Esther Barthel
Solutions Architect at cognition IT
Lemmer, Netherlands
Esther Barthel has worked in different roles and functions as an IT consultant after she finished her Master’s degree in Computer Science in 1997. She soon discovered that End User Computing combined servers, desktops, and user experience technologies into one and specialized in virtualization solutions, like Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops and Azure Virtual Desktops
Esther works as a Solutions Architect at cognition IT, where she combines her passion for designing and implementing Citrix solutions with her newfound love for DevOps automation, using PowerShell, REST APIs and JSON payloads to automate both on-premises and Cloud Infrastructure as Code solutions.
Ever since she hosted introduction days for technical female student candidates Esther has shared her passion and knowledge for IT. She also is a strong advocate of diversity and inclusion as one of the founders of the CUGC Women in Tech mentorship program.
In addition to her Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award, Esther is also awarded as a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) VMware vExpert EUC, and Parallels VIPP.
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Transitioning Ops to the Cloud, adding Dev skills to the mix
This session offers tips and tricks to add core Developer skills to your skillset, so you can transition from (on-premises) Operations to a Cloud DevOps role. This session will zoom in on some basic knowledge and terminology that will make it easier to understand the shift in work and competences for DevOps engineers.
Keep in mind that this session is not a technical deep dive that helps you pick the right tool for the job at hand, but it focuses on some basic knowledge of DevOps processes that will help you to plan the next steps in your career and pick those DevOps competences that will put the fun back into your work.
Empowering AVD deployments with Bicep - Roadshow
Throughout the pandemic, Esther and Freek delivered over a dozen of sessions on Bicep, Infrastructure as Code on Azure. Join the party, as it is now time for a first physical edition of their roadshow! This session focuses on advanced AVD deployment scenarios using Bicep! They will touch on topics like modules, registries, VSCode integrations, pipelines and much more! Join this demo-heavy session to jump start your AVD deployments using Bicep, walk away with all the source code used in the session, and have a change of winning a book on Bicep!
Bicep – Infrastructure as Code Masterclass – part I
If you’re into Infrastructure as Code on Azure, this is a masterclass you do not want to miss! Join this fun, interactive, demo-heavy, 2-part masterclass and learn how to empower your Infrastructure as Code approach for Azure with Bicep! In this part 1 we’ll start with the basics and focus on what Bicep is, how to get started with developing your first Bicep Templates and how VSCode improves your authoring experience. Join us as we flex our muscles, walk away with all source code used in the session and if you’re lucky, win a paperback copy of the “Getting started with Bicep” book as we will give away a couple of them!
Bicep – Infrastructure as Code Masterclass – part II
If you’re into Infrastructure as Code on Azure, this is a masterclass you do not want to miss! Join this fun, interactive and demo-heavy masterclass and learn how to empower your Infrastructure as Code approach with Bicep! In this part 2, we’ll focus on more advanced scenarios. We’ll cover features like modules, dependencies, loops, conditions, decompiling, module registries, decompiling and much more! We’ll also share and demonstrate how to use Bicep in your DevOps strategy using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions and Az CLI. Join us as we flex our muscles, walk away with all source code used in the session and if you’re lucky, win a paperback copy of the “Getting started with Bicep” book as we will give away a couple of them!
Transitioning Ops to the Cloud, adding Dev skills to the mix (EN)
This session offers tips and tricks to add core Developer skills to your skillset, so you can transition from (on-premises) Operations to a Cloud DevOps role. This session will zoom in on some basic knowledge and terminology that will make it easier to understand the shift in work and competences for DevOps engineers.
Infrastructure as Code with Bicep on tour!
If you’re into Infrastructure as Code on Azure, this is a session you do not want to miss! Join this fun, and demo-heavy session and learn how to empower your Infrastructure as Code approach with Bicep! We'll touch base on the fundamentals of ARM and Bicep, and continue with advanced scenarios. We’ll cover features like modules, registries, loops, Snippets, Scaffolding, Linter, decompiling, the visualizer, and much more! Join us as we flex our muscles! We will also draw a winner amongst the attendees who will receive a paperback copy of the “Getting started with Bicep”! We hope to see you there!
Bicep – Infrastructure as Code Masterclass – part II
If you’re into Infrastructure as Code on Azure, this is a masterclass you do not want to miss! Join this fun, interactive and demo-heavy 2-part masterclass and learn how to empower your Infrastructure as Code approach with Bicep! In this part 2 we’ll build upon what we have learned in part I and focus on more advanced scenarios. We’ll cover features like modules, dependencies, loops, conditions, decompiling, and much more! We’ll also share and demonstrate a real-life use case that puts Bicep into action. Join us as we flex our muscles, walk away with all source code used in the session and if you’re lucky win a paperback copy of the “Getting started with Bicep” book which we will give away!