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BizTalk Server to Azure Integration Services: Send zipped messages (or files)

Welcome again to another BizTalk Server to Azure Integration Services blog post. In my previous blog post, I discussed how you can migrate one-way BizTalk Server routing solutions. Today, we will address another classic requirement in legacy BizTalk Server solutions.

Shifting Left with FinOps: A Developer-Centric Approach to Managing Azure Costs

Shifting Left with FinOps: A Developer-Centric Approach to Managing Azure Costs In this episode of "Azure on Air," discover why a developer-centric approach is essential in optimizing Azure costs. Host Lex engages with Michiel, an Azure cost optimization specialist, unraveling the significance of developers in driving efficiency and accountability. Also, learn how shifting left with FinOps allows developers to take ownership of production costs, accelerates innovation, and leads to substantial Azure savings.

An Ultimate guide on Azure FinOps to steer your cloud spending in the right direction

When dealing with some of the large enterprise migrations to the public cloud a few years ago, it was immediately clear that a huge process gap in the finance operations of these companies was not only making the finance controller miserable but also challenging the cloud teams as to their autonomy and in general, ability to deliver quickly on the flexibility and speed that the cloud promised.

6 Azure FinOps Principles to ensure financial accountability

FinOps, short for Financial Operations, is not just a term but a transformative approach that combines finance, operations, and engineering teams. At its core, it empowers organizations to take control of their cloud spending, optimizing resources while aligning seamlessly with business goals.

The Ultimate Guide to Azure Synapse Cost Optimization: Save Big on Cloud Expenses

Microsoft’s Azure Synapse is a cloud-based analytics service that transforms how organizations analyze and visualize large datasets in real-time for better decision-making. To maximize its benefits, effective cost management is crucial, emphasizing the importance of “Azure Synapse cost optimization.” This analytics powerhouse accelerates insight across data warehouses and big data systems by integrating SQL and Spark technologies, along with tools like Data Explorer and Pipelines.

Top 6 Azure FinOps Best Practices You Need to Know

When managing cloud workloads, FinOps best practices offer the best way of starting the process adoption. FinOps, short for Financial Operations, is a fusion of financial discipline and operational efficiency: as companies increasingly rely on public cloud services, adopting Azure FinOps becomes imperative for maintaining financial transparency and control and optimizing resource utilization while fostering cross-functional collaboration.

Sailing into 2024 - Top Azure Trends and Predictions

Its that time again, it’s the end of the year and it’s time to reflect on the things that have happened in the technology world and think about what went well, what didn’t go so well, where cloud providers are investing, and where we think they might be going in 2024.

Logging and Debugging AWS Lamba

Serverless architectures such as AWS Lambda have created new challenges in debugging code. Without a solid logging framework in place, you could waste precious hours tracking down simple defects in your functions. A strategic logging framework can be a powerful way to track down and resolve bugs. Let’s walk through how to get the most out of logging Lambda functions.

The Power of Distributed Tracing in Shifting Observability Left

This is the second post in a 3-part series about shifting Observability left. If you have not had a chance to read the first, you can find it here. In today’s complex microservices deployments, gaining visibility into deployments is vital for optimal system performance and scalability. This has become even more important as the tech industry has moved toward microservice architecture reliance. Navigating through logs has become increasingly complex as requirements have grown.

A Comprehensive guide to auto-shutdown idle Azure VMs to maximize cost savings

Virtual Machines (VMs) act as the foundation for the evolution of cloud computing. Business organizations utilizing virtualization for their applications will operate flawlessly only when the corresponding VM resources function without interruptions. A cloud enterprise’s expenditure on VM resources is frequently high, as pricing varies according to its service tier.