50 years Microsoft! “From a computer on every desk in every home to a computer in the #Cloud and #AI…
MVP Summit 2025 Windows Cloud opening keynote w/ Phil Gerity was a huge success. 9.8/10 rating of the session. Our…
We made another memorable picture at building 92 after 5 years. We grow our group with over 50 MVPs to…
There are few companies in the history of technology — or business, for that matter — that can say they…
Few names carry as much respect and recognition among software developers as Anders Hejlsberg. As the creator of Turbo Pascal,…
50 years of Microsoft A Legacy of Innovation and Transformation Half a century ago, on April 4th, 1975, two young…
Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the way we build software. But as the scope of intelligent applications grows, so…
Managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform is as common as CI/CD pipelines and incident response playbooks. However, there are…
This post will explore the new support in Azure Application Gateway for Containers (AGC) for the overlay network option in…
OpenAI has announced a substantial new funding round, raising $40 billion at a $300 billion post-money valuation. The financing, revealed…
I had the chance to discuss network load balancing in the cloud with Kurt Jung. Join me, Thomas Maurer, as…
Naming every module in Azure Bicep used to be mandatory. With the release of the optional module names setting an explicit module…
HashiCorp, the company behind Terraform, Consul, and Vault, has a community recognition award they call “HashiCorp Ambassador.” This award is…
Within the big data and analytics space there are two names at the forefront of conversation: Apache Spark and Databricks.…
Docker Desktop for Windows update 4.39.0 Introduction Docker Desktop 4.39.0 is here, bringing a host of new features designed to…
Here is long-overdue and my promised top 20 Azure Logic Apps tips & tricks
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of Windows 365 and the Intune Suite with special guest Per…
In the vibrant and fast-paced history of software development, a few languages have quietly but profoundly reshaped the landscape. Among…
As the Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud + AI Group, Scott Guthrie (aka “ScottGu”, pronounces “Scott Goo”) has quietly…
In this episode of the Azure Essentials Show, Thomas Maurer and Debbie Lyons delve into the benefits and features of…
Enterprise computing is undergoing a radical transformation. As businesses strive to remain competitive in an AI-driven world, a new paradigm…
There is no doubt that we are living in interesting times. It feels a little “Resevoir Dogs” in Europe these…
In this video, Thomas Maurer sits down with Thomas Bryant from Commvault to explore the capabilities of Commvault Cloud Rewind.…
A set of ‘critical’ zero-day vulnerabilities, collectively named IngressNightmare, have been discovered in the widely used Ingress-NGINX Controller for Kubernetes…
In this episode of the Azure Essentials Show, Thomas is joined by Kailyn and Ben from Azure Marketing for a…
The countdown has begun! I will head to Redmond, Washington for the highly anticipated MVP Summit 2025 in just a…
I would like to credit for this blog post to Abhishek Sharma, talking to him gave me the main inspiration…
There are times when it’s necessary to download the text transcript of a YouTube video using Python. This can be…
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Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager is a very interesting solution that allows you to deploy code to multiple clusters at the…
Join Thomas Maurer as he sits down with Carlos Mayol Berral, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft for Azure Edge Security,…
Generative AI is evolving rapidly, and developers are increasingly looking for efficient ways to manage multiple LLMs (Large Language Models)…
Tune in as the Windows Cloud Experiences engineering team showcases the next generation of experiences for end users. See how…
I am trying something new and going to provide some quick updates on topics I discuss with customers or new…
This post will take you one step further from the hello-world configuration that I described in the first post by…
Azure Storage Accounts are a fundamental part of cloud storage in Microsoft Azure, providing various types of storage services such…
NORWAY! Live from our Redmond building, excited to share that Bhavya and I will be opening Workplace Ninja’s Norway event…
How do you plan a hub & spoke architecture? Based on much of what I have witnessed, I think very…
When moving or duplicating Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), you may encounter an issue where the VM’s disk is offline due…
Have you ever have the feeling that something that should be easy turns into a mine field when you start…
Microsoft Azure Service Fabric has been a foundational platform for building and managing microservices-based applications since its release. However, with…
In this post, I am going to share a process for designing a hub virtual network for a hub &…
Generative AI systems using Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4o process natural language input through a series of computational steps:…
I see many people implementing classic network security designs in Azure. Maybe there’s DMZ and an internal virtual network. Maybe…
Microsoft Entra offers an innovative solution for fast and secure access: sign-in with QR code. This method simplifies the sign-in…
