Trying out brand‑new content soon! A session on what happens after AI agents are deployed. Identity, networking, monitoring, governance — all on Azure.
Join me at #ECS2026 in Cologne!
🔗 cloudsummit.eu/en/se...

#AzOps #Azure #AI

Microsoft AI Tour in Zurich​  Take the inside track to the AI frontier at the Microsoft AI Tour. Learn from experts, explore real-world strategies, and gain the insight to lead with AI. Request to attend now.

✈️ Excited to speak at the Microsoft AI Tour in Zurich on Apr-29! I’ll be delivering a hands‑on workshop to help IT/Ops teams put AI to work in real scenarios and modernize operations with confidence.

🔗aitour.microsoft.com...

If you're attending, let's connect!
#AzOps #ITPro

🚨New event alert! We're super excited to announce something the team has been working on!

Run #Azure in production? Microsoft Azure Infra Summit, May 19-21, 2026, is for #ITPro, SREs, and platform teams who want deeper technical content.

🔗aka.ms/MAIS-Blog

#AzOps

Overview of Azure Workload Monitoring Monitoring in Azure is primarily handled through Azure Monitor, which collects and analyzes metrics, logs, and traces from Azure resources, applications, and even hybrid or multicloud environments. It helps you understand availability, performance, and health by combining services such as Log Analyt

New from @orinthomas — a solid walkthrough of Azure Workload Monitoring: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights & alerting all in one overview. Essential for ops teams running cloud or hybrid workloads. Watch it ▶️ youtu.be/K3CrrFqzuJw

#AzOps #ITPro #Azure #Monitor

📢 Windows Server Virtual Summit is back!

Join us, May 11-13, for three days of real‑world architecture guidance, scenario‑based deep dives, and actionable insights from #WindowsServer engineers and product leaders.

Save the date now: aka.ms/WSSummitSaveT...

GitHub - microsoft/AIforITOps: Workshop for IT/Ops teams to learn how to manage AI-enabled applications on Microsoft Azure. Workshop for IT/Ops teams to learn how to manage AI-enabled applications on Microsoft Azure. - microsoft/AIforITOps

Update: Just added a new scenario to the AI for IT/Ops workshop:

🔗 github.com/microsoft...

💰 This new workshop exercise walks you through identifying AI-related costs on Azure!
Check out this and other scenarios in our AI for IT/Ops workshop repo!

#AzOps #ITPro #Azure #AI

Azure App Service Managed Instances: What IT/Ops Teams Need to Know | Microsoft Community Hub Azure App Service has long been one of the most reliable ways to run web apps on Azure, giving teams a fully managed platform with built‑in scaling,...

I sat down with the #Azure #AppService team to talk about the new Managed Instance (preview), which brings great new features!

🔗 techcommunity.micros...

In the video, we cover:
💡What it is
📃 How it works
🚀 Why IT/Ops teams should care

Check it out!

#AzOps #ITPro

Azure Day with Kubernetes Amsterdam 2026 | Microsoft Corporate Join Microsoft experts to learn how modern teams build, run, and scaleKubernetes on AzureEvent overview: Azure Day with Kubernetes is a free, in-person techn

Are you attending #KubeCon EU in Amsterdam?
Then join us for the #Azure Day with #Kubernetes - An in-person event on March 23 that is filling up fast!

https://aka.ms/AKSDayEU

Don’t miss a full day of Kubernetes on Azure technical deep dives with the team that builds #AKS!

GitHub - microsoft/aitour26-resource-center Contribute to microsoft/aitour26-resource-center development by creating an account on GitHub.

With the Microsoft #AITour in full swing and lots of people posting about it, I thought it was a good time to remind you that all content is available online:

🔗 github.com/microsoft...

💡Every single session!
💻 All decks!
🚀 All demos!

Check it out!
#AzOps #Azure

#GoHawks from San Diego! Even my 5yrs old is rooting #Seahawks!!! #SuperBowl

💻 You can still choose:
AZD for quick deployment
PowerShell if you want to understand how everything is built

👊 Best part? This update came from community feedback. You asked, we delivered. Keep it coming!

#AzOps #ITPro #Azure #AI
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💡Today we shipped a big update to our AI for ITOps workshop: the lab now supports Azure Developer CLI — meaning you can deploy the whole environment with a single command: azd up.

🔗 github.com/microsoft...

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GitHub - microsoft/aitour26-WRK570-improving-ops-with-azure-copilot-and-github-copilot Contribute to microsoft/aitour26-WRK570-improving-ops-with-azure-copilot-and-github-copilot development by creating an account on GitHub.

✈️ Heading to Sao Paulo next week to deliver a hands-on workshop on improving IT/Ops with #Azure #Copilot + #GitHub Copilot. All the content, labs, and demos are open on GitHub — explore and use it anytime:

🚀 github.com/microsoft...

#AzOps #ITpro

Configure a log analytics workspace to collect Window Server Event log, IIS and performance data. | Microsoft Community Hub Configuring Azure Monitor with Log Analytics for IIS Servers Azure Monitor combined with Log Analytics provides centralized telemetry collection for...

Amazing blog post by Orin Thomas on how to configure a log analytics workspace to collect #WindowServer Event log, IIS and performance data! A must read for anyone running VMs on #Azure!

techcommunity.micros...

#AzOps #ITPro

Excited to speak at the European AI & Cloud Summit! I’ll be delivering “Introduction to Azure Kubernetes Service for IT/Ops Admins” — a practical, scenario‑driven walkthrough to help teams operate AKS with confidence.

cloudsummit.eu/en/se...

#AzOps #ITPro #Azure #AKS

GitHub - microsoft/AIforITOps: Workshop for IT/Ops teams to learn how to manage AI-enabled applications on Microsoft Azure. Workshop for IT/Ops teams to learn how to manage AI-enabled applications on Microsoft Azure. - microsoft/AIforITOps

Are you managing #AI enabled apps (or planning to) on #Azure for your organization? Then check out our #AIforITOps workshop on GitHub! In this workshop we cover:

- Identity
- Networking
- Monitoring
- Governance & DLP

github.com/microsoft...

#AzOps #ITPro #AIforITOps

Plans Microsoft Learn Plans

Last week we had our org's internal Day of Learning, a day dedicated to learning something new. So, I thought I'd remind you all that we have a #MSLearn Plan focused on "Preparing for your organization's AI workloads"

learn.microsoft.com/...

#Azure #AI #AzOps #ITPro

These two are happening in the same country... 🤯 #NFL #SanDiego

Kubernetes for the Rest of Us: Demystifying Cloud-Native for Windows Server admins You know AKS—but environment variables, secrets, and ingress controllers still feel like dev-speak? This demo-heavy session unpacks cloud-native development from an IT/Ops lens. Learn how app design impacts operations, what Day 2 AKS management really looks like, and how to confidently architect alongside your developer peers.

Missed mine and @wiredcanuck's session at #MSIgnite? Check it out:

ignite.microsoft.com... #Kubernetes for the Rest of Us: Demystifying #CloudNative for #WindowsServer admins

#AzOps #Azure

GitHub - microsoft/AIforITOps: Workshop for IT/Ops teams to learn how to manage AI-enabled applications on Microsoft Azure. Workshop for IT/Ops teams to learn how to manage AI-enabled applications on Microsoft Azure. - microsoft/AIforITOps

How do you feel about learning how to manage #AI apps on #Azure with a self-paced workshop? Check this out:

github.com/microsoft... AI for IT/Ops workshop!

You'll learn how to manage:
🛑 Identity
🛜 Networking
🖥️ Monitoring
👮 Governance & DLP

And more to come!
#AzOps

Let's do this! #MSIgnite #AzOps

Almost home from Frankfurt, Germany. Had a great time talking to customers, presenting a workshop, and meeting team members at the Microsoft #AITour.

And of course, had time to taste GREAT beers! Now back to enjoying family as I'm missing them so much!

Monitor AI workloads on Azure - Training Optimize your AI operations with the "Monitor AI Workloads on Azure" learning path. Through targeted modules, you learn to monitor Azure AI services, evaluate the performance of AI applications with Azure Monitor, and explore the fundamentals of monitoring AI models with Azure AI Foundry. This path equips professionals with the skills to ensure efficient, reliable, and high-performing AI workloads on Azure's robust platform. Start mastering AI monitoring strategies today!

Learn how to monitor AI workloads on Azure with this #MSLearn Learning Path:

Monitor AI workloads on Azure learn.microsoft.com/...

#Azure #AzOps

Microsoft Ignite - Session catalog Explore the session lineup for Microsoft Ignite. Gain the insights and expertise you need to drive impact in the era of AI.

Multiple sessions have been recently added to the #MSIgnite session catalog! Check it out!

ignite.microsoft.com...

#AzOps #Azure #ITPro

AKS for the Rest of Us: Demystifying Cloud-Native for IT/Ops You know AKS—but environment variables, secrets, and ingress controllers still feel like dev-speak? This demo-heavy session unpacks cloud-native development from an IT/Ops lens. Learn how app design impacts operations, what Day 2 AKS management really looks like, and how to confidently architect alongside your developer peers.

Are you an #ITPro and trying to understand #Kubernetes past the high-level intro? Then this #MSIgnite session is for you:

AKS for the Rest of Us: Demystifying Cloud-Native for IT/Ops ignite.microsoft.com...

#AzOps #Azure

Azure Day with Kubernetes Atlanta 2025 | Microsoft Corporate Best practices for building cloud-native and AI apps with Kubernetes on Azure

How does spending a day with the #AKS team at #Microsoft sound? If you're attending #KukeConNA, join us for #Azure Day with #Kubernetes!

Lot's of people making fun of "It's always DNS" but don't know what "dcpromo" is... please... 😆

Hyper-V Virtual TPMs, Certificates, VM Export and Migration | Microsoft Community Hub Virtual Trusted Platform Modules (vTPM) in Hyper-V allow you to run guest operating systems, such as Windows 11 or Windows Server 2025 with security features...

Mobility of VMs on #HyperV with vTPMs need to be planned. Check out Orin's blog on this:

Hyper-V Virtual TPMs, Certificates, VM Export and Migration techcommunity.micros...

#AzOps #ITPro #Ops #WindowsServer

Enable Nested Virtualization on Windows Server 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub Nested virtualization allows you to run Hyper-V inside a VM, opening up incredible flexibility for testing complex infrastructure setups, demos, or learning...

Nested virtualization is a must have for testing, demos, and learning environments. Check out Orin's blog on this topic:

Enable Nested Virtualization on #WindowsServer 2025 techcommunity.micros...

#AzOps #HyperV #ITPros #Ops

Azure File Sync: A Practical, Tested Deployment Playbook for ITPros. | Microsoft Community Hub     This post distills that 10‑minute drill into a step‑by‑step, battle‑tested playbook you can run in your own environment, complete with the...

If you're deploying File Servers and not using #Azure File Sync, you are missing out. Check this out:

Azure File Sync: A Practical, Tested Deployment Playbook for ITPros techcommunity.micros...

#AzOps #ITPro #Ops