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    April Edwards

    Senior Cloud Advocate

    April is a senior cloud advocate and DevOps practice lead for Microsoft specializing in application transformation and DevOps ways of working. Her focus is working on Microsoft Azure to take customers of a journey from legacy technology, to serverless and containers, where code comes first, while enabling them to take full advantage of DevOps. April was previously a cloud consultant and solution architect for various partners in the UK and brings her years of experience in helping customers plan their journey. In April’s spare time she spends time outdoors hiking, skiing or scuba diving. She is also a triathlete competing in Ironman and Half Ironman triathlons.

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    Deploying Java Applications to Azure using Continuous Delivery
    May 20th, 2022
    Join us for episode 3 in our series DevOps for Java Shops! In this episode Brian Benz walks us through how to deploy a Java application to Azure App Service using GitHub Actions and continuous delivery! April: [00:00:00] Tune in into this week's episode of the DevOps lab, where we have episode three with dev ops, for Java shops. So tune in ...

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    Deploy a Java Application to Azure using Continuous Integration
    Deploy a Java Application to Azure using Continuous Integration
    May 19th, 2022
    Join us for episode 2 in our series for DevOps for Java Shops! In this episode Brian Benz walks us through how to deploy a Java application to Azure App Service using GitHub Actions and continuous integration. April: We're back this week with the dev ops lab and we're continuing our series DevOps for Java shops. So let's welcome back, Brian...

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    Deploy a Java application to Azure App Service using GitHub Actions
    Deploy a Java application to Azure App Service using GitHub Actions
    May 18th, 2022
    Join us for episode 1 in our series for DevOps for Java Shops! In this episode Brian Benz walks us through how to deploy a Java application to Azure App Service using GitHub Actions. Brian also covers off feature flags! April: Welcome to this week's episode of the dev ops lab. This week, we're kicking off a brand new series dev ops for Java...

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    DevOps for Java on Azure
    DevOps for Java on Azure
    May 18th, 2022
    Azure loves Java, bring your favorite tools and frameworks to Azure! In this 3-part series of our DevOps for Java Shops, Brian Benz stops by to highlight the easiest ways for Java developers to work with their IT organizations and partners to deliver their code to the cloud, including the best ways to reliably make updates and maintain ...

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    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 13.05.2022
    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 13.05.2022
    May 13th, 2022
    We're back this week for another top stories from the #AzureDevOps #Community! We're less than 2 weeks away from Microsoft Build! The excitement is building as some of the regions are hosting live and in-person! Check out the Microsoft Build website to register! I am April Edwards and every week I try to bring you the latest updates from ...

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    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2022.06.05
    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2022.06.05
    May 6th, 2022
    The top stories from the #AzureDevOps #community for 2022.06.05 are here! It's been a fun week with May the 4th and Cinco de Mayo! I am April Edwards and every week I try to bring you the latest updates from around the DevOps on Azure community. If you have a post you’d like to have me include, I am always listening. You can reach out on...

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    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2022.22.04
    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2022.22.04
    April 22nd, 2022
    We're back this week for another top stories from the #AzureDevOps #Community! I am April Edwards and every week I try to bring you the latest updates from around the DevOps on Azure community. If you have a post you’d like to have me include, I am always listening. You can reach out on Twitter or LinkedIn and I will be sure to share your ...

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    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2022.08.04
    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2022.08.04
    April 8th, 2022
    We're back for another top stories from the #AzureDevOps #Community! After last weeks' 'catch-up' from the last month, this week feels so much quieter, but there is some awesome content for you! I am April Edwards and every week I try to bring you the latest updates from around the DevOps on Azure community. If you have a post you’d like to...

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    Top Stories from the Microsoft DevOps Community – 2022.01.04
    April 1st, 2022
    It's April in April! It's no joke, the top stories from the #AzureDevOps #Community are back this week! We have been on a short hiatus in support of the people in Ukraine. We do hope that everyone out there is safe and healthy. I am April Edwards and every week I try to bring you the latest updates from around the DevOps on Azure community. ...

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    Top stories from the #AzureDevOps #community for 2022.25.02 are here!
    Top stories from the #AzureDevOps #community for 2022.25.02 are here!
    February 25th, 2022
    Welcome back! I am April Edwards and every week I try to bring you the latest updates from around the DevOps on Azure community. If you have a post you’d like to have me include, I am always listening. You can reach out on Twitter or LinkedIn and I will be sure to share your latest post with the community. Also, be sure to tag your posts ...

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