In this genesis episode of the 'Think Customer Podcast', we introduce you to our hosts, Shane & Dr Pete and set the tenants for what is the 'Think Customer Podcast'.

It's about Azure, but it also not just about Azure, we’re about your success so we will also jump around to the wide and deep within Microsoft and non-Microsoft technology with you.

• What are common industry trends that you need to be aware of? Can you, or should you implement them into your tech stack?
• After setting the direction of the show we talked about what is modern cloud architecture. The game has changed, where are you on your journey? Can we help you climb this curve?
• The best way to get started on your journey is the Azure Free Tier! A great way to jump in and experiment in a low friction way.
• Tagging, if there is one thing we can both say with confidence is when you are building on cloud, spend the time and derive a tagging strategy. This rich meta data can aid your organisation in so many ways, so before you get to deep on your journey, think about tagging.
• How could we not touch on Well Architected, it’s a design methodology to help advance the maturity of your workloads. Whenever you build on Azure, think Well Architected
• Finally, we discussed a few updates on platform. Azure welcomes ARM, now giving you more choice than just x86 and a way to run your workloads and what's more up to 50% cheaper for the same levels of performance.

We value your feedback as it helps drive the direction of this show. Send us a message at thinkcustomer@microsoft.com

Speakers: Shane Baldacchino - Chief Architect, ANZ, Microsoft Dr. Peter Stanski - General Manager, Customer Success, ANZ, Microsoft

This podcast is produced by Microsoft Australia & New Zealand employees, Dr Pete Stanski and Shane Baldacchino. The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are our own.”