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Hybrid Cloud Mastery.com is a site dedicated to the hybrid cloud automation (AWS, MS365/Azure), including productivity suites Microsoft 365 and the agile project management software Atlassian JIRA. From functional management and automation to audit of setups to adhere to best practises.

Do you need to automate your AWS or MS365 environments?

From Linux with Bash and Ansible to the AWS and command line interface, further on to PowerShell for MS365 – Possibilities for automation are endless!

Infrastructure as code and robotic process automation are part of the same trend : Automate wherever possible. And this is also HybridCloudMastery’s motto! This motto includes improving the operational efficiency for organizations and decrease delays for administrative tasks, data ETL pipelines and more.

Are your compute environments in need of a systematic infrastructure as code solution?

With +10 years of combined IT operations experience, the trend is clear: Bash scripts, cron jobs, and custom Python solutions with Scrapy and Selenium are everywhere. But does that need they scale well? Not really.

Infrastructure as code and configuration as code with desired state management is the key that unlocks scaling your environment.

This does not need that Bash or cron should not be used. But the focus is on improving the maintenance and operational efficiency by automation: Engineers should not have to step in manually for routine based tasks.

Ansible is one solution for automating infrastructure as code. Then there is CloudFormation for the AWS cloud, and similar solutions for the Microsoft 365 cloud.

Is your AWS account setup with proper cloud financial management for cost transparency?

For SMB businesses, speed is synonymous with the daily operations. That includes cloud operations and chances are that your cloud usage changes over time. This means that cost optimization is key and it is an ongoing effort. Because of the ease with which new AWS services can be started, cost changes just as quickly.

Do you want to grow your Microsoft 365 usage beyond email to collaboration tooling and enterprise content?

Are you making the most of services such as SharePoint, Teams, and Exchange Online? The fact is, the possibilites with the Microsoft 365 productivity platform are vast, and to automate the automate the deployment of Microsoft 365 configurations is key.

Let’s face it, cloud solutions like AWS and Microsoft 365 are part of a thriving cloud ecosystem, but how can you automate cloud tasks and manage costs for your small business?