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Azure CLI Kung Fu

Update Azure CLI from the command-line (az upgrade)

by Dan Patrick | Oct 10, 2020

The Azure CLI can be updated from the command-line in Windows. The command az upgrade is used for this, and it has a few options which are useful. Like all Azure CLI (az) commands, there is help that can be revealed when running the command with the -h az upgrade -h...

Microsoft Azure is Multiple Clouds – Public, US Gov, China and Germany

by Chris Pietschmann | Sep 30, 2020

Did you know that Microsoft Azure is not just one public cloud? Most of us only interact with the Public Azure Cloud, but this isn't the only...

Azure CLI: Suppress Output for Silent Commands / Quiet Mode

by Chris Pietschmann | Sep 18, 2020

The Azure CLI is really great for writing imperative scripts for automating Microsoft Azure resource management. Generally, the command output is...

Azure Cloud Shell Tips and Tricks

by Chris Pietschmann | Aug 1, 2020

The Azure Cloud Shell offers the ability to manage cloud resources, virtual machines, run scripts and other tasks directly from within the browser...

Azure Web App: Application Settings

by Chris Pietschmann | Jul 1, 2020

All web applications have some kind of configurations that are set on the server. The method of storing and accessing these settings varies on...

Install Azure CLI on Windows with Winget

by Chris Pietschmann | Jun 16, 2020

The Azure CLI is the command-line tool for working with Microsoft Azure resources, and grants you access to the CLI through both the Windows Command...

Docker development VM in Azure

by Dan Patrick | May 14, 2020

Ever wish you had a Docker dev workstation in Azure? About two months ago, we introduced the Azure Kung Fu VM, and judging by the views of that...

Jumpstart: Open the Network Connections Tab in Windows

by Dan Patrick | Apr 28, 2020

TLDR: Start-->Run-->ncpa.cpl Have you ever lost 6 minutes of your life trying to find a network adapter in Windows? Yeah, me too. Windows...

Azure CLI: Create and Manage Service Principals

by Chris Pietschmann | Apr 16, 2020

When an application needs to authenticate with Azure AD you can't really just give it a username and password. To authenticate and authorize an...

Azure Kung Fu Toolkit

by Dan Patrick | Mar 31, 2020

Welcome to Az Kung Fu, grasshopper! Scripting is the only way to ensure that your environments are the same every time and remove the risk of human...

Azure CLI: Manage Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS)

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 25, 2020

One of the services within Microsoft Azure for building out IoT solutions is the Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS). Just as with other...