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Nov022022November 2, 2022November 2, 20220Commentby Thomas Maurer
Windows Server Summit 2022 Speakers

Speaking at the Windows Server Summit 2022

Posted in Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer, Windows Server

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking at the Windows Server Summit 2022 and show you how you can run the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Hybrid deployment options on Windows Server and Azure Stack HCI, as well as manage it through Azure Arc. But there is more to learn here, and we have some great speakers, such as Roanne Sones, Bernardo Caldas, and many more, showing you all the best about Windows Server.

Join us on: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 9:00 AM–10:30 AM Pacific Time and register right here.

Make sure you check out the latest about the Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server customers.

Windows Server Summit 2022 Speakers
Windows Server Summit 2022 Speakers

Learn how to open up new opportunities for your org to innovate and operate more efficiently—while also improving security—at the Windows Server Summit. Join your peers and Microsoft experts for sessions and demos on the latest Windows Server 2022 and Azure capabilities.

You’ll gain practical skills and insights on how to:

  • Fortify your security with improved multilayer protection.
  • Easily manage and integrate your on-premises servers to Azure with Automanage and Windows Admin Center.
  • More efficiently secure and manage hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
  • Run apps seamlessly across on-premises datacenters and the cloud with Azure Arc.
  • Make the most of the management capabilities in System Center 2022.

And you’ll be able to ask the experts about your own use cases during the live Q&A.

I hope to see you live on the Windows Server Summit 2022!


Sep082022September 8, 2022September 8, 20220Commentby Thomas Maurer
Speaking at MCT Summit 2022 Hybrid Cloud with Azure Arc

Speaking at the European MCT Summit 2022

Posted in Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking at the European Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Summit 2022 in Zürich, Switzerland from September 12-14th. I will be delivering two sessions around Azure Hybrid Cloud and some soft skill topic on how to deliver great tech demos.

Hybrid and Multicloud with Azure Arc

For customers who want to simplify complex and distributed environments across on-premises, edge and multi-cloud, Azure Arc enables deployment of Azure services anywhere and extends Azure management to any infrastructure. In this session, Thomas Maurer will demonstrate the new Azure Arc capabilities for your Hybrid environment. This session includes an overview of the different features such as:

  • Multi and Hybrid Cloud Governance
  • Using Azure as a Control plane for Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes cluster, SQL DBs
  • Azure Kubernetes Service in your datacenter and edge
  • Deploy Azure services such as Logic Apps, Web Apps, Azure SQL, and many more anywhere

How To Create Great Tech Demos And Presentations

Delivering great demos can be the key to delivering a great presentation. In the last decade Thomas delivered hundreds of presentations at different events around the world, in-person and online.
In this session you will learn how to set up your computer to deliver great demonstrations to make sure your audience can follow and get excited about what you are showing.

I hope to see you at the European Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) Summit 2022 in Zürich!


Sep022022September 2, 2022September 2, 20220Commentby Thomas Maurer
Speaking at Experts Live Germany 2022

Speaking at Experts Live Germany 2022

Posted in Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I am honored to share with you that I will be speaking at the first Experts Live Germany 2022 on September 8 in Erfurt, Germany. I will be talking about an Azure Arc overview and how you can use it to deliver Hybrid and multicloud management.

Azure Arc Overview

For customers who want to simplify complex and distributed environments across on-premises, edge and multi-cloud, Azure Arc enables deployment of Azure services anywhere and extends Azure management to any infrastructure. In this session, Thomas Maurer will demonstrate the new Azure Arc capabilities for your Hybrid environment. This session includes an overview of the different features such as:

  • Multi and Hybrid Cloud Governance
  • Using Azure as a Control plane for Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes cluster, SQL DBs
  • Azure Kubernetes Service in your datacenter and edge
  • Deploy Azure services such as Logic Apps, Web Apps, Azure SQL, and many more anywhere

About Experts Live

Experts Live is a non-profit organization based in The Netherlands that has a mission to “enable sharing of knowledge and experience about Microsoft technologies worldwide” and was founded by Maarten Goet (MVP, RD).

In our mission to “enable sharing of knowledge and experience about Microsoft technologies worldwide” we are very proud where we are today. On 4 continents around the world at least 7 international Experts Live events are happening reaching over 5000+ people. In the meantime, we are in talks with others to join the movement in 2018 and we expected to reach the other 2 continents next year already. Through our online means (ExpertsLive TV, etc.) we are reaching thousands more people.

I hope I see you at Experts Live Germany 2022!


Jul182022July 18, 2022July 18, 20220Commentby Thomas Maurer
TechMentor 2022 Redmond Microsoft HQ

Speaking at TechMentor 2022 Redmond

Posted in Events, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

TechMentor returns to Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, Washington in 2022 for more in-depth, behind the scenes IT Pro training by technical experts and Microsoft insiders. I am happy to announce that I will be one of the speakers at the TechMentor 2022 conference at the Microsoft HQ in Redmond. Since I am already on the Microsoft campus it is great to take some time to speak about some cool Azure Hybrid, Windows Server and Azure Management things. TechMentor 2022 is a 5-day conference from August 8-12, 2022 at the Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond.

About TechMentor

Technology continues to advance faster than ever. As an IT Professional, it is your responsibility to stay up-to-date on all the latest tools, topics, and trends. Let the experts at TechMentor help you on your tech odyssey to improve your tech skills and achieve your learning goals.

TechMentor 2022 Redmond Featured Speakers
TechMentor 2022 Redmond Featured Speakers

My sessions at TechMentor 2022

I will be delivering two sessions about Cloud Shell and Azure Hybrid with Azure Arc and Azure Stack, as well as being part of a panel discussion.

TW04 Azure Arc Overview – Learn About Hybrid and Multicloud Management with Azure

For customers who want to simplify complex and distributed environments across on-premises, edge and multi-cloud, Azure Arc enables deployment of Azure services anywhere and extends Azure management to any infrastructure. In this session, Thomas Maurer will demonstrate the new Azure Arc capabilities for your Hybrid environment. This session includes an overview of the different features such as:

  • Multi and Hybrid Cloud Governance
  • Using Azure as a Control plane for Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes cluster, SQL DBs
  • Deploy Azure services such as Logic Apps, Web Apps, Azure SQL, and many more anywhere

You will learn:

  • About hybrid and multicloud Management
  • About Azure Arc
  • How to use Azure management and deploy Azure services anywhere

TW15 Mastering Azure Using Cloud Shell, PowerShell and Bash!

Azure can be managed in many different ways. Learn your command line options like Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Cloud Shell to be more efficient in managing your Azure infrastructure. Become a hero on the shell to manage the cloud!

You will learn:

  • About Cloud Shell, Azure CLI and Azure PowerShell
  • Some awesome management tricks
  • About how to manage your Azure systems using these tools!

TT09 Panel Discussion: The Future of Windows

Join our esteemed panelists as they discuss questions regarding the future of Windows. Will there be continued versions of LTSC editions available on-prem. Is Hybrid here to stay. Or should we just pack up our datacenters and move everything to the cloud. Find out great answers like this with our engaging moderators and panelists in this session.

Join us!

Want to experience IT training at the mothership? Join TechMentor this August as it heads to Microsoft Headquarters for a full week of training, featuring our NEW full-day Hands-On Labs. I hope to see you there!


Jun182022June 18, 2022June 18, 20220Commentby Thomas Maurer
PowerShell Conf Europe PSConfEU

Speaking at PSConf.EU 2022

Posted in PowerShell, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I am happy and proud to let you know that I will be speaking at PowerShell Conference Europe 2022 (PSConf.EU) 2022 in Vienna on June 20-23, 2022. I will be presenting two sessions, one will be more focused on using PowerShell, CLI, and Cloud Shell to manage Azure, the second session is more of a soft skill session where I am going to show you how you can deliver great tech demos.

PSConf is a great way to learn more about PowerShell, network with other PowerShell users and experts, and a lot more. If you want to learn more about the PowerShell Conference Europe 2022 (PSConf.EU) check out the website here.

How To Create Great Tech Demos And Presentations

Delivering great demos can be the key to delivering a great presentation. In the last decade Thomas delivered hundreds of presentations at different events around the world, in-person and online.
In this session you will learn how to set up your computer to deliver great demonstrations to make sure your audience can follow and get excited about what you are showing.

Mastering Azure using Cloud Shell, PowerShell and Bash!

Azure can be managed in many different ways. Learn your command line options like Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and Cloud Shell to be more efficient in managing your Azure infrastructure. Become a hero on the shell to manage the cloud!


May162022May 16, 2022May 16, 20220Commentby Thomas Maurer
KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe 2022

Speaking at KubeCon Europe 2022

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I just wanted to let you know that I will be speaking at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2022 in Valencia. I will be showing Microsoft Hybrid AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) offering running in your own datacenter or edge location on Azure Stack HCI or Windows Server! AKS on Azure Stack HCI has Azure Arc built in and allows you to manage your on-premises AKS directly from Azure.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Valencia, Spain from 16 – 20 May 2022. Join containerd, CoreDNS, Envoy, etcd, Fluentd, Harbor, Helm, Jaeger, Kubernetes, Linkerd, Open Policy Agent, Prometheus, Rook, TiKV, TUF, Vitess, Argo, Buildpacks, Cilium, CloudEvents, CNI, Contour, Cortex, CRI-O, Crossplane, dapr, Dragonfly, Emissary Ingress, Falco, Flagger, Flux, gRPC, KEDA, KubeEdge, Litmus, Longhorn, NATS, Notary, OpenTelemetry, Operator Framework, SPIFFE, SPIRE, and Thanos as the community gathers for four days to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing.

If you are at KubeCon and want to have a chat, feel free to come by the Microsoft booth. See you there!


Apr042022April 4, 2022April 4, 20220Commentby Thomas Maurer
Speaking at Azure Live 2022

Speaking at AzureLive 2022

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I am proud to announce that I am speaking at AzureLive 2022 this year!

AzureLive 2022 is a brand new, single day event that will feature some of the best speakers and content the Azure community has to offer. Curious about the speakers? Click here.

AzureLive will cover technical topics like: Architecture, DevOps, Governance, Security, Serverless, AKS, AI and many more. Next to the technical talks, there will also be some IT Professional talks and Real-life Azure stories and examples. Grow your business and get real life examples. You will get the most (practical) insights from this event.

AzureLive 2022 will be hosted and presented from our online AzureLive Studio. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the speakers and attendees will be in the comfort of their homes viewing and attending online.

In my session I will be talking about hybrid and multicloud management with Azure using Azure Arc:

AZURE HYBRID – LEARN ABOUT HYBRID AND MULTICLOUD MANAGEMENT WITH AZURE

In this session, Senior Program Manager Azure Hybrid, Thomas Maurer will give you an overview of the Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud offering. Learn how you can use the Azure Hybrid services and products like Azure Arc, Defender for Cloud, Azure Update Management, the new Azure Stack portfolio, and many more to introduce hybrid cloud management to your environment.

Interested? You can get your ticket here.


Dec152021December 15, 2021December 15, 20211Commentby Thomas Maurer
Microsoft Cloud Adoption Summit 2021

Speaking at Microsoft Cloud Adoption Summit 2022

Posted in Microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I am happy to let you know that I will be speaking at the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Summit 2022 which is a great event happening on January 19th 2022 to learn more about the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework. My session will be covering Hybrid and Multicloud architectures in the Architecture track.

The journey to the cloud is well underway for most organizations. Cloud adoption has become such an integral part of digital transformation that for many of us it is no longer possible to separate one from the other. But as organizations across the world embrace the cloud, how can they get the most out of their existing setups, and what are the best next steps to take?

The Microsoft Cloud Adoption Summit looks to explore these and other questions. Divided into three specialist tracks – strategy, architecture and operations – participants can decide where to focus their attention over 2.5 hours of inspiring, expert-led discussion and insight.

The summit brings together cross-industry cloud adoption experts to discuss:

  • Strategy – Explore the business challenges, risks and opportunities of cloud adoption from both a Microsoft and external partner perspective.
  • Architecture – What does a hybrid cloud architectures look like? And what are the benefits of zero-trust security architecture in the cloud? Find out from our experts.
  • Operations – Discover how to build a successful cloud operation model and explore the benefits of upskilling employees for cloud adoption.

The event also explores Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework – a set of guiding principles for organizations at every stage of their cloud adoption journeys.

Register today

Select and register to one of the 3 inspiring Specialist tracks below and start your cloud adoption journey now.

Microsoft Cloud Adoption Summit | Strategy Track – Strategy

Explore the business challenges, risks and opportunities of cloud adoption from both a Microsoft and external partner perspective.

Discover the agenda and register now

Microsoft Cloud Adoption Summit | Architecture Track

Architecture – What does a hybrid cloud architectures look like? And what are the benefits of zero-trust security architecture in the cloud? Find out from our experts.

Discover the agenda and register now

Microsoft Cloud Adoption Summit | Operations Track

Operations – Discover how to build a successful cloud operation model and explore the benefits of upskilling employees for cloud adoption.

Discover the agenda and register now

Sep232021September 23, 2021September 22, 20210Commentby Thomas Maurer
Azure Stack HCI Days 2021

Speaking at Azure Stack HCI Days 2021

Posted in Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I am happy to let you know that this week I will be speaking at the Azure Stack HCI Days 2021 virtual conference. The Azure Stack HCI Days are a community drive free virtual event. You can join on the 22nd and 23rd of September in a 20-hour journey through the new Microsoft Azure Stack HCI offering with speakers from the community, OEM partners, and Microsoft. I will be speaking about Azure Arc and hybrid cloud management.

Azure Stack HCI Days 2021 Agenda
Azure Stack HCI Days 2021 Agenda

Azure Arc Overview -Learn about Hybrid and Multicloud Management with Azure

For customers who want to simplify complex and distributed environments across on-premises, edge, and multi-cloud, Azure Arc enables deployment of Azure services anywhere and extends Azure management to any infrastructure. In this session, Thomas Maurer will demonstrate the new Azure Arc capabilities for your Hybrid environment. This session includes an overview of the different features such as:

  • Multi and Hybrid Cloud Governance
  • Using Azure as a Control plane for Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes cluster, SQL DBs
  • Deploy Azure services such as Logic Apps, Web Apps, Azure SQL, and many more anywhere

This is an awesome free community-driven event with a lot of deep-dive content, so join us!


Sep212021September 21, 2021September 21, 20210Commentby Thomas Maurer
Basta Conference 2021

Speaking at BASTA! Conference 2021

Posted in Microsoft Azure, Speaking, Thomas Maurer

I am happy to let you know that this week I will be speaking at the BASTA! conference 2021. BASTA! is the one leading independent conference for Microsoft technologies in the German-speaking area. The conference is focused on the developer community offers 5 days with over 70 workshops and sessions, as well as over 60 speakers. This year BASTA! is delivered as a hybrid conference, meaning attendees and speakers can attend and speak in-persons as well as virtual. The conference is held in Mainz, Germany from September 20-24.

In my session on Wednesday, September 22, I will be speaking about how to build and run Hybrid and Mutlicloud applications anywhere with Azure Arc-enabled services.

For customers who want to simplify complex and distributed environments across on-premises, edge, and multi-cloud, Azure Arc enables deployment of Azure services anywhere and extends Azure management to any infrastructure. In this session, Thomas Maurer will demonstrate the new Azure Arc capabilities for your Hybrid environment. This session includes an overview of  the different features such as:

  • Multi and Hybrid Cloud Governance
  • Using Azure as a Control plane for Linux, Windows Server, Kubernetes cluster, SQL DBs
  • Deploy Azure services such as Logic Apps, Web Apps, Azure SQL, and many more anywhere

If you want to learn more about my session check out my video, I will cover the new Azure Arc enabled Application services and much much more!



  • About Thomas Maurer

    Thomas Maurer

    My name is Thomas Maurer. I am a Senior Program Manager & Chief Evangelist for Azure Hybrid at Microsoft. I am part of the Azure engineering team (Cloud + AI) and engage with the community and customers around the world. Opinions are my own.

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