James Cook, Microsoft MVP, shares practical insights on Cloud and DevOps, focusing on Azure, Terraform, GitHub, and automation best practices.
20 articles from this blog
Guide to setting up the Azure Terraform MCP Server in VS Code for accurate Terraform code generation with AI.
Guide to running Terraform plan in GitHub Actions and posting results as PR comments using OIDC authentication to Azure.
How to use Claude and GitHub Copilot for AI-assisted code reviews of Azure Terraform configurations, improving IaC quality.
Analysis of Terraform Stacks on Azure, comparing it to Workspaces for multi-environment deployments.
A guide to detecting and fixing Terraform configuration drift in Azure, including pipeline setup and notification strategies.
Guide to building a reusable Terraform module library for Azure teams, covering structure, versioning, and consumption patterns.
Step-by-step guide to configuring autoscaling for Azure Web Apps using Terraform, including App Service Plan setup and autoscale rules.
Step-by-step guide to deploying Grafana on Azure using Terraform for automated infrastructure management.
A guide to safely refactoring Terraform code by moving resources without destroying them, using moved blocks and state CLI.
Guide to using Azure DevOps CLI for pipeline runs, including installation, authentication, and management commands.
Guide to Azure Verified Modules (AVM) for Terraform, covering usage, available modules, and benefits of standardization.
Step-by-step guide to deploying Azure Managed Grafana, covering resource creation, configuration, and access setup.
Terraform AzAPI 2.0 release: new features for Azure Infrastructure-as-Code including direct API access, resource versioning, and retry blocks.
A guide on using Snyk to secure Azure Terraform configurations, including setup, VS Code extension, and GitHub integration.
Guide to using Terraform Cloud for state management in GitHub workflows, including setup and configuration steps.
Guide to using Infracost for Azure cost management with a shift-left approach in DevOps.
Guide to GitHub Environments: creation, configuration, deployment protection rules, and branch/tag restrictions.
Guide to managing GitHub Copilot seats using secret teams for automatic license assignment.
Guide to deploying Azure OpenAI with Terraform using the Azure/openai/azurerm module, including sample code and configuration breakdown.
Guide to deploying HashiCorp Vault on Azure Container Instance via Azure Portal without coding.
