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Integrating Azure Databricks with Azure SQL Database using Private Endpoints

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:01:08 +0100

Integrating Azure Databricks with Azure SQL Database using Private Endpoints

In today’s data-driven world, efficiently processing and analysing data is pivotal. Two essential tools that provide such capabilities are Azure Databricks and Azure SQL Database. Azure Databricks is an Apache Spark-based analytics platform optimised for the Azure cloud services platform, while Azure SQL Database is a managed relational database service provided by Microsoft’s cloud.

This blog post explores how to integrate Azure Databricks with Azure SQL Database using Azure Private Link’s Private Endpoint feature.

Terraform – Using Azure KeyVault Secrets During Deployments

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:22:15 +0100

Terraform – Using Azure KeyVault Secrets During Deployments

Terraform has become one of the most prominent tools in the DevOps world. It is an open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) software tool that enables users to define and provide data centre infrastructure using a declarative configuration language. This blog post focuses on how to use Azure KeyVault secrets during Terraform deployments.

What is Azure KeyVault?

Azure KeyVault is a cloud-based service for managing cryptographic keys and other secrets securely. It eliminates the need to store sensitive data in configuration files or code, thereby improving the security posture of your applications.

A guide to Azure OpenAI Service – Full guide + code samples

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:25:27 +0100

A guide to Azure OpenAI Service – Full guide + code samples

Azure OpenAI Service is a cloud-based artificial intelligence platform developed by Microsoft that allows developers to easily build, deploy, and manage AI models. This platform provides access to powerful machine learning algorithms and pre-trained models to help you create various applications, from chatbots and natural language processing to image recognition.

This post will guide you through getting started with Azure OpenAI Service. We will cover everything you need to know, from setting up your Azure account and creating a new project to using the service to make API calls. We will also provide some examples and working code you can copy/paste and run.

Getting started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:40:50 +0100

Getting started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud

March 16, 2023

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a robust cloud-based security solution that helps organizations protect their cloud resources from various threats. With its advanced security features and easy-to-use interface, Microsoft Defender for Cloud is essential for any organization looking to secure their cloud environment. In this blog post, we will provide a comprehensive guide on how to get started with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and configure it for optimal security.

Setting up a reverse proxy in AKS

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:46:02 +0100

Setting up a reverse proxy in AKS

January 27, 2023

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that makes it easy to deploy and manage containerized applications on Azure. One important aspect of managing containerized applications is routing incoming traffic to the appropriate service. In this blog post, we will look at how to set up a reverse proxy in AKS to route incoming traffic to the appropriate service.

Back up Azure Conditional Access Policies with PowerShell and Azure DevOps

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:51:46 +0100

Back up Azure Conditional Access Policies with PowerShell and Azure DevOps

November 3, 2022

I’ve been playing a lot with Azure Policies lately. One of my lastest requirements was to be able to export my company’s CA policies.

Below you can find my implementation to automatically back up my policies. I’m also leveraging Azure DevOps pipelines as I wanted something that’s free, would run on a schedule and save files to a Blob Container. That’s a very simple implementation and works very well for my needs.