Dan Rios is a Microsoft MVP who blogs about Microsoft Azure, Azure Bicep, APIs, and AI, sharing practical guides on cloud automation, infrastructure as code, and modern Azure architectures.
11 articles from this blog
Explains how Radius, an open-source cloud-native platform, decouples app declarations from infrastructure, enabling portable Dapr applications across Azure and AWS.
Bicep v0.42.1 introduces roleDefinitions() function, simplifying role assignments by replacing hardcoded GUIDs with role names.
Explains using Azure API Management as an AI gateway for Open WebUI, focusing on integration with Azure OpenAI and Microsoft Foundry for security and metrics.
A technical guide on deploying the Open WebUI AI platform on Azure, covering architecture, security, and Infrastructure as Code.
A technical guide on implementing rate limiting for Entra External ID email OTP events using Azure API Management policies.
A guide to testing Azure Bicep IaC templates using automated, ephemeral environments created in GitHub Actions for reliable deployments.
A curated list of top 5 resources for learning and mastering Bicep, including deployment frameworks, governance tools, and community hubs.
A guide to using a shared variable file pattern in Azure Bicep to simplify and automate Azure RBAC role assignments with IntelliSense support.
A technical guide on integrating the UK Companies House API with an Azure AI Agent using OpenAPI specifications within Azure AI Foundry.
Introduction to Spectral, an open-source API linting tool for OpenAPI and custom rulesets, with setup guides and demo.
A technical guide on splitting email address strings in Azure Logic Apps using expressions to separate the domain from the full address.
