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Published inJun 2020

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Peter De Tender

Greg Leonardo

Jason Milgram

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Why DevOps?

Many organizations making the journey to the cloud struggle to create a repeatable process for deploying their applications and change control. They struggle because of the lines of responsibility discussed in Chapter 2, Architecture Choices and Design Principles, and this is where DevOps and cloud adoptions have great synergy. DevOps can improve that deployment while reducing costs in infrastructure, code, monitoring, and policy deployments. Before we discuss how this works, let's first learn about DevOps and why it is important in this journey.

DevOps began as a software development methodology that accelerates the building, testing, and releasing of software applications by bringing together two main groups, the developers (Dev) and the operations (Ops), to work more effectively. It is not meant to be a replacement for any agile or lean methodologies, but more as a supplement to them. It fills in the gaps within tech companies to break down functional and...

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Peter De Tender

Peter De Tender has 20 years of professional expertise in Microsoft Infrastructure consulting and architecting, with a main focus on Microsoft Cloud technologies (Azure, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Office 365...). After working for some of the top Microsoft partners in Belgium, he ran his own successful business for several years, mainly providing Infrastructure and Cloud Architect training and readiness in a passionate and enthusiastic way. Peter coached several Microsoft Partners all over the world in doing more Microsoft business, both from a technical and business angle. Just recently, as of June 2016 to be exact, Peter joined Microsoft Corp as an FTE Azure Architect and Program Manager in the global AzureCAT GSI team, part of Azure engineering, where his role consists of providing Azure-focused readiness training and cloud practice building coaching to the TOP Microsoft Global System Integrators. This role allows Peter to combine his two passions, working on the latest and greatest up-to-date technologies, and cooperating with people from all over the globe. His valued credentials are Microsoft Certified Trainer, Azure Certified Architect, and— before he joined Microsoft—Peter was also recognized as a Microsoft MVP for several years in a row. In his free time, Peter loves speaking at (inter)national conferences and community events, is a technical writer and courseware creator.
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Greg Leonardo

Greg Leonardo is currently a cloud architect helping organizations with cloud adoption and innovation. He has worked in the IT industry since his time in the military. He is a veteran, father, architect, teacher, speaker, and early adopter. Currently, he is a Certified Azure Solution Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and Microsoft Azure MVP, and he has worked in many facets of IT throughout his career. Additionally, he is president of TampaDev, a community meetup that runs #TampaCC, Azure User Group, Azure Medics, and various technology events throughout Tampa. He has also authored Hands-On Cloud Solutions with Azure and the previous two editions of Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide for Microsoft by Packt Publishing.
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Jason Milgram

Jason Milgram is a Microsoft MVP since 2010 and the SVP, Azure Leader at OZ Digital, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL. As a public speaker, Jason has given over 100 presentations at conferences and user groups on cloud computing, Microsoft Azure, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and launching a tech start-up. Prior to OZ, Jason was CTO, Financial Services at Hitachi Solutions in Irvine, CA, Chief Architect at i3 in Fairfax, VA, Chief Architect at SAIC in Reston, VA, 1st VP Cloud Solutions Architect at City National Bank of Florida in Miami, and VP Platform Architecture & Engineering at Champion Solutions Group in Boca Raton, FL.
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