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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: 16 Jul'25
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure is a favorite among cloud users, owning 25% of the total cloud market share worldwide. Azure’s ease of integration and the quality of its hybrid and security solutions are impressive. However, you may get stuck with only Microsoft products in vendor lock-in. We explain more in this Microsoft Azure review.

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 18 Sep'24 Last Updated: 16 Jun'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

What Is the Difference Between Docker and Kubernetes? A Full Comparison in 2025

Docker and Kubernetes are open-source container technologies that have revolutionized how developers distribute containerized applications and manage deployment in cloud computing. If you’re wondering how to become a DevOps engineer, mastering both Docker and Kubernetes is essential. However, some people might get confused about what sets Kubernetes and Docker apart from each other. In this...

By Kevin Kiruri — 09 Sep'24 Last Updated: 01 Aug'25
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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: 20 Jul'25
Facts checked by Igor Kurtz

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: 10 Jul'25

AWS Shield vs WAF: Difference Between AWS Shield and AWS WAF

At its simplest, the primary difference between AWS Shield vs WAF is that Shield protects against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, whereas WAF protects web apps from harmful web requests. AWS Shield works at the network, transport and application layers, but AWS WAF (Web Application Firewall) works at the application layer only. Both are layered tools...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 25 Aug'24 Last Updated: 14 Jul'25
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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: 19 Jul'25
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski

AWS Resource Hierarchy: Organizations, OUs, Member Accounts and Resources

The AWS resource hierarchy is a multi-level access management system that helps ensure the accounts in AWS Organizations remain compliant, secure and within budget. It typically features four entities: organizations, organizational units, member accounts and resources. An AWS organization is a container that consolidates multiple AWS accounts. However, an organizational unit is a subdivision within...

By Adeyomola Kazeem — 30 Jul'24 Last Updated: 01 Aug'25

What Is Amazon S3? Features, Use Cases, Pricing & Benefits

What is Amazon S3? S3 stands for “Simple Storage Service” and it is a highly scalable, reliable and cost-effective cloud storage service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It offers object storage designed to store and retrieve any amount of data anywhere on the web. A common distinction in cloud storage is object storage vs...

By Mercy Wawira — 23 Jul'24 Last Updated: 16 Jul'25
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What is AWS Lambda? Definition, Features, How It Works, Use Cases, Pricing, and Benefits

Amazon Web Services is a huge ecosystem of hundreds of different services that serve different use cases. AWS Lambda is Amazon’s solution to serverless computing. Developers can use it to deploy code without worrying about infrastructure. A good compliment to AWS Elastic Beanstalk. AWS Lambda automatically responds to predefined events by executing a set of...

By Kevin Kiruri — 19 Jul'24 Last Updated: 12 Jun'25
Facts checked by Simona Ivanovski