Governance Archives - Thomas Maurer

Webinar: Cloud Governance Forum and Azure Arc

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 18 May 2021 15:17:27 +0000

In the world of hybrid and multi cloud, cloud governance becomes more and more important. I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking at the Cloud Governance Forum webinar hosted by Colin Smith (Hybrid Cloud Lead, Microsoft Western Europe). It is an honor to be part of this great panel including …

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Audit server settings with Azure Policy Guest Configuration

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:10:25 +0000

In my last blog post on Azure Governance, I wrote about how you can use Azure Policy to keep control of your Azure environment. In this blog post, I will show you how you can extend Azure Policy to the guest operating system of Azure virtual machines (VMs), and Azure Arc enabled servers to audit …

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Microsoft Build 2020 Expert Q&A Azure Hybrid Cloud Management

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 19 May 2020 05:16:42 +0000

This year, the Microsoft Build 2020 (May 19-20) will be a global digital experience with a non-stop, 48-hour interactive livestream experience straight to your screen. In the digital event session catalog, you find out more about the learning content at the for Microsoft developers but also IT Pros. I am happy to let you know …

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Speaking at the Microsoft Virtual Training Week Germany 2020

Thomas Maurer — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:58:08 +0000

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking virtually at the Microsoft Virtual Training Week Germany 2020 from May 11-14. This is a free four-day online event, where you can learn in different learning paths and tracks about the latest and greatest Microsoft technologies like Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, …

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Speaking at Deploy by ShareGate Online Event

Thomas Maurer — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 10:26:56 +0000

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking online at Deploy by ShareGate. Deploy is an expert-led online event focused on Microsoft Azure Governance. On May 7th, at Deploy, I’ll be talking about Manage and govern your hybrid servers using Azure Arc, to help you stay on top of your Azure …

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Speaking at Global Azure Virtual 2020 (Livestream)

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 05:31:47 +0000

As you may know, the Global Azure Bootcamp 2020 was moved to a virtual event called Global Azure Virtual 2020. I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking and delivering two sessions this week at Global Azure Virtual 2020 on my YouTube livestream. Global Azure Virtual 2020 is a 3-day virtual …

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Keep control of your Azure environment with Azure Policy

Thomas Maurer — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 06:04:08 +0000

Keeping control of your Azure environment and your Azure tenant can be challenging. Azure Policy is a fundamental part of Azure Governance to maintain control of your environment. With Azure Policy, you can enforce different rules and effects over your resources, so those resources stay compliant with your corporate standards and service level agreements. For …

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Speaking at the Microsoft Virtual Training Day NL

Thomas Maurer — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 08:19:28 +0000

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking at the free Microsoft Virtual Training Day NL online event on Wednesday, March 11th. You might have heard that Microsoft Ignite The Tour Amsterdam was canceled due to COVID-19. Microsoft Virtual Training Day NL is an alternative to speed you up and support …

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Use Azure Tags to organize Resources

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 06:11:40 +0000

I started with a blog about Locks in Azure, which is one of the basic Azure Governance features provided by Azure Resource Manager. In this second blog, I want to give you a quick overview of how you can use tags to organize your Azure resources. As mentioned before governance in Azure provides you with …

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Prevent Azure Resources from unexpected deletion using Locks

Thomas Maurer — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:03:34 +0000

In this blog post, we will have a quick look at the basics of Azure Governance and how you can use Locks in Azure to govern your environment and protect resources from accidental deletion or changes. Cloud Computing is excellent, and you can deploy and delete services in seconds and go full speed. However, with …

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