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By [John Grange](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/author/john-grange) On March 23, 2021 ## [Healthcare in the Cloud: Is Your Environment Healthy for 2021?](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/healthcare-in-the-cloud-is-your-environment-healthy-for-2021) ***FEATURED POST*** This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### Topics - [Recent Posts](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog) - [Insider](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/tag/insider#topic) - [Azure Insights](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/tag/Azure-insights#topic) - [Security & Compliance](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/tag/security-compliance#topic) - [DevOps](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/tag/devops#topic) - [OpsCompass Releases](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/tag/opscompass-releases#topic) - [Press Releases](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/tag/press-release#topic) - [Videos](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/tag/videos#topic) By [Charlie Cuddy](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/author/charlie-cuddy) On August 27, 2020 ## [Why Managing Configuration Drift is Critical in the Cloud](https://discover.opscompass.com/blog/managing-configuration-drift-is-critical) # Identifying and Managing Drift is Vital to Your Organization's Success **What is Configuration Drift**Organizations have been working... 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