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Author Archives: Marcel Zehner
Disable Azure Storage Account Access Keys (Preview)
Several months ago I published this article which discusses the problem of Azure services that use a public endpoint together with its available authentication options. If companies do not understand these mechanics, they put their environment at risk. For Azure … Continue reading
Posted in Azure
Tagged access key, authentication, azure, endpoint, public, security, storage, storage account
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How to master Azure resources? Watch my new recording!
How to master resources in Azure? This is a question I receive a lot. We all agree that deploying resources in Azure is a simple process: You just go to the marketplace, fill out some form, hit next, next, finish, … Continue reading
Posted in Azure, DevOps
Tagged azure, blueprint, code, DevOps, govern, governance, IaC, manage, master, microsoft, operations, policy
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The live stream recording “ARM Templates Deployment Scripts” is now available!
On October 19, 2020 I did a live stream together with Microsoft Azure MVP Martin Ehrnst to talk about Deployment Scripts in ARM templates. We talked about the need for deployment scripts for the “last mile configuration” and how they … Continue reading
Posted in Azure, DevOps
Tagged ARM, arm templates, automation, azure, declarative, DevOps, IaC, imperative, infrastructure as code, microsoft
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The live stream recording “Nested & linked ARM templates” is now available!
On October 12, 2020 I did a live stream together with Microsoft Azure MVP Martin Ehrnst to talk about nested and linked ARM templates. We covered topics such as nesting, expression evaluation handling, multi-scoping and decomposing strategies. And we quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Azure, DevOps
Tagged ARM, arm templates, automation, azure, DevOps, IaC, infrastructure as code, lifecycle management, linked, linked templates, microsoft, nested, nested templates
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The live stream recording “More complex ARM templates” is now available!
On October 4, 2020 I did a live stream together with Microsoft Azure MVP Martin Ehrnst to talk about more complex ARM templates. We covered topics such as parameters, variables, dependencies, functions, conditions and copy. And we gave a quick … Continue reading
Posted in Azure, DevOps
Tagged automation, azure, code, DevOps, IaC, infrastructure as code, lifecycle, microsoft
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The live stream recording “ARM templates basics for Microsoft Azure” is now available!
Some days ago I did a live stream to talk about infrastructure-as-code and ARM templates basics. The goal was to give beginners a quick introduction why infrastructure-as-code makes sense and how very basic ARM templates work.
Posted in Azure, DevOps
Tagged automation, azure, code, DevOps, IaC, infrastructure as code, lifecycle, microsoft
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The live stream recording “Terraform basics for Microsoft Azure” is now available!
Some days ago I did a live stream to talk about infrastructure-as-code and Terraform basics. The goal was to give beginners a quick introduction why infrastructure-as-code makes sense and how Terraform works in it’s very basics.
Posted in Azure, DevOps
Tagged automation, azure, cloud, DevOps, hashicorp, IaC, infrastructure as code, microsoft, terraform
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2 free Infrastructure-as-Code Live Streams!
A while ago I announced a new infrastructure-as-code live stream. The idea was to give interested persons a kickstart how to use common tools and procedures they can use on Azure, either with ARM templates or Terraform. The poll results … Continue reading
Posted in Azure, DevOps, Events/Speaking
Tagged azure, DevOps, hashicorp, IaC, infrastructure as code, live stream, microsoft, terraform, training
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Using the Terraform Cloud with multiple Workspaces
In 2019, Hashicorp announced their very own Terraform Cloud. It allows you to manage state remotely, allows the remote execution of plan, apply and destroy tasks and supports integration with common version control systems to manage your code (and some … Continue reading
How to release existing resources from Terraform management
Some days ago I wrote an article how one can bring existing resources under Terraform management. While this is a valid scenario, the opposite could also be needed. This blog post demonstrates several methods how one can release existing resources … Continue reading
Posted in Azure
Tagged ARM, arm templates, azure, DevOps, IaC, infrastructure as code, state, terraform
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