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Cost Optimization

+10

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
Matthew Koozer

Cost Optimization

+12

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
Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

+19

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
Matthew Koozer

Microsoft Azure

+11

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
Matthew Koozer

Automation

+15

From ClickOps to GitOps: How I Migrated 250+ Azure Policies to Traceable CI/CD in a Day

Feb 20, 2026

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7 min read

From ClickOps to GitOps: How I Migrated 250+ Azure Policies to Traceable CI/CD in a Day

Matthew Koozer
Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

+10

Automation Maturity Ladder

Feb 20, 2026

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7 min read

Automation Maturity Ladder

Scripts → Workflows → Agentic Operations (A Practical Roadmap)

Matthew Koozer
Matthew Koozer

Runbooks

+9

Runbook-first automation

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
Matthew Koozer

Engineering Management

+5

Guardrails, not roadblocks: nudge → block → escape

Feb 3, 2026

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8 min read

Guardrails, not roadblocks: nudge → block → escape

Matthew Koozer
Matthew Koozer

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