Salaries are a tricky topic. In Finland, salaries are usually not published in job ads. Yet, our tax records are somewhat public – I can look up (almost anyone earning more than 100 000 € a year (before taxes) online… Read More »Publishing open salary ranges when hiring
Today, I earned the Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) certification. This requirement is to pass a single exam, the 62-193: Technology Literacy for Educators. I’ve wanted to do this for quite some time but kept putting it off because the Microsoft… Read More »Completing the Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) certification
A little over a year ago, Microsoft updated their certifications programs’ renewal guidance and approach. I’ve written about my general experience with these renewals (see here). Generally, I like this approach: first, you complete a proper certification through an exhausting… Read More »My experience in renewing the Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
Some of my readers might recall spending the past few years studying for the Executive MBA degree. Since graduating in the spring of 2021, I already had additional studies in my mind. One of those was the Certified Board Member… Read More »Thoughts on completing the Certified Board Member accreditation
These days, Microsoft has produced plenty of certifications and exams to earn them. I’ve lost count but having done several dozen exams, and I feel it’s simply a side hobby at this point. I’ve written how I prepare for a… Read More »Thoughts on passing the SC-200 security certification exam
Besides working on my Executive MBA since early 2019, I wanted to deepen my understanding of marketing. The Kellogg School of Management has teamed up with Microsoft to offer full-time employees a selection of courses, so I had a look… Read More »Insights on passing the Kellogg: Modern Marketing program
This week, I delivered a virtual session for the European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Conference. This year, it’s an online event, and all sessions are pre-recorded and then delivered over Teams Live Events to attendees. Each session is scheduled… Read More »Lessons learned when creating a session for an online event using TechSmith Camtasia
Last week I delivered a webinar together with Stephane Lapointe with support from ShareGate on Azure Policy essentials. The webinar walked through the essence of Azure governance, including Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, Azure Managements Groups, and naming and tagging resources.… Read More »Azure Policy essentials: The webinar recording is now available
Azure turned 10 years just this month, and I’m excited to see so much happening around the platform – both from IT Pros, devs and architects, but also from people aspiring to work with Azure in the future. While a… Read More »Learn the fundamentals of Azure today, and pass the exam!
