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October 2024

What's New in Turbo360 - Azure Cost Analyzer Improvements, Anomaly Detection Enhancements...

Turbo360's Product Owner, Michael Stephenson, brings you the latest updates in the Azure cost management and monitoring platform. This video highlights exciting new UI themes, enhanced widget features, and improved cost analysis tools—all designed to boost your productivity and deliver deeper insights.

Building Robust Solutions on Azure: Insights from Industry Experts

Building robust solutions on Azure is essential in today’s cloud-driven world, where performance, availability, and resilience are the cornerstones of successful applications. In a recent episode of Azure on Air podcast, we brought together leading Azure experts to dive deep into these critical aspects of cloud architecture. From overcoming the challenges of distributed systems to mastering performance optimization, the conversation explored the ins and outs of creating high-performing, reliable solutions on Microsoft Azure.

End to end tracking of Azure Function Apps

In this video, Mike Stephenson explores a practical use case for gaining transparency in Azure Function integrations that help in end-to-end tracking of Azure Function Apps. Discover how leveraging Application Insights can help your team gain visibility into hidden integrations and improve operational efficiency. Learn how one customer successfully implemented this solution to streamline their processes and reduce support ticket escalations.

Azure Function and APIM: The Ultimate Tool for Business Data Tracking

The Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) module is designed to shift support “left,” meaning it empowers support operators to identify and address issues earlier in the process by providing them with a business-friendly view of the underlying complex infrastructure. This makes it easier for operators to understand and manage critical processes without needing to have expert skills in the technical complexities of Azure.

Mastering Cybersecurity: From Integration to Real-World Threats and AI

In this episode of Azure on Air, Nino Crudele dives into the world of cybersecurity, revealing critical insights on safeguarding digital data. Drawing from personal experiences and real-world hacking stories, Nino unpacks how threats like social engineering and the dark web operate. He also explores the role of artificial intelligence, showing both its potential to strengthen and undermine security efforts. This episode is a must-listen for anyone wanting to stay informed about emerging cyber risks and learn best practices for protecting their online presence.

Cloud Financial Operations: Strategies for Cost Management

This episode of FinOps on Azure delves into financial operations within cloud infrastructure management, featuring host Michael Stephenson, A FinOps certified practitioner, and Andrew Matveychuk, Information Technology Architect. They discuss the critical importance of cost management in cloud environments, highlighting the expectations versus reality of cloud migration costs.

Azure VM Recommendations: A Comprehensive Guide

Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of Virtual Machines (VMs) to suit various use cases, making it a flexible platform for organizations of all sizes. However, choosing the right VM for your workload can be challenging, especially with Azure’s continuously expanding portfolio. This blog aims to provide detailed Azure VM recommendations to help optimize your cost, performance, and operational efficiency.

Beyond Basics: Advanced Azure Advisor Cost Recommendations for Your Business

Discover how to maximize your Azure cost savings by exploring strategies and techniques that go beyond the insights provided by Azure Advisor. Also, learn why managing Azure costs has become a critical challenge for organizations and why native tools like Azure Advisor may not be giving you the full picture. This video unpacks the complexities of cloud cost optimization and explores how data-driven insights are revolutionizing Azure Cost Management.

End-to-end tracking for Azure Data Factory

This video by Michael Stephenson focuses on utilizing Turbo360's Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) data query feature in conjunction with Azure Data Factory. It begins with an introduction to the architecture, highlighting how data factory diagnostic settings can push events to a Log Analytics workspace for tracking purposes.

Getting transparency on hidden Azure Function Integrations

Recently we released a new feature for Business Activity Monitoring and one of our customers was able to get almost immediate value from this feature with an integration use case they were struggling to support. The solution implemented involves the source data coming from various operational technology systems that push data to an event hub.

End-to-end tracking for Azure APIM

In the video, Michael Stephenson discusses the Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) data queries feature and its integration with API management, emphasizing its role in enhancing operational insights. He explains how the tool allows users to query both App Insights and Log Analytics, enabling the creation of user-friendly views for non-technical users, such as support operators.

Azure Logic Apps Consumption: The Ultimate Tool for Business Data Tracking

In the latest release of Turbo360, significant improvements have been made to the Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) module. This module is designed to shift support “left,” meaning it empowers support operators to identify and address issues earlier in the process by providing them with a business-friendly view of the underlying complex infrastructure.

Azure Cost Management Per Department: Optimizing Cloud Spending using Turbo360

Cloud adoption is growing rapidly, and businesses are increasingly using platforms like Azure to run their services. However, managing costs efficiently is crucial to prevent overspending. By tracking costs per department, you ensure that each team is accountable for its cloud spending, making optimization and budgeting more effective. In this article, we’ll explore how to track and allocate Azure costs per department, ensuring your organization optimizes its cloud budget.

End-to-end tracking for Azure Logic App Standard

Turbo360's BAM Data Queries feature is designed to provide end-to-end visibility into business processes and workflows, allowing you to track and monitor the entire flow of your integration platform. In this video, Michael Stephenson - Product owner for Turbo360, demonstrates how to leverage the BAM Data Queries feature in Turbo360 to create a user-friendly view of your workflow's transactions. This allows business users and support operators to monitor the integration platform without needing to be technical experts.

GitHub Copilot and Beyond: The Evolution of AI in Integration

This in-depth conversation with Martin Abbott, a seasoned expert in integration and AI, explores the transformative power of Gen AI Copilot. In this episode, Martin shares his journey in integration and AI, from his early days working with BizTalk to his current work with Gen AI. He provides a comprehensive overview of GitHub Copilot, including its features, benefits, and potential applications. It also discusses the importance of ethics and responsible AI development, as well as the real-world impact of Gen AI Copilot on various industries.

End-to-end tracking of APIM and Azure Functions

In this video, Michael Stephenson, Turbo360's Product owner, demonstrates how to design and implement a seamless end-to-end tracking system for API management and Azure Functions, providing real-time visibility into business processes. Discover how to create a transaction, add stages, map fields, and create a query to retrieve data from App Insights. Also, learn how to create a simplified view of an end-to-end process for users, allowing them to see what's happening behind the scenes.

Artificial intelligence in healthcare: transforming the practice of medicine

In this episode of the Azure On Air podcast, Mick Badran joins our host to discuss his journey in the integration space and how he's applying AI and integration in the healthcare industry. He dives into the challenges and opportunities of using AI in healthcare and also shares his experiences with building a healthcare startup and working with medical professionals to improve patient outcomes.

Azure Cost Allocation to manage Azure spend and get the most out of it

As more and more companies are moving their operations to the cloud, cost management becomes one of the significant concerns, and Azure cost allocation provides the solution for it. Due to the fact that more and more companies use Azure services, it has become crucial to define the correct Azure cost allocation and resource management.

End-to-end Tracking of Azure Logic Apps consumption

In this video, Mike Stephenson demonstrates how to use a new feature in Turbo360's Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) to create a business process dashboard for Azure Logic App consumption. Learn how to easily integrate with Azure Monitor's diagnostic settings and create a friendly view of your transactions, empowering your users to see what's going on in your integration platform.