Cloud Ops

Cost Optimization

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If nobody trusts the cost model, your showback is already broken

Mar 26, 2026

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8 min read

If nobody trusts the cost model, your showback is already broken

Three failure modes that quietly kill Azure showback, plus a practical MODEL checklist you can use to make shared cost allocation defensible.

Matthew Koozer

Cost Optimization

Build a usable Azure cost allocation model with exports, tags, and resource groups

Mar 20, 2026

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10 min read

Build a usable Azure cost allocation model with exports, tags, and resource groups

An operator-first guide for Azure teams that need showback or chargeback without turning cost reporting into a science project.

Matthew Koozer

Cost Optimization

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SRE meets FinOps: error budgets for spend

Mar 12, 2026

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8 min read

SRE meets FinOps: error budgets for spend

A simple model for turning cost drift into an operational signal, with a worked example you can adapt in your own cloud environment.

Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

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Private Endpoint DNS Checklist (What to Verify, in Order)

Feb 28, 2026

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10 min read

Private Endpoint DNS Checklist (What to Verify, in Order)

Troubleshooting guide for when Private Endpoints "work" in Azure, but nothing can reach them.

Matthew Koozer

Microsoft Azure

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Zero-trust networking in Azure: the operator’s version (not the slide deck)

Feb 26, 2026

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10 min read

Zero-trust networking in Azure: the operator’s version (not the slide deck)

A practical lens for platform engineers, SREs, and cloud operators who own the pager and the audit trail.

Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

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Private endpoints fail for one reason: DNS ownership is unclear

Feb 26, 2026

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7 min read

Private endpoints fail for one reason: DNS ownership is unclear

A slightly spicy operator take on why “networking issues” keep showing up in your postmortems.

Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

+10

Feb 20, 2026

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7 min read

Automation Maturity Ladder

Scripts → Workflows → Agentic Operations (A Practical Roadmap)

Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

Feb 19, 2026

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9 min read

Runbook-first automation

Build an incident checklist first, then automate safely (Practical IT How-to)

Matthew Koozer