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A few quick updates - and everything is awesome!Discover my recent professional and personal milestones, from speaking engagements at Azure Fest and the European Collaboration Summit to the continued growth of the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast. I also share updates on my home studio equipment upgrades and celebrate reaching significant strength training goals in the gym.
February 18, 2020A lap around F5 NGINX on AzureI explore the newly announced F5 NGINX service on Azure, explaining why this Platform-as-a-Service offering is preferable to traditional compute-based deployments. By walking through the straightforward provisioning process and initial configuration steps, I demonstrate how to get started with this tool for load balancing and web serving.
May 26, 2022A look at Azure costs based on a real solutionDrawing on my decade of experience with Microsoft Azure, I reveal the actual monthly costs of a personal solution that tracks AKA.MS URLs from Twitter, which averages around €26 despite my efforts to minimize expenses. I break down how the Azure SQL database accounts for over 80% of the bill after an upgrade was necessary to handle growing data volumes, emphasizing why relying on initial estimates rather than active monitoring leads to unexpected spending.
August 20, 2019A look at the Azure Well-Architected Framework in the context of multiple Azure AD tenantsI explore how the Azure Well-Architected Framework guides modern identity management, highlighting the critical shift from fragmented on-premises directories to a unified Azure AD tenant. By examining the identity checklist and best practices, I demonstrate why centralizing identities into a single enterprise directory remains a fundamental pillar for effective cloud architecture.
June 2, 2022A look at Windows 365 - the Cloud PC serviceAfter activating a Windows 365 trial to test its performance and practical value, I break down the licensing structures and pricing differences between the Business and Enterprise editions. I explain why I chose the Business edition for my cloud-only corporate environment and argue that the $45/month Standard plan offers the most reasonable balance of speed and resources for typical desktop tasks.
August 9, 2021