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Enhancing Terraform Deployments with TFLint in GitHub Actions

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has changed the way we manage and deploy cloud environments.  By combining Terraform with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, we can automate infrastructure deployment, ensuring consistency and reliability. But even the most well-designed workflows can benefit from an extra layer of validation. That’s where

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Understanding Microsoft’s Terraform Providers for Azure: AzureRM vs AzAPI

Let's explore the Azure Terraform providers available and understand the differences between them.

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Terraform with GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipeline

By using Terraform with GitHub Actions, IT professionals can automate and streamline the deployment of resources across Azure environments in a consistent and reliable way. This guide will walk you through setting up Terraform in GitHub Actions, from configuring the necessary secrets and permissions to writing Terraform configuration files and

Terraform

Terraform with Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline

Learn how to set up and run Terraform in an Azure DevOps pipeline for reliable, automated Azure resource deployments.

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How to use GitHub Copilot for Terraform

Explore how GitHub Copilot can help you write Terraform configuration files.

Terraform

Deploying an Azure Log Analytics Workspace with Terraform

Automate Azure Log Analytics workspace deployment with a custom Terraform template for consistency and easy scaling.

How to Set an Away Message on LinkedIn: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to set an away message on LinkedIn, keep connections informed while you're offline. Requires LinkedIn Premium. Step-by-step guide.

Home Office

My Experience with Technically Stable's Custom and Pre-Designed Desk Mats

Discover my experience with Technically Stable's custom and pre-designed desk mats—enhancing both style and functionality in my workspace.

Public Speaking

YouTube Live Q&A

Join me for a live YouTube Q&A on what I carry when i go to an event as a speaker.

Jabra Featured

Jabra Panacast 20 Review

Compact and portable, the Jabra Panacast 20 offers sharp 4K video and smart features for a seamless work setup.

Microsoft 365 Featured

Enable Microsoft 365 Backups

Enable backups within Microsoft 365 in this how to guide.

Community

Azure Arc-enabled servers Q&A

Join me for a live Q & A session on my YouTube channel.

Azure Arc

Managing extensions for Azure Arc-enabled servers

Azure Arc is a management tool that allows you to extend Azure management features to resources not hosted within Azure. A key feature of Azure Arc-enabled servers is the ability to use virtual machine (VM) extensions to enhance server functionality. These extensions, analogous to those available for Azure VMs, offer

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Windows Server 2012 Arc-enabled servers not installing updates

Troubleshoot why updates are failing to apply to a Windows Server 2012 server.

Azure

Filter Azure costs by Tags

Learn how to use tags in Azure Cost Management to filter and analyse cloud expenses, optimize costs, and streamline budgeting.

Azure

Unlocking Data Insights: A Guide to Azure Dashboards, Workbooks, and Power BI for Effective Visualization

Explore the differences between Azure Dashboards, Workbooks, and Power BI to discover which tool best suits your data visualization needs in this comprehensive guide.

Azure Featured

Maximize Your Savings with Azure Advisor's Cost Optimization Workbook

Let's take a look at how you can visualise your Azure costs and find cost saving recommendations.

Azure Featured

How to check if an Azure Marketplace image is marked for deprecation

How to check if an Azure Marketplace image is marked for deprecation.

Vault

What is HashiCorp Vault?

An introduction to HashiCorp Vault!

Podcasts Featured

Tune In to "Talking Tech with Techielass" – Your Weekly Azure Update in Under 5 Minutes!

Tune In to "Talking Tech with Techielass" – Your Weekly Azure Update in Under 5 Minutes!

Azure Featured

Retrieving API Fields from an Azure Static Web App Using a Bash Script

Learn to automate retrieving detailed config info from Azure Static Web Apps using a simple Bash script!

PowerShell

Querying DNS Records with PowerShell

In this blog post explore how you can use PowerShell to query DNS records.

GitHub Featured

How to push code from VS Code to GitHub

Step by step how to push code from your local machine within VS Code to GitHub

Azure

Azure Hybrid Benefit Dashboard

Get an overview of whether or not your environment is taking advantage of Azure Hybrid Benefit cost savings.

YouTube

Join Me on a Journey with Memberships and Super Thanks on YouTube!

Join Me on a Journey with Memberships and Super Thanks on YouTube!