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What is Lifecycle Management? Lifecycle Management allows you to set policies that automate the movement of your data between access tiers or delete data when it’s no longer needed. This can reduce costs by ensuring that you’re only paying for high-performance storage when necessary and moving older, infrequently accessed data to cheaper tiers. Automating this process saves time and ensures […]
Read morePrerequisites You’ll need the following in-place already. Step 1 – Create the Application Gateway Here’s how to configure the Application Gateway to use a custom domain and establish HTTPS communication with the Storage Account. Create the Application Gateway There’s quite a bit we need to do here, so let’s break it down to make sure it’s understandable. Add a Routing […]
Read moreIn this article, I’ll explain how to update the EmployeeOrgData for Entra ID users, which includes the Division and CostCenter properties. These properties are typically synchronized from an on-premises Active Directory environment via Entra Connect, but you can also set them using the PowerShell Graph module. Below, I’ll provide an example of how to do this. Updating EmployeeOrgData The PowerShell code below first connects to Graph using the User.ReadWrite scope, […]
Read moreOverview Azure-Firewall-mon (AFM or Azure Firewall Monitor) is a custom solution (currently in a functional beta) created by an Italian Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect called: Nicola Delfino, its worth mentioning that although a Microsoft CSA makes AFM, IT IS NOT A SUPPORTED MICROSOFT PRODUCT. Monitoring Azure Firewall can be a pain – with trawling through logs – using the Azure Firewall Workbook – helps fill in the gap […]
Read moreThis service is a global load balancer for HTTP/HTTPS traffic. You don’t need to manage resiliency, as this service is resilient by default. See what feature you can enable, using this approach: All these features can be helpful in the following scenarios: This method will result in the architecture shown below: The following concern is how to set it. Naturally, […]
Read moreHow can a self-hosted agent running on Azure Container Instances create a docker image? Even while the question may seem simple, it is difficult. Suppose you’ve already set up a self-hosted agent on an Azure Container Instance (ACR); You run a pipeline with a simple docker image and … you get the below error: Unable to locate executable file: ‘docker’. […]
Read moreSelf-hosted agent on Linux In some cases is necessary, for example, you need to integrate with VNET – because the resources you want to access are not publicly accessible. This can be a storage account, container registry, or many others. Using my instruction you build and run a self-hosted agent in 3 minutes. In that scenario you must: Build and push […]
Read moreHere’s a PowerShell script to export the Azure Firewall Policy rules from the East US region and import them to the West US region. The script assumes you have the necessary Azure modules installed and are authenticated. Explanation: Make sure you have the necessary permissions to access and modify Azure Firewall policies and that the Azure PowerShell module is installed […]
Read moreLet us learn how to create and configure a Self-Hosted Agent in Azure DevOps (ADO). What is an Agent? An agent is computing infrastructure with installed agent software that runs one job at a time. To build your code or deploy your software using Azure Pipelines, you need at least one agent. As you add more code and people, you’ll […]
Read moreAutomating infrastructure setup in Azure Cloud using Terraform and Azure DevOps is a powerful approach to managing your infrastructure as code (IaC). This allows you to define and manage your Azure resources programmatically, version control your infrastructure configurations, and automate the deployment process. We will be creating a Java based WebApp(app service) in Azure cloud using Terraform and automate the […]
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