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Chris plays Sea of Thieves with community members James, Simon, and Dean while delivering Azure updates on Bastion Standard SKU, Application Insights authentication, and Windows 365 from Microsoft Inspire. The episode also covers GitHub blog highlights including GitHub Copilot and Issues forms, plus a discussion on making Cloud with Chris more accessible.

In this episode, Chris Reddington is joined by Peter Gallagher — Software Consultant, Microsoft Azure MVP, Pluralsight Author, IoT expert, and Meetup organiser — to explore the Internet of Things. They cover Azure IoT Hub, Azure IoT Edge, digital twins, IoT simulators, and the lessons learned from real-world IoT deployments. Whether you are just starting your IoT journey or looking to go deeper with Azure's cloud-connected device ecosystem, this episode has something for you.

I've recently been on a journey. I've recently come across a number of accessibility issues on cloudwithchris.com. I've been working on making the site more accessible, and I've also been working on making it more inclusive. In this blog post, I'm going to outline some of my findings, the tools that I used to identify those, and how I've worked to fix them. This is an ongoing project, so I'll provide further posts as it makes sense.

I've recently been involved in a few integration focused discussions, where there is a requirement to bring together multiple separate systems. If you've been following the Architecting for the Cloud, one pattern at a time series, then you'll have heard Peter Piper repeat a common phrase - 'High Cohesion, Low Coupling'.

Chris returns from vacation with Azure, DevOps, and GitHub updates covering resilience threat modeling, Azure Well-Architected Framework reliability, Privileged Identity Management with Azure Lighthouse, App Service Environment v3, and Azure Communication Services direct routing.

With so many data store options in Azure — relational SQL, NoSQL, document databases, blob storage, key-value stores, and more — how do you choose the right one for your workload? In this episode, Chris Reddington is joined by Steph Martin to explore the concept of polyglot persistence and the trade-offs between data store types. From Azure SQL and Cosmos DB to blob storage and microservices data patterns, they discuss how workload requirements, access patterns, RTO/RPO targets, and application architecture should guide your data platform decisions. A practical guide for architects and developers navigating the modern data landscape on Azure.

Game streaming and esports have transformed gaming from a private pastime into a global spectator sport, with cloud infrastructure at the heart of that transformation. Chris is joined by Lee Williams to explore how platforms like Twitch and YouTube Gaming have built entire business ecosystems around low-latency live content delivery, the community dynamics that make streaming sticky, and where AR and VR technology will take esports spectatorship next.

In this episode, Chris Reddington is joined by Melissa Jerkoys — technologist, co-founder of Diversify Thinking, and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech. Melissa shares her 25-year journey from engineer to leader, the barriers underrepresented groups face in technology careers, and why a diverse team is not just the right thing to do — it is a critical driver of startup and enterprise success.

Inspired by the recent episode with Annie Talvasto, I wanted to put together a blog post that will introduce an ongoing series on Cloud With Chris. Before we introduce that series though, it's important that we first introduce the Cloud Native Compute Foundation (more commonly known as CNCF).

In the first tech-only episode of the new alternating format, Chris demonstrates GitHub Copilot's Technical Preview using Ruby and Python — from API integrations and regex generation to Azure Functions and IoT Hub messaging — and discusses the FAQ around code ownership, training data, and personal information filtering. The episode also covers CNCF fundamentals, Azure API Management policies with JWT token validation, Traefik proxy on Kubernetes, and the general availability of Azure Arc, including Azure SQL enabled by Arc.