Azure
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Azure tenants, subscriptions and resource groups: how the hierarchy fits together
Azure's account hierarchy has more layers than most clouds, and getting it wrong is expensive to undo. Here is what each layer is actually for.
Running Windows workloads on Azure without overpaying
Windows Server and SQL Server licensing is where Azure bills quietly diverge from expectations. Most of the overspend comes from four specific, fixable decisions.
Right-sizing: the cheapest optimisation nobody does
Most cloud estates run at low utilisation because instances were sized from a guess and never revisited. Fixing it requires no architecture change and no new…
Multi-factor authentication on cloud accounts
Not all second factors are equal, and the differences matter. Here is what each one actually resists, and how to avoid locking yourself out of your…