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Published inJul 2023
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Olivier Mertens
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Olivier Mertens

Olivier Mertens is a cloud solution architect for Azure data and AI at Microsoft, based in Dublin, Ireland. In this role, he assisted organizations in designing their enterprise-scale data platforms and analytical workloads. Next to his role as an architect, Olivier leads the technical AI expertise for Microsoft EMEA in the corporate market. This includes leading knowledge sharing and internal upskilling, as well as solving highly complex or strategic customer AI cases. Before his time at Microsoft, he worked as a data scientist at a Microsoft partner in Belgium. Olivier is a lecturer for generative AI and AI solution architectures, a keynote speaker for AI, and holds a master's degree in information management, a postgraduate degree as an AI business architect, and a bachelor's degree in business management.
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Breght Van Baelen is a Microsoft employee based in Dublin, Ireland, and works as a cloud solution architect for the data and AI pillar in Azure. He provides guidance to organizations building large-scale analytical platforms and data solutions. In addition, Breght was chosen as an advanced cloud expert for Power BI and is responsible for providing technical expertise in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Before his time at Microsoft, he worked as a data consultant at Microsoft Gold Partners in Belgium. Breght led a team of eight data and AI consultants as a data science lead. Breght holds a master's degree in computer science from KU Leuven, specializing in AI. He also holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Hasselt.
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The Azure WAF

The Azure WAF is a framework created by Microsoft for architects, as a result of being a global leader in cloud architecting for years. The framework is designed to guarantee highly qualitative cloud architectures in accordance with proven best practices.

WAF does not only cover data and analytics but can also be used for any workload in the cloud, such as website hosting or application development. However, many of its core principles trickle down into data architectures as well.

The framework is extensively documented, yet the goal of this chapter is to provide you with the core principles and learnings in a bite-sized format and curate the content that is most relevant to the role of a data architect.

The Azure WAF is built upon the following five pillars:

  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Cost optimization
  • Operational excellence
  • Performance efficiency

We will take a look at each pillar and how it translates into the responsibilities of a...

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Olivier Mertens

Olivier Mertens is a cloud solution architect for Azure data and AI at Microsoft, based in Dublin, Ireland. In this role, he assisted organizations in designing their enterprise-scale data platforms and analytical workloads. Next to his role as an architect, Olivier leads the technical AI expertise for Microsoft EMEA in the corporate market. This includes leading knowledge sharing and internal upskilling, as well as solving highly complex or strategic customer AI cases. Before his time at Microsoft, he worked as a data scientist at a Microsoft partner in Belgium. Olivier is a lecturer for generative AI and AI solution architectures, a keynote speaker for AI, and holds a master's degree in information management, a postgraduate degree as an AI business architect, and a bachelor's degree in business management.
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Breght Van Baelen

Breght Van Baelen is a Microsoft employee based in Dublin, Ireland, and works as a cloud solution architect for the data and AI pillar in Azure. He provides guidance to organizations building large-scale analytical platforms and data solutions. In addition, Breght was chosen as an advanced cloud expert for Power BI and is responsible for providing technical expertise in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Before his time at Microsoft, he worked as a data consultant at Microsoft Gold Partners in Belgium. Breght led a team of eight data and AI consultants as a data science lead. Breght holds a master's degree in computer science from KU Leuven, specializing in AI. He also holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Hasselt.
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