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Microsoft Azure Cost Optimization: Tools, Best Practices and Benefits 

Like many public cloud service providers, Azure costs are primarily usage-based, meaning you pay for only what you use. Though this pricing model is widely considered cost-effective, it remains so only if you integrate best practices for cost optimization into your cloud computing environment. If your expenses are ballooning out of control, you may be...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 19 Oct'24 Last Updated: 11 May'25
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What Is Microsoft Azure Cloud? Definition, How It Works, Products, Benefits and Disadvantages in 2025

What is Microsoft Azure? It is a cloud computing platform owned by Microsoft, having excellent integration with the Microsoft ecosystem. Beyond that reputation, it has one of the largest ranges of cloud computing products. Check out our Microsoft Azure review for a full breakdown of the service. Like many cloud service providers, Azure offers computing...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 30 Sep'24 Last Updated: 14 Jun'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

Google Cloud Platform Cost Optimization: Definition, Best Practices, Tools and Benefits

Google Cloud is a cloud computing platform that provides computing resources on demand via the internet. Like other cloud providers, Google Cloud provides the underlying infrastructure and platform for designing and delivering web applications. Google Cloud Platform cost optimization cuts GCP expenses while maximizing service value and preventing cloud waste. To do this, companies track...

By Mercy Wawira — 11 Sep'24 Last Updated: 05 Apr'25
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Google Cloud Platform Security: Definition, Shared Responsibility, Products and Benefits

Google Cloud Platform security involves measures to protect data, applications and infrastructure within Google’s cloud services. This includes encryption, identity management and network security controls. Both Google and its customers share responsibilities for security, with Google securing the infrastructure and customers managing their data and applications. The framework includes products like Cloud IAM and Google...

By Mercy Wawira — 11 Sep'24 Last Updated: 05 Apr'25

How to Become a DevOps Engineer in 2025: A Roadmap for Individuals Without Experience

People across industries are increasingly drawn to DevOps positions as they can improve operational efficiencies and accelerate innovation. DevOps combines software development and IT operations to improve the speed, quality and reliability of software delivery. If you’re wondering how to become a DevOps engineer, this guide explains what you need to do to land DevOps...

By Kevin Kiruri — 09 Sep'24 Last Updated: 05 Apr'25
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What Is TOGAF Certification: Cost, Exam and Salary Guide in 2025

TOGAF is an abbreviation for “The Open Group Architecture Framework.” It is a framework with defined standards for designing, planning, implementing and monitoring enterprise architecture. A TOGAF certification covers four domains: business, technology, data and application architecture. Students who obtain TOGAF certifications demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and ability to use TOGAF concepts in applying IT...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 08 Sep'24 Last Updated: 05 Apr'25
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Cloud Sustainability Statistics: Definition & Efforts in 2025

Cloud sustainability, which ensures that cloud computing and infrastructure are environmentally friendly and ecologically sustainable, is more important than ever. Organizations that close their data centers to run their workloads in the cloud contribute to a significant reduction in carbon emissions.  Centralizing data center infrastructure reduces electricity consumption due to increased efficiency, which in turn...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 29 Aug'24 Last Updated: 25 Apr'25
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

How to Migrate From GCP to AWS: GCP to AWS Migration Guide

A GCP to AWS migration is a multi-step process. To ensure a seamless transition, you must assess your current GCP environment and plan your AWS architecture, data migration, application migration, testing and validation, and cutover and optimization; decommission the GCP resources; and finally, perform continuous monitoring and support. Overview of Steps to Migrate from GCP...

By Kevin Kiruri — 27 Aug'24 Last Updated: 05 Apr'25

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)? Definition, How It Works, Features, Pricing, Benefits and Use Cases

What is Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud? Also known as EC2, Elastic Compute Cloud is AWS’s core virtual machine service. Think of it as a service through which you can rent computers from AWS over the internet, taking away the need to purchase, set up and maintain physical computers. This article talks about what you can...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 19 Aug'24 Last Updated: 12 Jun'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

AWS Region vs Availability Zone: Comparison of Location, Cost and Configuration

If you’re not familiar with Amazon’s terminology, it can be easy to confuse an AWS region vs availability zone. AWS regions are isolated geographical locations around the world in which AWS data centers are clustered. Each region contains multiple availability zones designed to offer high availability and fault tolerance. An AWS availability zone is a...

By Kevin Kiruri — 11 Aug'24 Last Updated: 12 Jun'25
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski