Cloud Operations

Multi-Cloud

+12

Jun 25, 2026

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10 min read

Azure Arc and Update Manager at Scale

A practical how-to guide for onboarding hybrid servers, grouping patch schedules, and validating results before the blast radius expands.

Matthew Koozer

Multi-Cloud

+10

Jun 21, 2026

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7 min read

Azure Arc Operating Baseline

Minimum viable controls for hybrid servers

Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

+21

Azure Key Vault Access Troubleshooting Without Guesswork

May 21, 2026

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7 min read

Azure Key Vault Access Troubleshooting Without Guesswork

A Practical IT scorecard for validating RBAC, private endpoints, DNS, and firewall controls before the incident gets weird.

Matthew Koozer

Automation

Secrets Sprawl Cleanup Checklist & Worksheet

May 13, 2026

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2 min read

Secrets Sprawl Cleanup Checklist & Worksheet

A practical asset pack for finding, owning, rotating, and retiring unmanaged cloud credentials.

Matthew Koozer

Automation

+22

Apr 28, 2026

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9 min read

Azure Policy Exemptions at Scale

Naming, expiration, and audit trail patterns for operators who need exceptions without creating permanent blind spots

Matthew Koozer

FinOps

Every Azure Policy Exemption Should Come With an Expiry Date

Apr 17, 2026

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4 min read

Every Azure Policy Exemption Should Come With an Expiry Date

How to stop permanent waivers from turning into quiet governance drift

Matthew Koozer

Amazon AWS

+11

AWS vs. Azure for Multi-Cloud: Beyond Spite Migrations

Apr 13, 2026

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8 min read

AWS vs. Azure for Multi-Cloud: Beyond Spite Migrations

Why adding a second cloud without a second operating model creates governance debt, cost blur, and recovery problems you will own later.

Matthew Koozer