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Build production-ready dashboards, workbooks, and alerting for enterprise Azure infrastructure.
The dashboard problem: Most Azure dashboards are "data dumps"—dozens of tiles showing metrics, logs, and alerts with no context. Nobody knows what's actionable.
After building dashboards for Cloud NOC teams and executives, I've learned that effective monitoring requires three layers:
This hub contains the dashboard patterns, workbook templates, and monitoring strategies I've used to build observability systems that teams actually use—from Cloud NOC to FinOps to security.
Design principles for effective Azure dashboards.
2025-10-03
How to design Azure dashboards for a Cloud NOC team that actually answer questions instead of dumping metrics on a big screen.
2025-10-02
Reverse-engineering and modernizing the legendary Chris Bowman Azure dashboard model for real-world enterprise environments.
2025-12-07
Microsoft certifies Azure Administrators, Developers, and Data Engineers. But there's no certification for the role 80% of Azure admins actually perform: building Workbooks, writing KQL queries, creating Power BI dashboards, and leveraging AI for operations. Here's the exam that should exist.
2025-11-30
A practical comparison of MCP vs Power BI AI: what actually reads data, what actually builds visuals, and how Azure admins should think about both.
Build interactive, data-driven workbooks for deep analysis.
2025-09-28
How to enhance Azure Monitor Workbooks from 50 to 200+ services with global filters, security hygiene checks, and portal integration. Fixes Billy York Azure Inventory Workbook with working KQL queries, conditional visibility, and professional UX.
2025-10-13
An Azure Monitor workbook-driven app concept: turn your dashboards into lightweight tools for operators instead of static reports.
2025-11-21
A dark-mode rebranding tool for Azure dashboards and Excel exports so your reports look as modern as your cloud environment.
Production dashboard and tooling examples you can deploy today.
2025-10-06
An Azure IPAM workbook and process for tracking IP address usage across subscriptions, VNets, and environments without losing your mind.
2025-09-24
What Azure Update Manager really looks like in an enterprise: agent confusion, SCCM overlap, and how to make patching governance work.
Production-ready code and tools
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