November 30, 2025
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.
AI
Azure
Copilot
Dashboards
Enterprise Reality
MCP
Monitoring
Power BI
November 21, 2025
A dark-mode rebranding tool for Azure dashboards and Excel exports so your reports look as modern as your cloud environment.
ARI
Automation
Azure
Branding
Dashboards
Excel
Monitoring
PowerShell
Tools
October 27, 2025
Every guide says 'configure diagnostic settings.' Nobody shows you which button to click. Here's the step-by-step tutorial that actually works, written for someone who's never done this before.
azure
SOC2
Compliance
Monitoring
Activity Logs
October 13, 2025
An Azure Monitor workbook-driven app concept: turn your dashboards into lightweight tools for operators instead of static reports.
Azure
KQL
Monitoring
Operations
Python
Streamlit
Tools
Workbooks
October 06, 2025
Using KQL to debug AI-driven alerts, complex rules, and noisy signals in Azure Monitor so your dashboards stop lying to you.
AI
Azure
Azure Monitor
Debugging
KQL
Monitoring
Operations
Support
October 06, 2025
An Azure IPAM workbook and process for tracking IP address usage across subscriptions, VNets, and environments without losing your mind.
Azure
IP Management
IPAM
Monitoring
Multi-Subscription
Networking
Tools
Workbooks
October 03, 2025
How to design Azure dashboards for a Cloud NOC team that actually answer questions instead of dumping metrics on a big screen.
Azure
Azure Monitor
Cloud NOC
Dashboards
Governance
Monitoring
Operations
Workbooks
October 02, 2025
Reverse-engineering and modernizing the legendary Chris Bowman Azure dashboard model for real-world enterprise environments.
Architecture
Azure
Cost Management
Dashboards
Executive
FinOps
Monitoring
Power BI
September 28, 2025
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.
Azure
Community
Dashboards
KQL
Monitoring
Open Source
Workbooks
September 24, 2025
What Azure Update Manager really looks like in an enterprise: agent confusion, SCCM overlap, and how to make patching governance work.
Azure
Azure Governance
Azure Update Manager
Governance
KQL
Monitoring
Operations
Patching
Update Management
Update Manager
VM Management
