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Azure NSGs vs. Azure Firewall
Also read Azure Firewall versus NSGs and GCP Firewall Rules NSGs are also network level allow deny rules. They can be applied at a Network Interface level or a subnet…
Azure Hybrid Use Benefits (AHUB) versus Software Assurance on Azure
Microsoft Licensing, when you plan to move your windows workloads to Azure, provides you with quite a few options. Azure Hybrid Use Benefit - AHUB - is a great option,…
azure identity architect, Azure B2C
What is Azure B2C? Azure B2C may just be the greatest thing since sliced bread. The real power of Azure's public cloud (as compared to AWS and GCP) is in…
Azure Cloud Shell
Where is the Storage Coming From? It comes from containers already running on Azure. When you click on the Azure Cloud Shell icon, your cloud shell connects to one of…
Cloud Architect Interview Questions
cloud architect interview Over the last few years, I have been more involved with interviewing candidates for cloud architect level roles (as well as interviewing for positions myself). To that…
Azure Management Groups are tied to Governance
Also read this post on the core elements of Governance on any public cloud Why do we need Azure Management Groups? Most people think of management groups as a convenient…
Azure Security Architect – Understanding Identity
As an Azure Security Architect, getting a firm grasp of Identity Management in Azure is key. Not only is IAM in Azure very different from that on AWS and GCP,…
Azure Logic Apps versus API Gateway
External APIs and Connectors - to be consumed by data center (or Azure hosted) apps - Use Azure Logic Apps Azure Logic Apps provides both API connectors as well as…
Elasticsearch vs. Azure Search – Questions to Ask
Some Important Questions to Ask Database Indexing Capabilities and DB Engines supported? Specialized data types? - geospatial data types geo_point, geo_shape, or completion. Additional Features such as OCR and Cognitive Search? Pricing Models…
Carving out address spaces for Subnets and VPNs – AWS vs Azure
A Sample break up of addresses Traffic flows from the internet to an ALB to a Firewall (F5, Palo Alto ....) appliance. And into your application subnets (WEB subnet, APP…