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19-12-2025 Automation
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19-12-2025 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…
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04-12-2025 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…
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01-11-2025 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,…
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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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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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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…
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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…