The article discusses the journey from AWS to Azure in terms of time-bound access escalation.
Initially, the team built a solution using IAM APIs, DynamoDB, and a Slack bot to streamline the access escalation process on AWS.
After gaining more confidence in AWS, the need for the bot diminished and it was eventually retired.
The author highlights Azure's more mature and streamlined approach to time-bound access escalation, specifically with Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM).