Content by Thomas Maurer (36)
Thomas Maurer explains practical, supported ways to get hands-on with Azure Local before buying certified hardware, including a sandboxed Azure Jumpstart LocalBox setup and a Hyper‑V HomeLab evaluation approach, plus when to move to a real-hardware proof of concept.
Thomas Maurer introduces the Azure Local LENS Workbook, an open-source Azure Monitor solution that delivers fleet-level visibility and operational insights for large Azure Local deployments.
Thomas Maurer shares the public release of the Sovereign Cloud MicroHack, a Microsoft-led workshop focused on building practical skills in deploying and securing sovereign workloads on Azure and its hybrid services.
Thomas Maurer explains the concept and benefits of Sovereign Landing Zones (SLZ) on Microsoft Azure, highlighting their value for organizations facing strict sovereignty or regulatory requirements.
Thomas Maurer guides readers through deploying VMs on Azure Local using the Azure Portal, CLI, and Bicep, showing practical workflows for hybrid and sovereign cloud environments.
Thomas Maurer, joined by Britt from Microsoft Azure, explains essential strategies and tools to estimate and optimize cloud costs using Microsoft Azure’s pricing resources and cost management features.
Thomas Maurer discusses how organizations can streamline Azure migration and modernization projects with expert support from Microsoft Cloud Accelerate Factory, featuring insights from Ravi of Microsoft Azure.
Thomas Maurer shares practical steps for managing and updating Azure Local instances via the Azure Portal, focusing on workflows, monitoring, and hybrid cloud best practices.
Thomas Maurer breaks down the agentic approach to cloud migration using Azure Migrate and platform landing zones, providing practical insights for secure, consistent, and scalable Azure deployments.
Thomas Maurer discusses with Microsoft Azure engineers how Azure AI Landing Zones give organizations a strong blueprint for secure, scalable AI deployments. The post shares key challenges in AI adoption and provides hands-on guidance and resources.
Thomas Maurer explores best practices and platform updates from Commvault SHIFT 2025, emphasizing AI-powered resilience and security for Microsoft identity systems like AD and Entra ID.
Thomas Maurer discusses Microsoft's new Digital Sovereignty Specialization for the AI Cloud Partner Program, an initiative to help partners and customers navigate sovereign, secure, and compliant deployments on Azure and the Microsoft Cloud.
Thomas Maurer details how to use Azure Arc and Azure Policy to audit and enable Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) for Windows Server, empowering IT teams to improve hybrid cloud resilience and recovery.
Thomas Maurer provides a strategic summary of Sovereign Cloud and Adaptive Cloud themes at Microsoft Ignite 2025, with actionable insights for architects and decision-makers concerned with compliance, flexibility, and cloud innovation.
Thomas Maurer explains the Azure Local Well-Architected Review Assessment, offering practical advice for organizations to optimize Azure Local deployments through Microsoft's structured architectural framework.
Thomas Maurer shares practical advice on optimizing Azure expenses using Reserved Instances. In partnership with Microsoft Azure’s Priyanshi, this episode highlights essential cost-saving strategies for cloud workloads.
Thomas Maurer provides a practical, architect-focused walkthrough of Azure Local, covering hybrid cloud architecture, edge scenarios, digital sovereignty, security features, and workload management, with actionable demos and management techniques.
Thomas Maurer details the Azure Local 2510 release, covering new security and deployment features for edge and hybrid cloud environments. The post is especially useful for architects and IT professionals working with Microsoft Azure Local.
Thomas Maurer presents an in-depth look at multi-agent AI orchestration for enterprise workflows, with insights from Clayton Siemens. Learn how Microsoft Azure’s AI capabilities help optimize business processes.
In this Azure Essentials Show episode, Thomas Maurer guides readers through advanced use of the Azure Pricing Calculator with insights from Britt Henderson, focusing on how to confidently estimate and manage Azure costs.