Live from #MSIgnite in #SanFrancisco. Judson Althoff starts with the AI frontier story.

Red-eye train to Frankfurt. I’ll be at the #MicrosoftAITour today. Anyone else there? Let’s connect and have a coffee

Will AI take over the world? Or will Pinky & the Brain do it instead? I don't think we need to worry as long as Microsoft's own translator fails with its own products. For those who don't speak German. They translated their own OS name "Windows". What’s the funniest AI oops moment you’ve seen?

Playing with @n8n.io on @microsoftazureai.bsky.social is fun. Anyone know the least privileges for reading and writing a @mssharepoint.bsky.social list? How do I setup the #entra app registration and grant it permission?

Is the church ready for the cloud? Today and tomorrow, I’m talking with two church clients about Azure, hybrid scenarios, security, and modern IT workplaces. What do you think? Is the cloud already business as usual, or still a vision for the future? #Azure #CloudTransformation #ChurchTech

Everyone’s sharing their MVP renewal - except me. Here’s why. I didn’t miss the email or get skipped. I joined the MVP program in February, which meansI am automatically renewed. Big congrats to all new and renewed MVPs! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your time, and your passion. #MVPBuzz

7 Mitarbeitende. 30 KI-Agenten. Willkommen in der Zukunft. Dominic von Proeck baut keine PowerPoint-Folien über KI, er baut KI ins Unternehmen ein. Fest im Team. Mit Rollen, Namen und Verantwortung. Hier geht's zur Folge: podcastcloudoptimizer.substack.com/p/7-menschen...

Best way to end the holidays? Hit the trails! Last day off, so I grabbed the bike and finally tried the Canadian Trail in Freiburg for the first time. And wow… that trail is seriously fun! #MTB #Freiburg #TrailTime #EndOfHolidays

#Dinner with a view. #camping in #Croatia, #Pula.

#gymoclock. Last workout before holidays. I think about taking the kettlebells with me 🙈

Cloud Foundation Teil 6 – Azure Netzwerk: Es funktioniert einfach anders! „Subnetze, IPs, Routing – easy, das kenne ich doch von On-Prem…“ Falsch gedacht! Im Azure Netzwerk ticken die Uhren anders. Keine Kabel, keine Racks, alles logisch und softwaredefiniert. Jetzt reinhören!

Azure Quota Groups are now GA. Manage compute quotas centrally across subscriptions, reassign unused quota via self-service, and reduce support overhead. A game changer for scaling in Azure. More info: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...

In Munich till tomorrow. Visiting a customer and our office. It’s always a pleasure being here

Hitting the trails with my brand new bike. I had a lot of fun trying the “Hubbelfuchs” trail. After riding a hardtail the last years this is a whole new experience

Sometimes you just gotta dive in headfirst… or paw-first? After a hot week full of meetings, alerts, and dashboards, it is now time for a different kind of refresh. Hope your weekend will be just as chill – or at least have fewer wet paws! Before cooling down I will it the trails on my MTB.

Using CAPEX in the cloud is the worst idea. Big EA deals look great on paper – but I often see: ❌ Unused licenses ❌ Inflated usage ❌ No flexibility And worse: Many still think in CAPEX – so they don’t scale down or shut things off. #FinOps #Azure #CostOptimization

"Einfach mal Owner" ist keine Strategie! RBAC in Azure ist viel mehr als ein weiteres Cloud-Buzzword, es ist die Grundlage für Sicherheit, Ordnung und Skalierbarkeit in deiner Umgebung. In Folge #111 von „Die Cloud Optimizer“ nehmen Matthias und ich dich zur Role-Based Access Control!

Today I try to convince the #Munich #church to go to #Azure. The cloud should be a good spot as it’s near to heaven, isn’t it? 😉

The #KIReady conference is starting. Happy to present how to start with AI and a solid foundation in #Azure

One small mistake can have big consequences. On the MTB trail with my kids, I warned them to start slow—then I crashed first. A moment of distraction was all it took. Same in the cloud: overlook one detail, and costs, security, or compliance can spiral.

My hotel surprisingly has a pet good #gym. Morning workout? Check! ✅

Here we go. On my way to the AI conference KI-Ready in Nürtingen. I’ll be presenting with my colleague Max tomorrow. Anyone there?

Finally we can talk about this great update. #ServiceGroups were one of the highlights from #MVPSummit. Looking forward to seeing them in action with our customers.

Kennst du das? Deine Azure-Umgebung wächst – und plötzlich wird’s unübersichtlich: VMs in falschen Regionen, steigende Kosten durch AI-Workloads, fehlende Governance. Azure Policies helfen dir, genau das zu vermeiden. Jetzt reinhören! podcastcloudoptimizer.substack.com/p/cloud-foun...

I'm speaking at ESPC 2025! Super excited! My session: Securing Your Azure Backup – Protecting Against the Backup Operator from Hell Checkout the program: www.sharepointeurope.com/conference/s...

It was fun presenting at the #GlobalAzure community in Cologne. Now we are heading to the next Global Azure event presenting again 😉

#Azure sauber strukturieren! Subscriptions und Management Groups sorgen für klare Governance, Sicherheit und Skalierbarkeit. Warum Struktur von Anfang an so wichtig ist? Erfährst du in Folge #108 von #DieCloudOptimizer podcastcloudoptimizer.substack.com/p/cloud-foun...

Hello cologne! Nice to be here again

Rollercoaster day with the kids. Adrenaline all day long 😜

Welcome top #LEGO wonderland

Even at #Easter it's gym’o’clock at some point. 💪🏋️ #gymoclock #gymtime #gym

I found the Easter bunny. 😃 #HappyEaster #EasterDog

My #yogadog wishes happy Easter to everyone #dogyoga #relax #happyeaster

Happy Easter! 🐣 I hope you're enjoying the long weekend, recharging a bit – and maybe even hunting for some Easter eggs. And not just the hidden ones in your software, but also the real ones in the garden! 😉 #HappyEaster #EasterEggs

One wrong permission can destroy everything. Least privilege + time-based access = must-have. Secure your cloud before it bites back! #RBAC #CloudGovernance

Neue Podcast-Folge: Cloud Foundation – Teil 2 Technik allein reicht nicht! Ohne klare organisatorische Maßnahmen wird jede Infrastruktur schnell zum Chaos. open.substack.com/pub/podcastc...

Any insights about cutting Chinese clients from @microsoft.com cloud services? I cannot find an official statement only one post that spreads across a few platforms.

Tired of Limits? On-prem feels like playing in the kiddie pool—long approval chains, limited resources, and constant waiting. In Azure, you get the real playground. Spin up test environments in minutes. Scale without borders. No hardware bottlenecks, no red tape. #FunnyFriday

Couldn’t attend the MVP Summit this year, but the community had my back! Huge thanks to @hartiga.de for sending me MVP swag. This is what real community means—thinking of each other, even from afar. Sharing is caring! #mvpbuzz #communityrocks #communitySocks

Core training day. #gym #gymoclock

Any #Microsoft365 experts out there willing to help a friend of mine recover her account? It was hacked several months ago, and it's been frozen ever since. Her entire family's important files and photos are in her #OneDrive, so she's getting desperate. MS support has been unhelpful so far.

50 Years of Microsoft – and Some Legendary Fails! Microsoft turns 50! While they’ve built amazing products, some flops helped shape today’s success: ❌ Windows Vista ❌ Windows Phone ❌ The 2012 Azure Leap Year Outage What #Microsoft #fail do you remember?

Cloud Foundation – Teil 1 🎧 Ohne solides Fundament wird die Cloud Journey schnell wackelig! In der neuen Folge von Die Cloud Optimizer sprechen wir über die technischen Grundlagen einer stabilen Azure Landing Zone. Jetzt reinhören! #Azure #LandingZone open.substack.com/pub/podcastc...

MVP Summit 2025 – So Much to Share… I'll tell you everything now! The summit was full of news, roadmaps, and insights—but since it’s all under NDA, I have to keep quiet. Just know that exciting updates are coming soon! Stay tuned. #FunnyFriday #MVPSummit #mvpbuzz

fun to go back in memories. How it all started with #Azure. What were the high- and lowlights. Which ones do you remember? #mvpsummit #mvpbuzz #AzureAnniversary

Next up is the session of @markrussinovich.bsky.social at #MVPSummit. Looking forward to this

New Azure Portal Preview! The Azure Portal is getting a revamp! Key changes: 🔹 Always-visible menu with compact icons. 🔹 Waffle menu to switch between Admin portals. 🔹 Start Projects for quick solutions. More updates coming soon! Try the preview aka.ms/newAzureHome...

almost 12 am: Last session for today's #MVPSummit is starting soon. I'm still excited but also a little bit tired. How are you going? #mvpbuzz

Gym, check #gym #gymoclock

Just had a session on #Azure hardware management. It is impressive what needs to be taken into consideration when managing multiple million blades in hundreds of datacenters. wow! #MVPSummit #mvpbuzz