Prior to starting at Microsoft, I had created a short video introducing docs.com (aka docs.microsoft.com) for all your Microsoft documentation needs. Also, I covered how you can help make our documentation better w/ feedback and submitting change requests. One important note: Since this recording, Azure Cloud Shell has been upgraded to use PowerShell Core and runs on Linux so the startup time has…
Category: Azure
My New Journey at Microsoft
On May 29th, I began a role as a Cloud Ops Advocate at Microsoft, and I couldn’t be happier! In a nutshell, it is a role I’ve been working towards for the last 8 years (and probably longer). Through my work at the college, with The Krewe, and my professional authoring, everything comes together in one role with a singular…
Getting Back On The Mic
It’s been a while since I did any recording. My last course on Pluralsight.com was released in April of 2017, and my recording gear has been boxed up since. After MVP Summit, I was inspired to get back to recording shorter how-to videos on YouTube so today was the day as I just finished recording and producing a video on…
Deploying an Azure File Share with PowerShell
On Twitter, I saw a post by Scott Cate, a Developer Advocate for Microsoft, showing how to set up Azure File Shares with the GUI. Azure File Shares allow administrators to build SMB file shares on Azure. These can then be mounted by any supported OS such as Windows, Linux or MacOS. Being a PowerShell guy, I decided to dive…