Thomas Van Laere
Microsoft Azure Consultant
Temse, Belgium
I am a certified Microsoft Azure consultant from Belgium, who assists independent software vendors by leveraging Microsoft Azure and open source technologies.
Born and raised in East-Flanders, I started my journey into information technology at the age of six when my family bought a desktop computer that was powerful enough to run Windows 3.11. In the past, I have been a factory worker, a casual programmer and a Microsoft .NET consultant.
With my colleagues, I frequently produce presentations and workshops on the topic of DevSecOps. More recently I have discussed the workings of Windows Containers and how it fits into the container ecosystem. Along with Microsoft MVP Micha Wets, I was asked to talk about Kubernetes in a Microsoft world at the Microsoft Headquarters in Germany and about Azure Governance at CloudBrew in Belgium.
In May 2020, I was awarded the Azure Content Hero award by Microsoft for having created original content, sample code or learning resources and documented and shared experiences and lessons to help others to build on the Azure cloud platform.
Two years later, in 2022, I was honoured to receive the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the Microsoft Azure category.
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Area of Expertise
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Tech&Trend Days @ HOGENT
Getting started with infrastructure as code
Cloud Summit 2021
Featured session, co-presented with Yannick Dils: "Sure, we can migrate that!"
PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2021
"The signature event of the DevOps Collective the PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit is the annual gathering of PowerShell + DevOps professionals and enthusiasts from around the world!"
Featured session, co-presented with Micha Wets: "GitHub Actions Vs. Azure DevOps: A toolkit extravaganza!"
Technine - March Updates for IT Pro's
Azure Policies and Guest Configurations. Presented along with Micha Wets.
BEEMUG - BEETALKS Winter Edition
Azure Policies: How to tailor it to your organisation through Azure Subscription & Azure Management Groups.
CloudBrew 2019 - A two-day Microsoft Azure event
Azure Policies and Azure AD PIM breakdown
TECHNINE - October Update
Modernize legacy apps with Windows Server containers
ASPEX - Journey to the Cloud
Kubernetes in a Microsoft world.