Hello! I'm Trond.

I work with Microsoft Cloud technology, spend a lot of time thinking about Azure and infrastructure as code, and am fortunate enough to be a Microsoft MVP in the Azure Infrastructure as Code category. When I’m not at work in Sopra Steria or doing other technology-related things, I enjoy travelling (often with a camera in hand), watching all the sports, messing around with little plastic bricks, and playing games with considerably more enthusiasm than talent.

Jul 16
Renewed (and relieved)
Once a year, a little less than 4000 Microsoft MVP's have minor breakdowns, on what some just call "F5 day" (because they are obsessively refreshing their inbox), while others barely notice something is going on until all kinds of group chats wake up from hibernation in the middle of a lazy summer. This year, this day was July 15, and I'm happy (and judging from the myriad of LinkedIn posts the lingo is "humbled and honored") to be renewed for another year. Same category, same technology area, and honestly I was a little bit surprised I got the congratulatory email and not the sad goodbye.
Apr 9
All vibes, no QA!
The week before easter I visited Microsoft's HQ in Redmond for the annual MVP Summit. Naturally, as you probably expect, the topic of everything AI was almost impossible to avoid (I tried) and when I woke up on Saturday morning, with hours to spare before we had to drag our weary butts and heavy luggage to the airport I was having some shower thoughts: There must be something in this whole AI thing right? "Everyone" who's raving about the amazing opportunities and possibilities can't all be wrong, can they?
Mar 16
Replacing Terraform (for fun and profit?)
The client I’m currently spending most (all) of my working time with have a lot of Terraform code. And I mean a lot. Like, you will spend a solid amount of time getting an overview of where everything is before you start being productive, a lot.
Feb 15
A new colophon for 2026
You might be unfamiliar with the word “colophon”, and I admit it’s pretty niche. Merriam Webster’s definition is: “an inscription at the end of a book or manuscript usually with facts about its production”. And because it’s a new year, and I spent the weekend cooking up a big batch of changes to this website it’s only fair to include a post on how it’s built, and my reasoning behind the choices I made.
Jan 12
Great technology should be invisible and nice to use
I was thinking about that Steve Jobs keynote from 2007 where Apple launched the iPhone this week. If you have been living in a cave, or for various other reason haven’t seen it you can watch it on YouTube: Steve Jobs MacWorld Keynote in 2007. I wasn’t thinking about it in some kind of romantic nostalgic way though. I just remembered the (small) group of telecom analysts that got out of their beds on the wrong side and started to spew out words on how shit Apple’s new device was. The specs were bad! it didn’t have 3G! It didn’t support MMS (archaic service to send grainy dick pics)! Pro-users wanted a keyboard with buttons! $400 was soooo expensive! ad nauseam…

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Hello! I'm Trond.

Renewed (and relieved)

All vibes, no QA!

Replacing Terraform (for fun and profit?)

A new colophon for 2026

Great technology should be invisible and nice to use