About

Welcome to my technology blog. My name is Steve Buchanan I’m from the Twin Cities and I’ve been in Information Technology for 20 + years. My journey began back in high school, when I landed a role building computers, configuring servers, and working on networks for a small computer company. My interest in tech grew from there leading to me holding various roles throughout my career from internal IT, consulting (Avanade / Accenture), and product at big tech (Microsoft as a Principal PM Manager). Today, I lead a Cloud Engineering team responsible for Azure, Kubernetes, and Cloud Native technologies that power SaaS used by thousands of customers worldwide. In addition I am a book author x9, a Pluralsight Author x29, O’Reilly Author, a speaker, a Docker Captain, and a former 10-year Microsoft MVP.

I consider myself a cloud native enthusiast and technology generalist who enjoys architecting solutions that solve problems. I have an Associate in Applied Science degree as a Network Support Specialist and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. I hold the following certifications: A +, Linux +, MCP, MCSA, MCITP: Server Administrator, MCSE: Private Cloud, MCTS, ITIL Foundation, MPP: DevOps, 70-535 Architecting Azure Solutions, AZ-400 DevOps Expert, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Docker Certified Associate, and GitOps Fundamentals. I was honored with the Tekne Exceptional Technology Leadership Award in 2024. I have been featured in several publications including the Star Tribune (the 5th largest newspaper in the US) & Dice.com Insights. I also have presented at technical conferences including Microsoft Ignite, O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON), DevOps Days, BITCon, Experts Live Europe, Open Source North, Inside Azure management, and Midwest Management Summit (MMS).

On this blog site, you will find my thoughts, ideas, and tip’s about technology. In my current role, I work mainly with Cloud Native technologies, Kubernetes, AI, and Microsoft products. The Microsoft technologies I work with the most are Azure, AKS, GitHub, Log Analytics, Bicep, PowerShell, ARM, Bicep, Automation, and Azure DevOps. I also work with many Open-Source technologies such as Linux, Docker, Containers, Kubernetes, Apache, Drupal, WordPress, MySQL, Terraform, JavaScript, PHP, and Python. On my blog, you will find a mix of posts around Open-Source, AI, and Microsoft technologies.

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 NOTE: The views and opinions on this blog site are my own and are not that of my employer.

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