092: Azure Architecture with Thomas Maurer

<p>In this episode we dive into Azure Architecture with Thomas Maurer. Learn about Enterprise Scale Landing Zones, Azure Bicep, the Well Architected Framework, and more.</p> <p>Thomas Maurer works as a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. As part of the Azure engineering team (Cloud + AI), he engages with the community and customers around the world to share his knowledge and collect feedback to improve the Azure platform.</p> <p>In this episode, we talk about...</p> <ul> <li>Thomas is working with Azure Architecture to make it easier for clients to operate cloud tech</li> <li>Azure Architecture is made up of three main parts</li> <li>Reasons that people have not heard about Azure Arc</li> <li>Cloud Adoption Framework will assist those looking to build their company with Azure</li> <li>Enterprise Scale Landing Zones help plan and set up Azure environment</li> <li>How the automation for the Visio landing zone operates</li> <li>Azure Bicep makes it easier to write and write ARM templates</li> <li>It is still very early on in the development of Azure Bicep</li> <li>Microsoft Learn helps people learn all about Microsoft, not just Azure</li> <li>Microsoft Build provides a 24/7 video platform as a learning resource</li> <li>Advice for those that want to get into content creation</li> <li>Collaborating with others is incredibly important for growth</li> <li>Well-Architected Framework vs. Cloud Adoption Framework at Microsoft</li> <li>It never helps anyone to act like a jerk; be polite</li> <li>Even bad advice provides value if you look at it correctly</li> </ul> <p>Resources from this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/ThomasMaurer">Thomas on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/">Thomas' Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/">Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/framework/">Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework</a></li> <li><a href="https://azur