DevOps / SRE

Azure Pipeline: Publish Unit Test and Code Coverage Results with .NET 7 Solution using VSTest, Cobertura, and Coverlet

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 14, 2023

When setting up CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) pipelines in Azure DevOps for .NET 7+ solutions, such as those using...

Deploy Azure IoT Hub using Terraform DevOps Infrastructure Automation

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 9, 2023

HashiCorp Terraform is popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool used to automate infrastructure deployments. Terraform is great for deploying...

Terraform Best Practices for Writing Clean, Readable, and Maintainable Code

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 6, 2023

HashiCorp Terraform has become one of the most popular infrastructure as code (IaC) tools. Terraform allows you to define and manage your...

Terraform State Management Explained

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 6, 2023

Terraform state management is extremely important with all Terraform projects. State management is the feature that allows you to manage, store, and...

Terraform: Deploy Azure Function App with Consumption Plan

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 2, 2023

HashiCorp Terraform is great for deploying any Microsoft Azure resource, and the same applies to deploying serverless compute with Azure Function...

Terraform: Store Backend State in Azure Storage Account

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 1, 2023

One of the things that HashiCorp Terraform requires to work is the ability to save and store the Terraform State Management (.tfstate) file. By...

Terraform: String Functions and Interpolation Explained

by Chris Pietschmann | Mar 1, 2023

Various tasks working with strings in HashiCorp Terraform is the most common type of code written when writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC)...

Chris Pietschmann Awarded HashiCorp Ambassador – 2023

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 28, 2023

I have been recognized by HashiCorp due to my continued dedicated and commitment to helping the DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) community...

Terraform: Using CIDR Notation to Define IP Address Ranges and Subnet Address Spaces

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 24, 2023

Defining IP Address spaces using CIDR notation for network and subnets is a common task for network engineers, DevOps Engineers, and Site...

Configuring Manual Triggers in GitHub Actions with `workflow_dispatch`

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 22, 2023

Manually triggering GitHub Actions workflows can be very useful at times, in addition to GitHub Actions ability to be triggered on certain events,...

What is DevOps?

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 19, 2023

At its core, DevOps is a cultural and collaborative approach that integrates development and operations teams to streamline the software development...

Terraform: Use for_each to deploy multiple resources

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 18, 2023

for_each in HashiCorp Terraform can be used to create more advanced Terraform configurations that are able to deploy multiple instances of a...

Get Started with Python Scripting and Automation

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 18, 2023

Python is a popular programming language that is widely used for scripting, automation, data analysis, and web development. Python scripting is a...

Deploy Terraform using Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 17, 2023

HashiCorp Terraform is a popular tool for managing infrastructure as code (IaC). By defining your IaC using Terraform, you can use version control...

How to become a DevOps Engineer

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 17, 2023

DevOps is a rapidly growing field that has revolutionized the way organizations develop and deploy software. With the increased demand for DevOps...

Deploying Azure Bicep Templates using the Azure CLI

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 17, 2023

Using the Azure CLI to deploy Azure Bicep templates can be used to more efficiently build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment workflows for...

Get Started with Azure CLI infrastructure as code scripting

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 16, 2023

Azure CLI is a powerful tool for managing Azure resources from the command line. It enables developers and system administrators to perform a wide...

Terraform: GitHub Actions Automated Deployment

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 15, 2023

HashiCorp Terraform infrastructure deployments can always be run manual, but using GitHub Actions to implement Continuous Integration and Continuous...

Terraform Init Command Overview

by Chris Pietschmann | Feb 4, 2023

HashiCorp Terraform is a powerful Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool for managing resources both in the cloud and on-premises. The first command that...