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.
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 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.
Explains the unexpected routing behavior of Azure Private Endpoints in hub-and-spoke networks and how to enforce centralized firewall control.
Explores Bicep extensions for deploying resources beyond Azure, covering their limitations and the new local deployment preview feature.
Reminder about Azure's upcoming change to default outbound network access for VMs, effective after September 30, 2025.
A guide to using an open-source command-line tool for populating Azure Storage Accounts with demo data for testing, training, and dashboard visualization.
Explains the importance of a Secure Isolated Recovery Environment (SIRE) in Azure for ransomware protection and business continuity.
Explores using durable execution engines like Azure Durable Task Scheduler to build robust, long-running AI workflows, such as summarizing articles and generating newsletters.
A guide to securely configure GitHub Copilot coding agents with federated identity and RBAC for accessing Azure resources in dev/test environments.
A guide to upgrading an eShopLite project to use .NET Aspire 9.4 and GPT-5 models via Azure AI Foundry for cleaner code and deployment.
