2006, 2018

Connect Azure using VPN Gateway to AWS VPC

By |June 20th, 2018|AWS, Azure How To, Cloud Monitoring, Microsoft Azure|0 Comments

 

In this post, we will see how a virtual network in Azure connects to an AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) with the help of a virtual network gateway. For a guide on how to connect AWS VPC to Azure using the dedicated VPN connection see this post.
Table of Contents:

Insight into the environment
Azure […]

2004, 2016

How to keep Azure Cloud Roles stable with CloudMonix

By |April 20th, 2016|Azure How To, Cloud Automation, Cloud Monitoring, Drip, General, Microsoft Azure|0 Comments

In this article, we’ll discuss a few very simple approaches to keep your Azure Cloud Roles stable proactively and reactively.  CloudMonix is a tool that helps with these approaches. Since, unstable instances often need to be rebooted, we’ll also discuss methods to ensure that reboots do not cause issues or outages.

Breakdown

Proactive stability – rebooting instances on a daily basis
Reactive […]

2601, 2016

How to automate scaling/resizing of Azure VMs

By |January 26th, 2016|Azure How To, Cloud Automation, Drip, Microsoft Azure|0 Comments

Auto-scaling/resizing for Azure Virtual Machines without PowerShell
If you are interested in shutting down Azure VMs on a schedule, learn more here.  If shutting down a VM during non-busy hours is impractical, consider scaling it down in power.

In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to Scale/Resize (up or down) cloud-based Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines on […]

1201, 2016

How to automate shutdowns of Azure VMs

By |January 12th, 2016|Azure How To, Cloud Automation, Drip, Microsoft Azure|0 Comments

Scheduling starts and shutdowns of Azure Virtual Machines without PowerShell
In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to Shutdown and Start cloud-based Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines on a schedule.  The process takes about 1-2 minutes and is easily replicable to any and all VMs in your Azure subscription in just a few minutes more.  It works for […]

212, 2015

The Ultimate List of Top Azure Monitoring Tools

By |December 2nd, 2015|Cloud Automation, Cloud Monitoring, Microsoft Azure|11 Comments

Azure Monitoring tools help monitor, optimize and automate day to day Azure Cloud administration and management operations.  They provide Azure Cloud administrators and engineers with knowledge and power to optimize their cloud systems for optimal performance in diverse, complex production environments.

Whether you manage a small or large Azure Cloud for your organization,  Azure Monitoring Tools can […]

1609, 2015

What is Cloud Monitoring?

By |September 16th, 2015|Azure Glossary, Cloud Automation, Cloud Monitoring, IT Management, Microsoft Azure|0 Comments

Cloud Monitoring is referred to the process of supervision of cloud hosted data, virtual machines / server, databases, applications and or complete cloud based IT Infrastructure. Cloud Monitoring is primarily delivered as SaaS based cloud monitoring software / solution/ platform and might also include vendor provided or manual cloud management and monitoring processes and policies. […]

1609, 2015

What is Cloud Monitoring as a Service?

By |September 16th, 2015|Azure Glossary, Cloud Monitoring, IT Management|1 Comment

Cloud Monitoring as a Service is referred to a type of on demand IT service that provides cloud monitoring and management tools for monitoring cloud based platforms, websites, servers, IT Infrastructure etc. Cloud monitoring as a service provides a fully managed cloud monitoring service for cloud and virtualization environments in organizations.

Typically, cloud monitoring as […]

1609, 2015

What is Azure Status Dashboard?

By |September 16th, 2015|Azure Glossary, Cloud Automation, Cloud Monitoring, Microsoft Azure|0 Comments

Azure Service Dashboard is a online platform where Azure Cloud Services users / subscribers can view and monitor status of current services provisioned.  Microsoft Azure Services Dashboard primarily allows Azure subscribers to view the health and operational status of each overall Azure service separately.

Users should be advised that updates to Azure Service Dashboard are […]

1609, 2015

What is Cloud Monitoring Software?

By |September 16th, 2015|Azure Glossary, Cloud Automation, Cloud Monitoring|0 Comments

What is Cloud Monitoring Software?
Cloud Monitoring Software is a type of software that enables in reviewing, observing and managing the operational progress and processes inside a cloud-based IT infrastructure. Cloud Monitoring software implements IT monitoring, controlling and management techniques to ensure that a cloud infrastructure or platform performs optimally. It provides the user with all the information/statistics of the activities on the […]