Mika Vilpo
IT geek building clouds at Elisa Oyj
Turku, Finland
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Mika is an expert in public cloud solutions, specializing in modern, cloud-native architectures and security. With a keen focus on helping customers navigate their cloud journey, he designs and implements strategies for roadmaps, cloud security, application modernization, and infrastructure automation. His passion lies in making complex cloud challenges manageable and scalable.
In addition to his work in cloud, Mika is deeply involved in humanitarian efforts. He serves as Head of Disaster Management for his local Red Cross branch and has been deployed as an information management delegate during natural disasters in Finland and abroad. His expertise in crisis response and data coordination plays a crucial role in emergency operations.
When he’s not securing cloud environments or managing disaster response, you’ll likely find him enjoying craft beer. Mika also holds nearly all Microsoft certifications related to Azure and Security, reinforcing his deep expertise in the field.
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When AI Goes Rogue: Real-World Security Lessons from the Trenches
Discover insights into the pitfalls of deploying AI solutions through four real-world case studies, each drawn from diverse customer environments. In this session, you'll learn what not to do—from securing the end-user interface to establishing a robust overall cloud security posture, and even detecting "rogue" AI deployments. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to fortify AI infrastructures and safeguard sensitive data while avoiding common security missteps. Designed exclusively for IT professionals in a conference setting, this engaging presentation promises live demos and practical takeaways that empower you to build more resilient AI systems. Join me as I share the lessons I’ve learned on the front lines, fueled by a genuine passion for creating secure, innovative AI solutions.
Information Management in Emergencies - How you can use your skills for good
Understanding the scale and needs of an emergency is pivotal for successful response planning when a crisis occurs. Whether it's a natural disaster, a health crisis, or an armed conflict, information management plays a crucial role in operations. It involves collecting, cleaning, processing, analyzing, and visualizing data to make informed decisions. This field can encompass technical roles or focus on developing processes and capabilities.
Mika, who has been deployed multiple times in various emergencies for the Red Cross, will share his experiences in aiding those most in need. Attendees will learn through real-life examples how IT professionals can leverage their skills for humanitarian aid and make a positive impact in the world.
Business bought an AI solution - How should I protect it?
Somebody from business went to conference and now we have a brand new AI solution. And now somebody must ensure that it is secure and complies with company polices. Sounds familiar?
In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI, it's not just about having the latest technology; it's about integrating it securely and responsibly into our business framework. This session will delve deeper into the practicalities of assimilating a new AI solution within the existing corporate structure, ensuring it not only aligns with our company's policies but also fortifies our business's cybersecurity defenses.
We'll explore the intricacies of identity management, safeguarding sensitive data, and securing the platforms that host our AI solutions. By implementing a robust cloud security posture management strategy, we take a proactive stance in protecting our digital assets. This session will provide actionable insights into setting up security baselines, conducting regular compliance checks, and employing best practices in continuous monitoring to preemptively address potential vulnerabilities.
Moreover, we'll examine the importance of a well-managed solution lifecycle, emphasizing the need for security to be an integral part of the development, deployment, and maintenance stages. Attendees will leave with a comprehensive understanding of how to maintain the integrity and security of their AI solutions from inception to retirement, ensuring longevity and trust in the technologies we adopt. Join us to empower your AI journey with the knowledge to keep it secure every step of the way.
Azure ARGh! What can you do with Azure Resource Graph
Azure Resource Graph gives you access to all your cloud estate but how to leverage it for your needs? In this session we discuss how you can use Azure Resource Graph to get insights and valuable information about your resources, security state and more. And we will demonstrate how you can extend that to other clouds and on prem assets as well.
How infra admins can move from scheduled tasks to cloud and event based activities
Modernizing the management of infrastructure is a key goal for many organizations that want to improve efficiency, security and scalability. One of the challenges in this process is how to replace old server bound scheduled tasks with more flexible and reliable cloud-based solutions. In this session, we will explore how to leverage Azure Automation account and Azure Functions to consolidate automations to cloud and trigger them based on events rather than schedules. We will also demonstrate how Azure Arc can help you manage servers that are hosted outside of Azure and integrate them with your cloud automations.
By the end of this session, you will have a better understanding of how to migrate from legacy server bound scheduled tasks to modern cloud-based automations using Azure services.
ESPC25 Sessionize Event Upcoming
CollabDays Finland 2025 Sessionize Event Upcoming
IFRC ERU Induction
Information Management in Emergencies session for ERU Induction training. I shared my experiences from my deployments and discussed how information should be managed in humanitarian context in emergencies
Azure and Friends #23
Azure ARGh! - What can you do with Azure Resource Manager
Elisa Cloud Day
I talked 1 hour session about how to protect AI applications in cloud. Session covered External Attack Surface Management, Web Application Firewall, CSPM, CWP with live demos on all. Presented session with Markus Lintuala.
IT student external speaks
Developing to the cloud - native approach. I talk to university students what to take in consideration when developing application to the cloud. We discussed about all pillars of well architected framework.
CloudBrew 2023 - A two-day Microsoft Azure event Sessionize Event
EvRe - Evacuation Exercise
I spoke in exercise seminar about evacuation registration system and how Power Platform can help you manage information flow in accident response.
Microsoft Partner Architect Summit
Howto replace management servers with services. Deep dive on Azure Arc, Azure Functions and Azure Automation and how used event based triggering on these.
Level 300
Elisa Cloud Day
Elisa Cloud Day
Preparedness seminar for Red Cross branches
Session about preparedness planning and the role of Red Cross branch in the larger scale emergency
Microsoft Partner Architect Summit
Managing your infrastucture with Azure Arc
Volunteers in Oil Spill Response
Session about "Managing and Organizing volunteers in Finland" .. our experiences about volunteer management and data management for supporting hr functions in the large oil spill accident.
IFRC Data and Digital Week
Automating your dataflow from KoBo to Database and more (with Logic Apps)
Arctic Guardian 2021
Session about data management in large scale maritime accident using Azure and Power Platform
Microsoft Partner Architect Summit
How infra admin should use Logic Apps to automate their life.
Mika Vilpo
IT geek building clouds at Elisa Oyj
Turku, Finland
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