July 2018 – Page 4

I have now created 2 GitHub repos for Office 365 and Azure content. You can find these at:

https://github.com/directorcia/Office365

and

At the moment they mostly contain basic connection PowerShell scripts but I am looking to grow the content over time and include other information that people can use. For example, in the Azure repo you’ll find my Azure bucket spreadsheet which is a basic way of pricing and bundling Azure services.

Much of the content is under development but using GitHub allows me to easily work on the content across different machines and have a development environment to work with (i.e. versions, branches, etc).

Using GitHub I also see as a way for me to gain experience with the technology given the recent Microsoft purchase of GitHub as well as the general move to a DevOps world.

So, take a look at what is there, hopefully you’ll find some handy PowerShell scripts and don’t forget to check back regularly for new and updated content. As always you can send me feedback directly or in GitHub for each project.

It is with a great deal of humility and pride that I can report that Microsoft has once again recognised my community contributions with its Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for 2018 in the Office Servers and Services category.

This is now my seventh consecutive award and just as special as the first. This recognition is however not possible without the support of so people who follow and support what I do, especially those that take the time to read this blog. To each and every one of you I say thanks again.

I’ll be sure to work hard again to bring you more information about Office 365 and Azure. Some additional stuff coming real soon! However, all of that wouldn’t be possible without Microsoft making such great products and making them available to people like me. I look forward eagerly to what they’ll be bringing out in 2018-19. It is going to be another very exciting year for Microsoft and being in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Being an MVP is great and unique honour. Being part of a community of really smart and passionate technology people who are also MVPs is truly inspiring and I hope to live up to their dedication and enthusiasm. I congratulate all those who where also awarded the same MVP recognition today.

But again, I thank Microsoft for this honour and will work hard to live up top the expectations it sets again for 2018-19.