Servus, I'm Patrick 👋

🚀 I'm a Cloud Adoption Engineer interested in Azure, GitHub, Terraform

👷 I'm an employee of AVL List

🎓I'm a two-time Microsoft MVP since June 2023

🎓I'm a two-time HashiCorp Ambassador since February 2023

🎓I'm an Azure Hero since August 2022

I'm a blogger about DevOps experiences on Azure focusing on Infrastructure as Code: patrickkoch.dev

💬 I'm a speaker at conferences and meetups

🏫 I'm co-organizer of the #Microsoft Developer User Group Graz

Latest Blog Posts 📝

• Terraform on Azure - How to deploy an OpenAI Service with a GPT-4 model
• Creating a custom Dev Container for your GitHub Codespace to start with Terraform on Azure
• Terraform on Azure - Testing of a Virtual Machine using Terratest
• Create and manage a Service Principal using the Azure CLI
• Terraform on Azure with GitHub Copilot - Creating a Kubernetes Cluster and a Container Registry
• Terraform on Azure - Modules for Windows Virtual Machines
• Azure CLI - Assign a contributor role to a user
• Terraform on Azure - How to find a suitable Windows 11 Virtual Machine SKU for Terraform using Azure CLI
• Azure Virtual Network explained with Terraform
• Terraform on Azure - Use a Network Security Group for a Windows Virtual Machine
• Getting started with a Development Container for Terraform On Azure

Microsoft Developer User Group Activities

Organized and/or held lectures/workshops at the following meetups:

2024

• .NET Conf 2024 Streaming Party
• Coding at the edge of AI
• Joint Session by Microsoft Developer User Group & Cloud Native Computing Graz
• Build 2024 – Watch Party with BBQ and beer
• Next Stop: Global Azure Austria 2024
• AVL Cloud Native Developer Community Day - Keynote Speaker April Edwards

2023

• Meetup Special - Pub Quiz
• coding.starts_with("git commit") & GitHub Copilot for Infrastructure as Code
• Orchard CMS & Storing Azure configurations and secrets
• Azure Kubernetes Service - Fundamentals and Deep Dive into Workloads
• Sustainable AI - Cloud Cost Optimization
• Automating Azure Infrastructure with Terraform
• Azure: Building up basic knowledge - Workshop

Speaker Activities 🎤

upcoming in 2025:

• DevOpsCon Berlin
• DevOpsCon Berlin
• BASTA! Frankfurt
• HashiTalks 2025

2024

• DevOpsCon Munich
• DevOpsDays Ljubljana
• DevOpsCon Berlin
• HashiDays Munich 2024
• Global Azure Austria 2024
• Grazer Linuxtage
• Automation Week
• HashiTalks 2024

2023

• DevOpsCon Munich
• HashiDays
• DevTalks
• DevOpsCon London
• Global Azure Austria
• DevOps Pro Europe
• Software Quality Days

2022

• Gotech World
• Global Big Data Conference
• DevOps Fusion
• Scale Up 360.com - Microservices Software Architectures
• Global Azure Austria
• The DevOps Conference