A client of mine, a logistics company based in Georgia, called me last year convinced their Azure bill had a billing error. Their backup costs had tripled in four months, and nobody on their team had touched a single setting. After a short audit, I found the real cause: three new production VMs had been … Read more >>
A client of mine in Ohio called me on a Friday afternoon because their on-premises file server had finally run out of disk space, and their finance team couldn’t process month-end reports. They needed compute capacity that afternoon, not after a six-week hardware procurement cycle. This is the exact situation where an Azure VM (Azure … Read more >>
In this article, I will take you through my professional, systematic workflow for diagnosing and fixing an Azure VM that won’t start. Azure VM Not Starting Initial Triage: The “Quick Wins” Before we dive into the deep logs, let’s rule out the most common high-level blockers. In my experience, 40% of startup issues are resolved … Read more >>
I can tell you that the answer isn’t a simple “yes” or “no.” In the world of Microsoft Azure, there is a massive technical and financial difference between a Virtual Machine (VM) that is Stopped and one that is Deallocated. If you want to manage your cloud budget efficiently and avoid “bill shock,” you need … Read more >>
In this comprehensive article, I’ll break down every aspect of Azure VM pricing, share real-world cost optimization strategies, and provide you with the best approaches to make the best decisions for your organization. How Much Azure VM Cost Azure VM pricing consists of several interconnected components that determine your total monthly bill. Core Pricing Components: … Read more >>
In this article, I’ll walk you through multiple proven methods to retrieve both public and private IP addresses of Azure VMs using PowerShell, using a simple PowerShell script, and the Azure Portal. Get Azure VM IP address PowerShell Before diving into the specific commands, let’s consider why PowerShell is often the preferred approach for retrieving … Read more >>
Recently, I was working on a requirement that required me to create an Azure VM Backup Policy and apply it to my Azure Virtual Machine. This article will discuss the complete steps to achieve this functionality. Azure VM Backup Policy Azure VM backup policy is the policy that you define for your Azure Virtual Machine, … Read more >>
This Azure article will discuss how to fix the error “Remote desktop cannot connect to the remote computer” that I got while connecting to my Azure Virtual Machine. Remote desktop can’t connect to the remote computer for one of these reasons Below is the complete error message. The remote desktop cannot connect to the remote … Read more >>
In this article, I will discuss two simple approaches to check availability zone of Azure VM. How to check availability zone of Azure VM Let us discuss all the approaches individually. Approach-1: Using Azure Portal To check availability zone of Azure VM, follow the below steps. 1. Log in to the Azure Portal. 2. Search … Read more >>
In this article, I will walk you through all the steps to open ports on Azure VM. How To Open Ports On Azure VM To open ports on Azure VM, follow the below steps. 1. Log in to Azure Portal. 2. Search for Virtual Machines and click on the search result in Virtual Machines under … Read more >>
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