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Choose the Right Azure Region
Choose the Right Azure Region

Azure Region

This blog aims to guide you in making the best choice when selecting the right Azure region for your organisation.

Integrating Azure OpenAI Service Behind API Management Using SDK
Integrating Azure OpenAI Service Behind API Management Using SDK

azureopenai apim sdk

Integrating Azure OpenAI with APIM enhances secure, scalable AI access. this guide includes setup steps and API call examples in CURL, Python, Node.js and C#.

Master the Future of Coding: GitHub Copilot Certification
Master the Future of Coding: GitHub Copilot Certification

github copilot certification

The GitHub Copilot certification validates skills in using AI for coding efficiency, covering responsible AI use, prompt engineering, testing, and privacy.

Deploy Llama 3.2 Model on Azure using AI Studio
Deploy Llama 3.2 Model on Azure using AI Studio

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In this guide, I'll walk you through the steps of deploying Meta Llama 3.2 model on Azure using Azure AI Studio.

Exploring Azure Elastic SAN: Combing the old and the new
Exploring Azure Elastic SAN: Combing the old and the new

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Building a Bicep module for Azure Elastic SAN.

Building iOS pipelines in Github Actions with Fastlane
Building iOS pipelines in Github Actions with Fastlane

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This post will take you through how to setup iOS pipelines in GitHub Action with Fastlane.

Loading Skeletons
Loading Skeletons

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Fighting CLS with elements that do nothing

Microsoft Learn Applied Skills Credentials for AI Engineer
Microsoft Learn Applied Skills Credentials for AI Engineer

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Microsoft Learn's Applied Skills Credentials for AI provide hands-on experience with AI tools on Azure, helping professionals gain practical skills for real-world applications.

Exploring the new Generative AI capabilities in Azure API Management
Exploring the new Generative AI capabilities in Azure API Management

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The post explores the new logging, rate-limiting, and caching capabilities that are aimed at Generative AI workloads.

Microsoft Fabric Capacity IaC
Microsoft Fabric Capacity IaC

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Creating a Microsoft Fabric Capacity instance using Bicep.

The Building Blocks of Infrastructure as Code with Azure Bicep
The Building Blocks of Infrastructure as Code with Azure Bicep

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Embracing a modular approach to Infrastructure as Code with Azure Bicep not only enhances readability and reusability but also streamlines deployment processes, ensuring a scalable and maintainable cloud environment

The new login experience for Azure CLI
The new login experience for Azure CLI

azure iac CLI

Test driving the new login experience for Azure Subscriptions using the Azure CLI.

Install IPAM Netbox on RHEL 8
Install IPAM Netbox on RHEL 8

IPAM Netbox RHEL8

This blog will help you to install netbox on rhel 8 server with all required tools and packages.

Introduction to Microsoft's Semantic Kernel
Introduction to Microsoft's Semantic Kernel

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Microsoft's Semantic Kernel is a groundbreaking AI SDK that enables developers to quickly integrate large language model (LLM) capabilities into AI applications.

Embedding and Vector Search Using Azure OpenAI
Embedding and Vector Search Using Azure OpenAI

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This blog explains how to generate embeddings and implement vector search using Azure OpenAI service.

The new Change Analysis Preview feature
The new Change Analysis Preview feature

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Understanding the new Change Analysis preview feature that is available in the Azure Portal.

Create a Fine-tuned GPT-3.5 Model using Azure OpenAI Services
Create a Fine-tuned GPT-3.5 Model using Azure OpenAI Services

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In this blog post, we'll go through a step by step process to show you how to fine tune a GPT 3.5 model on Azure OpenAI services.

Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Integration
Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Integration

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Decision makers guide for choosing the integration patterns for Power Platform and Dynamics 365

Effortlessly Create Mermaid Diagrams with GitHub Copilot
Effortlessly Create Mermaid Diagrams with GitHub Copilot

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In this blog post, we'll show you how to create Mermaid diagrams using GitHub Copilot. This simple and straightforward method allows you to transform your documents into clear, readable, and easily maintainable diagrams with Mermaid.

Build a VS SSDT Project on an Ubuntu GitHub Actions Runner
Build a VS SSDT Project on an Ubuntu GitHub Actions Runner

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In this blog post, we will explore how to build a Visual Studio SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) project on an Ubuntu GitHub Actions runner. This is particularly useful for developers who want to leverage the power of CI/CD in their database development workflow.

Building a Rock-Solid DR using Azure Site Recovery for your onpremises VMware environment
Building a Rock-Solid DR using Azure Site Recovery for your onpremises VMware environment

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Building a Rock-Solid DR using Azure Site Recovery for your onpremises VMware environment

Enforcing Central Governance with Azure Arc
Enforcing Central Governance with Azure Arc

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Build central governance to your Hybrid environment using Azure Arc.

Extended Security Updates (ESUs) via Azure Arc
Azure Landing Zones and the Azure Monitor Baseline Alerts
Azure Landing Zones and the Azure Monitor Baseline Alerts

Introduce Platform Observability into the Azure Landing Zone Architecture

Platform Engineering and Azure Vending Machine
Platform Engineering and Azure Vending Machine

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This approach in the platform engineering space ensures efficient governance, streamlines Azure subscription creation requests, and incorporates Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for consistent configuration.

The integration of Azure Advisor with Azure Monitor/ Log Analytics
The integration of Azure Advisor with Azure Monitor/ Log Analytics

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We take our first look of Azure Advisor integration with your centralised Log Analytics Workspace

Import and Export feature across Bicep Templates
Import and Export feature across Bicep Templates

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A sneak peek into a preview and experimental feature of Bicep.

Building our new Azure Data Landing Zone IP
Building our new Azure Data Landing Zone IP

azure bicep landingzones

We built a new Azure Data Landing Zone solution to resell to our customers in under two weeks. Here is how we did it.

Use cases for GitHub Copilot and Bicep
Use cases for GitHub Copilot and Bicep

azure bicep landingzones

How can you use GitHub Copilot and Bicep.

Addressing configuration drift using Deployment Stacks
Addressing configuration drift using Deployment Stacks

azure bicep landingzones

A taste of the future of deployments using deployment stacks.

Leveraging User Defined Types & Lamda Functions
Leveraging User Defined Types & Lamda Functions

azure bicep landingzones

Advanced functions to supercharge your Bicep templates.

Creating an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 2
Creating an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 2

azure bicep landingzones

End to End deployment of an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 2.

Creating an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 1
Creating an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 1

azure bicep landingzones

End to End deployment of an Azure Landing Zone using Bicep - Part 1.

Deploying Bicep Templates using GitHub Actions
Testing and Validation of Bicep Templates using PSRule
Testing and Validation of Bicep Templates using PSRule

azure bicep landingzones

Validation and testing of Bicep modules and templates using PSRule.

The Future of Bicep Modules using Azure Verified Modules
The Future of Bicep Modules using Azure Verified Modules

azure bicep landingzones

Understand the future evolution of the Common Azure Resource Module Library.

Leveraging a private container registry for Bicep modules
Leveraging a private container registry for Bicep modules

azure bicep landingzones

Consuming Bicep modules from a private Bicep registry using Azure Container Registry.

Address Repetition using Shared Variable File Patterns
Address Repetition using Shared Variable File Patterns

azure bicep landingzones

Layering in shared variable files to Bicep templates.

Loops, Conditions and Conditional Loops
Loops, Conditions and Conditional Loops

azure bicep landingzones

More advanced elements of a Bicep template that allow optimization and options for deployment.

Introducing the .bicepparam file
Introducing the .bicepparam file

azure bicep landingzones

Using dedicated parameter files that can now be Bicep instead of JSON.

The Anatomy of a Bicep Template
The Anatomy of a Bicep Template

azure bicep landingzones

Understanding the various elements that makes up a Bicep template.

Getting Started with Bicep
Getting Started with Bicep

azure bicep landingzones

Installation and setup of Azure Bicep, extensions and best practices to help get you started.

Bicep: A New Language for Infrastructure as Code
Updated Azure Integration Environments. This could be the Game Changer for Better Standards
Updated Azure Integration Environments. This could be the Game Changer for Better Standards

azure integration logicapps process

Azure is setting the stage for a transformative approach to integration and process management with its public preview of Azure Integration Environment and Business Process Tracking.

Introducing the Azure Bicep Advent Calendar
Azure Networking Changes are coming! Are you ready for Private Subnets?
Azure Networking Changes are coming! Are you ready for Private Subnets?

azure networking vnet security cloud

Azure is revamping its networking by retiring default outbound access for VMs in 2025. It's time to gear up for private subnets!

Using APIOps to manage API lifecycle in Azure API Management
Using APIOps to manage API lifecycle in Azure API Management

azure apiops devops apim

This post explores APIOps in Azure API Management, detailing its use for lifecycle management through version control, pipeline creation, and deployment across environments.

Azure Developer CLI (AZD) Tutorial
Azure Developer CLI (AZD) Tutorial

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This tutorial covers using Azure Developer CLI (azd) to create and deploy a C# Azure Function App, detailing installation, project initialization, environment setup, and code deployment in Azure.

Azure APIM and GraphQL
Azure APIM and GraphQL

azure apim graphql functionapp

This post explores using GraphQL with Azure API Management, highlighting APIM Pass-through and Synthetic GraphQL models, and includes guidance on hosting GraphQL on Azure Function Apps.

High-density hosting on Azure App Service
High-density hosting on Azure App Service

appservice serverless compute

The post explores high-density hosting on Azure App Service, testing per-app scaling and its limitations in resource distribution and capacity planning, highlighting challenges in optimising cost and deployment strategies.

How Private DNS Zones for API Management break Logic Apps
How Private DNS Zones for API Management break Logic Apps

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Explanation of how APIM Private DNS Zones conflict with Logic App Managed Connector URLs

Custom code components - go beyond power pages limitation
Custom code components - go beyond power pages limitation

powerplatform pcf react

The post explores Power Platform's evolution, emphasizing Power Pages and PCF's role in extending capabilities beyond low-code limits, using examples like payment gateways and file uploads to illustrate custom code potential.

Multi-environment Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform & Azure DevOps
Multi-environment Cloud Infrastructure with Terraform & Azure DevOps

terraform iac azure

This post details using Terraform and Azure DevOps for multi-environment cloud infrastructure, covering monolithic and modular configurations, benefits of directory-based isolation, and implementing Azure DevOps YAML pipelines for deployment.

A Guide to Azure Site Recovery - Part 2
A Guide to Azure Site Recovery - Part 2

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This blog post delves into onboarding virtual machines for Azure Site Recovery (ASR), using recovery plans for automation, challenges in ASR onboarding, and integrating ASR with Infrastructure as Code practices.

A Guide to Azure Site Recovery - Part 1
A Guide to Azure Site Recovery - Part 1

azure siterecovery DRaaS disasterrecovery dr

This blog post introduces Azure Site Recovery, its significance in disaster recovery, particularly for IaaS workloads, and discusses key components and considerations in setting up Azure Site Recovery infrastructure.

How to align your Azure environment using right tiering strategy
How to align your Azure environment using right tiering strategy

azure tiering strategy

Aligning Azure environments using a tiering strategy focuses on categorizing workloads for optimal provisioning based on availability, resiliency, and disaster recovery considerations, while balancing cost implications.

The Cloud Doctor
The Cloud Doctor

monitor azure

Azure Monitor, the virtual cloud doctor for your Azure services

Getting started with Blazor
Getting started with Blazor

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Getting started with Blazor and building the first Blazor App.

Managing the Azure Virtual Desktop Gold Image - Virtual Desktop Series Post 1
Managing the Azure Virtual Desktop Gold Image - Virtual Desktop Series Post 1

azure virtualdesktop avd GoldImage

How to create, store and manage the Gold Image for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PC

Taking Azure AD B2C ‘Seamless Migration’ for a spin
Taking Azure AD B2C ‘Seamless Migration’ for a spin

IDaaS b2c Identity Auth

Exploring Azure AD B2C's Seamless Migration, this post discusses the complexities of migrating user accounts and passwords to the cloud, emphasizing the challenges and intricacies of implementing Azure AD B2C custom policies.

How to enable sensitivity labels for containers
How to enable sensitivity labels for containers

MIP sensitivity labels

This post delves into enabling sensitivity labels for containers in Microsoft Information Protection, detailing the steps and prerequisites to configure this feature for enhanced data classification and protection.

Interactive rebase
Interactive rebase

git

Documents the steps involved in performing an interactive rebase as an easy reference for clients without paid tools to simplify the process. By the end a git novice should be able to follow along unassisted.

Azure Maps
Azure Maps

azure azuremaps maps

Provide some tips and recommendations for working with Azure Maps. If you're new to Azure Maps, it is Microsoft's geospatial Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering.

The State of the Azure Platform and Landing Zones in 2021 - Part 2
The State of the Azure Platform and Landing Zones in 2021 - Part 2

CAF azure landingzones enterprisescale

Part 2 - Exploring Azure Platform and Landing Zones, this post focuses on remediation strategies for existing Azure environments, including management group structure, policy assignments, platform subscription creation, and establishing DevOps foundations.

The State of the Azure Platform and Landing Zones in 2021 - Part 1
The State of the Azure Platform and Landing Zones in 2021 - Part 1

CAF azure landingzones enterprisescale

Part 1 - Exploring Azure Platform and Landing Zones, this post focuses on remediation strategies for existing Azure environments, including management group structure, policy assignments, platform subscription creation, and establishing DevOps foundations.

Improve Security and User Experience with Zero Trust
Improve Security and User Experience with Zero Trust

zerotrust azure

Organisations are increasingly adopting flexible and remote working arrangements, surfacing the requirement to enable access to applications and services remotely in a secure way.

Cosmos DB for Consumer Fuel Pricing
Cosmos DB for Consumer Fuel Pricing

cosmosdb azure

Real world retrospective of Cosmos DB to manage geospatial consumer fuel pricing