Ned Bellavance — Veteran IT professional and founder of Ned in the Cloud, creating courses, podcasts, and technical content on cloud and infrastructure.
203 articles from this blog
A technical educator reviews his 2021 content creation (videos, courses) on Terraform and cloud topics, and shares plans for 2022.
Explores how Terraform handles infrastructure changes made outside its control, detailing the plan/apply process and reconciliation strategies.
Explains how to use Terraform 1.1's new 'moved' block to safely refactor infrastructure code without destroying existing resources.
A guide on using GitHub Actions to automate Terraform workflows for deploying and managing infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
Explores data transformation challenges in Terraform using a real-world example of managing Azure Kubernetes Service RBAC permissions.
A developer shares lessons learned while building a CI/CD pipeline using Azure DevOps, Terraform, and Terratest for deploying an AKS cluster.
A personal update and tech newsletter covering Terraform course updates, a GCP Flask app deployment tutorial, and a podcast on open-source community building.
A personal newsletter discussing a trail running injury, Terraform basics, and a podcast episode on cloud-native app evolution and open-source communities.
Author shares key takeaways from a Pluralsight Author Summit on interactive labs, live video, and in-person events, plus updates on upcoming tech tutorials.
Author shares lessons learned from failing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam, detailing preparation and plans to retake.
A tech content creator's 2020 review, covering podcast episodes on cloud topics and a pandemic-inspired daily live-stream series.
Quick fix for a Docker connection error when starting a HashiCorp Boundary dev instance on Windows.
A guide to configuring HashiCorp Vault's AWS secrets engine to dynamically generate credentials across multiple AWS accounts using the assume_role feature.
A cloud consultant reflects on his first year as an independent content creator, discussing the challenges and rewards of leaving a stable IT job.
A developer troubleshoots a Terraform error about a missing 'region' argument, revealing an implicit provider creation issue.
A guide to studying for the HashiCorp Terraform Certified Associate exam, including a breakdown of exam objectives and a sample chapter.
A guide to preparing for the HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification, covering exam objectives, study tips, and recommended materials.
A technical guide on troubleshooting Conditional Access policies for Azure AD applications, focusing on why some apps don't appear in policy menus.
A tech professional outlines his 2020 vision and strategy for creating compelling technical content for IT professionals across various mediums.
A review of major tech trends from the 2010s, focusing on the explosive growth and impact of public cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
