Northern Azure User Group Online - July 2020 Meetup

July Meetup

Agenda:
17:45 – 18:00 - Meet and Greet
18:00 – 18:45 - Nills Franssens - Kubernetes
18:45 – 19:00 - Refreshment Break
19:00 – 19:45 - Kirk Ryan - How to do Windows Virtual Desktop
19:45 – 20:00 - Open Q&A and Quiz

Session 1:
A gentle introduction to containers and Kubernetes on Azure.

Containers are quickly becoming the new standard for packaging and delivering software. Kubernetes takes containers one step further and orchestrates containers in a large environment. Making sense of both technologies can be a challenge, and we'll demystify both technologies in this session. Join this session to learn the basics of containers and Kubernetes. We'll cover an intro to both technologies and well as a couple of hands-on demos of running both on Azure. Nills Franssens is a technology enthusiast and a specialist in multiple open source technologies. He is the author of the second edition of the "Hands-on Kubernetes on Azure" book. He has been working with public cloud technologies since 2013. In his current position as senior cloud solution architect at Microsoft, he works with Microsoft's strategic customers on their cloud adoption. Nills' areas of expertise are Kubernetes, networking and storage in Azure.

When he's not working, you can find Nills playing board games with his wife Kelly and friends, or running one of the many trails in San Jose, California.

Session 2:
Kirk Ryan is a Principal Technologist covering Azure solutions at NetApp. He is passionate about helping customers and partners achieve success and strives to design innovative solutions that drive successful cloud adoption. With the cloud landscape in a state of flux and the value of data ever more important, he sees NetApp’s role as helping customers navigate a path to get greater return from their cloud investments, accelerate their business performance and minimize their risk. Microsoft work closely with Kirk in order to create valuable data solutions for their Azure consumer base.

Kirk has a strong technical background combined with a thorough understanding of business challenges and value, delivering successful consultation across all industries. Having previously been a customer for over 7 years provides Kirk with a customer centric insight.

Since starting at NetApp in 2011, Kirk has served as Chairman of the global field team cloud expert group, lead Microsoft engineer for EMEA and regularly presents at our executive briefing centers and global events. Kirk holds a degree in Multimedia Systems (BSc) Hons from Liverpool JMU University and has won several entrepreneurial awards.