Connect GitHub and Azure using OpenID Connect
Jeff BrownOpenID Connect (OIDC) enables GitHub Actions workflows to authenticate and access resources inside your Azure tenant. The primary advantage is you no longer have to store Azure credentials as GitHub…
Avoid Terraform and Azure Function Application Settings Drift
Terraform is an excellent infrastructure as code (IaC) tool for managing Azure resources. However, a configuration drift issue occurs with Function App application settings and Terraform when deploying function app…
Azure Automation Managed Identity: Getting Started
Azure Automation accounts have traditionally used Run As accounts to authenticate to other Azure services. However, Microsoft is deprecating Azure Automation Run As accounts in favor of using a managed…
Azure Functions: Add a PowerShell Module
Azure Functions are a great serverless option in Azure for executing code. You can deploy functions using multiple languages, including PowerShell. This tutorial will teach you how to configure your…
PowerShell SecretManagement and Key Vault Tutorial
In a previous article (PowerShell SecretManagement: Getting Started), you learned about a new module from Microsoft named SecretManagement. This module provides an abstraction layer to an extension vault for storing…
Comparing Azure Availability Zones & Availability Sets
Azure provides many options for high availability and resilience in its services. Two such Azure features are availability zones and availability sets. In this article, you will learn about the…
Avoiding Terraform For_Each Index Issues
Terraform can create multiple resources using the for_each argument. However, depending on your variable type or for_each syntax, Terraform can inadvertently destroy resources due to index issues. In this article,…
Terraform Heredoc & JsonEncode: Best Practices
Terraform continually introduces more functionality and improvements as the product progresses. While newer versions enable better ways of performing tasks, documentation and practices don't always catch up right away. One…
Manage Azure Policy using Terraform
Terraform is a popular Infrastructure as Code solution. Did you know that you can manage other Azure resources, such as policy definitions and assignments with Terraform? In this tutorial, you…
Azure Automation Hybrid Worker Groups: Getting Started Guide
In previous posts, you learned how to create your first Azure Automation PowerShell runbook and configure authentication to Azure resources. With these tools available, your next step is to expand…
