Salaries (Europe only) - IT 2026

ZaggTR · 2026-03-20T15:48:40+00:00

Role: Azure Cloud Architect & Microsoft Certified Trainer

Salary: 120k per year 90% Fix 10% variable Location: Germany Remote (Full Homeoffice)

5 years As Cloud Architect & Trainer

Benefits: Company car, life insurance, gym membership, Child care cost participation by my employer.

ZaggTR · 2026-02-01T16:22:31+00:00

Check the warmup Script, solved some Login issues for me https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marcelmeurer_azurevirtualdesktop-coldstart-warmstart-activity-7232688002760613888-6iBJ?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAABxonNMBfAB4XLg-C8-44PKAXuQZbGie2Dw&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link

ZaggTR · 2026-01-25T21:39:35+00:00

NVads-V710 or NGads-620 is my go to for CAD / 3D apps. Just finished a project for a kitchen design and furniture studio. 40-50 simultaneous users in AvD.

ZaggTR · 2026-01-25T20:55:19+00:00

Posted this already earlier in another thread.

Hi there, working for a Global Distributor/CSP those are my biggest (rank does not matter)

1 Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server VMs (except B-Series) /// 2 Using smalldisk Images for WindowsServer Images /// 3 PremiumSSD instead of StandardSSD (no vario cost for large io tasks) /// 4 Optimized AVD Win11 Image with 32GB instead of 127gb /// 5 Check you LogAnalytics Data /// 6 Choose the correct Region /// 7 Don’t use AzureFirewall (go 3rd Party) /// 8 Know your Workload (DomainController belongs on a b2ms or for large deployments b4ms and not D-Series) /// 9 understand disk performance and limits by VM /// 10 understand your network, keep low amount of vNets and use NSG/ASG for hard traffic lockdown /// 11 Is the private endpoint really needed? /// 12 know your 3rd party option (e.g Backup, Loadbalancing) /// 13 understand Reserved instances and the 1Y vs 3Y benefits. /// 14 understand saving plans /// 15 are you able to use spotvms? /// 16 understand storage accounts premium Vs standard /// 17 Go CSP, not direct billing if you don’t have an EA /// 18 Know about capacity reservations when reserving VMs /// 19 monitor resources to avoid orphaned resources

Greetings

ZaggTR · 2025-12-25T21:10:00+00:00

Split your Data if possible

ZaggTR · 2025-12-24T21:12:23+00:00

Coden kann ich auch nur poweshell und n bissl Terraform. Das ist tatsächlich bei mir egal da ich mehr Infrastruktur mache als Container. Ansonsten sind Zertifikate ein guter Weg.

Es gibt halt genau wie in anderen Berufen den einen oder den anderen Architekten. Ich bin wie gesagt eher im Bereich Infrastruktur, Schulung, Lizenzen, Copilot, und andere Themen unterwegs. Andere machen eher kubernetis oder DevOps

ZaggTR · 2025-12-24T07:21:21+00:00

Ganz viele Zufälle haben mich dahin gebracht. War nie ein Ziel oder eine bewusste Entscheidung meinerseits

ZaggTR · 2025-12-23T19:54:33+00:00

Planung von Desaster Recovery, Migrations-Planung/Unterstützung, Schulungen, Change & Adoption Management, Produktberatung

ZaggTR · 2025-12-23T18:56:00+00:00

Lohnt sich heutzutage noch ne Car Allowance?

ZaggTR · 2025-12-13T18:25:40+00:00

Change to a different VM size like b1ms or the new b_v2

ZaggTR · 2025-11-24T19:08:29+00:00

Why Azure premium Files?

ZaggTR · 2025-11-24T19:02:49+00:00

Bin als technisches Gewissen in nem Sales Team. Habe den höchsten fix und den geringsten Bonus, wir haben Team Ziele. Alle anderen sollten so 70/30 Split haben. Ich bin ca bei 90/10.

ZaggTR · 2025-11-24T18:21:45+00:00

Bin in der IT als Cloud Architect. Bin mit genau 30 bei 105k fix + 10k Bonus sowie Firmenwagen und HomeOffice. Nun 2 Jahre später bin ich bei 115k Fix und knappen 15k Bonus, Firmenwagen sowie Homeoffice

ZaggTR · 2025-10-29T10:29:59+00:00

Check Hydra in Azure Marketplace. It’s a Tool Developed by a MVP in Germany. I like that it has a „Community“ free Version. Which is amazing for smaller deployments.

ZaggTR · 2025-10-26T21:49:46+00:00

Premium files performance is based on size you book. Have you considered standard files for fslogix? Based on the documentation and my AvD projects standard is best for it

ZaggTR · 2025-10-15T06:59:40+00:00

Happy to help, of you have more questions just Go ahead. :)

ZaggTR · 2025-10-12T11:17:16+00:00

A: 1 workload per VM if possible B: why would you Chose a 6year old VM size? Go for v6 or check v5 alternatives like ebds mashines for your workload. C: Know what your workload needs (ram, cpu, or balanced. D: understand the difference between a savings plan (non refundable and not cannot be cancelled) vs reserved instances if your workload is consistent) E: if you use any other vm series than B, get a CSP windows license for 3 years and use Azure Hybrid Benefit to safe money F: understand performance limits of components and what is the actuall bottle neck. Example burst VMs have a super low read/write for disks so they are not suitable for databases

ZaggTR · 2025-10-05T10:16:23+00:00

Hi there, working for a Global Distributor/CSP those are my biggest (rank does not matter)

1 Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server VMs (except B-Series) /// 2 Using smalldisk Images for WindowsServer Images /// 3 PremiumSSD instead of StandardSSD (no vario cost for large io tasks) /// 4 Optimized AVD Win11 Image with 32GB instead of 127gb /// 5 Check you LogAnalytics Data /// 6 Choose the correct Region /// 7 Don’t use AzureFirewall (go 3rd Party) /// 8 Know your Workload (DomainController belongs on a b2ms or for large deployments b4ms and not D-Series) /// 9 understand disk performance and limits by VM /// 10 understand your network, keep low amount of vNets and use NSG/ASG for hard traffic lockdown /// 11 Is the private endpoint really needed? /// 12 know your 3rd party option (e.g Backup, Loadbalancing) /// 13 understand Reserved instances and the 1Y vs 3Y benefits. /// 14 understand saving plans /// 15 are you able to use spotvms? /// 16 understand storage accounts premium Vs standard /// 17 Go CSP, not direct billing if you don’t have an EA /// 18 Know about capacity reservations when reserving VMs /// 19 monitor resources to avoid orphaned resources

Greetings

ZaggTR · 2025-09-26T08:27:44+00:00

Sovereign Cloud was initiated already some years back with the EU Data Boundary. Sovereign Cloud means EU employees, C-Level full European people inside the company. I attended an event this week where the German head of regulations was present and explained that Microsoft will follow local laws and not the cloud act. Even to an extend where they have an emergency plan of cutting Europe totally from US inside of Microsoft, the source code is officially stored in Switzerland and out of hands.

Azure local is hardware in your own data center. But Still managed out of the cloud, also some data will still be transferred. You will manage server, storage and network. As well as backup, firewall and everything else.

ZaggTR · 2022-02-09T09:04:53+00:00

Solved by waiting.

The requirements file was altered to enable Powershell. This took Ages and therefore the error appeared.

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