunity to learn from a number of different sessions by attending the Global Azure 2024 event. Yay!

Generally speaking, this event is a huge success as Microsoft community members all over the world are celebrating this occasion by submitting their session for acceptance. This year, I submitted my session with the Microsoft community in the USA, called GIMME CLOUD TALKS.

Global Azure 2024, catalog of sessions

As a #CloudMarathoner we submitted one session with a title – “How to get started in your Microsoft Azure Architect learning journey?”

And as you may already know, it was accepted by one of the organizers. Wooho!!!

Check out the LinkedIn post on this unique event!

In this lightning talk, I shared bits and tips on how you could get started in your Cloud Architect journey. Namely, we focused on designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions exam objectives which is an important part of the AZ-305 exam.

By the end of the session, you should be well-informed on how to start your cloud learning journey and build toward your desired goal of becoming a Cloud Architect. As a complimentary bonus, I shared community created learning resources that will boost your knowledge, and help you get prepared for an important exam in 2024.

Please, check the recorded session below and let me know your feedback. Thank you!

Are you ready to transform IT Operations 🚀 with AI and earn an exam voucher ⁉🤔

Hello Cloud Marathoners!

Hope everyone is doing well, and survived the March madness 🙂

As you might be aware, our #CloudMarathoner duo (Elkhan & Martin) teamed up and rolled the sleeved to prepare two unique sessions on how to get started with IT + AI = AIOps.

Check out the LinkedIn post for the session details!

These sessions don’t require any prior knowledge of AI, what you need is just interest to get started with fundamentals and start learning.

In the second session below, we covered the process, terminology and future of transforming IT operations with AI for DevOps. This session will help you in building your own organizational roadmap in revolutionizing DevOps for your mission.

Please. check out the recorded session below and let us know your feedback on the LinkedIn post. Thank you !!!

Azure Spring Clean 2024 – Establishing Cloud Resource Hygiene with Azure using the latest tools

Hello eveyone,

Welcome to my blog created for a wonderful Azure Spring Clean event that happens once a year. I am very proud to be able to contribute with this post.

This year, I will do it a bit different by posting in this blog over the week by complementing the following agenda as we go 😉

  • Azure Governance and Tools
  • Bicep as your infrastructure-as-code (IaC)
  • Security and guardrails with Bicep
  • Demo

Azure Governanace

If you are familiar with the cloud governance, then it’s principals are also applied in Microsoft Azure. So, with governance concepts you could manage your cloud presence to better optimize your cloud resources to curb overspending, build defensive guardrails and identify over-provisioning or overspending on the resources. This principals and available Azure tools will help us align the right resources for the right applications which would lead us to a better cloud strategy.

To maximize your cloud governance and keep your resources & budget in check, you could do the following:

  1. Stay proactive with automation and alerts
  2. Identify over-spent in your Azure environment
  3. Standardize and use tagging in your Azure environment

Implementing governance is a proactive measure essential for achieving an organization’s objectives. However, many organizations tend to adopt a reactive approach, which can result in growing complexities, particularly as the IT environment scales. So, without proper control, the absence of governance practices may result in downtime and inefficient resource utilization. From the perspective of engineering teams, this could manifest as resource sprawl, diminished return on investment (imagine your project being halted!), and challenges in achieving standardization.”

Updates are coming …

Azure Spring Clean 2024 – Integrate testing process into your Azure Bicep code

Hello Cloud Marathoners!

Hope you are all doing great and excited about this year’s Azure Spring Clean 2024 event!

In this episode, I will share our new #AzureBicep session with amazing community members like you and my partner in crime, Microsoft Azure MVP Kasun Rajapakse.

🎯 Teaser description of what you could expect:

Embrace the power of comprehensive testing by integrating it seamlessly into your Azure Bicep code!
In this session, we will experiment with some testing strategies that allow you to weave testing processes effectively into your Azure Bicep infrastructure-as-code (IaC) development.

We’ll explore the pivotal role of testing in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and security of your Azure deployments. You will learn how to get started with Bicep-specific unit testing frameworks that complement your Bicep code, enabling you to detect and rectify potential issues at an early stage of development.

Please, feel free to each this session below:

Do you have a feedback?

Please, submit your comments on our LinkedIn post here.

Top 3% active speaker recognition from sessionize

Good morning friends!

I am excited to share another great recognition of our contributions to the Sessionize sessions in 2023. I am also thrilled to make it to the top 3% of active speakers.

Looking back to 2023, I am grateful to everyone for providing an opportunity to share my #cloud sessions with the community 💪

Here is the list of events where I got an opportunity to present and help learners in 2023:

  • Festive Tech Calendar 2023
  • Azure Back to School 2023
  • Gira Online Speakers Latam 2023
  • Gimme-Cloud-Talks-Global-Azure-2023
  • Azure Spring Clean 2023
  • Come Cloud with Us
  • Cloud Lunch and Learn


Thank you again for your support and continues encouragements to keep our #CloudMarathoner movement alive and thriving.

📌 Check out my public Sessionize profile and feel free to contact 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUcQ2tWS #sharingiscaring 💓

📌 Please, check out an associated LinkedIn post announcement and feel free to reach back if you have any suggestion or question. Thanks!

Awesome-Azure-Bicep repo 💪 release #7 is out!

Hello Cloud Marathiner friends,

You are all welcome to check our latest release #7 which comes with 10X new contributions from four members 👉 Release #7 details

Bug Fixes

I also teamed up with John Lokerse to troubleshoot and fix the link checkmark build in this release. In addition, our core member and Microsoft MVP, Luke Murray, has updated several links on his Bicep blog posts, as his URLs have been changed.

Summary

Thank you all for your continued support and stay tuned for upcoming contributions from the #CloudMarahoner #community.

Please, subscribe to #cloudmarathoner LinkedIn #tag and follow us 🔥

Starting the 2024 season with an Azure Welsh user group event 🎉

Hello, my dear Cloud marathoner friends,

Are you interested how to get started with Azure 🚀 Architect exam in 2024 ⁉ 🤔
Well, I was honored to present this session to the Welsh Azure User Group just a few days ago.

In this session, I discussed the most recent changes in the Microsoft Azure Architects Exam AZ-305. This will be super helpful if you are looking forward to taking that exam within the next few weeks/months.

What are the session details?

Did you know that the Microsoft Azure Architect exam gets updated 1-2 times a year? Thus, it might be troublesome to get ready for this exam with all the digital distractions and updates.

However, in this lightning talk below, I shared bits and tips on how to focus on the AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions exam objectives and help you prepare with the latest information.

Have a question?

Have a comment or suggestion about my latest AZ-305 session?
Great, please check out the associated LinkedIn post and share your feedback. Thank you.

Celebrating MCT Regional Lead announcements

Hello, my dear Cloud Marathoners!

As a #cloudmarathoner, I am excited 😍 to share with you 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 an awesome news that I have been selected as MCT Regional Lead for the year 2024 from the USA 🎉

I would like to thank everyone, including my MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) colleagues who nominated me for this important role to help our community of MCTs.

Special thanks 🙏 go to Dwayne Natwick, 🎼Brian Gorman, Jared Bell, Jason Keplinger, and Microsoft MCT leadership for recognizing my #community contributions and continued support👏

🤔 Well, who are the MCT Regional Leads ❓

MCT Regional Leads are a group of experienced MCTs committed to providing community connection and support to MCTs at the regional level. The Regional Leads promote MCT career opportunities, mentor new trainers, and continue to advocate for programs and resources meeting MCT needs.

I am truly thrilled to meet, collaborate, and contribute with fellow MCT Regional Leads and the MCT community from all around the world 🌍 🌐

📞 Need help from MCT Regional Lead then let’s connect 😉

Check out my LinkedIn post on this matter an feel free to ask questions in comments section.

Happy New Year dear #CloudMarathoner community !!!

Hello dear Cloud Marathoners!

I would like to “Thank You” ALL the community members in the #cloudmarathoner for their support and continued contributions in 2023 🙌 🎉 🎈

Your continued dedication to learning, sharing, and excelling at cloud knowledge has a great impact on everyone.

The #CloudMarathoner hashtag followers on the LinkedIn platform

Our community is growing

Thank you again for your continued feedback and support!
Our community has grown to 1800+ members and we can reach and empower more people now than ever before 💪.

Again and again, “HUGE THANK YOU!” to everyone who has #shared and contributed to the #CloudMarathoner posts on social media.

We are having “GREAT” progress that will continue to provide the power of #knowledge to empower and elevate the people.

IN SUMMARY

Thank you for being a true “trailblazer of the cloud” by being the #cloudmarathoner!

Please, actively check our #CloudMarathoner #tag on LinkedIn. Share and tag information with the community.

Festive Tech Calendar session – Unboxing the Festive Design patterns with Santa

Hello Cloud Marathoner friends,

I was thrilled that my both sessions have been accepted for the Festive Tech Calendar 2023 events. The first session has been already announced and posted with a #cloudmarathoner community member and contributor, Kasun which is referenced below.

  1. Dec 23 session with Kasun Rajapakse: “The 12 Bicep 💪 Tips of Christmas”
  2. Dec 28th session: “Unboxing the Festive Design Patterns with Santa”

Today’s post is dedicated to the second session where we will embark on a cloud journey with Santa. Santa will be helping us to understand something about clouds, but not the fluffy white ones in the sky – we’re talking about those special computer clouds!

Here is the festive description of the session:

So, imagine all the important things that people do with their computers, like making games, apps, and websites. These things need a special place to live so they can work properly. That special place is like a magical cloud where you can keep all those important things safe and make them work really well.

Now, the clever grown-ups who help with these computer things are learning more about how to use this cloud in the best way. They want to make sure everything in the cloud works just right. To do this, they plan carefully and design everything perfectly, like how we plan Santa’s route on Christmas Eve to deliver presents.

In a special meeting, they will talk about something called “design patterns.” These are like tricks and plans to help make sure everything in the computer cloud is super safe, works really well, and can grow if more people use it. It’s a bit like Santa’s workshop, where we have special patterns for making toys.

So, you see, just like Santa prepares for Christmas, these clever people are getting ready to make the computer cloud a better and safer place for everyone. It’s like their own magical holiday season for computers! 🎅🌟🖥️

Festive Tech Calendar 2023 session

So, if you are intrigued with it then please check my recorded session to learn about the Festive Cloud design patterns > https://youtu.be/Yj-lXf1l1ng?t=17

Wish you all Happy Holidays and Happy New Year !!!