14 March 2021 · 2 min read
an introduction to the easy to use Az.Cli Python interface
Az.Cli is an easy-to-use interface that lets developers and administrators query Azure using Python. If you are already familiar with the Azure CLI you should feel right at home using...
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31 January 2021 · 5 min read
to save costs and optimize monitoring with OMS
In this post we are going to look into how you can configure your LogManagement data ingestion from Kubernetes. We will configure the OMSAgent of Kubernetes LogManagement to only ingest...
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14 October 2020 · 5 min read
with Tests leveraging Gruntworks Terratest
How to use Terratest to test Infrastructure as Code Terraform modules on Azure. A good practice is to use the Terraform module as a collection of Terraform resources that serves...
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23 July 2020 · 7 min read
leveraging Cloud Development Kit (CDK) for Terraform
HashiCorp recently announced CDK for Terraform: Enabling Python and TypeScript Support - CDK stands for Cloud Development Kit, CDK enables Cloud Engineers to define their Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using...
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7 July 2020 · 3 min read
If you wonder about the usage and estimated costs of your Azure Kubernetes (AKS) service log analytics or the cost for monitoring data retained and data collected seem to be...
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2 April 2020 · 10 min read
Use a service principal to create service principals
Have you ever tried to automate the creation of an Azure application registration or service principal object? In this blog post we are going to explore how to automate the...
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27 August 2019 · 5 min read
What are you going to do after an incident happen? Find the one to blame…? A better idea is to create an environment where failures are accepted and appreciated. You...
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26 August 2019 · 6 min read
Azure Resource Manager templates are complex JSON structures. The main complaint about these templates is the difficultly to read and work with. The language service shipped with VSCode supports comments...
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26 August 2019 · 7 min read
And how to test PowerShell classes
How do you create a Parameter File for your Azure Resource Manager template deployment? In this post we are going to create a Parameter File generator using PowerShell Classes. Furthermore...
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23 August 2019 · 2 min read
When shifting-left it is important to visualize and share the impact of changes directly to team members. So have you ever wondered how you could publish your test results? Using...
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22 August 2019 · 8 min read
How can you tell that an Azure Resource Manager template is valid and deployable? We found that you can only safely say a template is tested if you have deployed...
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21 August 2019 · 12 min read
Static code analysis of Azure Resource Manager templates using Pester
Treat Infrastructure as Code development like a software engineering project. In this article we are building on top of the post “Test Infrastructure as Code”. We are looking into and...
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15 August 2019 · 8 min read
Imaging you are trying to deploy a service to Azure and want to tests whether a given resource implements the specification. In this article we are going to look into...
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14 August 2019 · 10 min read
Treat Infrastructure as Code development like a software engineering project. Implement existing software development practices into your infrastructure development. In this article, we are going to look into different practices...
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26 July 2019 · 1 min read
This is my very first blog post to introduce you to my new site. I am going to publish content around a variety of topics from general IT-Consulting, Cloud Consulting...
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