15 year Irish Whiskey by @FercullenWhisky

I want a franchise for an #NFL store in Dublin. The queue just to get in was mental. Loads of the stock (most teams) was sold out or had limited sizes left. The queue for the checkout was huge too. I’d say they made a fortune this weekend

Aidan Finn, @aidanfinn.bsky.social breaks down #Azure #DDoS Protection: ML-based detection per public IP, terabit-scale absorption on Azure’s global network, config (free vs paid), working with WAF/NSGs/Firewall, and must-have monitoring (IfUnderDDoSAttack). redmondmag.com/articles/202...

If you are a #Vikings or #Steelers fan visiting Dublin this weekend, then head to the popup NFL store and get the GAA style jerseys. Limited editions with team logos and colours that are quite cool. Wish they had a #49ers one.

Learn how to enable #Azure Virtual Network Flow Logs at scale using Azure Policy: aidanfinn.com?p=24580

Cloud Mechanix has been deploying the Azure platform landing zones for a company that measures security and availability in Euros. Join Aidan Finn on Oct 20/21 for two days of learning how to design #Azure networks with zero-trust security cloudmechanix.com/2025/08/14/o...

Midnight Silkie by @sliabhliagdistillers via @ThreeDrams.

A customer has just taken advantage of our EARLY BIRD pricing and bulk discount to purchase 4 seats for the Designing Secure Azure Networks online course on Oct 20/21 during North American eastern business hours. Nice! Early bird pricing ends tonight! www.eventzilla.net/e/onlineamer...

Why would a cloud network with an on-prem design be any better than pillaged on-prem networks? Learn how to design zero-trust networks using #Azure features, how they were meant to be used on Oct 20-21, timed for American east coast timezones: cloudmechanix.com/2025/08/14/o... #Azure

I've just found the breakout session that I did at Microsoft Ignite 2015 about the hidden features of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2. Go to the 42 minute mark where I talk about Port ACLs, the feature that makes NSGs and AVNM Security Admin Rules work. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/shows/... #Azure

#Azure expert @aidanfinn.bsky.social previews how Microsoft's cloud-scale #DDoS Protection detects, mitigates and monitors attacks ahead of his #Live360 Orlando session. redmondmag.com/Articles/202...

Azure Migrate now have GA support for migrating to VMs with ZRS storage. This results in higher disk SLAs and an extra recovery option is a single zone is down: learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/... #Azure

Upgrade existing Azure Gen1 VMs to Trusted launch ... with a list of "only ifs". learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/... #Azure

I think it's one of those "They built it for Microsoft" things that we see from time to time in #Azure. A single subnet now supports multiple address prefixes ... but with a lot of "only ifs". The clues were there in ARM for a while: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...

One does not set up #Azure ExpressRoute every day. I was greeted with a nice surprise in the Azure Portal today while planning a bow-tie HA configuration with 2 circuits to different POPs. You can select the resiliency & it makes setting up the Azure routing weight nice and easy.

Want to learn how to implement Zero Trust security in your Azure networks? Join our course for the North American time zones on October 20-21, and you'll learn how and WHY to design secure Azure networks. You might just have a "whoah!" moment! cloudmechanix.com/2025/08/14/o... #Azure

Standard HDD going end of life on Sept 8 2028. #Azure

Oaty McOatface Irish Whiskey by @BlackDistillery via @ThreeDrams

The Liberator Irish Whiskey by THE O’Connell (as in the street name in almost every large Irish town) family.

Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey by The Busker via @ThreeDrams

Are you getting started with Microsoft #Azure? Do you know the difference between a tenant and a subscription? If you need to learn the basics of Azure, then join us for an online class that is scheduled for the North American audience on October 27/28: cloudmechanix.com/2025/08/14/o...

North America! The Cloud Mechanix “Designing Secure Azure Networks” course is coming online to you on October 20/21. This course is for anyone who needs to understand how enterprise working works in Azure. Learn more at cloudmechanix.com/2025/08/14/o... #azure

Tired of the same "handover" at the end of a long project, causing nothing but headaches and brain trauma? Maybe this is why the Cloud Mechanix "Cloud Adoption by Mentorship" approach is proving to be popular. You can learn more at cloudmechanix.com/consulting/ #Azure

Attention North America! Cloud Mechanix is bringing an online training course to you on October 27-28: Azure Infrastructure Basics teaches about Microsoft Azure and getting started in The Cloud. You can learn more about this class and register at: cloudmechanix.com/2025/08/14/o... #Azure

And that’s a wrap #techmentor. I’m on the bus back to the hotel after talking secure #Azure networking all day. I hope everyone had a great time, learned loads, and has a safe journey home. #MVPbuzz

Good morning from #techmentor where I am running an all day #Azure workshop in St. Helens at MS Building 33. #MVPBuzz

That’s the end of my last #Azure breakout session at #techmentor. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s pos-con all-day masterclass designing Azure networks with zero trust security. #mvpbuzz

Hey #techmentor! Help me put some bums on seats in Kodiak, the big room in Building 33. I’m going to talk about #Azure DDoS protection.

Finished my first presentation at #techmentor in Microsoft HQ: Getting Private Endpoint To Work In The Real World. #Azure

I am presenting twice today at #techmentor. 11am: Getting Private Endpoints to Work In The Real World. 2pm: Preventing a Tsunami With Azure DDoS Protection. #Azure techmentorevents.com/events/micro...

The DSC team is working on a V3 scenario where Bicep deploys your #Azure resources AND deploys to a DSC target scope to deploy DSC resource configurations. Imagine: deploy your Azure resources and configure your apps all in one deployment. #techmentor

I have arrived in Bellevue, WA, where I am doing 2 sessions and a post-con on #Azure networking at the TechMentor conference in Microsoft HQ (building 33). I arrived into 31C heat and sunshine at 7pm! I’m really looking forward to this week.

I will be presenting two sessions at Tec Con 2025 in Orlando in November. I'm also presenting a post-conference session on designing secure Azure networks with Zero Trust Architecture. Use the code FINN during registration. And do it before Aug 15, to get a $500 discount #live360

Cloud Mechanix is happy to share our new Azure Verified Module (AVM)-compliant Bicep module for Azure Virtual Network Manager (AVNM): cloudmechanix.com/2025/07/17/b... #Azure

New blog post: 18th Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award aidanfinn.com?p=24543 #MVPbuzz

New blog post: Building A Hub & Spoke Using Azure Virtual Network Manager aidanfinn.com?p=24446 #MVPBuzz < Showing why AVNM should be the first networking resource you deploy in #Azure

Public Preview: Draft & Deploy feature for Azure Firewall Policy < this feature is a major time saver, speaking from experience. #Azure

Generally Available: Azure DNS security policy #azure

Today I start presenting the two-day course, Azure Operations for Small/Medium Businesses, at MicroWarehouse Distribution. Always fun to run a course here with a varied collection of Microsoft Partner firms.

I’m thrilled to announce the relaunch and transformation of my company, Cloud Mechanix, into a full-service Azure consulting company. #Azure aidanfinn.com?p=24440

Bart’s Blended Irish Whiskey by @LoughReeDistill via @threedrams. Great if you’re after that used cigarette butt from a bog fire finish.

Middleton Very Rare by @irish.distillers to celebrate a new chapter after finishing my last active day at Innofactor

A nice drop by @shankyswhip.bsky.social

The Whistler Triple Oak Blended Irish Whiskey by @Boanndistillery via @ThreeDrams < dangerously nice.

At TechMentor @ Microsoft HQ, he’ll present: 🔒 Getting Private Endpoints to WORK In the Real World 🛑 Panel Discussion: You Just Got Hacked, Now What? 🌊 Preventing A Tsunami with Azure DDoS Protection 🧠 Workshop: Designing & Implementing Secure Azure Networks Register at vslive.com/events/micro...

You might also know him from his writing on aidanfinn.com and petri.com, where he shares insights on Azure and on-prem server tech.

Ready to dive deep into Azure? 🌐 Catch Azure MVP @aidanfinn.bsky.social‬ at TechMentor @ Microsoft HQ this August. Aidan is a Principal Consultant with Innofactor Norway, working on Azure infrastructure projects and managed services. He’s also the MD and trainer at Cloud Mechanix.

Generally Available: Destination Network Address Translation (DNAT) on Azure Firewall Private IP address azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/update... #Azure < NAT on Azure Firewall Private IP address helps connect overlapped IP networks.

Generally available: Azure Quota Groups azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/update... #Azure < Quota management is elevated from the subscription level to a centralized Quota Group Azure Resource Manager (ARM) object, allowing customers to manage procured quota within a group through self-service.

Thank you @ExpertsLiveNL for the invitation to talk about secure #Azure networking. I hope the attendees had fun and learned something. I enjoyed it as always. I even got compared to the legendary Steve Riley! #mvpbuzz #expertslivenl