Thomas Maurer (Blog/Consulting)
Cloud and Datacenter Expertise.
Overview
Thomas Maurer, a Global Black Belt for Sovereign Cloud at Microsoft, provides expert content and guidance on optimizing Azure environments. This includes practical strategies for leveraging Azure's recommendations for Reserved VM Instances, understanding best practices, and avoiding common pitfalls in reservation management.
✨ Key Features
- Expert insights on Azure Reserved VM Instances
- Guidance on using Azure Advisor for reservation recommendations
- Best practices for reservation scope, utilization alerts, and auto-renewal
- Content on fundamentals of reserved instances and billing benefits
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Direct expertise from a Microsoft insider.
- Focus on practical, actionable strategies.
Unique Value: Delivers expert knowledge and best practices directly from a Microsoft professional to help organizations effectively manage and optimize their Azure Reserved Instances.
🎯 Use Cases (3)
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Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Not a software tool for automated management.
🏆 Alternatives
Offers strategic knowledge and insights, complementing the functional capabilities of software tools like Azure Advisor.
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💰 Pricing
Free tier: Blog content is free.
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