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2024

Bicep - Deploying Azure Application Insights
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Azure CLI Microsoft Microsoft Azure Bicep
Keeping our cloud applications healthy and reliable requires constant monitoring. Azure Application Insights allows us to track performance, identify errors, and gain valuable insights into the behavior of our applications.
Terraform - Simplify Azure API Management Deployment
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Terraform Microsoft Azure API Management IaC
Azure provides us with a flexible and powerful platform to implement API Management resources, allowing us to take advantage of the capabilities of the cloud to improve the lifecycle of our APIs.
Terraform - Deploying Azure Service Bus Topics
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Terraform IaC Azure Service Bus Microsoft Azure
In our previous post, we looked at how to use Terraform to set up namespaces in Azure Service Bus. Now, we’re moving on to the next step: creating topics in Azure Service Bus.
Bicep - Deploy Azure Firewall into Virtual Network
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Bicep Microsoft Azure IaC Azure Firewall
Hey there! In another post, we discussed how you can use Terraform to deploy Azure Firewall and how it can make your cloud deployments more efficient and secure. Today, let’s explore how you can achieve similar results using Bicep, Azure’s language for resource declaration.
Terraform - Azure Service Bus Queue Deployment
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Terraform IaC Azure Service Bus Microsoft Azure
In the previous post, we started a series on using Terraform to deploy Azure Service Bus resources. We covered how to deploy namespaces in Azure Service Bus. Now, in this second post, we will look at Azure Service Bus queues, a fundamental component for efficient message handling.
Bicep - Deploying an Azure Elastic SAN
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Azure CLI Microsoft Microsoft Azure Bicep
Happy New Year, everyone! Kicking off our first article of the year, we’ll explore deploying Azure Elastic SAN using Bicep. Currently, there is no official Bicep module specifically for Elastic SAN implementation.

2023

Terraform - Provisioning Azure Service Bus Namespaces
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Terraform IaC Azure Service Bus Microsoft Azure
Azure Service Bus is a messaging service on the cloud that enables communication between applications and services. It’s a key component in many cloud architectures, especially when dealing with large-scale applications or services that require reliable, secure message passing and processing.
Bicep - Easy deployment of Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
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Bicep Microsoft Azure IaC Azure CLI
Hey there, folks! In today’s blog post, we’ll discuss the Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, also known as VMSS. If you have experience with Azure, you might already know that VMSS are crucial for managing cloud services that can be scaled up and down based on demand.
Terraform - Deploying Static Websites Using Storage Accounts and Azure CDN
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Terraform IaC Azure Storage Account Microsoft Azure
Static websites are gaining popularity due to their simplicity, security, and fast loading times. They are particularly useful for applications where the content is not updated frequently. Azure Storage provides a convenient and cost-effective way to host such static websites, serving content directly from storage containers without the need for a web server.
Bicep - Deploying Log Analytics Workspaces
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Bicep Microsoft Azure IaC Azure CLI
Hello! This week, I wanted to share a new post about biceps - As you know, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become a critical aspect of any successful and scalable deployment.
Terraform – Secure your Azure Key Vaults with private endpoints
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Terraform IaC Azure Key Vault Azure Private Endpoint
Hello everyone! The importance of securely managing our secrets, keys, and certificates has grown exponentially in our cloud environments. Azure Key Vault allows us to handle this sensitive data securely.
Bicep - Azure Custom Roles Definitions
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Azure CLI Azure Role-based Access Control (RBAC) Microsoft Microsoft Azure
Hello everyone! Today, I want to talk about custom roles in Azure. Azure gives us many roles to use, but sometimes, they don’t do exactly what we want. So, we need to make our own roles that do the exact job.
Terraform - Setting Up Private Endpoints for Azure Storage Accounts
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Terraform IaC Azure Storage Account Azure Private Endpoint
Hi folks, I hope everyone is doing well. We all use Azure Storage Accounts to keep our data, like files and blobs. And it’s super important to keep that data safe.
GitHub Actions - Building a Simple Bicep Workflow for Resource Deployment
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GitHub Actions Bicep IaC Azure CLI
In the previous article, we explored deploying Azure resources using Bicep with Azure DevOps. This week, we’re switching gears to GitHub Actions, showcasing a simple workflow to automate Azure deployments.
Azure DevOps - Building a Simple Bicep Pipeline for Resource Deployment
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Azure DevOps Bicep IaC Azure CLI
Nowadays, automating the deployment of cloud resources has become the norm. Azure DevOps is a go-to tool known for its solidness and adaptability. In this article, we’ll dive into how to create a simple pipeline to set up Azure resources using Microsoft’s infrastructure as code language, Bicep.
Bicep - Azure Key Vault Deployments in Multiple Environments
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Azure Key Vault Azure CLI Microsoft Microsoft Azure
Hi folks, I sincerely hope you are all doing great. You are probably aware of the importance of Azure Key Vault in securely and centrally managing secrets, encryption keys, and certificates.
Terraform - Deploying Azure Application Insights
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Terraform Microsoft Azure Azure Monitor IaC
Monitoring and analyzing performance in modern cloud-based environments is crucial to ensure reliability. Azure Application Insights is a powerful tool for monitoring your applications, helping you detect and diagnose errors. Building on our previous discussion on Azure Log Analytics workspaces, This blog post will guide you through implementing Azure Application Insights with a Terraform module.
Terraform - Deploying and Managing Azure Log Analytics Workspace
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IaC Azure CLI Microsoft Microsoft Azure
Hi! As cloud architectures become more complex, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become increasingly important. By using tools like Terraform, IaC allows you to manage intricate infrastructures in a text-based, repeatable, and automated manner.
Bicep - Deploying keys with rotation policies in Azure Key Vault
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Azure Key Vault Azure CLI Microsoft Microsoft Azure
Hi! This week, we’re talking about security, specifically how to use automatic key rotation in Azure Key Vault. In case you didn’t know, Azure Key Vault’s automated key rotation improves security by creating new key versions at set intervals and sending expiration alerts via Event Grid.
Bicep - Enabling Malware Scanning & Sensitive Data Discovery in Storage Accounts
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Microsoft Defender Azure CLI Microsoft Microsoft Azure
Microsoft’s Defender for Storage has recently unveiled a significant security update, with two standout features being near-real-time malware scanning and sensitive data discovery. In this article, I will guide you on how to enable these features across all your Azure storage accounts using Bicep.