I need to contact a technical advisor to help me set up my Azure servers.

Peter Norman 0 Reputation points
2025-04-25T16:22:59.0433333+00:00

I need to contact a technical advisor to help me set up my Azure servers. I requested one two days ago and s/he was supposed to contact me within 24 hours but that never happened. So I would like to make another request.

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  1. Peter Norman 0 Reputation points
    2025-04-28T19:24:12.3333333+00:00

    this now the third time I have replied. Here is the last email sent to Shamsunder Nemuri Microsoft for Startups - Azure Technical Advisor. Are you in contact with him?

    If you can help me great. if Shamsunder's the guy that's fine too. Assign one of you and let's get rolling. My needs outline below.

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    Subject: RE: Don't know how to set up my server migration - TrackingID#2504230040005279

     

    Hi Shamsunder,

     

    Apologies—I somehow missed your earlier message, even though I’ve been eagerly awaiting it!

     

    Our company, Talk-Deck , is an online platform for creating unique interactive video presentations. We use it for both live and recorded content. A key component of our setup is a media server(s) provided by ANT Media which lists Azure as a preferred supplier.

     

    Currently, we operate one bare-metal server with OVH:

    • CPU: 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4214R (48 cores total)
    • RAM: 96 GB ECC
    • Storage: 2× 960 GB SSD NVMe (Soft RAID)

     

    We split this into:

    • Two Linux-based ANT Media Servers – Full-time now, but we could move to part-time/as-needed to save costs. In turn, we may reduce our license needs (currently two annual licenses).
    • One Windows Server – For automated conversion of PowerPoint (PPTX to PNG). An essential part of the Talk-Deck platform.  We’ve tried to on Linux/Open Office but the fonts didn’t look right.
    • 3–4 WordPress sites, each on a sub-server (all our servers are Linux except for the one Windows server).

     

    We know that we have much more computing power than we need and would like to right-size our setup in Azure, ideally with a more flexible, on-demand approach.

     

    That said, I’m feeling a bit lost navigating the Azure ecosystem—lots of options, but no clear path. I’d greatly appreciate your help in designing the right configuration and approach for our needs.

     

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

     

    Best regards, Peter Norman

     

     

     

    From: Subject: RE: Don't know how to set up my server migration - TrackingID#2504230040005279

     

    Dear Peter Norman,  

    This is a quick follow-up to check if you got a chance to review the email below. Please let us know with more details on your requirement to take this further.   I will look forward to your response. 

     

    (A humble request to use ‘Reply All’ while replying to the email to continue the email thread.)  

    Best regards,Shamsunder Nemuri_Microsoft for Startups - Azure Technical Advisor

     

    Subject: RE: Don't know how to set up my server migration - TrackingID#2504230040005279

     

    Hi Shamsunder,

     

    Apologies—I somehow missed your earlier message, even though I’ve been eagerly awaiting it!

     

    Our company, Talk-Deck , is an online platform for creating unique interactive video presentations. We use it for both live and recorded content. A key component of our setup is a media server(s) provided by ANT Media ), which lists Azure as a preferred supplier.

     

    Currently, we operate one bare-metal server with OVH:

    • CPU: 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4214R (48 cores total)
    • RAM: 96 GB ECC
    • Storage: 2× 960 GB SSD NVMe (Soft RAID)

     

    We split this into:

    • Two Linux-based ANT Media Servers – Full-time now, but we could move to part-time/as-needed to save costs. In turn, we may reduce our license needs (currently two annual licenses).
    • One Windows Server – For automated conversion of PowerPoint (PPTX to PNG). An essential part of the Talk-Deck platform.  We’ve tried to on Linux/Open Office but the fonts didn’t look right.
    • 3–4 WordPress sites, each on a sub-server (all our servers are Linux except for the one Windows server).

     

    We know that we have much more computing power than we need and would like to right-size our setup in Azure, ideally with a more flexible, on-demand approach.

     

    That said, I’m feeling a bit lost navigating the Azure ecosystem—lots of options, but no clear path. I’d greatly appreciate your help in designing the right configuration and approach for our needs.

     

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

     

    Subject: RE: Don't know how to set up my server migration - TrackingID#2504230040005279

     

    Dear Peter Norman,
     

    This is a quick follow-up to check if you got a chance to review the email below. Please let us know with more details on your requirement to take this further.
     
    I will look forward to your response. 

     

    (A humble request to use ‘Reply All’ while replying to the email to continue the email thread.)
     

    Best regards,


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