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.
9 articles from this blog
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.
