Global Azure Athens, May 2025
At this year’s Global Azure Athens, I shared some practical ways to simplify and speed up development workflows using Azure Dev Center. We talked about how Dev Boxes, and Deployment Environments can take the pain out of setting up projects, getting new team members onboard, and providing a consistent experience to the developers. You can check out the presentation for a closer look.
AI, Cloud & Modern Workplace Conference, February 2025
At the AI, Cloud & Modern Workplace conference in February 2025, I delivered a session titled Managing Terraform State in Azure. The talk tackled the often-overlooked challenge of state management in complex cloud environments. I shared practical strategies for structuring remote state storage, securing access, and enabling scalable collaboration across teams. The session offered actionable guidance on balancing governance with developer autonomy in real-world Azure setups. Watch it on YouTube or grab the presentation.
Digital Innovation Conference, February 2025
In February 2025, I had the opportunity to speak at the Digital Innovation Conference in Corfu. My session, DevOps with GitHub, explored how GitHub’s DevOps capabilities can streamline application development, focusing on CI/CD pipelines, automated security scans, and dependency management using tools like GitHub Actions and Dependabot. Here you can find the presentation and the corresponding repository.
Azure Innovators Hub, October 2024
In October 2024, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Azure Innovators Hub event. This talk addressed the concept of policy-driven governance, focusing on how the Open Policy Agent (OPA) ensures that infrastructure code complies with organizational standards, security good practices, and regulatory requirements. The presentation can be found here.
Global Azure Athens, April 2024
In April 2024, having just received my Microsoft MVP award in the Azure Infrastructure as Code and DevOps categories, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Global Azure Athens event. The focus was on scaling Terraform configurations to address the evolving needs of expanding organizations. Attendees gained insights into overcoming the challenges of monolithic setups, embracing modularization on various stages and scopes, and implementing streamlined methodologies for code development, testing, and deployment. It was a rewarding session, fostering discussions on architecting resilient infrastructures tailored to the demands of modern cloud environments. The presentation can be found here.
Global Azure Athens, May 2023
In May 2023, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Global Azure Athens event. As a DevOps engineer, I addressed why and how we should embrace and integrate the development flow into cloud operations. It was an enriching experience connecting with professionals who share a passion for cloud computing, devops, and cutting-edge technologies in general. Here you can find the presentation and the corresponding repository.
Azureheads, December 2022
As the year 2022 drew to a close, I had the opportunity to be a first-time speaker at an Azureheads meetup. During my presentation, I focused on showcasing how someone can host, monitor, and test a WordPress site by utilizing Azure, Bicep, and GitHub. The repository mentioned can be found here.