# Panorbital Blog

## Panorbital Blog

- [Technical Solutions](https://blog.panorbital.com/technical-solutions.md): Integration notes and learned experiences
- [Automating Microsoft Entra Employee Provisioning with Mimecast Email Gateway](https://blog.panorbital.com/technical-solutions/automating-microsoft-entra-employee-provisioning-with-mimecast-email-gateway.md): Well-run technical organizations need to automate IAM access provisioning in order to quickly and securely onboard and off-board employees or contractors. This is often easier said than done.
- [Generating Heroku App Inventory Lists (CSV) using Python/Pandas](https://blog.panorbital.com/technical-solutions/generating-heroku-app-inventory-lists-csv-using-python-pandas.md): Many businesses need to leave PAAS vendors like Heroku after a while. It's nice to have a list of all the moving parts as part of any migration plan. Here's a quick script to generate one:
- [How It Works](https://blog.panorbital.com/how-it-works.md): Simple, straightforward, high-level explanations you may find helpful
- [AWS Cost Management Tools (are not made equal)](https://blog.panorbital.com/how-it-works/aws-cost-management-tools-are-not-made-equal.md): Financial optimization tools for AWS are basically a cottage industry these days. These tools all work similarly, but some of them will cost you a lot more than others...
- [Tech Tips](https://blog.panorbital.com/tech-tips.md): Over time, I've built up a variety of elaborate python, bash, and other scripts, so it's deeply annoying when a provider makes major breaking changes to their API or CLI without advanced notice.
- [Reverting Heroku CLI to v8 using Homebrew](https://blog.panorbital.com/tech-tips/reverting-heroku-cli-to-v8-using-homebrew.md): Over time, I've built up a variety of elaborate python, bash and other scripts, so it's deeply annoying when a tech provider makes major breaking changes to their API or CLI without advanced notice...
- [AWS EKS Extended Support Costs](https://blog.panorbital.com/tech-tips/aws-eks-extended-support-costs.md): AWS charges a \*lot\* for extended support. You probably don't need it. Extended support can easily quadruple your bills.