Simon
04-10-2025 
Simon
Hi, I'm Simon Vedder – a Cloud Engineer based in Switzerland, specializing in Microsoft Azure, Terraform, and PowerShell. I work on enterprise-scale cloud infrastructures with a focus on automation, security, and Infrastructure as Code. On this blog I document real-world projects, solutions, and lessons learned – no fluff, just things that actually work.
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04-10-2025 Automated Terraform Deployments with GitHub
Managing infrastructure through Terraform is powerful — but doing it securely and automatically is where real efficiency begins. In this…
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31-08-2025 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…
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06-08-2025 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…
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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…
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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 —…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…