PowerShell now Open Source AND Cross-Platform! Linux, macOS, Windows
Windows PowerShell the new Shell (first released in 2006) for Windows that provides the ability to implement Task Automation, and Configuration Management via a Command-Line…
DevOps
DevOps is a set of practices and cultural philosophies that integrate software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) to enhance an organization’s ability to deliver applications and services more efficiently and reliably. By promoting collaboration, communication, and automation, DevOps aims to shorten the development lifecycle, improve deployment frequency, and ensure high quality in software releases. Key components of DevOps include continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure as code (IaC), monitoring, and feedback loops. This approach fosters a collaborative environment where development and operations teams work together seamlessly to innovate rapidly, respond to market changes, and provide robust, scalable, and secure software solutions.
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Get Started with Azure Bicep – Alternative to ARM Templates
Azure Bicep is an abstraction built on top of Azure ARM Templates and Azure Resource Manager that offers a cleaner code syntax with better support…
Azure Network Security Best Practices to Protect Your Cloud Infrastructure
Securing network environments in Microsoft Azure is paramount when organizations migrate their infrastructure and applications to the cloud. Azure, as one of the leading cloud…
Azure CLI: Reset Azure SQL Database Password
The Azure SQL Database service allows you to set an Admin login and password when you provision a database server in the service. However, if…
Securing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage using Best Practices
When your team loses control of its Terraform state file, it loses control of everything in the subscription. An unencrypted or publicly exposed .tfstate isn’t…
Azure DevOps: Create SSH Key to Authorize Git on macOS
Instead of using username / password to authenticate with the Git (git) command-line when cloning repositories, Git supports the use of the more secure option…
Should .terraform.lock.hcl file be added to .gitignore or committed to Git repo?
When working with Terraform, one common question that arises is whether to include the .terraform.lock.hcl file in the Git repository or leave it out by…
Terraform: Easier Azure Region Pairing and Governance with the Build5Nines Region Map Module
Managing Azure regions in Terraform sounds simple at first. You define a location variable, pass in something like eastus, and move on. That works fine for a small…
Terraform: Modules using Git Branch as Source
HashiCorp Terraform empowers DevOps Engineers and SREs to manage cloud resources efficiently. One of its standout features is the Terraform Modules support, allowing users to…
Get Started with Azure DevOps Permissions On The CLI
Azure DevOps offers a rich set of fine-grained permissions. Unfortunately, the user interface only shows a few of them. When granting permissions through the user…
Azure CLI: Generate SAS Token for Blob in Azure Storage
Azure Storage is a cloud service at the very center of Microsoft Azure. It provides the foundations for storing data in many services and systems…
Microsoft Azure is Multiple Clouds – Public, US Gov, China and Germany
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…
Working with YAML in Terraform using the `yamldecode` and `yamlencode` Functions
The functions built into and supported by HashiCorp Terraform include the yamldecode and yamlencode functions for working with YAML data. These functions enable seamless integration…
Azure CLI: Delete All Resources Within Resource Group
There are times when you want to delete all the resources within a specific Azure Resource Group, but you do not want to delete the…
Azure Cloud Shell Tips and Tricks
The Azure Cloud Shell offers the ability to manage cloud resources, virtual machines, run scripts and other tasks directly from within the browser or Azure…
Azure CLI: Create and Manage Service Principals
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 application…
Terraform Feature Flags & Environment Toggle Design Patterns
HashiCorp Terraform offers lots of flexibility in coding Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments. Using Feature Flags and Environment Toggles can help in increasing the flexibility…
Terraform IP Functions for Managing IP Addresses, CIDR Blocks, and Subnets
Terraform provides functions to manage and manipulate IP addresses and CIDR blocks. These functions are crucial for network automation and orchestration in cloud environments, enabling…
How to Build and Deploy an MCP Server with TypeScript and Azure Developer CLI (azd) using Azure Container Apps and Docker
Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the way we build software. But as the scope of intelligent applications grows, so does the need for structured,…
What is IP Address of Azure DevOps Build Agent and Set Firewall to Allow it
If you are using the Microsoft-hosted Azure DevOps Build Agents, then you wont really have a reliable way to know what IP Address traffic from…