Simon
27-07-2025
Simon
Cloud Engineer focused on Azure, Terraform & PowerShell. Passionate about automation, efficient solutions, and sharing real-world cloud projects and insights.
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Simon
27-07-2025
VM Power Management in Azure Using Tags, Runbooks, and a Custom GUI
As a Cloud Solutions Engineer, optimizing costs and automating operations is a daily priority. One of the common challenges in…
Simon
19-07-2025
Collecting GPU Metrics on Azure VMs with Telegraf
When working with GPU-enabled Azure virtual machines — such as those used for AI training, inference, or video rendering —…
Simon
12-07-2025
Azure Template Specs: Reusable ARM Templates
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is undoubtedly the gold standard when it comes to modern cloud infrastructure. Tools like Bicep, Terraform,…
Simon
05-07-2025
Using Terraform to Generate Local Zip Files
Terraform is most commonly used to provision infrastructure — VMs, storage accounts, networking, etc. But sometimes, your infrastructure code also…
Simon
27-06-2025
Terraform vs ARM vs Bicep – Which IaC Tool Should You Use for Azure?
In the world of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), several tools are available for deploying and managing Azure resources programmatically. The…
Simon
21-06-2025
Quickly Find Azure VMs Without NSG Protection
Network Security Groups (NSGs) are a key security feature in Azure, acting as virtual firewalls to control network traffic to…
Simon
15-06-2025
Self Service VM & AVD Order via Web Form
In one of my projects, I developed an Azure-based solution that enables users to provision a virtual machine (VM) or…
Simon
03-06-2025
Getting Started with Terraform – File Structure & Best Practices
When I started using Terraform, I didn’t really have a clear structure in place. I tried to force everything into…
Simon
02-06-2025
Deallocate VM based on Activity Log
In many organizations, virtual machines in Azure are kept running even when they’re no longer needed – especially during business…
Simon
02-06-2025
Hello world!
Hi there, and welcome to my blog! I’m excited to kick off this space where I’ll be sharing my journey,…