Understanding ARM Templates _artifactsLocation
I’m someone that is always interested in seeing what’s behind the curtain, pulling apart designs to understand the why and the how. When I began working with ARM templates, I […]
ARM Templates and Cloud Init
If you’ve been spending much time with Linux VMs, you may have encountered Cloud-Init. Cloud-Init is an easy way to specify the configuration which needs to be applied to a […]
To Use or Not Use Blockchain
Just say the word “blockchain” and you’re likely to get mixed reactions from all kinds of people. Understanding blockchain and how it works at a conceptual level is key to […]
Data DevOps: Deploying SQL Server DACPACs to Docker
In order to truly optimize the workflow and create a culture of DevOps, we need to be able to quickly build and deploy databases. To automate this process, we need […]
Securing Docker Containers with a Web Application Firewall (WAF) built on ModSecurity and NGINX
This project is on GitHub One can never be too paranoid about online security for a number of reasons. Containers are generally considered to be more secure by default that […]
Into the Cosmos with the Cassandra API
Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s globally distributed, multi-model database service for mission-critical applications. It supports turn-key global distribution, elastic scaling of throughput and storage worldwide, single-digit millisecond latencies at the […]
How To Remove All Resources in a Resource Group Without Removing the Group On Azure
Sometimes, I’ve needed to remove all the resources in a resource group without actually having to remove the resource group itself. In the Azure Portal, it’s not possible to do […]
DevOps and Documentation
Just because your software iterations are fast and lean doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t have good documentation. In fact, with shorter release cycles documentation becomes even more important. Consequently, it’s […]
Microsoft Custom Vision: Retrain Model in C#
In the previous post, we went over how to use the Custom Vision Training and Prediction SDKs to programmatically predict image URLs and image files. In this post, we’re going […]