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Simon
Cloud Engineer based in Switzerland, specializing in Microsoft Azure, Terraform, and PowerShell. Working on enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure with a focus on automation, security, and Infrastructure as Code.
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Automated Azure VM Power Management with a Tag-Driven Runbook
In a previous post, I introduced a lightweight, tag-driven VM power management solution in Azure that combined an Automation Runbook with a custom PowerShell…
Entra ID Login with Azure Bastion (Public Preview)
Managing credentials for virtual machines has always been a balancing act between security, usability, and operational overhead. With the new native Microsoft Entra ID…
Deploying Agents to Azure VMs Using Azure Policy and VM Applications
The Problem: Organizations need to deploy agents, monitoring tools or security agents across all Azure VMs consistently. Traditional approaches often fall short: The Solution:…
Using Azure Firewall as a NVA with Terraform
Using Azure Firewall as a Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) provides a powerful alternative to traditional VNet peering in hub-and-spoke designs. Instead of relying on…
Managing Secrets in Terraform: From Bad to Automated
When it comes to Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform is an incredibly powerful tool. It allows us to define, deploy, and maintain entire environments…
Sending Custom Logs to Log Analytics via HTTP
Centralized logging is a cornerstone of any professional IT or DevOps setup. Azure Log Analytics (LAW) / Azure Monitor provides a powerful platform not…
Automated Terraform Deployments with GitHub
Managing infrastructure through Terraform is powerful — but doing it securely and automatically is where real efficiency begins. In this guide, we’ll set up…
Azure Service Groups – A New Way to Organize Your Cloud
Microsoft has recently introduced Azure Service Groups (public preview since August 2025) – a feature designed to bring flexibility and clarity into how you…
Auditing Azure VM Operating Systems
Managing a growing Azure environment often means dealing with multiple subscriptions, distributed teams, and a wide range of virtual machine configurations. One critical but…
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 Azure is managing the…