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Cloud Scalability

Scaling smarter, not harder with the cloud

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

Scalability is the ability of systems and services to handle an increase in workload or traffic, by dynamically allocating and provisioning resources such as computing power, storage, and memory, in order to meet the changing demands of the applications and services running on them, thus enabling them to handle a large number of users and transactions.

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Cloud Performance Optimization

Performance optimization, the cloud way

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

Optimizing cloud performance involves identifying and addressing bottlenecks and inefficiencies in cloud-based systems and services to improve their speed, responsiveness, and overall performance, by using techniques such as load balancing, caching, autoscaling, monitoring and analysis, and choosing the right instance types and storage options, in order to ensure that the application and services running in the cloud are able to meet the demands of the users and transactions.

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Disaster Recovery Azure

No downtime, no worries with Azure DR

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

Azure Disaster Recovery (DR) is a set of services and features provided by Microsoft Azure to ensure that an organization’s critical applications and data are protected and can be quickly restored in case of a disaster or outage, by providing options for replication, backup, and failover, and allowing to test and validate the disaster recovery plan before an actual event.

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Multi-Factory Authentication (MFA)

Multiply your security, minimize your risk with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

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

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security measure that adds an extra layer of protection by requiring multiple forms of identification, such as a password and a security token, to access a system or service, providing increased security and protection against unauthorized access.

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Cloud Security with Zero Trust

Cloud Security: Zero trust for zero compromise

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

Zero Trust security architecture is a security model that assumes that all network traffic is untrusted and verifies each request before granting access, providing a higher level of security by reducing the attack surface and preventing breaches.

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Cloud Security Fundamentals

8 fundamentals to cloud security

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

There are several techniques that can be used to improve cloud security:

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Cloud Cost Savings

Cloud cost optimization best practices

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

Cloud cost optimization best practices involve leveraging cost-saving features and services, using resource utilization monitoring, right-sizing resources, using automation, scheduling resources, using reserved instances, and continuously reviewing and optimizing costs to minimize expenses and maximize cost efficiency in a cloud environment.

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Azure Landing Zone

8 Benefits of an Azure Landing Zone

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

An Azure landing zone provides a secure, scalable, and repeatable foundation for deploying cloud workloads, enabling organizations to quickly and effectively establish a secure and streamlined cloud environment, while reducing deployment time, improving governance and compliance, and maximizing cost optimization.

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Azure Queues and Service Bus

Azure Service Bus vs Azure Queues

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

Azure Service Bus and Azure Queues are both messaging services in Azure, but Service Bus provides advanced features such as topics and subscriptions, dead-letter queues, and transactions, while Queues provide basic messaging capabilities with a focus on scalability and reliability.

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Serverless Functions

The 6 Pros and 6 Cons of Serverless Functions

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

Serverless functions provide cost-efficiency, automatic scaling, and reduced operational overhead, but can also result in increased latency, cold start issues, and unpredictable costs due to their reliance on third-party infrastructure and abstracted resource allocation.

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