Rick Claus 🦋 @RegularITguy.com

"Metrics rule, but Authenticity trumps. Do the right thing." - @RicksterCDN (5/1/14)

Register for the keynote developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/…

No slides. No marketing. Just a straight conversation with Mark Russinovich on how Microsoft actually runs Azure at hyperscale. If you build, run, or secure cloud infrastructure, you’ll want this one. May 19 at 8:00 AM PDT #Azure #Cloud #Security #Infra

direct link to jump in! techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/windowss…

Windows Server Summit kicks off at 7 am pacific and this one is for the folks running real workloads in the real world. Modern Windows Server, hybrid scenarios, what’s changing, and what actually matters to IT Pros. I’ll be there and would love to chat. Jump in if you can. 1/

Took the Kia in for an oil change today and had them look into a concerning thunk sound whenever you started to slow down. Turns out there's something wrong with a front wheel hub and transmission linkages between electric and gas engines. Buy your warranty, folks.

Popped over to building 83 yesterday on MSFT Campus for a quick shoot with my friends on the Global Skilling team.  Happy Friday folks keep on learning!

Connected versus disconnected tradeoffs, validated hardware selection, and day two operations patterns that actually hold up under pressure. Azure Infrastructure Summit May 19 to 21 youtube.com/watch?v=3Hy-H-… #Azure #Hybrid #Security #SovereignCloud #Operations

What if you could describe the outcome and let the platform do the work? If you are building for regulated, hybrid, or air gapped environments, this session goes deep on Azure Local as a sovereign private cloud stack. #AzureInfraSummit Tue May 19 9:00 AM PDT Link in reply:

If image sprawl, slow updates, or brittle pipelines sound familiar, this one’s for you. Tue May 19 at 2:30pm PDT youtube.com/watch?v=SiDnnb… #Azure #Infrastructure #SRE #Reliability #Automation

Less toil. Faster recovery. More confidence in your builds. Golden images are still one of the most underrated reliability tools in modern ops. Azure Image Builder + Azure Compute Gallery = automated image pipelines. Scale globally without turning into a maintenance nightmare.

Me: Let’s Go! We’re going to have a productive day today! Bailee: Meh. Go ahead, I’ll catch up.

Timeline cleanse for your Sunday because this shows up in my photos randomly for some reason…😂

@TheTeeStar Awesome job my friend!

@RegularITguy 😎 Learned a lot from this. Getting remote management configured on a server core was always tricky.

Hot take: IIS is not “legacy,” it’s “still paying your bills.” If you run Windows Server in production, you need IIS skills the same way you need DNS skills. Here’s an IIS learning path that’s actually worth your time. #IIS #WindowsServer #ITPro #Hybrid

If that sounds like your world, you should register. techcommunity.microsoft.com/event/windowss…

Full disclosure, my team helped put Windows Server Summit 2026 together. We did that because hybrid infrastructure is still the day job for a lot of people, and Windows Server is a huge part of that story. This event is meant to be practical & rooted in real operator experience.

Get more details here on the blog... go register (it's free) and build a plan. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopstalk…

Infra folks do not need another fluffy event. We need sessions that respect the fact that production is messy, things are tough, & hybrid is not going away. The Azure Infra Summit 2026 schedule is live. If you run the stuff everyone depends on, this is worth your calendar space.

Link to the blog post and details on the learning path: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopstalk…

Check out Owen Cutts. instagram.com/reel/DXgkBeTjE…

My Friday morning ritual is to track down Owen Cutts “Old Music Friday’s” post while I sit to drink my coffee. So much passion and knowledge about some really great music. Go seek him out for some positive vibes. Link in reply