The Cloud Architects Podcast

If there is anything we’ve learned about Office 365 in the last few years, it’s that change is inevitable. Not only are the core workloads and services changing constantly, but there are also new features and services added to Office 365 on a regular basis and as a result of this the service as a whole continues to evolve. At Ignite recently, we caught up with Paul Andrew and Paul Collinge from the Office 365 product group to talk about Microsoft’s impressive and ever-evolving network and how connectivity and network guidance has changed over time. Paul Andrew is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft working on Office 365 cloud networking, network connectivity and performance. He works on the Office 365 IP’s and URLs surface area, ExpressRoute for Office 365, and Office 365 connectivity with network device partners. Paul has worked as a program manager and product manager at Microsoft for over 12 years and as a developer prior to that. Paul holds an MBA from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Technology from Massey University in New Zealand. Paul Collinge is a Senior Program Manager in the Office 365 Product Team, specializing in network connectivity and performance.

In this Episode, Warren goes solo again and shares some Microsoft Azure announcements from this year’s Ignite conference in Orlando and why they are relevant: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/azure-networking-announcements-for-ignite-2017/ The following links are more detailed pages on the technologies that were released. Jump in and start playing with them NOW! VNet Service Endpoints: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-service-endpoints-overview DDoS Protection webpage: http://aka.ms/azureddos Global VNet Peering: http://aka.ms/globalvnetpeering

In this episode, we introduce our listeners to our new co-host Chris Goosen and talk about massive migrations to Exchange Online… What is massive? More than 400,000 users! We speak to Chris about things like networking, adoption and not defeating the rules of physics when migrating from on-premises or even tenant to tenant, as well as what to do with multiple workloads like One Drive for Business and Skype for Business. Chris is an IT professional with a passion for technology and almost two decades’ experience working with Microsoft technologies. As a solutions architect and consultant, Chris has many years’ experience helping organizations around the world design and implement Microsoft Exchange Server. The explosive growth of cloud technologies in recent years has given Chris the opportunity to be on the forefront of Microsoft Office 365 adoption in Australia and the United States. Chris holds the Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) certification and has been an Office Servers and Services MVP since 2014, making him one of a small number of individuals worldwide to have earned both. Chris has been a speaker at conferences such as Microsoft TechEd and Ignite and blogs regularly on Microsoft Exchange and Office 365-related topics at cgoosen.com.

In this Episode, Warren goes solo and shares some important Microsoft Azure announcements and discusses why they are relevant.

In this episode we chat to renowned evangelist and fellow South African MVP Alistair Pugin. Alistair has worked in various capacities in multiple verticals from retail – manufacturing to government, spanning 50 to 50000 users utilizing all aspects of pure Enterprise Information Management. His current position as an Office Servers MVP in Johannesburg, South Africa, provides him with a mechanism to assist companies with designing their SharePoint environment using “best of breed”, proven methodologies to foster innovation and growth through an ECM framework while incorporating a Knowledge Management strategy. It is with this vision that he strives to provide customers with a platform for Business Productivity Enrichment, establishing communities of practice through proper analysis and building a knowledge economy that is both quantifiable and achievable. Grab his stories at http://alistairpugin.net You can find Alistair at all the below links: Cloudgeek: https://thecloudgeek.co.za/ ECM Ninja: http://www.ecmninja.co.za/ WhoisAl.com: http://whoisal.com/ Informationworker.org: http://iwsa.co.za/shortcode-team.html LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistairpugin/ Here are the show notes. Christian Buckley – The Oprah of personal branding: https://twitter.com/buckleyplanet Agnes Molnar – The Search Lady: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molnaragnes Neil Hodgekinson – Built hybrid engine for Sharepoint: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilhodgkinson

In this episode we chat to our good friend Bhargav Shukla about the highly anticipated release of Microsoft Azure Stack. http://www.linkedin.com/learning/microsoft-azure-stack-first-look We touch on the who, what, why, when, and where for Azure Stack. You can find Bhargav online at the following links. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bhargavs Web: http://www.hybridrealityroundup.com and http://www.bhargavs.com Bhargav also runs a users group: https://www.meetup.com/Philly-Lync-Users-Group/

Our first Episode !! Welcome to the Cloud Architects Podcast. In this Episode we discuss what is in the news with regard to Cloud as well as some Tips and Tricks in the Software Defined Networking space. We also introduce who we are and why we decided to start this new series. Here are the show note links: Nic’s Blog: http://blankmanblog.com/ Warren’s Blog: http://www.waza.co.za/ Zerotier: http://www.zerotier.com/ Warren’s post on using Zerotier to break out in another country and a cost effective VPN solution: http://www.waza.co.za/2017/06/19/zerotier-and-azure-sdn-at-its-best-with-quick-and-easy-point-to-site-vpn/