Tutorials

Tutorials

• How to Create an AWS Lambda Function with CloudFormation

  Do you want to enhance automation, consistency, scalability and cost-effectiveness? Follow this step-by-step tutorial on how to create an AWS Lambda function using CloudFormation.  Continue Reading

• How to monitor and deallocate Azure VMs to save money

  Enterprises can save costs by deallocating Azure VMs during inactive periods. Teams can use log files and automation to monitor VM jobs and push deallocation when a job is complete.  Continue Reading

• How to build a successful FinOps team

  A successful FinOps team relies on clear team structure and roles, shared accountability and baseline measures of success. Use these best practices to build a FinOps team.  Continue Reading

• How to survive a cloud service outage

  Outages might be rare, but they are rarely cheap -- any amount of downtime can cost you money. Learn how to minimize the risks and survive a cloud service outage.  Continue Reading

• Use resource tagging to optimize cloud costs

  When it comes to cost management in cloud computing, tags and additional metadata can help with reporting, allocation and optimization recommendations.  Continue Reading

• Craft a data protection strategy for multi-cloud

  Data protection is harder when you have multiple clouds in the mix. Manage this challenge by crafting a data protection strategy and following these best practices.  Continue Reading

• Optimize ML models with Amazon SageMaker Neo

  Machine learning models that run inference tasks require optimized performance and monitoring. Amazon SageMaker Neo can be a helpful tool in the ML model release cycle.  Continue Reading

• Create a private endpoint to secure Azure Functions apps

  Don't overlook security and leave your functions exposed. Learn how private endpoints can add an extra layer of protection for your Azure Function apps.  Continue Reading

• How to perform an application modernization assessment

  Walk through an application modernization assessment process step by step to make the most informed decisions about how to approach modernization. Learn how to get started.  Continue Reading

• How to use Amazon SageMaker Canvas for accurate predictions

  Amazon SageMaker Canvas is a useful machine learning tool for both technical and nontechnical professionals. This tutorial shows how to create data sets and train custom models.  Continue Reading

• Follow these 3 Azure Pipelines best practices

  IT teams can better streamline workflows, enhance security and improve the developer experience by understanding these Azure Pipelines best practices.  Continue Reading

• Get started with this quick Amazon SageMaker Autopilot tutorial

  Building machine learning models can be a daunting and complicated task. Learn how Amazon SageMaker Autopilot can help and how to start an Autopilot experiment.  Continue Reading

• An Azure Repos tutorial to build a container image

  Azure Repos is a tool for IT teams working with repositories and code versions. Get to know the tool better, and see how to use it alongside pipelines to build a container image.  Continue Reading

• Build a multi-cloud Kubernetes cluster step by step

  While Kubernetes is often deployed as a cluster on a single cloud, a multi-cloud cluster can provide numerous advantages, such as reliability, better performance and lower costs.  Continue Reading

• Get started with Kubernetes Cloud Controller Manager

  Kubernetes Cloud Controller Manager is an optional tool used to manage cluster resources. Learn how it works, why you may want to use it and the basics for getting started.  Continue Reading

• How to create and manage Amazon EBS snapshots via AWS CLI

  EBS snapshots are an essential part of any data backup and recovery strategy in EC2-based deployments. Become familiar with how to create and manage them with the AWS CLI.  Continue Reading

• Guard information in cloud with a data classification policy

  The cloud's need for special data classification attention arises from a combination of risk factors. With proper care, classification and compliance can limit these risks.  Continue Reading

• How to create an incremental snapshot in Azure

  Incremental snapshots provide several advantages over full snapshots, including lower cost and faster backups. Learn how to create an incremental snapshot in Azure.  Continue Reading

• How to create a Google Cloud Spot VM

  A Google Cloud Spot VM can help you take advantage of discounts, but you must be careful not to run certain apps on it. Learn more about Spot VMs and the process to create one.  Continue Reading

• How to create a CloudWatch alarm for an EC2 instance

  CloudWatch alarms are the building blocks of monitoring and response tools in AWS. Get familiar with them by creating an Amazon CloudWatch alarm for an EC2 instance.  Continue Reading

• 5 methods to restore an Azure VM

  There are various ways to restore an Azure VM. Review why you would need to restore a VM, available restoration methods and which process fits your situation best.  Continue Reading

• How latency-based routing works in Amazon Route 53

  If you're looking at Amazon Route 53 as a way to reduce latency, here's how the service works.  Continue Reading

• How to use startup scripts in Google Cloud

  Google Cloud lets you use startup scripts when booting VMs to improve security and reliability. Follow these steps to create your own startup scripts.  Continue Reading

• Get started with Amazon CodeGuru with this tutorial

  Amazon CodeGuru reviews code and suggests improvements to users looking to make their code more efficient as well as optimize costs. Follow this tutorial to get started.  Continue Reading

• How to set up autoscaling in Azure Kubernetes Service

  Explore scaling options in AKS, such as the horizontal pod and the cluster autoscaler. Then, follow a step-by-step tutorial on how to manually and automatically scale resources.  Continue Reading

• How to perform and automate key rotation in Azure Key Vault

  To add another level of security, find out how to automatically rotate keys within Azure key vault with step-by-step instructions for Azure Portal, CLI and PowerShell.  Continue Reading

• Deploy and manage Azure Key Vault with Terraform

  Terraform manages resources using configuration files within cloud platforms. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to deploy and manage Azure Key Vault with Terraform.  Continue Reading

• Set up a basic AWS Batch workflow with this tutorial

  AWS Batch enables developers to run thousands of batches within AWS. Follow this tutorial to set up this service, create your own workflow and manage your batch environment.  Continue Reading

• How to reduce Azure costs via automation

  One way for Azure customers to reduce their spending is to be sure VMs deployed in the cloud aren't running when they aren't needed. Automation can help.  Continue Reading

• How to set up Azure budget alerts

  Azure budget alerts can be configured to your specific needs by customized email notifications regarding financial budgets. Follow this tutorial to get started.  Continue Reading

• Ease package management with this Azure Artifacts tutorial

  An extension of the Azure DevOps service, Azure Artifacts can help developers manage and share packages to streamline the overall development process.  Continue Reading

• An Azure Data Factory tutorial for beginners

  Azure Data Factory can be used to create data pipelines to process data from multiple sources. Learn how to effectively create these pipelines within Azure Portal.  Continue Reading

• How to create an EC2 instance using PowerShell

  PowerShell has practical integrations that provide users with cross-platform capabilities. Get to know prerequisites and resources to create an EC2 instance using PowerShell.  Continue Reading

• How to deploy an EKS cluster using Terraform

  Terraform benefits include scalability, repeatable infrastructure and cost efficiency. Follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how to deploy an EKS cluster using Terraform.  Continue Reading

• Steps to launch an EC2 instance using AWS CloudFormation

  Admins can use AWS CloudFormation templates and resource stacks to deploy an EC2 instance using an infrastructure-as-code approach.  Continue Reading

• Use the AWS CLI to create an EC2 instance

  IT admins can use the AWS CLI to launch and manage EC2 instances. Follow these steps to learn how.  Continue Reading

• How to create an EC2 instance from AWS Console

  AWS has made launching EC2 instances an easy task, but there are still many steps to the final result. Learn how to successfully create an EC2 instance from AWS Console.  Continue Reading

• How to create EC2 custom metrics with Amazon CloudWatch

  Amazon CloudWatch provides useful monitoring information with its built-in capabilities, but for additional data, it might be time to consider custom metrics.  Continue Reading

• Step-by-step guide on how to create an IAM user in AWS

  Learn how to make an AWS IAM user and assign an access policy to the user with a few commands. This detailed tutorial includes screenshots to guide you through the steps.  Continue Reading

• A better way to query DynamoDB data with SQL

  Not everything is a one-click solution. Review two ways to query DynamoDB with SQL, as well as what these methods reveal about AWS' future as the top cloud provider.  Continue Reading

• Build a custom VM image for Azure deployments

  Follow this step-by-step guide to create a custom virtual machine image for Microsoft Azure deployments.  Continue Reading

• Security issues in cloud computing

  While the cloud may be flexible and cost-efficient, a lack of data safeguards and compliance standards makes security the largest hurdle to leap.  Continue Reading

• Managing and monitoring cloud computing services

  Keep your cloud services operating at optimal performance levels with advice from this collection of cloud management and monitoring resources.  Continue Reading

• Understanding cloud computing pricing

  Someday, cloud computing providers may simplify pricing models. But until that day, when determining total pricing for a cloud computing service, consider the services offered by the provider and how each pricing structure is worded.  Continue Reading

• An introduction to developing for Microsoft Azure

  Microsoft Azure builds on the Windows platform, allowing users to scale back their necessary development resources and move parts of their infrastructures into the cloud as they see fit.  Continue Reading