094: Azure Networking & Security with Derek Smith

<p>In this episode I chat with Derek Smith about Azure Networking &amp; Security. Derek is a Senior Azure Technical Consultant at Ahead, working to help clients with their Azure cloud journey.</p> <p>In this episode, we talk about…</p> <ul> <li>How Derek got into Azure and tech in general</li> <li>Past networking experience has strengthened Derek as an Azure specialist today</li> <li>A few common networking snags that customers tend to have trouble with</li> <li>How to start with networking from scratch in Azure</li> <li>Breaking down the AZ500 certification and the focus of Azure going forward</li> <li>Microsoft’s possible future specialty in networking</li> <li>Most people have difficulty working with dedicated circuits</li> <li>Software-defined networking forced Derek to unlearn certain things</li> <li>What happened with CenturyLink and their backend network issues</li> <li>One of the most underrated services that Azure offers right now</li> <li>How Sentinel was built to augment security capabilities</li> <li>Breath in all, depth in one; advice to remember for a career in the Cloud</li> <li>The best career advice that Derek has ever gotten</li> </ul> <p>Resources from this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-smith-30124a66/">Derek on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/migrate/azure-best-practices/migrate-best-practices-networking">Azure Networking Best Practices</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/security/fundamentals/best-practices-and-patterns">Azure Security Best Practices and Patterns</a></li> </ul> <p>If you'd like to read the full text transcript for this episode head over to <a href="https://cloudskills.io/blog/episode-094">cloudskills.io/blog/episode-094</a></p> <p>Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list at <a href="https://cloudskills.io/subscribe">cloudskills.io/subscribe</a> for weekly updates, exclusive training, and advice on how to amplify your career.</p>