In November 16 update the Azure DevOps received a feature called “AzureRmWebAppDeployment task supports Microsoft Entra ID authentication”. I haven’t noticed a lot of drumming around this topic even though, that it will improve deployment pipeline security quite a bit. Until now if you have used Azure App Service Deploy task in Azure DevOps, you have most likely deployed your app by using basic authentication. The Azure DevOps uses …

I spent practically the entire last week lying on the couch, feverish. The second round of COVID felt a bit more brutal in my aging body, forcing me to take a slightly longer break than I initially thought. However, the illness has now been overcome, and I am slowly trying to return to life, work and blogging.

Azure DevOps has introduced a bunch of interesting features that I plan to …

Microsoft Fabric is a data/analytics platform launched by Microsoft in May 2023. The idea of the platform is to provide one comprehensive tool for data processing, reporting and analysis. Fabric combines multiple existing Microsoft data services into one new product. Fabric is not just an umbrella of existing features, but offers also new features such as a unified OneLake solution for data storing. The product is still in Preview stage. …

This is enterprise software architect reaction to Microsoft Fabric. Enjoy!

Microsoft Fabric is a fascinating and extensive product. You need to understand concepts like Dataframes, Sparks, Data Flows, Pandas🐼, Lakehouse, OneLake, LakeOfTears etc. to be able to navigate in the world of Fabric. In the beginning, it may feel overwhelming, and you may not know where to start. Fortunately, Microsoft provides excellent …

I haven’t written much about Application Insights, even though I’ve been using it intensively for about five-six years now. In this post, I will share with you five tips and features from Application Insights that you can use to enhance your monitoring and logging experience.

If you don’t know what Application Insights is you can learn more about it from Microsoft Learn

Tweak Log Analytics Settings

When Application Insights was …

Yes you read the topic right. Microsoft has released a long waited feature, that allows us to create static service connections. These connections does not expire after two years and even better, they are more secure and easy to use. Until today we had few options, when we wanted to connect our precious Azure resources with our Azure DevOps instance. Main way was to create a new service connection into …

Visual Studio has received a great improvement into .http file handling. Version 17.8 Preview 1 includes a support for secret handling, so you don’t need to add comments about replacing tokens or access keys into .http files anymore. From now on you can use ASP.NET Core user secrets, Windows DPAPI or even Azure Key Vault to store your API secrets. I think that Azure Key Vault is the most interesting, …

Ok, I have to start this by saying, that I’m not that kind of person who gets really enthusiastic about new tech stuff. I didn’t have an iPhone 1, I didn’t sell my aunt to get ChatGPT access and I don’t believe that AI will rule this world someday, but.. I do believe in cool things, that can change the world (what iPhone did), or even define what is the …

Sometimes even the simplest tasks seems almost impossible to complete. Deleting build pipeline at Azure DevOps can be one of those tasks. In theory you have the Delete button at the triple dot menu that you need to click and that’s it, but in most cases you will encounter an error message “One or more builds associated with the requested pipeline(s) are retained by a release. The pipeline(s) and …

Choosing proper names for Azure resources is a crucial aspect of maintaining an organized and manageable cloud environment. A well-thought-out naming convention simplifies resource identification, reduces confusion, and enhances collaboration among teams. In this post I’m going to share 5 tips for good resource naming.

1. Defining Your Naming Strategy

Defining a solid naming strategy is a crucial step in creating an organized and manageable Azure environment. A well-defined naming …