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Rick Claus 🦋 @RegularITguy.com

@rickstercdn

A cannuck, a geek, a family man & a self-professed server hugging infrastructure guy who has moved to Azure. I lead a team of awesome worldwide Cloud Advocates.

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today’s test was 14 miles of sand rocks, mud, sage bush, gravel and even some small baby head rocks. 14 miles up to 6500 feet. there were falls, slides, tumbles, and even one involuntary ejection. But hey – how else are you gonna learn?

today’s test was 14 miles of sand rocks, mud, sage bush, gravel and even some small baby head rocks. 14 miles up to 6500 feet.

there were falls, slides, tumbles, and even one involuntary ejection. But hey – how else are you gonna learn?
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Final day of riding and we chose to hit the mountains again. Moderately difficult climb and a nice, tactical descent Through the valley. We opted for a speed run through a section we did on Thursday to end the rally.

Final day of riding and we chose to hit the mountains again. Moderately difficult climb and a nice, tactical descent Through the valley. We opted for a speed run through a section we did on Thursday to end the rally.
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Bailee back from her morning walk still wearing her spa day bowtie from yesterday. Sometimes it’s nice to dress up for Friday. She wishes you a nice snooze and treatos when you wake up.

Bailee back from her morning walk still wearing her spa day bowtie from yesterday. 

Sometimes it’s nice to dress up for Friday.

She wishes you a nice snooze and treatos when you wake up.
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Just an FYI….. We are ON for a show on Friday 13th, 9 am pst. Wait a minute. Friday the 13th? Oh damn! What could go wrong? Links in reply

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You know about Multifactor Authentication to help level up your security game. But what about Re-Authentication with MFA? Take things to the next level as Dishan explains how to and when to consider this. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/itopstalk… #Identity #MFA #Azure

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What’s on your hit list today? I’ve got “lower crash bar install on my KTM 890” as well as “salt water fish tank water change / red slime eradication” on my list…..

What’s on your hit list today? I’ve got “lower crash bar install on my KTM 890” as well as “salt water fish tank water change / red slime eradication” on my list…..
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I'm curious about IT Professionals / Infrastructure folks use of AI: 1) How do you use AI? 2) Have you "brought it in" to your users environment? 3) Have you designed/supported AI Integration into your Apps? Share your thoughts below! #ITPro #SysAdmin #Azure #HelpDesk

I'm curious about IT Professionals / Infrastructure folks use of AI: 
1) How do you use AI?
2) Have you "brought it in" to your users environment?
3) Have you designed/supported AI Integration into your Apps?

Share your thoughts below!
#ITPro #SysAdmin #Azure #HelpDesk
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I ordered plant starters from Etsy, indoor grow lights from Amazon and picked up self watering pots from ACE hardware down the street. Let's see how this works out for the home office.

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Day one of the mobile office of two wheels in Plain, WA. 102 miles, 8k of elevation to a max height of 4606 feet... Not bad at all. #touratechRally2025 #rever #ktm

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5 hrs total for the "2025 - 07 - Wiel Penders Memorial Ride". 11k feet elevation gain, 5800 highest peak. More advanced and more technical for day 2 at the 2 wheel office. #touratechRally2025 #ktm #rever

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Final day - finished off in 1st place for the POI challenge! 19 spots on the trails (#1,2,5,7,10,8) across the three days. #touratechRally2025 #ktm #rever

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Bailee and I on recovery day from ADV motorcycle rally. Checkin' out the neighborhood from the porch. Awesome weekend at #touratechRally2025.

Bailee and I on recovery day from ADV motorcycle rally.  Checkin' out the neighborhood from the porch.
Awesome weekend at #touratechRally2025.
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AI isn’t just for the cool kids. My team was asked to create a session "Leverage AI for Infrastructure Management". It dives into real-world hybrid use cases. ** Sign Up! ** 📅 July 17, 2025 | 🕑 2–3 PM ET 👉aka.ms/AIforInfraMgmt #ITPro #HybridInfra #AI

AI isn’t just for the cool kids. My team was asked to create a session "Leverage AI for Infrastructure Management". It dives into real-world hybrid use cases. 

** Sign Up! **
📅 July 17, 2025 | 🕑 2–3 PM ET
👉aka.ms/AIforInfraMgmt 
#ITPro #HybridInfra #AI
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You might have missed the Super Early Bird for this conference, but registration is still open! Very cool opportunity to see some great speakers. And because it's ON MSFT CAMPUS - let me know you've registered and let's have coffee! #itpro #azure #hybrid #WindowsServer

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I spent a better part of yesterday and this morning getting this bag of “stuff “and my AUX lights back on the bike and hooked up after the dealership removed them. Nice and tidy and took the time to add the new GPS. ALL FITS behind the headlight. 😳

I spent a better part of yesterday and this morning getting this bag of “stuff “and my AUX lights back on the bike and hooked up after the dealership removed them. Nice and tidy and took the time to add the new GPS. ALL FITS behind the headlight. 😳
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Working in IT? are YOU prepared for AI workloads heading your way? Get trained up on what YOU need to know to get ready for when AI arrives at your desk. My team just released a ** FREE 4 PART TRAINING PLAN ** for IT Pros / Infrastructure folks. aka.ms/ITProAILearnin…

Working in IT? are YOU prepared for AI workloads heading your way? Get trained up on what YOU need to know to get ready for when AI arrives at your desk. 

My team just released a ** FREE 4 PART TRAINING PLAN ** for IT Pros / Infrastructure folks.
 
aka.ms/ITProAILearnin…