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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Proud to be a member of the Cloud Architect Alliance (CAA) committee
I’m proud to announce that since of today, I have been asked by the founders Freek Beemster and Bart Veldhuis to become a committee member of the Cloud Architect Alliance. I’m very honoured and will do my very best to support this great community.
The Cloud Architect Alliance (CAA) is known for being a no-nonsense non-commercially driven foundation. Connecting (certified) experienced cloud architects and facilitate knowledge sharing. CAA is the leading network event for experienced cloud architects in Europe. Organizing high-end events with focus on relevant topics. Each event is unique and brings best-in-class content delivered by thought leaders from the industry.
More information visit the CAA website
You can register for the next upcoming event: How to manage this shitstorm called Cloud.
Setting up a Cloud Center of Excellence can be quite challenging for organizations. Getting the right processes in place to keep the cloud-spent under control without choking the organizations innovative capabilities requires a new way of thinking. Traditional governance is just not going to cut it. During this event we will dive into the lessons learned from organization that have set-up their Cloud CoE and take you more into detail on how to properly keep your cloud under control.
On Thursday November 16th, we will host this event in Amsterdam. Restaurant Dauphine will be the place to be, as usual.
click here to Register
VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure—Now…
VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure—Now GA
VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure—Now…
Delivering on the Promise of Cross-Cloud Strategy As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. In May, we announced our intent to release the VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure. This summer, an exclusive group of customers participated in our beta program, and finally, this August and September lucky VMworld attendees […] The post VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure—Now Available appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .
VeeamOn Tour 2017 – Spijkenisse Netherlands Summary
Veeam is touring through the Netherlands and one of these stops was Spijkenisse. I blocked this date in my calendar because as a Blogger and Cloud Evangelist, I wanted to attend. Although I visited VeeamON in New Orleans, I was excited for an update about their upcoming releases and the other topics sounded also very interesting.
VeeamON Tour began with a warm welcome from Lodewijk van Klaveren, Manager Channels Benelux and a strategic overview where Veeam was and where Veeam will be heading in the future. This was held very short to give the audience enough time to hear about all the new technical stuff Veeam will offer in the upcoming release.
Lack of (Business) strategy still very relevant in 2017!
During my work, I often speak to CxO directors and their business. They ask me to guide and coach them in creating a technical roadmap which truly enable their core business.
The last few months I have been working for a end-user company which did not have a vision, mission and strategy. During my work, I asked the CEO for this, so I could align IT Architecture with the company and setup governance to achieve and pursuit these company goals. This was because the CEO asked me to setup Architecture and he wanted his company to work accordingly. image my surprise when I asked him about his vision, mission and strategy for his company, I did not expect this answer from him. This also a reason for me to leave the company and look further, because no vision or strategy for me means no goals and no future…
Technical Insights about Horizon Cloud on…
Technical Insights about Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure
Technical Insights about Horizon Cloud on…
After much anticipation, VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure is finally released. Horizon Cloud now offers three different options providing capacity for desktops and hosted applications. With Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, you gain all of the benefits of a cloud-managed service, including the ability to manage RD Session Hosted desktops and applications on Microsoft […] The post Technical Insights about Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .
vTestPlans – Free vSphere Test Plans
vTestPlans – Free vSphere Test Plans
vTestPlans – Free vSphere Test Plans
I’ve recently had a few requests to share my vSphere test plans with the VMware community. Good news: With effect today I have reformatted my old test plans and uploaded
Azure AD DS in the new Azure portal is GA
You can configure Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS) by using the new Azure portal (portal.azure.com). This feature is now GA (generally available) in all Azure regions that the service supports.
All existing managed domains have been migrated to the new portal from the Azure classic portal. You can configure and manage existing managed domains by using the new Azure portal.
To get started, see the documentation.
Microsoft released new Azure VM images: SQL Server 2017 on Linux and Windows
Microsoft announces new SQL Server 2017 images on Linux and Windows are now available in the Azure Marketplace! Deploying SQL Server in Azure VMs combines the industry-leading performance and security, built-in artificial intelligence, and business intelligence of SQL Server, now available on both Linux and Windows, with the flexibility, security, and hybrid connectivity of Azure.
More info Announcing new Azure VM images: SQL Server 2017 on Linux and Windows | Blog | Microsoft Azure
Time for change – wat een bak koffie kan doen…
Dit jaar staat ‘change’ blijkbaar centraal voor mij. Sinds ik in mei j.l. besloten had na ruim 4 jaar mijn werkgever Conclusion FIT te verruilen voor een internationale uitdaging bij Motosoft, is er veel veranderd. Namelijk dat ik weer veel heb geleerd… Continue reading
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