Published inITNEXT·May 21Reducing Azure Consumption Costs with Automated Bastion Host ProvisioningIn this blog, we will learn how to schedule the provisioning of an Azure Bastion Host using Azure Functions to optimize cloud spend. This blog also covers the provisioning of all resources with Terraform. Introduction Azure Bastion Azure Bastion is a managed platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering in Microsoft Azure that provides secure and seamless…Terraform8 min readTerraform8 min read
Published inITNEXT·Apr 5Understanding and designing for PCI DSS compliance in AzureIn this blog, we will dive into the details of PCI DSS and how it applies to organizations using Azure. This blog will also provide insights on how to design your environment to be PCI DSS compliant. Introduction The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of…Cloud Computing16 min readCloud Computing16 min read
Published inITNEXT·Mar 27Build Your Own Pokédex in AKS with ReactJS, PokéAPI, Azure Draft, and GitHub ActionsIn this blog article, we’ll be creating a Pokédex application using ReactJS and PokéAPI, containerizing it with Azure Draft, and deploying it to Azure Kubernetes Services using GitHub Actions. We’ll go through the full process of creating and deploying a Pokédex application using the technologies mentioned. Introduction As a 90s kid…React16 min readReact16 min read
Published inITNEXT·Mar 27Improve application resilience with Azure Chaos StudioBreakdowns are inevitable; nowadays, developers are driven to consider built-in resilience an obligation rather than an option. Chaos engineering disciplines developers to build confidence in systems and break systems on purpose so weaknesses can be found and fixed before they break when least expected. Deliberately introducing faults that simulate real-world…Chaos Engineering13 min readChaos Engineering13 min read
Mar 27Management at scale with Azure LighthouseMore and more organizations are finding their way to the cloud. Managing different customer tenants is becoming more challenging for service providers, while customers need insight and control over the access of their multiple service providers. What Azure Lighthouse delivers is enabling multi-tenant management with scalability, automation, and enhanced governance…Azure10 min readAzure10 min read
Published inITNEXT·Aug 15, 2022Stop robbing yourself: 7 ways to optimize Azure costs todayIn this blog article, I share 7 ways with which you can start optimizing your Azure costs today. In addition, I also share 7 options that Microsoft has for offering Azure credits, so that you can reduce your costs even further. Cost Optimization Cost optimization is a business-focused, continuous discipline to drive…Azure6 min readAzure6 min read
Published inITNEXT·Aug 8, 2022Cloud rationalization in 5 steps: this is how you get the best out of the cloud!In this blog I will roughly explain what cloud rationalization is, why it is an important part of digital transformations or cloud adoption, and I will help you get started with cloud rationalization. What is cloud rationalization Digital transformation is at the top of the agenda for many organizations, and cloud adoption is inextricably…Cloud Strategy9 min readCloud Strategy9 min read
Published inITNEXT·Jul 15, 2022Hitting the Apex: Onboard a root or apex domain and add a self-managed SSL certificateIn this article, we’ll cover how you onboard a root or apex domain to your CDN endpoint, and add a self-managed SSL certificate. We’ll also cover how to enforce HTTPS traffic on your CDN endpoint. If you are reading this, chances are you want to create your own static website…Azure10 min readAzure10 min read
Published inITNEXT·Jul 9, 2022From Chaos to Optimum with Azure Chaos StudioIn this article, I’ll explain what Azure Chaos Studio and chaos engineering is, how Azure Chaos Studio can be used to test and improve application resiliency, and share my thoughts on my first hands-on experiences. About Azure Chaos Studio At Microsoft Ignite on the 2nd of November 2021, Microsoft has launched Azure Chaos Studio…Azure6 min readAzure6 min read
Published inITNEXT·Jul 2, 2022Monitor SSL/TLS certificates with Azure Application InsightsIn this article, I’ll explain what SSL/TLS encryption is, how SSL certificates are used to establish SSL/TLS encryption, and how to monitor for expiring SSL certificates using Azure Application Insights. What is SSL/TLS? Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the predecessor of Transport Layer Security (TLS), is an encryption-based Internet security protocol, which ensures privacy…Ssl7 min readSsl7 min read
