About us

We are Frank and Max - and we both love to talk about Azure. Some things work, some things do not - but we keep on learning and sharing on the way. Join us on this journey, feel free to ask questions.

General Topics

• Azure Apps and Infra
• Kubernetes
• DevOps

Specifc topics and technologies (so far)

• Azure Static Websites
• GitHub Actions

Frank Oltmanns-Mack

Digital Native and IT Enthusiast

Frank Oltmanns-Mack is a Cloud Solution Architect working at Microsoft in Cologne, Germany. Frank is known for his expertise in Azure Architecture and enterprise implementations, Kubernetes. He has a broad enterprise background, so Mainframe, VMWare and other enterprise topics are his speciality. In his free time, he runs this stream, a podcast and other ‘digital native’ things.

• 🔭 I’m currently working on: My book podcast Leseschwäche Podcast
• 🌱 I’m currently learning: Kubernetes, Podcasting, Drawing, Painting and playing the Guitar
• 👯 I’m looking to collaborate on my side project: No project at the moment apart from my Podcast
• 💬 Ask me about: Everything related to #Azure, #Kubernetes, #Gaming, #Books and #Music
• 😄 Pronouns: he/him
• 📫 How to reach me: @Frank_O_M on twitter or LinkedIn.
• 🎥 You can see me live on Twitch: twitch.tv/starkilla
• 💻 GitHub github.com/starkilla2003

Max Melcher

Scaling things until they break - and coffee.

Maximilian Melcher is a Cloud Solution Architect working at Microsoft in Munich, Germany. Max is a specialist in Azure cloud technologies focused on Application Development, DevOps and Lift&Shift in an enterprise context. He has led cloud implementations for Dax 30 companies since 2009. Max’ free time is spent on twitter, mostly with a good coffee in his hands - or below real clouds when he flies with his paraglider.

• 🔭 I’m currently working on: Enterprise Landing Zones, Governance, Cost Management, Kubernetes, Azure Networking for one large enterprise customer in Germany
• 🌱 I’m currently learning: Kubernetes, Kubernetes, Kubernetes - and how to run a stream on Twitch.
• 👯 I’m looking to collaborate on my side project: Azure DevOps Wiki PDF Export, a few issues are up for grab.
• 💬 Ask me about: Anything #Azure related
• 📫 How to reach me: @maxmelcher on twitter or LinkedIn.
• 😄 Pronouns: he/him
• ⚡ Fun fact: I am addicted to clouds even in my personal live, I am a vivid paraglider/hangglider.
• 🧾 My blog is [melcher.dev]
• 🎥 You can see me live on Twitch: twitch.tv/azuremax
• 💻 GitHub github.com/maxmelcher