

What we’re about
This group is for anyone interested in a discussion with others local to the Houston area around any aspect of Microsoft Azure and it's rapidly-growing, surrounding (non-Microsoft) ecosystem. Non-locals are also very welcome to join!
We meet each month or so - usually the second Tuesday of each month - and talk about some aspect of Azure that might be of interest to as many people as possible. Topics range across both all Azure services and 3rd-Party solutions that are deployed upon it so there should be something for everyone.
Attendees to our events usually cover a wide range, and often include students, project managers, infrastructure-focused IT professionals, Developers, Solution, Application or Enterprise Architects, Security practitioners, "Big Data" Scientists, and business leaders. We also sometimes discuss solutions that 3rd Party (i.e. non-Microsoft) software vendors build on top of Azure to fill in feature gaps (via the Azure Marketplace).
The one thing we try NOT our events to be a 'sales pitch' of any kind: we are just about community, learning about technology and gaining experiences in using them from one-another.
Each event will usually focus on just one Azure area or Service or 3rd Party (Marketplace) solution, and typically have a guest speaker, a high-level overview followed by technical demonstration(s), and a Q&A session so we can not only share stories but everyone can learn from each other's experiences.
We do record our events and post them on our YouTube Channel.
Our Code Of Conduct, which applies to all attendees to all our events, can be found here.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- 🎃 Running OpenShift on Azure: A Haunted Hands-On Experience 🕸️Microsoft Office Houston, Houston, TX
Join us for a spine-tingling October meetup as we dive deep into the crypts of cloud-native architecture! This intensive, hands-on workshop is designed for Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Cloud Operations, Architects, and Developers who dare to explore the eerie depths of modern application platforms.
🧙♂️ Workshop Spellbook
We’ll be summoning the powers of Microsoft Azure and Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) — a fully managed OpenShift service conjured by Microsoft and Red Hat.👻 Topics That Will Raise Your Skills from the Grave:
- Day 2 operations: scaling nodes and clusters, managing upgrades, and using labels for application placement (no necromancy required).
- Deploying scalable, resilient applications using Azure Database for Postgres — even the undead need reliable data!
- Ensuring configuration consistency with OpenShift GitOps so your infrastructure doesn’t become a haunted house of misconfigurations.
- Automating deployments with OpenShift Pipelines and integrating ARO with Azure Entra ID and Azure Files.
- Wrangling microservices with OpenShift Service Mesh — the ultimate potion for taming service chaos.
🧛♂️ Meet Your Ghostly Guides:
🗣️ Stephen Nimmo
Staff Specialist Solution Architect at Red Hat, Stephen is a returning speaker with deep expertise in developer experience, platform engineering, and data integration strategies. With roots in the energy industry and a specialty in energy trading and risk management, Stephen will be presenting in-person.🗣️ Thomas Hall
Associate Principal Specialist Solution Architect for OpenShift at Red Hat, Thomas is a certified specialist in OpenShift Virtualization and Containers. A mentor and technical community contributor, Thomas will also be presenting in-person.🕷️ Tricks & Treats:
- 🎃 Food & Soft Drinks served at ~5:30pm on the 10th floor.
- 🕸️ Discussion kicks off at 6pm after everyone’s had a chance to eat, mingle, and chat.
- 🧟♂️ Arrive early from 5pm if you're nearby — no need to wait until the witching hour!
- 🍬 PLEASE RSVP so we can conjure the right amount of food!
🦇 Optional Spellcasting: Bring your laptop and follow along! A temporary Azure environment and WiFi will be provided — no need to summon your own.
🦇 Costumes optional, curiosity required. Come for the tech, stay for the thrills!
📍 Location:
In-person: 750 Town and Country Blvd #1000 · Houston, TX
Parking: Free parking available across the street on the 3rd and 4th floors of the garage at 12711 Queensbury. (Beware: parking in the Microsoft building is not free!)📹 Recording: Watch the magic later: https://www.youtube.com/@HoustonAzureUserGroup