Microsoft's latest Azure IaaS and Azure Local updates for October 2025, covering new features, VM retirements, and firewall enhancements.
A curated summary of recent technical blog posts from Microsoft, Azure, .NET, GitHub, and Visual Studio, covering AI, DevOps, and development tools.
Explains how to implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) support in Azure Application Gateway for Containers for Kubernetes security.
A practitioner's key takeaways from the fwd:cloudsec 2025 conference, focusing on cloud security research, offensive techniques, and defensive strategies.
A guide to building a custom HTTP extension for Bicep, enabling API calls directly from Azure infrastructure templates.
A curated list of top 5 resources for learning and mastering Bicep, including deployment frameworks, governance tools, and community hubs.
A guide to using Spec-Driven Development and Spec Kit to create an Azure Platform Landing Zone with Bicep, aligning with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework.
Azure Local Arc Gateway is now GA, providing a centralized HTTPS egress point for Azure Local workloads, simplifying security and reducing endpoints.
Weekly roundup of recent Azure, .NET, GitHub, and Visual Studio blog posts, including updates on AI tools, security, and development features.
Explains how to use the --pattern parameter in Bicep CLI for bulk building and linting multiple Bicep template files using wildcards.
A technical session on deploying Azure Virtual WAN, covering recent updates and Infrastructure as Code with Terraform for cloud networking.
A technical guide on configuring Microsoft Copilot Studio Agents with MCP servers using Azure Logic Apps, including deployment steps and JSON examples.
Guide to configuring Azure Private Endpoints with custom DNS solutions, including automation using PowerShell.
A guide to securing Azure Logic Apps HTTP triggers by replacing SAS tokens with OAuth authorization policies and Azure AD authentication.
Explores Microsoft Defender for Cloud, a tool for proactive security hardening and threat detection in Azure environments.
A guide to using Azure Chaos Studio for controlled reliability testing, turning assumptions into evidence through safe, structured chaos experiments.
A guide to using Azure Cost Management and Budgets for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing cloud spending to prevent cost overruns.
A guide to detecting and fixing Terraform configuration drift in Azure, including pipeline setup and notification strategies.
A guide to implementing Zero Trust security principles within Microsoft Azure, covering identity management, network segmentation, and continuous monitoring.
Compares User-Assigned Managed Identities and Service Principals with Workload Identity Federation for Azure DevOps and IaC, explaining when to use each.
