Lisa at the Edge

🎙️ Lisa at the Edge is back with another inspiring conversation! In this episode, I sit down with Aimie to hear about her unique path into tech. From considering art and design to becoming the first woman in her apprenticeship role, her story is all about embracing change and making the most of unexpected opportunities. Aimie Coole is a Field CTO in the EMEA Technology Office at Dell Technologies,...

🎙️ Welcome to Lisa at the Edge! In this episode, I sit down with Sofia to dive into her unique journey into the tech industry—from studying Music and Musical Theatre to thriving in pre-sales at Dell Technologies!🔥 We talk about:✅ How soft skills can set you apart in tech✅ Overcoming impostor syndrome & building confidence✅ The power of mentorship and career visibility✅ Why the tech indust...

🎙️ Lisa at the Edge is back, and I’m beyond excited to kick off this series spotlighting Women in Presales and Tech at Dell Technologies! In this episode, I sit down with Maria Mohr, Global Presales Sustainability Lead at Dell, to dive into her unexpected journey into tech. From what she originally envisioned for her career to how embracing non-traditional backgrounds can open doors, Maria’s story...

Welcome back to another episode of Lisa at the Edge.  In this episode I am joined by the inspiring Jonah Andersson.  Jonah is an Azure Microsoft MVP and a Software Engineer who lives in Sweden.  Jonah is passionate about community and is the founder of Azure User Group Sweden.  Jonah's story of how she got in to tech is one of determination and grit. 💬 Key Conversation Points...

Welcome back to another episode of Lisa at the Edge.  In this episode I am joined by my teammate Jaromir Kaspar.  Jaromir walks us through his career in tech journey, spoiler alert, he knew he wanted to be in tech from the age of 6.  Jaromir worked for Microsoft where he travelled the world as a Customer Engineer.  He also created MSLab on GitHub.  MSLab enables you to dep...

Welcome back to Lisa at the Edge.  In this episode I am joined by Dave Kurth, we hear about his career journey to landing his dream role as a Senior PM in Microsoft for Azure Stack Hub focussing on Security. 📝Full Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3JxGCo6 💬 Key Conversation Points 💬   00:22 - Introductions - 'How did you get in to Tech'   13:00 - Setting up a personalised Snowboard comp...

Welcome back to another Lisa at the Edge Episode.    I am joined by the awesome Anaïs Urlichs.  Anaïs begins a new role this week as Developer Advocate at Aqua Security, she is a CNCF Ambassador and a GitHub Star! Anaïs has had an interesting career journey so far.  So of course I asked her to share that with us.  We hear how technology was not the first profession which A...

Welcome back to Lisa at the Edge.  After a break I am easing back in slowly to the world of social media and kicking off the podcast again. I'm definitely a little rusty and I think it shows in this episode but hopefully I'll be back to myself after a few more episodes.      In this episode I am joined by some of my team mates to discuss the Azure Stack HCI and Azure Arc a...

In this episode I am joined by the inspiring Mᥲყ Aᥣhᥲjrι also known as Agent 008.  May is a computer engineer at Schlumberger in Saudi Arabia who transformed her career by joining the #PowerAddict Community and falling in love with Power Platform.    We hear how Agent 008 got her name and about the power of the tech community.   May shares how she finally felt like she fou...

In this episode I am joined by thee AMAZING Gwyneth Peña-Siguenza.  Gwyn shot to Twitter and YouTube stardom during 2020 and became an Azure MVP.  She has recently secured her dream role as a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft.  Gwyn has a super inspiring story and I really love her authenticity when it comes to sharing her stories. In this Gwyn shares how she got in to tech and we discuss...

Lisa at the Edge is Back! In this episode I am joined by my colleagues Mike Derrberry and Michael Wells who are both part of my team (Global Engineering Outreach Specialists aka GEOS) and cover the AMERICAS! In this episode we cover the reasons why you should choose Dell Technologies when it comes to Azure Stack HCI Full Show Notes can be found HERE Azure Stack HCI Announcements from Build 2021 -...

The Scottish Azure Stack team is back in action.  It was good to have Kenny and Darren on the podcast again, we always have great discussions.  In this episode we spend a bit of time catching up when we realise we haven't done an episode for quite some time.  We talk about the work/life/lockdown balance and how we are getting on and then we dive in to the Azure Stack family and talk...

Welcome back to Lisa at the Edge.  In this episode I'm joined by Dwayne Natwick, also known as Captain Hyperscaler! Keep listening to find out how Dwayne got the name! We hear how Dwayne got in to technology, his career development and many roles he's had to lead him to his current dream role of teaching as part of Opsgility.  We discuss being part of the community, shout out to Gregor S...

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the first episode of 2021.  In this episode I am joined by the awesome human being that is Michael Levan. Michael shares his story of how he got in to tech, we both have a laugh and reminisce about World of Warcraft and then we take an unexpected turn. We talk about career development, finding your passion and then have a really honest conversation about mental...

Welcome to Episode 25 and the last episode of 2020 - can you believe it?  In this episode I am joined by an awesome friend and colleague Mike Lamia. Mike shares with us his career story. A born technologist there is nothing else that Mike could imagine himself doing. Although one role and terribly managed server room almost made him consider it. But VMware and virtualisation saved the day and...

In this episode I am joined by the wonderful Holly Lehman.  Holly is a Program Manager at Microsoft for the Azure CxP Partner Team and absolute Community Queen! In this episode we hear about Holly's career path from opening hotels in Las Vegas to Program Manager at Microsoft.  We talk about why non-techies are needed in tech, our passion for people and community and why you shouldn't fea...

This is the third episode of a mini Azure Stack Family series with Darren Small and Kenny Lowe.  We get stuck in to the Azure Stack portfolio and hybrid cloud and answer your questions.     In this episode we discuss the imminent launch of Azure Stack HCI.  We talk about use cases with a focus on AKS.  Kenny delivers a great explanation of how to differentiate between...

In this Episode I am joined by Ed Baker.  Ed runs his own training and services company, is an MVP, MCT and all round awesome guy.  In this episode Ed shares his journey from Police Officer to running his own business teaching Azure.  We discuss the value of certifications, our feelings on maths, school and apprenticeships and Ed has finally come round to the naming of Azure Stack H...

Thomas is a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft focused on Azure and Hybrid and former MVP.  Thomas runs a very successful blog jam packed with useful content on Azure Certification Guides, Windows Server, Azure IaaS and more.  He is a successful speaker and I was extremely lucky to have him on the podcast. In this episode we talk about Thomas's career path from apprentice to landing a dream rol...

At Microsoft Inspire in July there were some pretty big announcements regarding Azure Stack HCI. This resulted in a lot of excitement and a lot of questions. To help get some of those questions answered I pulled together some experts from the community and Microsoft to discuss the announcements and answer your questions. From Microsoft I am joined by Darren Small, John Marlin and Thomas Maurer and...

Hugo Barona is a Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Pluralsight Author.   Hugo kicked off the Cloud Lunch and Learn initiative which is aimed at providing free lunch time learning sessions focused on all things Cloud.  In this episode we find out more about Cloud Lunch and Learn and the future plans as well as discuss the importance of community support and...

In this episode I am joined by Ihcene Cheriet. Ihcene is a PM at Microsoft working in the Azure Stack team focussed on the Marketplace within Azure Stack Hub. In this episode Ihcene shares her story of how she graduated as a Software Engineer, did some pretty cool internships and found her passion for the PM role within Microsoft. Then we dive in to a discussion around how powerful the Marketplace...

In this episode I am joined by Barbara Forbes. Barbara is an IT Consultant at SCCT in the Netherlands and also a MVP.  Barbara gave a talk at Ignite in 2019 before she was an MVP about how to Automate as a team.  The talk was so popular that they added another session. However the talk was only 20 mins long so Barbara has joined me to share more on this topic. We also discover another ‘how I got i...

Shannon Kuehn is a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft focussed on VMware on Azure. Shannon shares the story of how she got in to tech with us. It started with a move to Chicago to chase that DJ life and then she found her calling. We discuss VMware on Azure, why MSP years are like dog years, that your experience is valuable in the world of cloud and we touch on diversity in tech and the female dyn...

In this episode I am joined by the awesome April Edwards.  April is an Azure Advocate and Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft and has the most fascinating story to tell when it comes to how she found her calling in a career in tech after almost going down a few other paths.   We discuss transitioning from Ops to DevOps, impostor syndrome, the importance of being you, getting comfortabl...