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Don’t be the last to know when your cloud-based platform goes down
If there’s one thing worse than a platform outage, it’s hearing about the outage from…
Cloud-to-cloud migration: when to do it and when to forget it
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Prime your cloud strategy to deliver cost savings, not cost headaches
Why is cloud spend such a thorny subject for so many organisations? And what can…
Why Cloud and DevOps are better together
To maximise the benefits of cloud computing while optimising costs, a DevOps approach is the…
The top 5 blockers of a Cloud Migration
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DevOps – The next 5 years
Recently I was asked the question on LinkedIn: “Where will DevOps be in 5 years’ …
The Top 5 Benefits of Managed Cloud
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How to unleash the full power of Azure DevOps
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Andrew Urwin: Lead Azure Engineer and Microsoft MVP
Finding the right talent for any team can be one of the hardest tasks when…
CI/CD tooling: any decision is better than no decision
At the recent WinOps event, several people asked me how to select toolchains for CI/CD.…
WinOps 2019 Talks – The Practical Guide to Backing up your Hybrid Cloud Environment
Another great talk on the agenda for WinOps 2019 is “The Practical Guide to Backing…
WinOps 2019 Talks – How to run with Scissors: Acceleration with guardrails for your cloud journey
Another great talk on the agenda for WinOps 2019 is “How to run with Scissors:…
WinOps 2019 Talks – Orchestrate workflows with ASP.NET Core and Azure Durable Functions
Another great talk on the agenda for WinOps 2019 is “Orchestrate workflows with ASP.NET Core…
Cloud migration: 5 common traps & how to avoid them
For most organisations, migrating to the cloud happens in four broad phases. There’s the opportunistic…
Effective cost saving in Azure without moving to Platform-as-a-Service
Written by Chris Taylor, DevOps Consultant, DevOpsGroup Back last year, we were asked if we…