Moving from VMWare Horizon to Azure Virtual Desktop

In this session, we'll discuss why you should consider moving from Vmaware's Horizon VDI to Azure Virtual Desktop. We'll discuss the business reasons, including cost and end-user experience, as well as the technical steps to accomplish a migration successfully and with minimal interruption. Finally, we'll discuss how to maintain the environment going forward.

Migrating from VMWare to Azure Stack HCI

This is a walkthrough of the steps involved in migrating a midsized enterprise from VMWare to Azure Stack HCI. The process includes sizing considerations for new hardware and standardizing server builds using Azure Resource Manager templates and Bicep. Finally, we'll discuss the pitfalls of migrating between hypervisors and how to avoid or mitigate them.

Automate your hybrid environment with Azure Stack HCI and Azure DSC

Maintain your up-to-date Azure stack HCI clusters with Azure Arc and Azure Automation State Configuration. We'll learn how to control configuration drift and why 'snowflake' servers are bad for your infrastructure environment. We'll also discuss how an automated configuration management system can improve your systems' reliability and security.

How to talk to executives - a translation guide for IT folks

A humorous yet informative look at how to understand what executives mean in terms IT folks can grok and how to explain technical things in terms executives can understand.

Building a Dropbox replacement with SharePoint online

Case study on replacing Dropbox for sharing files with external contractors in a private secure way with a SharePoint online site.
Topics covered include
- Why replace Dropbox
- Security configurations
- UX Design
- Training end users.

Optimizing IT Infrastructure: How to Innovate and Save Money

It's long been said, "Invest, don't spend," but do we really know how to do that? And how do we communicate the difference to our business partners?
In this session, you will learn how to optimize your organization's IT infrastructure to achieve better results with the same or fewer resources. We'll also explore how to balance innovation with cost optimization, with examples of successful innovation while saving money.
Finally, we'll discuss how to explain all of this to "the business" in a way they will understand and embrace.

O365 Migration Notes from the Brownfield

Office 365 migrations are not too difficult from a clean environment. All too frequently, we are moving from a VERY " brownfield environment."
The proper approach, tools, and communication with business partners make these complex migrations much easier. In this session, I will share email templates, PowerShell reporting, and how to mitigate pitfalls like existing MDM, partial previous deployments, and shifting management priorities.

Thriving as an ADHD IT Manager

Living with ADHD is both a blessing and a curse for IT Professionals. The ability to task switch quickly is essential at the entry levels of IT. However, at higher levels, a degree of focus is required.
In this session, I will share how to improve focus without prescriptions through supplements, practice, and techniques. At the same time, retaining the quick switching mental agility that is an ADHD IT pro's superpower.

Long live the Server GUI!

Now that you've moved all of your servers to Core, is the PowerShell command line the only way to manage them? NOPE!
In this session, we will explore the myriad of tools available to manage Windows servers remotely, securely, and in a graphical interface. Tools used will include Windows Admin Center and Azure Arc.

This session covers "How" to manage servers without graphical interfaces.