WARREN(7)
NAME
warren — Cloud Solution Architect, Azure Core, Microsoft South Africa
SYNOPSIS
warren [--sovereign] [--region ksa|uae|za] [--framework sama|nca|ndmo|adhics|popia]
DESCRIPTION
Designs Azure architecture for sovereign and regulated-industry deployments across EMEA, consulting to enterprise and financial services customers, system integrators, and ISVs. Deep in ExpressRoute, vWAN, AVS/HCX, Azure Local, Azure Arc/hybrid, AKS, and sovereign landing zones. Terraform to Bicep, Kubernetes to firewalls. Delivers technical content at area and EMEA level.
HISTORY
Former Microsoft MVP — Azure and Office 365 (Teams Voice). Open source and cloud networking background; built global grids for global cloud providers before joining Microsoft. Long-time podcaster and YouTuber, including the Cloud Architects Podcast.
ENVIRONMENT
Runs a self-hosted homelab: Rocky Linux, Podman, MikroTik, Synology, and a local AI stack (n8n, LiteLLM, Ollama, OpenWebUI). Builds Klipper-based CoreXY 3D printers, currently a Voron 2.4 StealthChanger multi-tool machine. Also: laser engraving, ESP8266 electronics, Pokémon TCG judging, DJing.
BUGS
Refuses to use nano. Will rewrite your config in vim.