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Securely populating Azure Key Vault via Azure DevOps
Azure DevOps, Professional, YAML Pipelines

Securely populating Azure Key Vault via Azure DevOps

Introduction Update: This template is available in TheYAMLPipelineOne on GitHub One the classic conundrums that occurs when properly managing Azure Key Vault is how to

January 25, 2022December 6, 2022 by John Folberth7 Min Reading
Selecting Source Branches for Pipelines
Azure DevOps, Professional, YAML Pipelines

Selecting Source Branches for Pipelines

Background One of benefits on leveraging YAML based pipelines in Azure DevOps (ADO), is the ability for builds and deployments to be managed as code.

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by John Folberth3 Min Reading
Intro: CI/CD Pipelines for Bicep
Automation, Azure, Azure DevOps, Bicep, DevOps, Professional, YAML Pipelines

Intro: CI/CD Pipelines for Bicep

Disclaimer: This is more technical than what I like putting in a blog post. I don’t know a way around it as feel like it’s

December 23, 2021November 22, 2022 by John Folberth16 Min Reading
The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) One
Azure, Personal, Professional

The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) One

Background I had the honor of being awarded a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award within the Azure domain. According to Microsoft: Microsoft Most Valuable

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 by John Folberth7 Min Reading
Terraform, Azure DevOps, App Services, and Slots
Automation, Azure, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Professional, Terraform, YAML Pipelines

Terraform, Azure DevOps, App Services, and Slots

Background This post is going to cover a lot achieving the swapping of slots via Azure DevOps tasks and YAML templates! Essentially wanted to go

November 9, 2021November 12, 2021 by John Folberth7 Min Reading
Azure, Professional

Managed Azure Access Planes

Background Managing Azure access plans is something I constantly find both newer and more senior developers/admins constantly getting tripped on. It is imperative to understand

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 by John Folberth3 Min Reading
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
Certifications, Professional, Terraform

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

HashiCorp Terraform Associates study guide I put together to help others with passing the exam.

September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 by John Folberth2 Min Reading
Azure DevOps Terraform Task
Azure DevOps, Professional, Terraform, YAML Pipelines

Azure DevOps Terraform Task

Introduction As development teams implement more and more Infrastructure as Code (IaC) leveraging Azure DevOps(ADO) there is a need for to ADO tasks that integrate

September 8, 2021December 6, 2022 by John Folberth4 Min Reading
Renewing Micrsoft Role-Based Certifications
Azure, Certifications, Professional

Renewing Micrsoft Role-Based Certifications

Background Back in 2020 Microsoft announced that it was updating it’s role-based certifications renewal process. Prior to this renewing Micrsoft role-based certifications was an ordeal.

August 23, 2021August 26, 2021 by John Folberth3 Min Reading
Outlook Web Access (OWA) Send Emails Later
Professional

Outlook Web Access (OWA) Send Emails Later

Problem With everyone working different hours due to our ever-evolving work culture one that that gets me is when folks send emails at all hours.

July 18, 2021July 18, 2021 by John Folberth2 Min Reading
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Azure Solutions Architect Badge
Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Badge
Azure Data Engineer Associate
Microsoft Data Analyst Associate Badge
Azure Administrator Associate Badge
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).
Azure Security Engineer Associate Badge
Azure Developer Associate Badge
Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals Badge
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
AWS Cloud Practitioner Badge
HashiCorp Terraform Associate

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