Monthly MI Azure and M365 User Group

NEW WEBSITE IS LIVE: https://maz365usergroup.github.io/

Previous Session Recordings can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIWicD_sUxH6EMH4ndG5NxQ?view_as=subscriber

I have launched a virtual monthly meeting for Azure and M365 users in Michigan, United States, and around the world.

These meetings will be at 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM US Eastern time (UTC -4) on the third Wednesday of the month. Attendence is free. Register for any event here: bit.ly/MI-AzureM365-usergroup

First meeting will be on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Topic for this event is Building a Certification Roadmap, presented by myself, Dwayne Natwick

I will have guest speakers in the months to follow. The current schedule is as follows:

June 17, 2020 at 11:30 AM US Eastern Time (UTC-4) - Guardians of your Microsoft Galaxy: 10 tips to make your Cloud eco-system more secure with Wim Matthyssen and Tim Hermie. Attendence is free. Register for any event here: bit.ly/MI-AzureM365-usergroup. This meeting can be joined with this link: https://bit.ly/MAz365UGjune2020

Session abstract: I am Groot. In today’s modern hybrid cloud world, many companies are moving a lot of their on-premises resources and workloads to the Microsoft Cloud. And just like on-premises this new Cloud eco-system needs protection to prevent it from breaches, ransomware and other malicious invaders. In this session we will learn you 10 tips which will help you to get the job done and to be the guardian of your Microsoft Galaxy. I am Groot. View the recording of the meeting with Wim and Tim’s presentation on June 17 here: https://youtu.be/U4wbrZYf4Pw

July 15, 2020 at 8 AM US Eastern Time (UTC -4) - What is Azure Governance and why you need it too with Vukasin Terzic. Vukasin provided a great overview on the use of Azure Resource Graph, Resource Locks, Tags, Azure Policy, and Blueprints to govern your Azure resources. View the recording of this meeting here: https://youtu.be/IuxPKmU1e-o

NEXT MEETING: August 19, 2020 at 8 AM US Eastern Time (UTC -4)- Azure Identity Management: No PIM without WIM and TIM with Wim Matthyssen and Tim Hermie. Register here: bit.ly/MI-AzureM365-usergroup

September 16, 2020 at 8 AM US Eastern Time (UTC -4)- still needing speakers. Submit your session request here: https://sessionize.com/MI-azure-m365-user-group

October 21, 2020 at 8 AM US Eastern Time (UTC -4)- Azure Bastion: One does not simply walk into my VNet! with Wim Matthyssen.

And they will continue on. This page will be updated as new sessions are added.

Look forward to seeing you! Reach out with any questions.

I am also speaking at Hugo Barona’s Cloud Lunch and Learn sessions regularly providing some certification prep guidance. See this link for the schedule: https://www.cloudlunchlearn.com/

MICROSOFT CERTIFIED TRAINERS! if you are looking to share training best practices or lessons learned, as a MCT Regional Lead, I would like to have a monthly or quarterly meetup with you. If you are interested, reach out and I will get this scheduled as well.