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Azure tags: your secret weapon against cloud chaos
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Azure tags: your secret weapon against cloud chaos (and surprise bills) đź”–

Mr. Microsoft1 week ago1 week ago7 mins

Tagging in Azure is much more than cosmetic metadata. Done right, tags are the backbone of FinOps, cost transparency, and automation. In this article I walk through how to design a practical Azure tagging strategy, how to use tags in Cost Management and governance, and why “stay well-tagged” might be your new cloud motto.

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Will Stack IT replace Azure, GCP and AWS in Europe?
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Will Stack IT replace Azure, GCP and AWS in Europe?

Mr. Microsoft3 months ago3 months ago5 mins

Will Stack IT replace Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud? Discover how Stack IT Cloud strengthens multi-cloud strategies in Europe with data sovereignty, compliance, and trust—without competing head-to-head with hyperscalers.

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Vendor Lock-in is not the enemy
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Cloud Lock-In Is Not the Enemy

Mr. Microsoft7 months ago2 months ago3 mins

Embracing cloud-native services. And I mean yes, really embracing them, not just wrapping your VMs in a container and calling it cloud

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SAP on Azure: How to Optimize Your ERP
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SAP on Azure: How to Optimize Your ERP

Mr. Microsoft3 years ago2 months ago1 mins

SAP is a leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions that help businesses run better. However, running SAP applications on-premises can be costly, complex and risky. That’s why many SAP clients are looking for ways to migrate their SAP workloads to the cloud and take advantage of the benefits of cloud computing.

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Microsoft 365 from Germany
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Microsoft 365 from German Data Centers – Back to the Future?

Mr. Microsoft4 years ago2 months ago1 mins

Do you remember 2016? Pokémon Go had us wandering through parks, Stranger Things hit Netflix for the first time, and Microsoft launched its very own sovereign cloud in Germany, complete with data trustee and physical isolation. Well, guess what? We’re back. Sort of. Because Microsoft 365 is now—once again—available from German data centers.

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SAP & Microsoft Sign 3-Year Strategic Partnership
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🚀 SAP & Microsoft Sign 3-Year Strategic Partnership

Mr. Microsoft6 years ago2 months ago4 mins

When two giants of the enterprise software world shake hands, it’s worth paying attention. On October 21, 2019, SAP and Microsoft signed a three-year strategic partnership agreement, aiming to help their joint enterprise customers modernize and migrate their business processes into the cloud.

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Predicting and Optimizing Azure Costs Like a Pro
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Predicting and Optimizing Azure Costs Like a Pro

Mr. Microsoft6 years ago2 months ago4 mins

Let’s face it: moving workloads to the cloud sounds great—until the invoice arrives 😬

When architecting IT landscapes in Microsoft Azure, you’re not just choosing performance and scalability. You’re also signing up for a new mindset in how costs behave. Unlike traditional infrastructure where you “buy big and hope for the best,” Azure flips the equation.

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Microsoft’s AI Roadshow 2019 in Cologne and Munich

Mr. Microsoft7 years ago2 months ago1 mins

This year, Microsoft is once again hosting an AI Roadshow to convey to its partners that using artificial intelligence is not only simple but is already a part of our everyday lives. Examples include Office 365, Alexa, Siri, Google, and many more.

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Security in Microsoft Azure: A Practical Guide
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Security in Microsoft Azure: A Practical Guide

Mr. Microsoft7 years ago1 month ago5 mins

Moving to Azure is like trading your garage workshop for a modern factory floor. You gain scale, automation, and global reach, but the safety rules change. It is not about Lifting & shifting your VMs, it is about Lifting & Shifting your Responsibilities. Elasticity is your superpower; misconfiguration is your kryptonite.

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