Dutch Azure Meetup

A meetup made possible thanks to Dutchworkz and AkzoNobel.
We are welcome at the headquarters of AkzoNobel in Amsterdam.

AkzoNobel is going to tell us all about their journey to the Azure Cloud.
What has paint to do with the Azure cloud? We will hear it tonight.

Agenda:
17:30 - 18:00 Walk-in
18:00 - 18:45 Dinner
18:45 - 19:00 Introduction
19:00 - 20:00 How to digitize colors for paint in Azure
20:00 - 20:10 Short break
20:10 - 21:00 How did AkzoNobel start with Azure

Introduction
Pim Koeckhoven (R&D Director AkzoNobel)

How to digitize color for paint
In this session we will go through the journey of how AkzoNobel digitize colors for their paint products and visualize them for their customers.
One of AkzoNobel’s core IT features is to make digital colors available in their datahub ‘One-Color-Platform’.
In this session we will show how we make use of API Management, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure AI Search and CosmosDB to make our colors available in the cloud.
Pascal van de Blankevoort (Software developer AkzoNobel)
Lorenzo Suiker (Software engineer Dutchworkz)
Vincent van Gool (Software engineer Dutchworkz)

How did AkzoNobel start with Azure
Let's rewind to 2018, when the "Cloud Competence Center journey" took its first steps from small beginnings.
Explore how embracing an automation mindset and agile way of working propelled us forward.
Join us to unravel the good, the bad and the ugly behind this journey and discover how you can apply them to your own projects.
Don't miss out on this insightful session which will cover Governance, Cloud Accelerators, API management and much more!
Oussama Zoubairi (Project manager AkzoNobel)
Ben Aangeenbrug (Team Lead Cloud Development AkzoNobel)

Parking:
Free Parking @ AkzoNobel center

This evening we are welcome at Luminis.
Luminis is in the unique position of having knowledge of multiple clouds. They help customers both on Azure and AWS. So what could be better than a meetup on the differences and similarities between these two leading cloud providers.

Battle of the Clouds
You’ve probably heard the discussions or needed to convince someone to choose your favorite provider. This night, we will all know once and for all.

During the "The Battle of the Clouds"-meetup we come together to delve into the two leading cloud service providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Despite its confrontational title, the event seeks to foster an atmosphere of collaboration and learning. Participants are encouraged to present their perspectives on the strengths and weaknesses of both AWS and Azure, sparking insightful discussions that shed light on the diverse functionalities, pricing models, security features, and support services offered by each platform.

Through structured debates and real-world case studies, you gain valuable insights into the nuanced differences between AWS and Azure, allowing you to make informed decisions based on specific business needs and requirements. Luminis hosts the debates and brings along several of her experts, including Jurgen Allewijn, Microsoft MVP in Cloud Native, and AWS Community Builder Jeroen Reijn, speaker at the 2024 AWS Summit.