Navigating Cloud Governance | Matt Wicks & Mike Benkovich

Join SSW Solution Architect Matt Wicks in this interview with Cloud expert Mike Benkovich at NDC Sydney as they explore into the intricacies of cloud governance. They discuss the significance of cloud governance, its key components, and how it contributes to creating a well-operationalized cloud environment. From infrastructure as code to automation and compliance standards, they explore practical approaches to ensure predictability, repeatability, and cost efficiency in cloud deployments.

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#CloudGovernance #InfrastructureAsCode #Automation #Compliance #CostManagement #CloudArchitecture #DevOps #Azure #NDCSydney

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About the speakers

Mike Benkovich

I am a developer, business owner, consultant, cloud architect and online instructor. An alumni of Microsoft from 2004 to 2012 I helped build developer communities across the US thru work on Microsoft Across America, MSDN Events, MSDN Webcasts, DPE and Channel 9. While at Microsoft I helped create and grow developer conferences across the US in various cities including Minneapolis, Chicago, St Louis, Des Moines, Omaha, Tulsa, Dallas, etc. I also co-founded the Azure Boot Camp events (a 2 day event) that were run in cities across the US and at PDC and TechEd before it was transferred to the community. I was at the start of the Azure MVP program, and since 2016 I am excited to be a member of it. I speak at 15-20 conferences and community events per year, and I helped start a Toastmaster club for Geeks called TechMasters where we grow speakers for Conferences. I am a LinkedIn Learning Instructor for Azure, have developed courses for Opsgility and LearnNow Online. I work in Azure Cloud Governance, Application Architecture and Software Delivery consulting.

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