Techielass - A blog by Sarah Lean

AWS CloudFormation

Install cfn_nag on Windows

Join me in this blog post as I install the cfn_nag tool on my Windows machine.

AWS

Install cfn-lint on Windows

Join me as I look at how you can install the CFN-LINT tool on your Windows machine.

AWS

AWS CloudFormation template explained

Join me as I look at the nine key areas of a AWS CloudFormation and look at examples and use cases for each.

AWS Featured

Create an S3 Bucket using AWS CloudFormation

Learn how to create an S3 bucket using AWS CloudFormation with this step-by-step guide. Perfect for beginners, this tutorial covers YAML templates & deployment.

DevOps Featured

What is Lint (software)?

Join me as I look to understand what Lint (software) is and why lint testing your code is important.

Azure Featured

Azure Retirement Announcements

Join me as I look at some of the Azure services that will be retiring in the next year or two.

Open Source

What is Open Source?

Let's take a look at what open source means and how you can get involved.

Hybrid Cloud

The future of hybrid

Join me in a panel discussion on the future of Hybrid Cloud.

GitHub Actions Featured

Trigger a GitHub Actions workflow when a folder changes

Join me as I look at how you can trigger when a GitHub Actions workflow runs.

chocolatey

Chocolatey: What is it?

Chocolatey is a package manager for Windows machines. It is used to get software and software updates installed on your Windows machine.

Azure Featured

Create Azure credentials for use in GitHub Actions

Join me in this blog post as I look at how you can create an Azure Service Principal to make a connection between your Azure subscription and GitHub Actions.

Azure Bicep Featured

Getting Started with Azure Bicep

Join me as I look to start learning Azure Bicep. I walk through creating a template and deploying it to Azure.

Presenting

Speaking at Scottish Developers

I will be speaking at Scottish Developers on the 13th April 2022!

Jabra Featured

Jabra Evolve2 75 Review

Check out this review of the Jabra Evolve2 75 headphones.

AWS

AWS Storage Classes explored

Starting your AWS journey or studying for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam? Here is some useful explanations to the different AWS storage classes.

PowerShell

Script the install of software

Help to speed up the installation of software on your machine using PowerShell, Windows Package Manager or Chocolatey.

Presenting

Speaking at Limerick DotNet Azure User Group

I will be speaking at the Limerick DotNet Azure User Group on the 24th March 2022.

Career Featured

I am now a Microsoft MVP!

Today I was awarded the Microsoft MVP award!

Azure Bicep Featured

5 Cool Things About Azure Bicep Templates

In this post I want to give 5 reasons why you should be learning and using Azure Bicep!

Looking back at February

Hey! 👋🏻 Here we are at the end of February!  What a month it has been, I've been busy at work, and busy with side projects.   Winter seems to have kicked in here in Scotland and we've seen a lot of snow! ☃️ I've looked back

GitHub

Create a new GitHub Repository from the command line

In this blog post I show you how to create a new GitHub repository from the command line. I explain how the gh repo create command.

Git for everyone Featured

Automate Your Replies to GitHub Issues

Join me as I use GitHub Actions to automate an initial reply to any GitHub issues raised against my repositories.

GitHub

Install GitHub CLI on Windows

Join me as I explain what the GitHub CLI tool is and how to install it on your Windows machine.

Octopus Deploy Featured

Trigger an Octopus Deploy Runbook using an Elgato Stream deck!

In this blog post I want to share how I am using the Octopus Deploy REST API and my Elgato Stream deck to trigger an Octopus Runbook!

Azure Featured

Find unused storage accounts in Azure

Join me as I look at finding ways to identify unused storage accounts in Azure.