A developer's weekly learning log covering Power BI data refresh, LLM architectures, Azure OpenAI costs, AI news, Python in Excel, and Azure SQL updates.
Introduces Azure Quick Review (azqr), an open-source CLI tool for scanning Azure resources and generating compliance reports.
The Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast celebrates its 200th episode, reflecting on its four-year journey, milestones, and community growth.
Explains why using the Device Filter is more secure than Device Platform for Conditional Access policies targeting managed devices.
An infographic exploring various practical use cases for Azure Functions, a serverless compute service.
Exploring the new Bicep Deployment Pane in VS Code, a feature for validating, previewing, and deploying Azure infrastructure templates.
A comprehensive study guide for the Microsoft Azure Developer Associate (AZ-204) certification exam, covering exam updates and key topics.
A detailed guide on using Azure Deployment Stacks with Bicep to manage resource lifecycles at scale, including a preview of upcoming features.
PowerShell script to identify Azure VMs not built from Marketplace images, useful for detecting lift-and-shift migrations.
Introduces the new opinionated formatter for Bicep templates in VSCode, detailing its experimental features and configuration for code style consistency.
Part 3 of a tutorial on implementing Azure Managed Prometheus & Grafana for AKS monitoring using Terraform, focusing on ingress-nginx metrics.
Explains how to correctly use Service Principal IDs (Client IDs vs. Object IDs) for Azure RBAC and Azure DevOps, fixing a common error.
Bicep v0.18.4 introduces native support for Bicep parameter files (.bicepparam), including decompilation and deployment features.
Part 2 of a tutorial on using Terraform to configure Azure Managed Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring an AKS cluster.
A technical guide on setting up Azure Managed Prometheus and Grafana for AKS monitoring using Terraform, part 1 of a series.
Compares Azure's Traffic Manager and Front Door services for global load balancing, highlighting their protocols, routing methods, and use cases.
Upcoming Bicep parameter files (.bicepparam) will replace JSON, offering cleaner syntax and better tooling for Azure infrastructure-as-code deployments.
A guide to migrating from Classic Application Insights to the new Workspace-based model, covering the process, data merging, and alert reconfiguration.
Explains how to use the new MaxAgeInDays configuration in Bicep's linter rules to control allowed Azure resource API versions.
A guide on copying specific elements like queries, metrics, or groups between Azure Workbooks using the Advanced Editor and JSON.
