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The Azure Resource Group
Architecture, Azure, DevOps, Professional, Standards

The Azure Resource Group

Introduction If one is new to Azure it’s important to understand the concept of the Azure Resource Group. Resource Group understanding and structure is paramount

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 by John Folberth6 Min Reading
Terraform, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and YAML Templates
Azure, Azure DevOps, Professional, Terraform, YAML Pipelines

Terraform, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and YAML Templates

Introduction to working ADO YAML Templates for CI/CD for Terraform. Including links to GitHub repository with templates configured.

December 6, 2022December 8, 2022 by John Folberth6 Min Reading
Many Flavors of Azure IaC
ARM, Azure, Bicep, Professional, Terraform

Many Flavors of Azure IaC

Introduction What is Infrastructure as Code? How do I decide what IaC to us? What are the limitations of each? Do they all work across

November 21, 2022December 12, 2022 by John Folberth4 Min Reading
AZ 700 Azure Network Engineer Study Guide
Certifications, Professional

AZ 700 Azure Network Engineer Study Guide

Introduction The intent of this post is to provide my experience with obtaining the Azure Network Engineer Associate’s certification. This study guide will cover the

October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 by John Folberth4 Min Reading
GitHub Codespaces and Local Containerized Development
GitHub, Professional

GitHub Codespaces and Local Containerized Development

Introduction Recently GitHub has announced the introduction of GitHub Codespaces. This offering empowers developers to get started quickly on a virtualized desktop experience frontended by

October 12, 2022December 9, 2022 by John Folberth7 Min Reading
Tracking Azure History with Azure Resource Graph
Azure, Professional

Tracking Azure History with Azure Resource Graph

Background I recently joined Microsoft and as such I had the opportunity to contribute to Microsoft’s techcommunity. My first post was around how to leverage

October 12, 2022November 21, 2022 by John Folberth1 Min Reading
Leveraging ADO Pipeline Tasks to create Entity Framework Deployment Script
Automation, Azure, DevOps, Professional

Leveraging ADO Pipeline Tasks to create Entity Framework Deployment Script

Introduction This post is part of the 2022 version of Azure Back to School, an Annual Community event For the Community by the Community. Entity

September 27, 2022November 21, 2022 by John Folberth6 Min Reading
Azure, Professional

Azure Cost Analysis Part 1: Getting the Data

Overview This is the first part of a series in post whose intention is to export Azure Cost Data, transform it using Azure Data Factory,

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 by John Folberth3 Min Reading
Azure Managed Identities: User vs System Assigned
Azure, Professional

Azure Managed Identities: User vs System Assigned

Overview It is easy to get lost in the world of Azure identities. There are so many options and confusing nomenclatures it is easy to

June 14, 2022December 8, 2022 by John Folberth5 Min Reading
Tech Reviewing a Book
Personal, Professional

Tech Reviewing a Book

Introduction I am writing this post as a resource for those that are considering being a technical reviewer for a book. This was a topic

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 by John Folberth4 Min Reading
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Earning Azure Network Engineer Associate validates skills and subject matter expertise in planning, implementing, and maintaining Azure networking solutions, including hybrid networking, connectivity, routing, security, and private access to Azure services. Professionals in this role deploy networking solutions using Azure Portal and other methods, including PowerShell, Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI), and Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates).
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Passing the GitHub Actions certification exam validates subject matter expertise with applying continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) patterns and practices using GitHub Actions in the enterprise.
Microsoft Certified Trainer Badge
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate Cloud Badge
AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Associates Badge
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HashiCorp Terraform Associate

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