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Cloud Scheduler

Discover the Ultimate Fully Managed Cron Job Scheduling System!

Posted on April 8, 2023April 8, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Cloudy Scheduler automates recurring tasks with a powerful, fully managed cron job scheduling system that’s fault-tolerant and scalable. It supports timezones, detailed logging, and job status notifications via Teams or Slack. It even automates tasks like starting and stopping VMs and app services. Cloudy Scheduler’s support for HTTP requests and webhooks makes it easy to integrate with other services.

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Webhook Communication

Real-Time Communication with Webhooks

Posted on February 3, 2023February 9, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Webhooks are a way for one app to provide other apps with real-time information through a simple event-notification via HTTP POST.

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Segregating Production and Non-Production Workloads

Securing Your Cloud Environment: The Importance of Segregating Production and Non-Production Workloads

Posted on January 25, 2023February 7, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Segregating production and non-production workloads is important to ensure the stability, performance and security of production systems, reduce downtime and minimize the risk of unexpected changes or disruptions.

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Identity Management

Explained: Azure B2C vs Azure B2B

Posted on January 24, 2023February 7, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Azure B2C and Azure B2B are both identity management services offered by Microsoft Azure, but B2C is designed for consumer identity and access management, while B2B is designed for business-to-business scenarios, allowing external partners or customers to access company’s resources using their own credentials.

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Cloud Migration

What’s the difference between Azure Migrate and Azure Site Recovery?

Posted on January 23, 2023February 7, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Azure Migrate is a service that helps to assess and migrate on-premises infrastructure, applications and data to Azure, while Azure Site Recovery is a disaster recovery solution that enables to replicate and recover on-premises and Azure virtual machines to minimize downtime and data loss in case of a disaster.

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Cloud Adoption Framework

Accelerate your journey to the cloud with the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework

Posted on January 23, 2023February 7, 2023 by Jay Strydom

The Azure Cloud Adoption Framework is a set of best practices, guidelines, and tools provided by Microsoft to help organizations plan, design, implement, and optimize their cloud adoption journey, by providing a structured and repeatable approach to assess, design, and implement the right solution to meet business goals while reducing risk and maximizing the benefits of Azure cloud services.

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Cloud Cost Optimization

Saving money on Azure: Strategies for cost optimization

Posted on January 23, 2023February 9, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Azure cost optimization strategies are a set of best practices and techniques to reduce the cost of using Azure services without compromising performance and availability, by using tools for monitoring and analyzing resources usage, implementing tagging and reservation, using Azure reserved instances, choosing the appropriate pricing model, and automating cost management processes.

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Scaling Azure App Services

Scaling to success: Navigating Azure App Service options

Posted on January 23, 2023February 8, 2023 by Jay Strydom

There are different ways that an Azure App Service can be scaled to meet the changing demand of the application, by using options such as manual, automatic, and scheduled scaling, as well as scaling based on metrics and custom rules.

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Cost Cutting in the Cloud

Cutting costs, not corners: Reducing Azure App Service expenses

Posted on January 23, 2023February 8, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Reducing Azure App Service expenses involves implementing cost-saving measures such as using Azure reserved instances, turning off or deleting unnecessary resources, using Azure Hybrid Benefits, using the right pricing model, monitoring and analyzing usage, and implementing auto-scaling options to ensure that resources are only used when they are needed.

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Azure Secure Score

Azure secure score boost: Tips and Tricks

Posted on January 23, 2023February 8, 2023 by Jay Strydom

Azure Secure Score allows organizations to measure the security of their Azure resources and services, by providing a score based on the level of security implemented and identifying areas for improvement with actionable recommendations, thus helping to improve the overall security posture.

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