Automation

A cloud infrastructure diagram showing Azure IP address 52.168.25.101 connected to NIC, virtual machine (VM), dashboard, and security icons, illustrating automated IP inventory collection and integration with hybrid IPAM systems

🌐 Mastering IP Visibility in Azure: Automating Cloud-to-IPAM Sync for Hybrid Success

Struggling to keep up with IP addresses in Azure? Learn how to automatically scan, track, and feed your cloud IPs into enterprise IPAM tools like Infoblox or BlueCat — no manual work, no surprises.

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Illustration of Azure API Management and Microsoft Entra ID securing a Flask Weather API in a cloud-native architecture, showing cloud icons, security shields, API gateways, and authentication flows

Cloud-Native API Security Done Right: Azure API Management + Entra ID for Your Flask Weather App

Unlock true cloud-native API security! Learn how to deploy, expose, and protect your Flask Weather API with Azure API Management and Microsoft Entra ID. This hands-on guide covers real-world integration, step-by-step security, and troubleshooting tips to elevate your API game

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Illustration showing how to fix SSL certificate verify failed error when using pip install in Python

Fixing [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] Error When Using pip install

Tired of seeing [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] every time you run pip install? Here’s a quick and effective fix that actually works—no complicated setups, just clean commands that get the job done

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Technical illustration showing application observability architecture with Spring, Flask, APM Server, and real-time monitoring flows, representing end-to-end monitoring using ELK APM for Java and Python apps

🚀Application Observability with ELK APM: Real-World Monitoring for Spring Boot and Flask

Unlock real-world observability for your Java Spring Boot and Python Flask apps! Learn how to monitor every request, trace performance issues, and gain actionable insights with Elastic APM and the ELK Stack—step by step, from setup to beautiful dashboards

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Illustrated scene of a developer launching a Flask inventory app on an Azure VM using Cloud-Init, showing automation flow from VM creation to app startup via systemd and firewall setup.

Cloud-Init on Azure: Auto-Provision a Flask App Right After VM Creation

Spin up an Azure VM and auto-deploy your Flask app in minutes—no manual setup needed.
This guide shows how to use Cloud-Init to configure, secure, and launch your Python app straight from GitHub using just one script.

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Illustration of Kubernetes workloads automatically scaled down based on a scheduled time using kube-green, highlighting dev and test environments going idle after hours

🌱 Saving the Planet, One Sleeping Pod at a Time – A Hands-on Demo with Kube-Green

Tired of dev workloads running 24/7?
In this post, we walk you through how to set up kube-green to automatically put your Kubernetes Deployments to sleep after hours—and wake them up when the workday starts.
Save energy, cut costs, and make your cluster just a little greener—without lifting a finger.

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