It all starts with an idea.  A friend approaches you about doing a podcast.  You agree, wondering if you really have anything valuable to add to the content.  The two of you hash out the idea a lit...

I see an empty conference center where VMworld once sat. If you’ve never attended VMworld in person, it’s a completely overwhelming experience for the first time attendee.  Now that it’s virtual a...

This is part 6 of my quest to explore Azure Functions for self-education in functions-as-a-service.  The goal of this post is to successfully integrate VMware’s Tanzu Observability (AKA Wavefront) ...

This is part 5 of my quest to explore Azure Functions for self-education in functions-as-a-service.  The goal of this post is to successfully deploy and update a simple Azure Function by placing co...

This is part 4 of my quest to explore Azure Functions for self-education in functions-as-a-service.  The goal of this post is to explore some differences in C# and C# script code that pop up when c...

A fellow Redditor responded to this post sharing an experience with Azure Functions and Azure DevOps, and it got me to thinking.  Several others also posted helpful replies.  Since I was planning t...

This is part 2 of my quest to explore Azure Functions for self-education in functions-as-a-service.  The goal of this post is to use VS Code to deploy, test, and edit a simple Azure Function. Part...

Since I had little to no exposure to playing with Azure outside of having an O365 subscription, I wanted to change that. Azure has the option to create a free account with access to a number of ser...

On a recent Nerd Journey episode, we interviewed Mike Burkhart.  As Mike considered what was next for his career, he examined what he wanted his life to be like rather than what he wanted his job /...

When I started commuting long distances for work a couple of years ago, I fell into listening to podcasts instead of music in an attempt to use my time more effectively.  While I may not necessaril...