Alan Kinane is an IT professional with over 25 years of experience, specializing in infrastructure and Microsoft Azure. A Microsoft MVP and Certified Trainer, he writes practical guides and insights on cloud services, Azure features, and real-world IT operations.
48 articles from this blog
A DevOps engineer shares their experience passing Microsoft's AZ-400 exam, earning an expert badge, and discusses the value of certifications and infrastructure-as-code.
Explains how to implement high availability for Azure web apps using private endpoints and SQL failover groups across multiple regions.
A guide to using Azure Network Watcher's Connection Monitor tool to track and troubleshoot VM network connections, latency, and availability.
A collection of best practice and cost optimization tips for deploying and managing Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure.
A guide to using Azure Resource Mover, a preview service for migrating Azure VMs and related resources between different geographic regions.
A guide for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) on using Azure Lighthouse to manage multiple customer Azure tenants securely and at scale.
A guide to implementing CI/CD for Azure ARM templates using GitHub Actions, focusing on automating infrastructure deployments for IT professionals.
Explains SQL Server licensing options and compliance steps when migrating virtual machines to Microsoft Azure.
