VMware's Latest Licensing Change – An April Surprise, But It's No Joke

With every cloud, there’s a silver lining and maybe a migration opportunity. Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has been nothing short of a rollercoaster for customers, and just when you thought the ride was over, here comes another twist. As of April 10th, VMware’s licensing model is changing again, and this one will hit hard. If you’re still running VMware, you’ll need to license a minimum of 72 cores per agreement, a huge jump from the previous 16-core requirement. Continue reading

Mastering the Basics: Terraform and Infrastructure as Code in Azure

Introduction Managing cloud infrastructure manually is slow, error-prone, and impossible to scale. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solves these problems by allowing infrastructure to be defined, deployed, and maintained with code. Terraform has become the go-to IaC tool because of its declarative approach, multi-cloud support, and ability to track infrastructure changes over time. This article will walk through the fundamentals of Terraform, covering why manual provisioning causes problems, how Terraform improves cloud management, and key best practices to ensure scalable and secure deployments. Continue reading

Why-aC | Why infrastructure as code?

Most companies today are already using some elements of cloud computing—whether that’s through a trusted partner, a service, or directly with one of the major cloud providers like Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud. However, despite this very few are leveraging ‘Infrastructure as Code’ (IaC). IaC was once seen as a gold standard of platform management, something only accessible to the largest enterprises with deep pockets and large developer teams dedicated to managing sprawling infrastructure. Continue reading

What’s the best IaC tool for Azure?

Many of you will already be using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) day to day but for some choosing the right tool to ensure success is the real first stumbling block. So with so many options, how should you go about choosing the one that’s right? In the Microsoft corner there’s; PowerShell, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Bicep and in the 3rd party corner HashiCorp Terraform each offer benefits and drawbacks. The choice comes down to your team’s skills, the complexity of your environment, and your cloud strategy. Continue reading