AZURE@EPAM

#04 - Microsoft's "Chief Azure Enthusiast"

BIO: To quote Scott Hanselman: "I'm a teacher. I speak all over to whoever will listen. I have written code that you've used. I've been blogging for over a decade, coding for twice that, and podcasting for over half that. I code, write, speak, empower, promote, braid, learn and listen - usually not in that order."  To quote your humble AZURE@EPAM host: "Listening to Scott--on Hanselminutes.com [https://hanselminutes.com/], AzureFriday [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/videos/azure-friday/] or otherwise--is the best way I know to keep on top of the vast and ever changing world that is .NET, ASP.NET, Azure and, well . . .  technology in general." LINKS: * Hansleman.com [https://www.hanselman.com/] (Blog) * Hanselminutes [https://www.hanselminutes.com/] (Podcast) * AzureFriday [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/videos/azure-friday/] (some of the best videos on Azure, extant) * This Developer's Life [https://thisdeveloperslife.com/] * A self-driving AI and Raspberry Pi powered Trash Bin with Ahad Cove [https://www.hanselminutes.com/764/a-self-driving-ai-and-raspberry-pi-powered-trash-bin-with-ahad-cove] * The 2020 Christmas List of Best STEM Toys for Kids [https://www.hanselman.com/blog/the-2020-christmas-list-of-best-stem-toys-for-kids] CREDITS: Louis Berman (Host); Scott Hanselman (Guest); Dan Phillipson / PremiumBeat (Music); Nicole Carino (Intro/Outro); East Coast Studio [http://eastcoaststudio.ca/] (Editing) MORE: visit https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com [https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com]for additional episodes, plus transcripts, and more ways to listen to the show. As to your comments and suggestions, please feel free to email your host, Louis Berman, at louis_berman@epam.com [louis_berman@epam.com]

#03 - Building Azure Community

The cloud is a team sport!  Listen in as EPAM Sr. Solution Architect Mihail Mateev teaches us how to play nice with others and, in the process, to seriously step up our Azure game. BIO: Mihail Mateev is most proud to describe himself as a Microsoft Regional Director--in Sofia, Bulgaria--which is especially fitting since the man is a fervent booster of Azure community, a PASS Regional Mentor for Central Eastern Europe (chapter lead), and a Microsoft MVP - Microsoft Azure, Data Platform.  In the, "oh yeah, if you must know" category, Mihail also holds PhD in cloud computing and works as a university lecturer on Smart Homes and Smart Energy IoT Solutions. LINKS: * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmateev/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmateev/] * MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5000220 [https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5000220] * RD Profile: https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/mihail-mateev [https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/mihail-mateev ] * Twitter: https://twitter.com/mihailmateev [https://twitter.com/mihailmateev] * Blog: https://mmateev.wordpress.com/ [https://mmateev.wordpress.com/] * Sessionize: https://sessionize.com/mihail-mateev [https://sessionize.com/mihail-mateev ] CREDITS: Louis Berman (Host); Pavel Grebenshikov (Guest); Dan Phillipson / PremiumBeat (Music); Nicole Carino (Intro/Outro); East Coast Studio [http://eastcoaststudio.ca/] (Editing) MORE: visit https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com [https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com]for additional episodes, plus transcripts, and more ways to listen to the show. As to your comments and suggestions, please feel free to email your host, Louis Berman, at louis_berman@epam.com [louis_berman@epam.com]

#02 - Three Cloud Thinking

Your humble host's fervid assertions aside (that Azure is the "only" cloud!) the less rabid amongst us will have noticed the obvious: that it's a multi-cloud world.  Listen in as EPAM's very own "Mr. Multi-Cloud" (Pavel Grebenshikov) sets me straight. BIO: Pavel Grebenshikov (EPAM's VP Cloud Engineering , NA) is a digital transformation professional with 20 years of experience in the consulting industry bringing complex and scalable solutions to life.   He has extensive experience in multiple business domains, including HighTech, HealthCare, Life Science, Telecom and others.  Pavel has a proven track record leading mature organization units with hands-on technical work in a variety of roles. LINKS: * Azure: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/ [https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/] * Google Cloud Platform (GCP): https://cloud.google.com/ [https://cloud.google.com/] * Amazon Web Services (AWS): https://aws.amazon.com/ [https://aws.amazon.com/] CREDITS: Louis Berman (Host); Pavel Grebenshikov (Guest); Dan Phillipson / PremiumBeat (Music); Nicole Carino (Intro/Outro); East Coast Studio [http://eastcoaststudio.ca/] (Editing) MORE: visit https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com [https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com]for additional episodes, plus transcripts, and more ways to listen to the show. As to your comments and suggestions, please feel free to email your host, Louis Berman, at louis_berman@epam.com [louis_berman@epam.com]

#01 - Technical Skilling at EPAM

Keeping up to date at cloud-speed is no small task.  Listen in as Igor Sychev, EPAMs most-credentialed Azure Solution Architect, lets us in on the secrets to his success. BIO:  Igor Sychev is a Solution Architect in EPAM, the company's key expert in driving Azure certification at EPAM, an ASMT committee head, an Azure MVP, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, a Microsoft Competency Center expert and--with 14 Azure certificates--EPAM's best-trained Azure guy. Azure Certification Programs on EPAM Learn: * Administrator Associate (AZ-104) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=6958735f-9d3e-416d-b932-868e00fa1c65&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * Developer Associate (AZ-204) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=1e79c12a-8c04-477d-86c8-6b5a772e88e4&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-303 and AZ-304) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=7e50d22c-5a66-4936-a47c-ac8f3947b109&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=3154bb83-24f2-4543-934e-0d98e76eadff&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=82791639-cb6c-47f0-bdf6-6bf500d717a4&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * Data Scientist Associate (DP-100) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=b86f9f80-e969-43eb-ba21-6062c71c6cb8&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * Data Engineer Associate (DP-200 and DP-201) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=0e2425f9-5195-498b-b892-d28105c767d0&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * AI Engineer Associate (AI-100) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=7e05e10e-1327-44fc-b828-86a4027ea330&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * AI Fundamentals (AI-900) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=9d5c2c48-899f-44f8-a1eb-62f7aad300e9&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty (AZ-120) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=f0aeaff7-be5e-45ef-87f3-04f98f5e27d0&source=PROGRAM_RUN] * IoT Developer Specialty (AZ-220) [https://learn.epam.com/detailsPage?id=70d0c30d-cfc9-4efd-9b3b-7eba46b26a11&source=PROGRAM_RUN] CREDITS: Louis Berman (Host); Igor Sychev (Guest); Dan Phillipson / PremiumBeat (Music); Nicole Carino (Intro/Outro); East Coast Studio [http://eastcoaststudio.ca/] (Editing) MORE: visit https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com [https://azureatepam.buzzsprout.com]for additional episodes, plus transcripts, and more ways to listen to the show. As to your comments and suggestions, please feel free to email your host, Louis Berman, at louis_berman@epam.com [louis_berman@epam.com]