In this episode I chat with Derek Smith about Azure Networking & Security. Derek is a Senior Azure Technical Consultant at Ahead, working to help clients with their Azure cloud journey.

In this episode, we talk about…

• How Derek got into Azure and tech in general
• Past networking experience has strengthened Derek as an Azure specialist today
• A few common networking snags that customers tend to have trouble with
• How to start with networking from scratch in Azure
• Breaking down the AZ500 certification and the focus of Azure going forward
• Microsoft’s possible future specialty in networking
• Most people have difficulty working with dedicated circuits
• Software-defined networking forced Derek to unlearn certain things
• What happened with CenturyLink and their backend network issues
• One of the most underrated services that Azure offers right now
• How Sentinel was built to augment security capabilities
• Breath in all, depth in one; advice to remember for a career in the Cloud
• The best career advice that Derek has ever gotten

Resources from this episode:

• Derek on LinkedIn
• Azure Networking Best Practices
• Azure Security Best Practices and Patterns

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