Introducing private Azure marketplace—simplified app governance and deployment

By Dustin Ward

Azure Marketplace offers thousands of industry-leading apps and services from Microsoft and partners, certified and optimized to run on Azure. Azure Marketplace makes it easy to find, try, and buy the solutions you need confidently and quickly to drive business outcomes. Introducing private Azure Marketplace To simplify governance and deployment of apps for our customers,…

Creating an Equitable Enterprise AWS Chargeback Model Using CloudHealth

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedCreating an Equitable Enterprise AWS Chargeback Model Using CloudHealth By Sanjna Srivatsa, Data Scientist at VMware Most enterprises go through the process of monthly chargeback (cost allocation) of their Amazon Web Services (AWS) costs to internal business units or cost centers. The AWS Cost and Usage Report can provide the flexibility needed to create…

Introducing the AWS Media Asset Preparation System

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedIntroducing the AWS Media Asset Preparation System AWS Media Asset Preparation System (MAPS) UI The AWS Media Asset Preparation System (MAPS) deployment on AWS GitHub Samples facilitates the preparation and movement of media assets across AWS storage mediums such as Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and Amazon FSx. Anyone involved in preparing media for…

How to optimize AWS CloudTrail costs by using advanced event selectors

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedHow to optimize AWS CloudTrail costs by using advanced event selectors AWS CloudTrail can be used for security, monitoring restricted API calls, notification of threshold breaches, operational issues, filtering mechanisms for isolating data, faster root cause identification, and speedy resolution. CloudTrail can also be used for various compliance and governance controls, by helping you…

Integrating identity providers, such as OneLogin, Ping Identity, Okta, and Azure AD, to SSO into AWS Managed Service for Grafana

By Dustin Ward

AWS FeedIntegrating identity providers, such as OneLogin, Ping Identity, Okta, and Azure AD, to SSO into AWS Managed Service for Grafana In December 2020, AWS announced AWS Managed Service for Grafana (AMG), a fully managed service that is developed together with Grafana Labs and based on open source Grafana. Enhanced with enterprise capabilities, AMG makes…