Read all of the ATA Learning tutorials on DevOps here!

How to Monitor Windows Servers with Prometheus and Grafana

Set up Windows Server monitoring with windows_exporter, Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager. Learn how to secure port 9182, scrape targets, and validate alerts.

Adam Bertram 7 min. read

ServiceNow vs Jira Service Management: Enterprise ITSM Guide

Compare ServiceNow and Jira Service Management for enterprise ITSM across governance, identity, CMDB depth, migration effort, TCO, and DevOps alignment.

Adam Bertram 11 min. read

Slash SOC 2 Audit Prep with Azure Policy Automation

Learn how to automate SOC 2 Type II compliance on Azure using Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Entra PIM, and EPAC to continuously generate audit evidence.

Adam Bertram 16 min. read

Migrating Azure DevOps to GitHub Enterprise: The ROI Case

Quantify the ROI of migrating Azure DevOps to GitHub Enterprise: AI productivity gains, migration costs, and the hybrid Copilot strategy.

Adam Bertram 7 min. read

Entra Workload Identity on AKS: No More Secrets

Learn how to eliminate Kubernetes secrets by configuring Entra Workload Identity on AKS using OIDC federation, with Bicep and Terraform IaC examples.

Adam Bertram 10 min. read

Automate SOC 2 Compliance with PowerShell and Azure

Learn how to use Azure Policy, the EPAC framework, and PowerShell to automate SOC 2 compliance evidence collection, enforce controls across subscriptions, and build a continuous audit trail.

Adam Bertram 8 min. read

Prove Every Artifact: Supply Chain Security in Azure DevOps

Learn to implement software supply chain security in Azure DevOps with SBOM generation, artifact signing, dependency scanning, and deployment gate enforcement.

Adam Bertram 12 min. read

Transition from SysAdmin to Cloud Engineer

System administrators already have the networking, Linux, and operational expertise that cloud engineering demands. This guide maps the philosophy shift, technical domains, certifications, and portfolio steps to make the transition.

Adam Bertram 8 min. read

How to Ace a DevOps Interview: DORA, Kubernetes, and Terraform

Learn what DevOps interviewers actually test: DORA metrics, Kubernetes pod lifecycle, Terraform state management, system design, and behavioral questions with quantified results.

Adam Bertram 7 min. read

Azure Container Apps: Instant Preview Environments per PR

Build isolated preview environments for every pull request using Azure Container Apps revision labels and Azure DevOps pipelines with scale-to-zero economics.

Adam Bertram 6 min. read

Fix Broken Azure DevOps Pipelines: A Systematic Guide

Azure DevOps pipeline failures rarely point to the real problem. Learn systematic troubleshooting techniques to diagnose cryptic errors, network issues, and infrastructure limits.

Adam Bertram 8 min. read

Ready to Move Beyond Lift-and-Shift? An Azure Migration ROI Guide

Learn when to move beyond Azure lift-and-shift to PaaS services. Calculate ROI for modernization, optimize costs with Hybrid Benefit, and choose the right migration strategy for SQL Server and web apps.

Adam Bertram 9 min. read

How to Ace the Modern Coding Interview as a SysAdmin

Master coding interviews for sysadmin and DevOps roles with practical preparation strategies. Learn Python, Bash, and platform-specific techniques that translate your operational experience into interview success.

Adam Bertram 10 min. read

5 Ways GitHub Copilot Supercharges Azure Boards

Learn how GitHub Copilot's coding agent integration with Azure Boards automates PR creation, ingests work item context, and clears backlog toil directly from your project management workflow.

Adam Bertram 7 min. read

Master the New Test Run Hub in Azure Test Plans

Learn how to use the Test Run Hub in Azure Test Plans to manage manual and automated test execution, filter runs, analyze results with embedded analytics, and triage failures.

Adam Bertram 9 min. read

Fortify Your Logs: A Guide to Secure, Cross-Zone Log Aggregation in Azure with Loki

Build a secure, pull-based log pipeline that centralizes DMZ logs without punching holes through your firewall using Grafana Loki, Azure Event Hubs, and Private Link.

Adam Bertram 11 min. read

Creating Custom GitHub Actions: A Complete Guide for DevOps Teams

Learn how to build custom JavaScript GitHub Actions to share standardized, reusable code across your organization's workflows. This hands-on tutorial walks through creating authentication and secret management actions.

Adam Bertram 18 min. read