Alan Kinane

Azure Infrastructure Practice Lead at eir evo in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪. Microsoft Azure MVP | MCT

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

***New Blog Post*** Running NVAs in Azure? MANA is rolling out to existing VM sizes from 1st August 2026. Find out how this could impact your Network Virtual Appliances.

#Azure #Microsoft #AzureNetworking #MANA

https://t.co/EGMZplMwRq

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

Pre-MVP summit brunch with the family. Something that has become a tradition over the last few years.

Looking forward to catching up with friends from all over the world and nerding out for a week with peers and Microsoft product teams in Redmond.

#Microsoft #MVPSummit

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

🚀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

👉 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝟮𝟬/𝟮𝟬: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲

🔗 https://t.co/np64z3Mnsb

#AzureSpringClean #Azure

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

***New blog post***

I took a first look at the new Azure Virtual Network Routing Appliance, recently released into Public Preview. Read my initial thoughts on this.

https://t.co/eyuT7jYVCV

#Azure #Microsoft #Network #Cloud

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

My latest blog post is now available as part of the annual community event, 'Festive Tech Calendar' which takes place this time each year.

Secure private access to your internal apps without a VPN

https://t.co/mCBy7TNGXz

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

***New blog post***

Using Traffic Manager to Failover or Bypass Azure Front Door

https://t.co/2U6Gp61szN

[Nicholas Chang @nick_cloudops]

We are excited to welcome back @azure_alan to Global Azure & AI Community Day – Dublin on 28th October!

He’ll be diving deep into Advanced Azure Network Security Design Patterns & Best Practices in the Azure Room. A must-attend for anyone serious about securing cloud infrastructure.

Join us below
https://t.co/b5RNX1wMB9

#Azure #Microsoft #AzureNetworking #CloudSecurity #CloudFamily #Dublin #MSDublin #SecurityDesignPattern @AzureCommUG

[Nicholas Chang @nick_cloudops]

Global Azure & AI Community Days Speakers

Want to join us in Dublin? Sign up below

https://t.co/SHDrQ0ypzd

#Microsoft #Cloud #Cloudfamily #AzureAI #AI #Agentic

[Nicholas Chang @nick_cloudops]

🚀 Calls for Speakers Open for Microsoft Azure & AI Community Day

The Microsoft Azure & AI Community Day is landing in Dublin on 28th October and the Call for Speakers is open

Whether you’re building with Azure, experimenting with AI agents, or scaling azure platforms, this is your chance to share your story, inspire others, and connect with the global tech community.

https://t.co/F1kYGmksOH

#CallsForSpeakers #MicrosoftAzure #AzureAI #AI #Cloud #MicrosoftTechCommunity #CloudFamily #Dublin #Developers #DevOps

[Nicholas Chang @nick_cloudops]

🚨Hey everyone,

We are excited to announce that we will be running another Global Azure & AI Community day in Dublin on 28th October! This time, we’re running two tracks, one for Azure and another for AI

Keep an eye out for the calls for speakers as it will be opening soon

cc @followtushar @joe_elway @azure_alan @wedoAzure @damian_flynn @kgreeneit

#Dublin #Microsoft #Cloud #AI #Azure #MicrosoftTechCommunity #Cloudfamily

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

@joe_elway @TheMrs_Finn @WicklowBrewery Love that Hopknut. Haven't had it for a while but a very tasty beer.

[CloudFamily @_CloudFamily]

It's day 10 of this Years Festive Tech Calendar 2024 - we all hope you enjoy!

We kick off with @DurukalMesut and then we have @_Cloud_boy, next we have @azure_alan and to round things off we have @MarcinSiewnicki

https://t.co/Qm6x68oIcm
https://t.co/pXE5sXgJxz

[Microsoft Azure Community User Group @AzureCommUG]

Happy to announce that @azure_alan will be speaking at the Microsoft Azure Community & AI Day next Monday replacing Hugo Barona due to unforeseen circumstances.

Did I mention you can watch it remotely
https://t.co/liVOK8skb7

#MicrosoftAzureCommunity #Cloud #Azure #Cloudfamily

[Captain Hyperscaler, LLC @CHyperscaler]

#AzureBacktoSchool 2024, Day 21. Today we have a videos from Uros Babic and Alan Kinane. Follow the schedule and sessions at https://t.co/yadZzz8Oy0

[Joe Carlyle ☁️ @wedoAzure]

Azure Back to School is kicking off this weekend!

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

Thought for the day. Why the hell don't @Ticketmaster have a MFA option for their accounts? It's not like they are short of money given their extortionate service charges.

[Joe Carlyle ☁️ @wedoAzure]

You know what’s a great weekend activity over a coffee? Checking out all of the content for #wedoAI 2024. Over 20 unique contributors for year one! https://t.co/xgci04sKGf #MVPBuzz #CloudFamily

[Joe Carlyle ☁️ @wedoAzure]

The first sessions are already live for #wedoAI 2024. And we have more to come throughout the day, including several live sessions, be sure to join those! Everything coming up is on the schedule grid on the site - https://t.co/xgci04sKGf #CloudFamily #MVPBuzz

[Joe Carlyle ☁️ @wedoAzure]

The schedule for #wedoAI 2024 is released. All speakers have been informed, and the day overview is now live on the site! - https://t.co/xgci04sKGf #MVPBuzz #CloudFamily

[Alan Kinane @azure_alan]

***New blog post*** Managing ACLs in Azure at scale without IaC or scripts

An old tool came in useful recently. I wonder how many people have used this or even forgotten about it???

https://t.co/iT20stInHw

#Azure #Microsoft