IPAM & Wardley Maps

Welcome back everyone! After too long a hiatus we are finally getting back into the swing of in-person meetings. So join us on Wednesday 6 August from 5:30pm at EPIC for pizza, networking, and learning. If you have a specific topic you would like to learn about (and/or present on) we would love to hear from you. Leave a comment, or reach out to Jerome through Meetup

Agenda
5:30 - Start of pizza and networking
6:00 - Talk 1
6:30 - Break
6:35 - Talk 2
7:05 - Finish

If you have a topic you'd like to present (or hear about) please reach out via Meetup. We are working on a better system for topics.

Talk 1: Taming Addresses with Network Manager IPAM — Jerome Brown, Principal Consultant @ Mantel Group
Does anyone love managing IP addresses? Many tools exist: from simple spreadsheets to complicated services which require dedicated maintenance. The recent release of IPAM in Network Manager gives us a scalable, automation-friendly tool to manage all of your IP addresses—not just the ones in Azure. Join us as Jerome uncovers the advantages and disadvantages of this new tool.

Talk 2: Finding Clarity with Wardley Maps — Matt Tester, Principal Consultant @ Mantel Group
Struggling to clearly understand a system and how it affects your Azure architecture decisions? Matt will introduce Wardley Maps, a simple yet powerful visual tool for strategic thinking. It's a method anyone can learn to better communicate how systems evolve, identify problems, and plan what to do next. Whether that's a migration, aligning stakeholders, or justifying a new platform approach, Wardley Maps can help you think more clearly and explain your reasoning when it counts.