CI / CD
Git: Merge Repositories with History
Merging two Git repositories together in not a common task. In my own consulting work, this is a task that does come up every so…
Chris Pietschmann
DevOps
Terraform: Install Latest Version on macOS and Linux
Terraform from HashiCorp is provided as a command-line tool that must first be installed locally before excution. It’s easy to install, as the full tool…
Azure CLI
Azure Resource Tags: Important Organization Strategies and Tips
In the Microsoft Azure cloud, the organization and management of resources are extremely important for operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Azure Tags serve as a fundamental…
Artificial Intelligence
Azure Bicep: Create Azure OpenAI Service and GPT-4 / GPT-35-turbo Model Deployment
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service is a fully managed service offering from Microsoft that enables you to host your own instances of AI models from OpenAI,…
Azure AI & ML
Terraform: Create Azure OpenAI Service and GPT-4 / GPT-35-turbo Model Deployment
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service is a fully managed service offering from Microsoft that enables you to host your own instances of AI models from OpenAI,…
GitHub
GitHub Actions: Run Pandoc to convert Markdown to Word Document
Pandoc is a great tool for document conversion and generation. I’ve written tons of training course and documentation content over the years, and have often…
Azure Data & Storage
NoSQL vs SQL: Demystifying NoSQL Databases
There’s a lot of talk about NoSQL being the database of the future. Let’s take a look at NoSQL vs SQL databases, and what the…
HashiCorp Terraform
Terraform: Create Azure Cosmos DB Database and Container
Azure Cosmos DB is a powerful, fully managed, NoSQL, globally distributed multi-model database service offered by Microsoft Azure. Azure Cosmos DB enables you to quickly…
Azure Security
Terraform: Deploy Azure App Service with Key Vault Secret Integration
One of the most popular cloud-native, PaaS (Platform as a Service) products in Microsoft Azure is Azure App Service. It enables you to easily deploy…
Azure Security
Fix: response_type ‘id_token’ is not enabled for the application (AADSTS700054)
When creating and configuring an Azure AD App Registration to use for authenticating a web application with Azure AD, it’s common to see the AADSTS700054:…
Azure Compute
Azure Boost: Unlocking Performance and Security
In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud computing, performance and security stand as the cornerstones of an exceptional user experience. Recognizing this, Microsoft has created Azure…
DevOps
Terraform Workflow Process Explained
HashiCorp Terraform, an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, enables easier infrastructure provisioning and management across all types of platforms. At the heart of Terraform’s…
DevOps
Terraform: How to Join and Split Strings
HashiCorp Terraform, a versatile infrastructure-as-code tool, empowers users to define and provision infrastructure resources with a declarative configuration language. In Terraform, managing strings effectively is…
DevOps
Terraform: Import Existing Infrastructure
The popular HashiCorp Terraform, open-source, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, empowers DevOps and SRE teams to manage and provision resources more efficiently. One of Terraform’s…
HashiCorp Terraform
Terraform: How to work with JSON (jsondecode, jsonencode, .tfvars.json)
HashiCorp Terraform provides a couple functions for working with JSON. These are the jsonencode and jsondecode functions and they grant the ability to encode and…
Azure DevOps
How to Determine URL a Local Git Repository was Originally Cloned From
Git is a powerful version control system widely used in the software development world. When working with Git repositories, it’s essential to have a clear…
DevOps
Terraform: Create your First Module
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become a cornerstone of modern cloud management, and HashiCorp Terraform is a powerful tool for achieving this. Terraform allows you…
Azure DevOps
Git: Reset / Undo Most Recent Local Commit
Git is a powerful version control system (used stand-alone, with GitHub, and Azure DevOps) that allows developers to keep track of changes in their codebase.…
Azure CLI
Azure CLI: Check if Blob Exists in Azure Storage
Before we dive into the nitty-gritty details, let’s clarify some essential concepts. Azure Storage, a cloud-based storage solution, is organized into a hierarchy of containers,…
Azure Data & Storage
Azure SQL: Copy / Backup Database to Local SQL Server using SSMS
Developers often encounter hurdles when managing SQL Azure databases for development and testing. While SQL Azure offers a robust cloud-based solution, it can be costly…