Techielass - A blog by Sarah Lean

Weekly Update

Weekly Azure Updates

Let's share the latest Azure news in a weekly update!

DevOps

Introduction to DORA Metrics

Discover the power of DORA metrics with our comprehensive Introduction to DORA metrics blog post. Learn how these metrics can improve your software development and delivery practices. Read on to gain valuable insights and practical tips on how to implement DORA metrics in your organization

Azure

Azure Service Principals and Azure Managed Identities

Let's explore what Azure Service Principals are and Azure Managed Principals. Exploring what they are and their differences.

Azure DevOps

Bulk edit Azure DevOps work items using Excel

Let's take a look at how you can use Excel to update your Azure DevOps Board work items!

Azure DevOps Featured

What are Azure DevOps Boards?

Let's take a look at what Azure DevOps Boards are!

Hyper-V

Azure Nested Virtualization - Internet Connection

How to enable Internet and vNET connectivity for nested VMs in Azure

Windows Admin Centre

Windows Admin Center in Azure

In this blog I look at the Windows Admin Center extension in the Azure Portal and exploring how to enable it and why you would use it.

Community Featured

I am a Linkedin Learning Instructor!

In January 2023 I released a course on LinkedIn Learning. In this blog post I share the process I went through to create that course.

Jabra Featured

Jabra Evolve2 Buds Review

A review of the new Jabra Evolve2 Buds. A wireless headset for hybrid workers.

Veeam

Veeam Vanguard 2023

I have been accepted as part of the Veeam Vanguard program for 2023.

Azure Featured

Understanding Azure Savings Plans for Compute

What are Azure savings plans for compute, why should you use Azure savings plans for compute and looking at any gotchas when using the savings plans.

Azure

Azure VM Series explained

Exploring the Azure virtual machine series types and explaining what they mean and what the use cases are.

Terraform Featured

Deploy Azure Resources with Terraform

Join me as I show you how to deploy your first Azure resource using a Terraform template.

GitHub Actions Featured

GitHub Actions Secrets

In this blog post I explore the different ways in which you can store secret data within GitHub and how to recall them into a workflow.

Terraform

Install Terraform in the AWS CloudShell

A step by step guide on how to install Terraform within the AWS CloudShell.

DevOps Featured

CI/CD Pipeline Tools

Looking at Azure DevOps, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins and Octopus Deploy. Exploring their features, pricing and functionality.

Terraform Featured

Introduction to Terraform

In this article we look at what Terraform is, what Terraform is used for, and how to install Terraform on Windows.

Year In Review Featured

Looking back at 2022

Join me as I look back at the year and share insights into my career, social media and travel.

Git

Git Tags and Git Branches

In this blog post let's explore Git tags and Git Branches and how they can be used.

Backup

What is Backup and Recovery?

Backup and recovery is the process of creating and storing copies of data that can be used to protect an organisation against data loss.

Azure Bicep Featured

Create your first Azure Bicep Template

Join me in as I walk you through deploying creating your first Azure Bicep template and deploying it to Azure.

Azure Stack HCI Featured

Azure Local: The best of the cloud and on-premises

Looking at what Azure Stack HCI is and how it can fit in within your environment.

Azure Bicep Featured

Deploy Azure Bicep using GitHub Actions

Walk through the process of deploying an Azure Bicep file using GitHub Actions.

Jabra Featured

Jabra Engage 55 Review

Getting hands on with the Jabra Engage 55 headset. Let's take a look at the features, pros, cons and how it fares with everyday usage.

Staying Connected

Connecting in the tech community is important. Let's stay connected.