David Swann

Azure architect, 33 years in IT. I write about untangling the confusion the cloud causes: hybrid identity, cost, the app layer. Building SaaS by directing AI agents

Aiken South Carolina Joined on Dec 12, 2025 https://www.azure-noob.com

David Swann

Dec 22 '25

You Can’t Govern What You Can’t Explain on a Napkin

#azure #cloud #finops #architecture

3 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

Modernizing Azure Workbooks - Taking Billy York's Inventory from 50 to 200+ Services

#azure #monitoring #workbooks #kql

4 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

Building Azure Dashboards for Cloud NOC Teams (What Actually Gets Used vs What Gets Ignored)

#azure #monitoring #dashboards #operations

3 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

Azure Tag Governance Reality - Why 247 Variations of "Environment" Collapse Your Cost Reports

#azure #governance #finops #tagging

3 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

50 Windows Commands Every Azure VM Admin Needs (PowerShell + Active Directory)

#azure #windows #powershell #sysadmin

3 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

Azure Arc Ghost Registrations - 64% of Our Arc Servers Don't Exist

#azure #arc #hybrid #infrastructure

1 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

Azure OpenAI Pricing Reality - $2 Demo Becomes $4,000/Month in Production

#azure #ai #openai #finops

2 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

SCCM vs WSUS vs Azure Update Manager vs Intune - Which One Do I Actually Use?

#azure #sccm #patching #devops

3 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

The Azure Hybrid Benefit Mistake That Cost Us $50K

#azure #licensing #finops #compliance

2 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

The 55-Question Assessment That Prevents Azure Migration Failures

#azure #cloudmigration #enterprise #architecture

2 min read

David Swann

Dec 12 '25

KQL Cheat Sheet for Azure Resource Graph

#azure #kql #queries #devops

1 min read

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You Can’t Govern What You Can’t Explain on a Napkin

Modernizing Azure Workbooks - Taking Billy York's Inventory from 50 to 200+ Services

Building Azure Dashboards for Cloud NOC Teams (What Actually Gets Used vs What Gets Ignored)

Azure Tag Governance Reality - Why 247 Variations of "Environment" Collapse Your Cost Reports

50 Windows Commands Every Azure VM Admin Needs (PowerShell + Active Directory)

Azure Arc Ghost Registrations - 64% of Our Arc Servers Don't Exist

Azure OpenAI Pricing Reality - $2 Demo Becomes $4,000/Month in Production

SCCM vs WSUS vs Azure Update Manager vs Intune - Which One Do I Actually Use?

The Azure Hybrid Benefit Mistake That Cost Us $50K

The 55-Question Assessment That Prevents Azure Migration Failures

KQL Cheat Sheet for Azure Resource Graph