Practical notes on Azure architecture, security and delivery.
Short, useful pieces from the work — the kind of thing we would tell you in a design review, written down.
We Have Azure Policy Versus We Manage Azure Policy
The gap between deploying Azure Policy and actively managing it. Why Minimal Viable Policy beats over-engineered governance frameworks.
By Aidan Finn
Read the postCAF · Azure Adoption · Strategy · Organisational Alignment · Cloud TransformationThe Why Is Everything
Why the Cloud Adoption Framework's Strategy phase is critical—and why most Azure adoptions skip it. A lesson from Kyle Shanahan on teaching the principle, not just the play.
By Aidan Finn
Read the postAzure · Zero Trust · NIS2 · Architecture · Cost OptimisationHow we built cloudmechanix.com on Azure—minimising cost and maximising security
How we rebuilt cloudmechanix.com on Azure — Front Door, WAF, Static Web Apps and a secretless API. A real case study in Zero Trust, NIS2 and cost control.
By Aidan Finn
Read the postAzure · Landing Zones · Governance · Networking · Cloud Adoption Framework · Zero TrustOne Subscription, Many Workloads: The Azure Decision That Costs You Six Ways
Several workloads in one Azure subscription and one virtual network. It looks harmless, and it quietly breaks six things at once. What it costs, and the fix.
By Aidan Finn
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