Category: Azure management

The Art of Right-Sizing: Tailoring Azure Resources to Your Enterprise’s Needs

In the dynamic landscape of cloud computing, maximizing the value of your Azure investment is crucial for staying competitive and agile. According to the 2024 Flexera State of the Cloud Report, organizations waste an average of 25% of their cloud spend due to inefficient resource allocation. This translates to a significant loss of potential savings […]

Deploying and Managing Azure Sphere

In a previous post, we provided an overview of Azure Sphere and shared a few use cases showing the value of this comprehensive IoT security solution, including a hardware platform, operating system and cloud-based security service. Despite the widespread use cases, deploying and managing Azure Sphere is not without challenges. It requires careful planning and […]

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Azure Sphere: A Brief Overview

If you are building or deploying Internet of Things (IoT) devices that require a high level of security and reliability, you may need Azure Sphere. Azure Sphere is a platform developed by Microsoft that combines hardware, software and cloud services to provide a secure and trustworthy environment for the deployment and management of IoT devices. […]

Azure Migration: On-premises desktop management to Intune

Managing desktops and devices can be a challenging task, especially for organizations with distributed workforces and/or multiple locations. Traditional on-premise desktop management solutions require significant resources and expertise to manage effectively, leading many organizations to look for cloud-based alternatives. Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) and desktop management solution that offers a […]

Implementing Governance in Azure

As organizations continue to migrate workloads to the cloud, proper governance becomes increasingly crucial to maintain control and ensure compliance. Microsoft Azure offers a wide array of governance tools and features to help organizations be successful in the cloud. However, implementing governance in Azure can be a daunting task, especially for those new to the […]

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Overcoming the Challenges of Implementing a Cloud Center of Excellence

As we’ve discussed previously, organizations need to consider several factors before choosing to implement a cloud center of excellence (CCoE). In our experience over the past twenty years, several best practices stand out as a starting point for implementing a CCoE; however, executing on each of these best practices can be a challenge. First, let’s […]

Should I implement a Cloud Center of Excellence?

We often hear from organizations that are trying to mature their cloud practice and are wondering if a cloud center of excellence (CCoE) is necessary. This is not a straight-forward yes-or-no question. In very general terms, yes – a CCoE can help your business in several ways by: However, whether or not to implement a […]