Cloud and DevOps Influencer | Blogger | @Microsoft Azure MVP & MCT | VP of DevOps | Dad
London, England
Joined November 2016
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At some point, the biggest shift for senior technologists isn’t technical — it’s how impact is created.
I’ve started a separate space to write about leadership and execution as organisations scale. First post here:
jamescook.pro/navigating-the…
Capacity issues are rarely about people or effort.
They’re usually about priorities.
When teams are overloaded, delivery becomes unpredictable — not because capacity is missing, but because leadership intent hasn’t been translated into clear trade-offs.
jamescook.pro/capacity-is-a-…
James Cook retweeted
At some point, the biggest shift for senior technologists isn’t technical — it’s how impact is created.
I’ve started a separate space to write about leadership and execution as organisations scale. First post here:
jamescook.pro/navigating-the…
The New Year doesn’t need bigger goals.
It needs clearer ones.
Before adding more, ask:
What’s worth my energy?
What needs to stop?
Goals aren’t about doing more.
They’re about choosing better.
Focus over force. ✨
#NewYear2026 #HappyNewYear2026 #NewYearResolution
Any know issues or reported outages in East US @AzureSupport. I am getting numerous alerts on our monitoring tools, and down detector is seeing a rise on issues?
James Cook retweeted
The 2025 MVP Annual Review results are in! 🎉
To everyone joining us for another year—welcome back! We’re excited to keep building with you. 🚀 Your passion, expertise, and community leadership continue to shape the future of tech. 🙌
And to those who were part of last year’s program—thank you. Your contributions have left a lasting mark, and we’re incredibly grateful for the impact you’ve made. 💙
#MVPBuzz
🎉 Just renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the 4th year!
Endlessly grateful to be part of this amazing community.
To those not renewed—your impact still matters.
Once an MVP, always an MVP. Keep doing what you do. 💙
#MVPBuzz #MicrosoftMVP #Community
Is the government closing the idea of the UK being the global technology leader in the coming years?
I have been awarded an Microsoft MVP for another year. Congrats all! I am hoping to see many of you at the next MVP Summit!
To former Microsoft MVPs: Even though you weren't awarded for another year, you are still MVPs, and the community is very lucky to have you.
#mvpbuzz
Anyone bumping into issues with Azure Static Web App GitHub Action where on PR closure it should delete the preview environment but instead it throws a deployment_token was not provided error?
I have opened an issue if anyone is interested github.com/Azure/static-web-…
#Microsoft
Did you know Aztfy is gone!!!!
jamescook.dev/aztfy-is-dead-…
#azure #microsoft #terraform #hashicorp #tech #devops #cloud #iac #devcommunity
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@AzureSupport please include me in this issue that's ongoing. Our services to azure are intermittent. We are using services from the UK but resources in West Europe
🚀 Exciting News! 🚀DevOps isn't one-size-fits-all.
That's why I'm starting Elevate DevOps. Let's swap stories, tackle challenges, and make DevOps work for real. Join the waitlist and let's kickstart something epic together!
elevatedevops.com
#DevOps #ElevateDevOps
Sadly, I have not been accepted as a HashiCorp Ambassador for 2024. It's been great representing the community as an Ambassador. I will continue my Terraform content; don't worry about that 😁
Thanks, @HashiCorpUsers @HashiCorp, for an incredible 2 years as an Ambassador 💙
James Cook retweeted
Getting started with deploying an OpenAI instance hasn't been simpler on Azure.
Read my latest blog post on how to do it with Infrastructure as Code, and follow for future and more advanced posts on this topic:
jamescook.dev/terraform-gett…
#OpenAI #Azure #DevOps #HashiCorp #MVPBuzz
Getting started with deploying an OpenAI instance hasn't been simpler on Azure.
Read my latest blog post on how to do it with Infrastructure as Code, and follow for future and more advanced posts on this topic:
jamescook.dev/terraform-gett…
#OpenAI #Azure #DevOps #HashiCorp #MVPBuzz
BDD testing your Azure Terraform code with Terraform Compliance.
jamescook.dev/azure-iac-test…
#azure #microsoft #devops #compliance #security #hashicorp #terrafom #iac #infrastructure #dev #devcommunity
HashiCorp Terraform and GitHub Actions to deploy Azure resources. Check it out:
jamescook.dev/terraform-gith…
#DevOps #devcommunity #HashiCorp #Terraform #GitHub #Actions #Dev #Microsoft #Azure
James Cook retweeted
Be sure to check out Episode 256 of the #MVPBuzzChat interview series with Azure MVP James Cook (@OfficialCookJ) buckleyplanet.com/2024/03/mv… #MVPBuzz
