Data warehousing is a massive topic! We’ve all heard of data lakes, data swamps and big data in general, but what does it all mean? We sat down with Melissa Coates (a.k.a SQLChick) in an attempt to gain an understanding of this complex topic and definitely learned a thing or two in the process. Melissa […]
Adoption is top of mind for many organizations at the moment – be it adoption of a particular workload (like Microsoft Teams) or cloud services in general. Warren and I sat down with the always entertaining Tracy van der Schyff to talk about the difference between adoption and consumption and the concept of user empowerment. […]
TLDR Register here: http://cloudfridays.co.za/ What is Cloud Friday? Cloud Friday was born by Microsoft community members wanting to assist organisations with understanding what the Microsoft Cloud is all about. When is Cloud Friday? Cloud Fridays happen on the second Friday of every month, except in December and January. Where does Cloud Friday happen? Cloud Friday is […]
TLDR Register here: http://cloudfridays.co.za/ What is Cloud Friday? Cloud Friday was born by Microsoft community members wanting to assist organisations with understanding what the Microsoft Cloud is all about. When is Cloud Friday? Cloud Fridays happen on the second Friday of every month, except in December and January. Where does Cloud Friday happen? Cloud Friday […]
Chris and I catch up with Philip Griffiths about next-generation WAN being delivered over the internet, how perimeter security is not everything and the challenge of working in a global networking company. Philip Griffiths is Head of EMEA Partnerships and Alliances for NetFoundry and regularly speaks at events from DevOps to IoT to Cyber Security. […]
I catch up with Darrell Webster (aka Darrell as a Service) to talk about cloud adoption messes, infrastructure challenges, people challenges, how to change rollout practices towards cloud adoption and so much more. Darrell is a senior adoption and change management consultant for Adopt and Embrace. He relishes the opportunity to help individuals, teams and […]
Microsoft Inspire recently wrapped up in Las Vegas and in this episode, I cought up with Michael Van Horenbeeck to talk about his experience at Microsoft Inspire. Michael talks about his role as a Microsoft Partner and the value of attending Inspire. Michael Van Horenbeeck specializes in a variety of products and services from the […]
With Microsoft Ignite 2019 fast approaching, the Community Call for Content is now open and closes on August, 4. In this special episode, Anna Chu (a.k.a The Community Khaleesi) takes us through the types of submissions being accepted and walks us through the process. Are you interested in presenting at Ignite 2019? If so, Anna’s tips will […]
Ever wondered about the scale of Exchange Online or what it takes to manage a service at that scale while constantly deploying new features? Microsoft’s Brent Alinger gave us a tour of Building 31 (a.k.a Exchange Central) on the Microsoft campus and sat down with us to talk about the humble beginnings of the service […]
July 1 every year is a big day for the MVP community – Its renewal day for MVPs and we also get to welcome new MVPs into the community. Nicolas, Warren and I are humbled to have been renewed and to be part of this amazing community for another year. In this episode, we had […]