Making an Azure connected greenhouse using PowerShell in less than US$100 - The Deep dive!

After the success at Ignite 2019, on popular demand, here comes the deep dive. Join me as I tell the story about how I connected my backyard greenhouse to azure. Besides metrics, this includes automated watering and much more.
You will learn how Azure is a great platform for IoT projects like this. We'll be touching multiple services such as Log Analytics and Azure Functions combined with simple code in PowerShell Core. And What about Docker?! who would use that in their 4m2 greenhouse?! Me!

PowerShell based Kubernetes CronJobs

Are you a traditional system administrator feeling left behind in the fast-paced world of Kubernetes? Fear not! This session is designed to bridge the gap.
Discover how to leverage PowerShell for your automation tasks, whether you're using Windows Scheduled Tasks or looking to centralize your scripts within Kubernetes CronJobs. Learn how executing PowerShell scripts in Kubernetes provides a robust, flexible, and standardized approach to managing scheduled tasks.
Join us as we guide you through the process of developing, deploying, and executing PowerShell 7+ scripts in Kubernetes. This session will empower administrators and operators to harness the full potential of modern platforms for their automation needs.

Unlocking the Power of Spotify Backstage: Crafting Effective Service Catalog Templates

Join me for an insightful session on Spotify Backstage, an innovative platform designed to streamline developers' workflows by managing services, documentation, and more. Discover how Backstage's comprehensive service catalog empowers you to deploy pre-configured projects across various coding languages. In this session, you'll gain a foundational understanding of Spotify Backstage and explore its application within our company. The highlight of the session will be a deep dive into crafting effective templates for the service catalog, equipping you with the skills to enhance productivity and efficiency in your development processes.

Managing Microsoft Azure at Saxo Bank

As a global bank we need to follow strict financial regulations and certifications. Our goal is an agile organization, where developers can provision and operate cloud resources, while Saxo Bank keeps in control and stays compliant. We provide a controlled development environment, where guardrails force high level security, while staying agile. This includes custom pipeline tasks, template repositories and automated change control. Get an insight in how we control resources, security and cost in automated processes.

Managing Microsoft Azure at a leading capital markets fintech

As a global bank we need to follow strict financial regulations and certifications. Our goal is an agile organization, where developers can provision and operate cloud resources, while we keep in control and stays compliant. We provide a controlled development environment, where guardrails force high level security, while staying agile. This includes custom pipeline tasks, template repositories and automated change control. Get an insight in how we control resources, security and cost in automated processes.

an alternative name is "Managing Microsoft Azure at Saxo Bank". This might bring more people, if you accept company name in title

Mastering Cloud Cost Anomaly Detection: Insights and Lessons from Our Enterprise Journey

In an enterprise environment embracing decentralized self-service DevOps principles, numerous teams are responsible for designing, deploying, and managing cloud services. Monitoring and managing budgets on a monthly basis can be a daunting, if not impossible, task. In this session, we will explore how implementing custom anomaly detection for cost management empowers us to alert resource owners when their expenditures exceed expectations. We will delve into the rationale behind this approach, the challenges faced, and the multitude of dilemmas and decisions necessary to ensure its effectiveness and acceptance by resource owners.

FinOps, AI, Log Analytics, Azure Cost Management
preferred 30-60 minutes.
Primary target audience is cloud engineers.

Transform Your Enterprise Cloud Management with Crossplane

Embark on an exciting journey into the realm of Crossplane and transform the way your enterprise managed cloud resources! This dynamic session will empower you to harness the full potential of Crossplane by utilizing real-world organizational data from asset management. Discover how to seamlessly deploy and orchestrate cloud resources with Crossplane's robust providers, compositions, pipelines, and functions. Prepare to unravel complex cloud tasks and elevate your cloud infrastructure expertise to new heights! While this session will focus on Azure Cloud, the strategies and techniques you'll learn are applicable across any cloud platform.