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Welcome to azCloudOps: cloud operations and AI, A to Z
azCloudOps launches today: one place to read, discuss and decide what cloud and AI changes mean for the teams who run them.
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Workload identity federation: cloud access without stored keys
Azure, AWS and Google Cloud all let a workload trade a short-lived signed token for temporary credentials instead of holding a stored key. Here…
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Week ahead, November 9 to 15: .NET 8 leaves support on all three clouds
On November 10, .NET 8 and .NET 9 reach end of support, and Azure Functions, AWS Lambda and Cloud Run functions each change their…
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FinOps for AI: what FOCUS 1.4 gives you now, and what 1.5 adds in December
Almost every FinOps team now manages AI spend. FOCUS 1.5 will put model, token type and caller into the standard billing record. Here is…
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Three conferences in four weeks: what cloud operations teams should watch at KubeCon, Ignite and re:Invent
Three of the biggest cloud events of the year arrive in four weeks. What to watch at each, the thread running through all three,…
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FOCUS 1.5 and token-level cost allocation: the two keys every AI charge needs
A token bill tells you what was consumed, not who consumed it. FOCUS 1.5 adds both keys to the billing record. Here is what…