What we’re about
This group is for anyone interested in a discussion with others local to the Houston area around any aspect of Microsoft Azure and it's rapidly-growing, surrounding (non-Microsoft) ecosystem. Non-locals are also very welcome to join!
We meet each month or so - usually the second Tuesday of each month - and talk about some aspect of Azure that might be of interest to as many people as possible. Topics range across both all Azure services and 3rd-Party solutions that are deployed upon it so there should be something for everyone.
Attendees to our events usually cover a wide range, and often include students, project managers, infrastructure-focused IT professionals, Developers, Solution, Application or Enterprise Architects, Security practitioners, "Big Data" Scientists, and business leaders. We also sometimes discuss solutions that 3rd Party (i.e. non-Microsoft) software vendors build on top of Azure to fill in feature gaps (via the Azure Marketplace).
The one thing we try NOT our events to be a 'sales pitch' of any kind: we are just about community, learning about technology and gaining experiences in using them from one-another.
Each event will usually focus on just one Azure area or Service or 3rd Party (Marketplace) solution, and typically have a guest speaker, a high-level overview followed by technical demonstration(s), and a Q&A session so we can not only share stories but everyone can learn from each other's experiences.
We do record our events and post them on our YouTube Channel.
Our Code Of Conduct, which applies to all attendees to all our events, can be found here.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Azure Container Secure Supply Chain - overview and Deep DiveMicrosoft Office Houston, Houston, TX
Join us this month where we will explore the critical aspects of securing your container supply chain on Azure, ensuring that your container images are both trusted and verifiable. We'll dive into the tools and best practices that can help you maintain the integrity and security of your containerized applications. As a highlight, we'll demonstrate how to use the open source tool Notation from the Notary Project to sign container images, providing an extra layer of security and trust.
Our speaker tonight is Russell de Pina, a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft. Russell is based in Houston and will be presenting in person!
Agenda
- Welcome and Introductions
- Container Secure Supply Chain - overview and Deep Dive
- Q&A
- Close
Food and soft drinks will be served at ~5:30pm on the 10th floor - we will kick off the discussion there @6pm after everyone has had a chance to eat, meet anyone else you'd like to and have a chat :-). Feel free to start arriving from 5pm on if you are nearby. PLEASE RSVP so we have an accurate food count.
PARKING: For free parking please park across the street on the third and fourth floors of the parking garage at 12711 Queensbury; parking in the Microsoft building is not free
In-person: 750 Town and Country Blvd #1000 · Houston, TX
Livestream: Click here to join the meeting
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/@HoustonAzureUserGroup
