A Unified Governance Model for All Servers: Azure Arc in Practice
Azure Arc brings data center and cloud servers into the same management. Updates, monitoring, and security with a single model. Read where you should start.
Governance Model Keeps Azure in Check
Azure governance model is IT management’s playbook for multi-vendor environments.
Updated perspective 2026: NIS2, FinOps, and division of responsibilities with partners.
AI in Continuity Forecasting
AI in IT continuity forecasting transforms reactive monitoring into proactive. How Azure Monitor, Sentinel, and Copilot for Azure help IT managers prepare before it breaks.
Built to Last – Azure as the Foundation of Continuity
Azure provides IT with a comprehensive toolkit for continuity — from Site Recovery to Azure Local and soon Finland’s own data centers. This is how you build preparedness in practice.
Azure Local: Seven Benefits for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Azure Local brings cloud management tools and flexibility directly to your company’s own environment—without forcing a complete migration to a cloud-based model. Read why an increasing number of SMBs are choosing a hybrid solution that addresses security, latency, and cost requirements all at once.
Attack Paths and Attack Surface
Cybersecurity is more important today than ever before, and one of the key concepts in this context are attack paths and attack surface. But what do these terms actually mean and why is understanding them essential for every organization? Matias Haapaniemi explains these basics in his blog post this time. Attack Paths and Attack Surface […]
Azure Tutorial Videos – Part 3 – Azure Recovery Services
During winter 2025, Above IT will publish a series of tutorial videos on Azure technologies. In the third part of the tutorial video series, Above IT ‘consigliere’ Lauri Haveri covers Azure public cloud backup technologies – Azure Recovery Services. We will publish similar tutorial videos monthly – for the benefit of your IT department! Azure […]
Azure Cloud Business Continuity Planning
Azure cloud business continuity planning is often overlooked during cloud migration. As in traditional environments, continuity should be considered from a business perspective, evaluating the potential impact of downtime on business operations in the worst-case scenario. In this blog, I delve into Azure cloud continuity planning, also considering the cloud’s shared responsibility model. What is […]
Azure is versatile
Azure is versatile. Microsoft Azure cloud service has reached the age of 17. However, this is not about any difficult teenage crisis. Azure’s development has been quite rapid, and Microsoft has continuously introduced new features to meet various organizational needs. My intention in this blog post is to shed some light on its usage possibilities […]
Azure Tutorial Videos – Part 2. – Azure Arc
During the winter of 2025, Above IT will release a series of tutorial videos on Azure technologies. In the second part of the tutorial video series, Above IT’s ‘consigliere’ Lauri Haveri goes through hybrid management implemented through the Azure public cloud – Azure Arc technology. We will be publishing similar tutorial videos monthly – for […]
