Azure

All my posts about Microsoft Azure

24 posts

Microsoft Azure posts spanning AKS, App Service, networking, identity, Bicep and ARM templates, and a fair amount of Terraform-on-Azure. A lot of it lines up with my Azure books - so the focus is on getting useful things running end-to-end rather than feature-by-feature reference reading.

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28 Dec 20213 min read

Ansible setup with Azure on a new Mac

Learn how to set up Ansible with Azure on a new Mac, addressing common issues with cryptography and module dependencies.

4 Dec 20214 min read

VSCode + Bicep on an M1 Mac

Learn how to run Bicep on an M1 Mac using VSCode, addressing the .Net 5.0 runtime issue with Rosetta 2 and Homebrew.

30 Aug 20218 min read

Some Terraform Azure Notes

Notes on Terraform Azure deployments: diagnostic settings, expiration dates, Azure Automation Account web hooks.

$Tracking costs in Terraform using Infracost$

24 Aug 202116 min read

Tracking costs in Terraform using Infracost

Track Terraform costs with Infracost. Install, register, and monitor changes in your Azure DevOps pipeline efficiently.

8 Jun 202115 min read

Azure DevOps Terraform Pipeline with Checkov & Approvals

Setting up an Azure DevOps pipeline for Terraform deployments with Checkov scans, validation, and manual approval steps.

25 Apr 20218 min read

Azure DevOps Multi-Stage Pipelines

Learn how to implement multi-stage pipelines in Azure DevOps for efficient deployment workflows with approval gates and infrastructure setup.

28 Dec 20204 min read

Ansible, Azure and macOS Big Sur

Moving to Docker to run Ansible on macOS Big Sur

31 May 20206 min read

Azure DevOps Terraform Pipeline

Learn to create a robust Azure DevOps pipeline for Terraform deployments, managing infrastructure as code efficiently with Azure CLI and Terraform tasks.

10 May 20205 min read

Azure DevOps Ansible Pipeline

Streamline your DevOps workflows by setting up an Azure pipeline using Ansible playbooks. Learn how to integrate Azure CLI for faster results!