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Past September marked my ten-year employment at Betabit. And it has been one wild ride! I’ve been blessed to be able to do some awesome things like helping customers make the transition to the cloud, organizing the internal Hack Yourself First workshop by Troy Hunt, speaking at conferences internationally, becoming a Microsoft Azure MVP, recording the Betatalks videos and most recently Betatalks the Podcast with lots of great guests, among who Scott Hanselman!

The past couple of months I pushed myself to get some Azure certifications, so here’s where I am right now:

Exams #

• AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
• AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
• AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
• AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
• AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
• DP-900: Azure Data Fundamentals
• DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure

Certifications #

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate

Not sure what’s next, since there’s so much to learn! Currently I am looking at Security and Power Platform.

When I first moved my website to Hugo I hosted it on Static website hosting in Azure Storage. And although it’s a good way to host your website, there are some extra steps you need to take as soon as you need more than just a place to put your static assets. For instance:

Early this morning I recieved an email that stated I qualified as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) for 2021/2022! It’s a great honor and I am happy to be part of this community.

There has been a lot happening this month! Most of us are back after summer holiday and are ready to get going again. Unfortunately COVID seems to be getting a renewed grip on the country, so it’s kind of uncertain where we’re going. Let’s hope for the best. But for now, let’s go!

Yesterday I recieved the awesome news I will be a Microsoft Azure MVP for another year! Another very big “thank you” to everyone who has helped me get here. 🙏🏻

Way back when I started blogging, I started out with Blogger. The use of that didn’t last long, because I was contacted by a colleague at the time to move over to BloggingAbout.net, which I did. They ran Community Server for over nine (9!) years before switching over to WordPress.

To better distinguish between technical content and news I’ve added a news section to my website. This enables me to add information to my website that’s (temporarily) interesting but not blogworthy.