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The Weeks Top Links

Here are some of the most notable links from the week:

Connect Azure Cloud Shell to Virtual Network vNet via Thomas Maurer
Tip 274 – Set Your AzContext Interactively via Azure Tips and Tricks
Tip 273 – Getting started with Azure Image Builder via Azure Tips and Tricks
How to use Terraform to Create Azure DevOps Projects via chrisjeffrey_uk
Standard Chartered Bank selects Azure as a preferred cloud, will deploy Microsoft Teams for 84,000 employees via Pradeep
Microsoft readies its AWS Outposts hybrid competitor: Azure Stack ‘Fiji’ via ZDNet | microsoft RSS
Microsoft to launch Xbox Series X in November via Tom Warren
Apple reveals why they’re gatekeeping Project xCloud from iOS users via Lewis White

Blog Articles

Here’s a collection of some of the most note worthy blog articles posted over the past week:

Videos

Here are links to some of the videos that have been posted over the past week:

Azure With Terraform: Provider 2.0 Update | The DevOps Lab via Channel 9
How Azure App Configuration helps developers roll out new features | Azure Friday via Channel 9
History of Azure SQL | Azure SQL for beginners (Ep. 2) via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube
Learning How to Transition Your SQL Server Skills to Azure SQL | Data Exposed via Microsoft Developer (uploads) on YouTube

Podcast

To complete the collection of different mediums to allow you to consume your Azure news / info in any way you want, here’s a list of the podcasts released this week:

Episode 371 | TikTok & SpaceX Geek Out via Microsoft Cloud Show
Mike Sigsworth on a Containerized Journey Using .NET Core – Episode 101 via Azure DevOps Podcast
Azure Security Podcast – Network Isolation and Private Endpoints via The Azure Security Podcast

Latest Featured Articles

Terraform: Deploy Azure App Service with Key Vault Secret Integration

by Chris Pietschmann | Nov 17, 2023 | HashiCorp Terraform, Featured Articles

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 and host web and API applications in Azure. The service supports ways to configure App Settings and Connection String...

Terraform Workflow Process Explained

by Chris Pietschmann | Nov 13, 2023 | HashiCorp Terraform, Featured Articles

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 effectiveness is its workflow that consists of three main stages: Write, Plan,...

Terraform: How to Join and Split Strings

by Chris Pietschmann | Nov 8, 2023 | HashiCorp Terraform, Featured Articles

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 pivotal to a seamless experience. This article delves...

Terraform: Import Existing Infrastructure

by Chris Pietschmann | Nov 7, 2023 | HashiCorp Terraform, Featured Articles

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 powerful features is the ability to import existing infrastructure into a Terraform...

How to Determine URL a Local Git Repository was Originally Cloned From

by Chris Pietschmann | Oct 30, 2023 | Git, Featured Articles, GitHub

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 understanding of the repository's origin. Sometimes, you may have cloned a Git repository from GitHub, but over...

Terraform: Create your First Module

by Chris Pietschmann | Oct 26, 2023 | HashiCorp Terraform, Featured Articles

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 to create reusable components called modules, enabling you to build consistent and scalable...

Azure Service Updates

Here are the latest service updates from Microsoft over the last week:

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Chris Pietschmann

Chris Pietschmann is a Microsoft MVP, HashiCorp Ambassador, and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 20+ years of experience designing and building Cloud & Enterprise systems. He has worked with companies of all sizes from startups to large enterprises. He has a passion for technology and sharing what he learns with others to help enable them to learn faster and be more productive.