The Azure Well-Architected Way to Cut Waste Without Cutting Quality
Guide to Azure cost optimization using the Well-Architected Framework, focusing on reducing waste without sacrificing quality.
Jeremy Wallace is an Azure Cloud Solutions Architect and security expert specializing in cloud architecture, governance, and operational excellence.
13 articles from this blog
Guide to Azure cost optimization using the Well-Architected Framework, focusing on reducing waste without sacrificing quality.
Practical guide applying Azure Well-Architected Framework Security pillar principles to real IaaS/hybrid architectures for improved resilience and reduced blast radius.
Explores the trade-offs between reliability, security, cost, and other pillars when designing architectures using the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
Discusses the critical need for secure account recovery workflows when implementing passkeys, highlighting Microsoft Entra's new preview solution.
Explains the purpose and structure of a Workload Architecture Design Specification, emphasizing clarity and the Azure Well-Architected Framework.
Explains the real-world responsibilities of an Azure Cloud Solutions Architect, focusing on strategic design, trade-offs, and documentation beyond just diagrams.
Explains Azure Policy for automated cloud governance, covering policy definitions, assignments, and enforcement effects like deny and audit.
Explores Microsoft Defender for Cloud, a tool for proactive security hardening and threat detection in Azure environments.
A guide to using Azure Chaos Studio for controlled reliability testing, turning assumptions into evidence through safe, structured chaos experiments.
Explains how Azure Arc provides unified management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments, bringing on-prem and other cloud resources into Azure's control plane.
Explores using Azure's global services like Front Door and CDN to reduce latency and improve app performance for users worldwide.
A guide to using Azure Cost Management and Budgets for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing cloud spending to prevent cost overruns.
A guide to implementing Zero Trust security principles within Microsoft Azure, covering identity management, network segmentation, and continuous monitoring.