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API Manager, Host Name Certificate, and Key Vault
Azure, Bicep, Professional

API Manager, Host Name Certificate, and Key Vault

Overview When leveraging Azure API Manager (APIM) it is not an uncommon request to have a custom DNS record in front of it. On top

April 2, 2022February 16, 2023 by John Folberth5 Min Reading
Dynamically Retain Azure DevOps Pipelines
Automation, Azure DevOps, Professional, YAML Pipelines

Dynamically Retain Azure DevOps Pipelines

Update: Can now find this YAML on the TheYAMLPipelineOne repository Introduction Azure DevOps Pipelines can be very powerful, even more so when coupled with Multi-Stage

March 24, 2022December 9, 2022 by John Folberth4 Min Reading
Azure Budgets leveraging Bicep Registries
Azure, Bicep, Professional

Azure Budgets leveraging Bicep Registries

Introduction This post is a part of Azure Spring Clean which is a community event focused on Azure management topics from March 14-18, 2022. Thanks to Joe Carlyle and Thomas

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 by John Folberth9 Min Reading
SQL Server Audit and Vulnerability Scans with Bicep
Automation, Azure, Bicep, Professional

SQL Server Audit and Vulnerability Scans with Bicep

Update 3/31/22: Realized this assumed Defender was already turned on the server so adding the Bicep to do that. Update 4/14/23: Active example haws been

March 7, 2022April 14, 2023 by John Folberth8 Min Reading
Chicken and the Egg: How to Handle Bicep Interdependencies
App Service, ARM, Azure, Bicep, Professional

Chicken and the Egg: How to Handle Bicep Interdependencies

Introduction That’s title is a mouthful: Chicken and the Egg: How to Handle Bicep Interdependencies. What this means is how to handle deployments when resources

February 18, 2022December 9, 2022 by John Folberth7 Min Reading
Nested Loops In Azure Bicep with an RBAC Example
Azure, Bicep, Professional

Nested Loops In Azure Bicep with an RBAC Example

Background Did you know that “technically” nested loops in Azure Bicep are supported? Neither did I until really digging into it. The scenario I was

February 9, 2022November 22, 2022 by John Folberth6 Min Reading
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
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Microsoft Data Analyst Associate Badge
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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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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
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HashiCorp Terraform Associate

Recent Posts

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  • Changing Access Tiers for Append and Page Blobs
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