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