The DevOps TechLab blog gives plain-language answers on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, cloud bills, migration and AI. Its 12 articles cover six topics, two each, with every fact checked against the providers' own pages. Each guide is about a 5-minute read and ends with a clear recommendation.
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How to choose an AWS consulting partner in India
What the Select, Advanced and Premier tiers require, what competencies prove, and how to check a partner before you sign.
By Janak Thakkar · 8 min readRead →Buying guidesAWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud: which suits your business in India?
India regions, free credits, startup programmes and compliance, side by side, and which cloud fits which kind of business.
By Janak Thakkar · 9 min readRead →Buying guidesBuying Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, AWS or Zoho: direct or through a partner?
Same products either way. What changes on price, billing, payment, setup and support, and when buying direct makes sense.
By Janak Thakkar · 6 min readRead →AWSAWS Activate credits for Indian startups: who qualifies and how to apply
There are two ways in, and the right one depends on who has funded you. What each tier gives and what gets applications turned down.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →AWSAWS Mumbai or Hyderabad: choosing your region in India
Mumbai first and Hyderabad for recovery suits most companies. When to do it differently, and where Delhi and Kolkata fit.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →Google CloudGoogle Cloud for teams already on Google Workspace: where to start
You already have the logins and the admin console. The first three things to set up, and what to leave for later.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →Google CloudCloud Run or GKE: what a small team should pick
Both run containers. One needs almost no upkeep; the other gives you control. How to choose without regretting it.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →AzureMoving Windows Server and SQL Server to Azure without paying for licences twice
How licence reuse works, who qualifies, and how much it can take off the monthly bill.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →AzureOne login for Microsoft 365 and Azure with Microsoft Entra ID
Use the identities you already have for your cloud, with MFA and access you can remove in one place.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →Cost optimisationWhy your cloud bill went up this month: nine usual suspects
Idle servers, data transfer, forgotten snapshots and six more places to check before the bill reaches finance.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →Cost optimisationSavings Plans, reservations and committed-use discounts on all three clouds
What each commitment means, how much it saves, and how not to lock yourself into the wrong size.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →MigrationMAP, Azure migration funding and RaMP: what each one pays for
All three cloud providers fund migrations. What each programme covers and how you apply.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →MigrationThe 7 Rs of migration, decided app by app
Retire, retain, rehost, relocate, repurchase, replatform, refactor. Plain meanings and a quick way to pick.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →AICopilot in Microsoft 365 or Gemini in Google Workspace: what each does for a team
What each assistant can do in mail, documents and meetings, what it costs, and how to trial it fairly.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →AIAnswering questions from your own documents on AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
How retrieval works, what it costs to run, and where your data stays on each cloud.
By Janak Thakkar · 5 min readRead →Nothing matches that yet. Ask an engineer →
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Questions about the DevOps TechLab blog
Six topics with two articles each: AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, cost optimisation, migration and AI. That makes 12 articles in total, from AWS Activate credits and region choice to Copilot versus Gemini and answering questions from your own documents.
Every fact is checked against the cloud providers' own pages. The guides are written in plain language, with no jargon and no sales pitch, so you can act on them or check them yourself.
Yes. The AWS Activate article explains the two ways in, which depend on who has funded you. It also covers what each tier gives, up to US$200,000, and what gets applications turned down.
Start with "Why your cloud bill went up this month: nine usual suspects", covering idle servers, data transfer, forgotten snapshots and six more. Then read the guide to Savings Plans, reservations and committed-use discounts on all three clouds.
Yes. Head-to-head guides cover AWS Mumbai or Hyderabad, Cloud Run or GKE, and Copilot in Microsoft 365 or Gemini in Google Workspace. Another compares how AWS, Azure and Google Cloud answer questions from your own documents.
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