Thomas Thornton is a cloud and DevOps specialist focused on Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Terraform. Through practical tutorials and real-world troubleshooting, he helps developers and platform teams build, secure, and automate modern cloud solutions.
28 articles from this blog
Git Rail Control is an interactive, gamified platform for learning Git commands through a railway-themed simulation.
Guide to integrating HashiCorp's Terraform MCP Server into GitHub Actions for AI-enhanced, real-time infrastructure validation.
Highlights from GitHub Universe 2025, focusing on AI-driven development, Agent HQ, and new tools reshaping how developers build software.
A technical guide exploring GitHub's new Agentic Workflows, which integrate AI agents into GitHub Actions for adaptive, intelligent automation.
A guide to implementing passwordless, cross-tenant authentication for Azure API Management using Managed Identities and Federated Credentials.
Introducing an AI-powered GitHub Action for automated, comprehensive Terraform plan reviews across 11 domains to improve CI/CD pipeline security and efficiency.
A guide on using GitHub Actions to securely checkout a specific branch from a private repository, enabling reusable components in CI/CD workflows.
Explains how to create custom AI personas in GitHub Copilot Chat for specialized tasks like security reviews, documentation, and refactoring.
