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HashiCorp Terraform offers a lot of powerful functions that can be used for string manipulation within your Infrastructure as Code (IaC) projects. Among these functions is the versatile replace function, which enables users to perform both simple string replacements as well as regular expressions (RegEx) based string replacement. In this article, we’ll look deeper into […] The article Using Terraform String ‘replace’ Function for RegEx String Replacement appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

When using HashiCorp Terraform to manage infrastructure as code (IaC), promoting changes from the development (DEV) environment to the production (PROD) environment is critical to the process of managing the development lifecycle of the infrastructure for a system. Most often, organizations will also have test (TEST) or staging (STAGE) environments for additional testing to move […] The article Best Practices to Promote from DEV to PROD Environments with HashiCorp Terraform using Workspaces and Folders appeared first on Build5Nines | Cloud, DevOps & SRE Guidance. View the full article

In this ever changing and evolving world of user generated versus AI generated content, the recent announcement of Stack Overflow partnering with OpenAI recently has been met with some backlash by the community. There are reports today that several users have attempted to delete their content (questions and answers) from Stack Overflow with some difficulty, […] The article Stack Overflow Upset Over Users Deleting Answers After OpenAI Partnership appeared first on Build5Nines | Cloud, DevOps & SRE Guidance. View the full article

Over the last couple years the emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) has revolutionized the way we interact with Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, enabling them to generate human-like text responses with remarkable accuracy. From powering chatbots and virtual assistants to aiding in natural language processing tasks, LLMs have found widespread applications across every industry. However, […] The article Run Your Own Local, Private, ChatGPT-like AI Experience with Ollama and OpenWebUI (Llama3, Phi3, Gemma, Mistral, and more LLMs!) appeared first on Build5Nines | Cloud, DevOps & SRE Guidance. View the full article

GitHub Copilot Chat is a chat interface that let’s you interact directly with GitHub Copilot from within the GitHub Mobile app. It empowers developers to ask and receive answers using an AI that is trained using a combination of natural language processing and machine learning that’s built specifically to help developers be more productive with […] The article GitHub Copilot Chat – AI Coding Assistant Anywhere in the GitHub Mobile App appeared first on Build5Nines | Cloud, DevOps & SRE Guidance. View the full article

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the role of Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) is becoming increasingly complex and critical. As organizations strive for higher reliability and performance in their systems, the integration of generative AI technologies, such as those offered by Azure OpenAI, is revolutionizing the field of SRE. Let’s explore how these advancements are […] The article Empowering SREs with Generative AI through technologies like Azure OpenAI appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

There are many aspects to architecting an Internet of Things (IoT) solution. Security is the most important aspect of any computer system, but it’s especially important with IoT solutions. It seems we are constantly seeing news reports about IoT solutions being hacked or compromised. These compromises are things like Internet connected cameras being hacked to […] The article IoT Security Architecture: Trust Zones and Security Boundaries appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

In the ever-evolving landscape of software development and operations, the need for streamlined processes, robust infrastructure, and efficient deployment practices has become paramount. DevOps Engineer and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) roles have emerged as two prominent methodologies to address these challenges. However, bridging the gap between development and operations requires a specialized approach. The latest […] The article Platform Engineering: What is it? And how it applies to DevOps Engineers and SREs appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

At first this sounds crazy, but Azure DevOps Pipelines are actually a Serverless compute engine. When you compare it to other Azure cloud services, it’s sort of a mixture of the features of Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps mixed with Git source control integration. At first glance, it might seem a bit far-fetched to […] The article Use Azure DevOps Pipelines as a Serverless Compute Engine appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Ensuring the integrity and security of software artifacts is extremely important. With the proliferation of supply chain attacks and the increasing complexity of software development environments, developers need robust tools to safeguard their code and build processes. Recognizing this need, GitHub has introduced Artifact Attestations, a feature designed to provide a verifiable way to link […] The article Enhancing Software Integrity with Artifact Attestations in GitHub Actions appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

When configuring a custom domain with Azure Front Door, one common issue that users may encounter is the “CNAME/alias record is not currently detected” message. This can be a confusing and frustrating experience, especially when you’re sure you’ve followed all the steps correctly. In this article, we’ll explore why this issue occurs and provide a […] The article Azure Front Door: CNAME/alias record is not currently detected appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Microsoft Copilot for Azure, the innovative AI companion that is revolutionizing the way we interact with cloud infrastructure and services. In the ever-evolving landscape of cloud management, IT professionals in DevOps Engineer and SRE roles are constantly seeking ways to streamline their workflows and enhance productivity. Copilot for Azure will help you design, operate, optimize, […] The article Microsoft Copilot for Azure: Your AI-Powered Cloud Companion appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

They try function in HashiCorp Terraform allows values to be read from a Data Source, input variables, or some other attribute while providing a default value if the evaluation expression errors. This is particularly useful when data is retrieved from an external system in JSON or YAML format and then decoded. The decoded result may […] The article Terraform: Conditional If Variable Does Not Exist (try function) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

All resources within Microsoft Azure are created within an Azure Resource Group. While every resource has an Azure Region (aka location) specified as to where the resource will be hosted, so do Azure Resource Groups. This may be confusing at first, since Azure Resource Groups are a “global” resource. This means they are just an […] The article Why do Azure Resource Groups have an Azure Region association? appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

In the Microsoft Azure cloud, the organization and management of resources are extremely important for operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Azure Tags serve as a fundamental tool in categorizing resources within the Azure environment, providing a versatile means to attach metadata to resources for various purposes, including administration, billing, and monitoring . These key-value pairs enable […] The article Azure Resource Tags: Important Organization Strategies and Tips appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Pandoc is a great tool for document conversion and generation. I’ve written tons of training course and documentation content over the years, and have often used Pandoc to convert Markdown (.md) content to a Microsoft Word (.docx) document. This can be especially helpful since I’ve found writing text content works well with version control using […] The article GitHub Actions: Run Pandoc to convert Markdown to Word Document appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

There’s a lot of talk about NoSQL being the database of the future. Let’s take a look at NoSQL vs SQL databases, and what the differences are, use cases, and why you would use one over the other. Relational SQL databases have been the default database type for many years, but NoSQL offers a few […] The article NoSQL vs SQL: Demystifying NoSQL Databases appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification exam tests and validates a candidates foundational knowledge of the cloud and Microsoft Azure. This exam is intended for anyone looking to validate their knowledge of the cloud and Microsoft Azure; from sales, to support, to developer, or anyone involved in the selling or purchasing of cloud bases solutions […] The article Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals Certification (AZ-900 Exam) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

When creating and configuring an Azure AD App Registration to use for authenticating a web application with Azure AD, it’s common to see the AADSTS700054: response_type 'id_token' is not enabled for the application error when the application attempts to authenticate the user. This error may or may not occur, depending on the configuration needed. To […] The article Fix: response_type ‘id_token’ is not enabled for the application (AADSTS700054) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

HashiCorp Terraform, a versatile infrastructure-as-code tool, empowers users to define and provision infrastructure resources with a declarative configuration language. In Terraform, managing strings effectively is pivotal to a seamless experience. This article delves into the techniques of joining and splitting strings, offering valuable insights into handling string operations within your Terraform projects. Using the join […] The article Terraform: How to Join and Split Strings appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Git is a powerful version control system widely used in the software development world. When working with Git repositories, it’s essential to have a clear understanding of the repository’s origin. Sometimes, you may have cloned a Git repository from GitHub, but over time, you forget which specific fork or user you cloned it from. In […] The article How to Determine URL a Local Git Repository was Originally Cloned From appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Before we dive into the nitty-gritty details, let’s clarify some essential concepts. Azure Storage, a cloud-based storage solution, is organized into a hierarchy of containers, and within these containers, you’ll find Blobs. Blobs are objects or files that can be text, binary, or any other data format. Now, imagine you’re working on a project that […] The article Azure CLI: Check if Blob Exists in Azure Storage appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Many developers face the challenge of efficiently managing their SQL Azure databases when it comes to development and testing. SQL Azure is a robust cloud-based database service, but it can become expensive for development purposes, and sometimes, having a local copy of your database is more practical. In this article, we will explore how to […] The article Azure SQL: Copy / Backup Database to Local SQL Server using SSMS appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

If you’ve encountered the error message “Syntax error: redirection unexpected” while running a script in Ubuntu Linux, you’re not alone. This error can be a bit puzzling, especially if you’re migrating from a different Linux distribution like SUSE, where you didn’t encounter the same issue. In this article, we’ll explain why this error occurs and […] The article Bash: Syntax error: redirection unexpected appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

In the realm of cloud computing, Azure stands as a behemoth, offering a multitude of services to cater to the diverse needs of businesses and developers. As you delve deeper into the Azure ecosystem, you may come across a seemingly enigmatic entity – the 168.63.129.16 IP address. What exactly is it, and why is it […] The article What is Azure’s Special 168.63.129.16 IP Address? appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – May 18, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Artificial Intelligence (AI), like ChatGPT and others, is revolutionizing the way we work and live! From content generation, customer support chat bots, to predicting the future, AI is starting to show us the great potential of what it can help us achieve. However, as the use of AI increases, the dangers become more advanced and […] The article Dangers of AI Hallucinations: How Wrong Answers Can Lead to Legal Liability and Mitigate Them appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – April 18, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – March 27, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The Build5Nines Weekly newsletter is your source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure and related cloud news and community updates! The newsletter includes the latest blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the overall community for the week. Be sure to subscribe via email to the Build5Nines Weekly newsletter to get it […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – March 15, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

When setting up CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment) pipelines in Azure DevOps for .NET 7+ solutions, such as those using ASP.NET Core, it’s important to setup an automated build. The automated build will need to use the dotnet CLI to build the application, and run dotnet test to execute the unit tests within the […] The article Azure Pipeline: Publish Unit Test and Code Coverage Results with .NET 7 Solution using VSTest, Cobertura, and Coverlet appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

HashiCorp Terraform is popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool used to automate infrastructure deployments. Terraform is great for deploying Microsoft Azure resources like Azure IoT Hub and other related resources when building IoT solutions using Microsoft Azure. This article introduces you to HashiCorp Terraform, the basics of it’s workflow usage as an IaC deployment tool, […] The article Deploy Azure IoT Hub using Terraform DevOps Infrastructure Automation appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

When designing application architectures in the cloud, it’s important to choose the correct architecture design patterns to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance. There is a very large list of architecture design patterns to choose from. This article, however, covers 5 of the most common and useful cloud architecture design patterns to use when designing application […] The article Top 5 Cloud Architecture Design Patterns to use in Microsoft Azure appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – March 6, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

I have been recognized by HashiCorp due to my continued dedicated and commitment to helping the DevOps and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) community with being awarded the HashiCorp Ambassador award for 2023! Anyone who has been following Build5Nines knows that I’ve been writing a lot about using HashiCorp Terraform for automating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) […] The article Chris Pietschmann Awarded HashiCorp Ambassador – 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

WordPress is the most popular open-source Content Management System (CMS) in the world. It support customization, plugins, themes, and many other features. It’s a great tool to choose for hosting a website, blog, or other types of websites. Most commonly it’s installed and hosted using a Virtual Machine; which can also be done within the […] The article Host WordPress in Microsoft Azure with App Service (PaaS hosting) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Manually triggering GitHub Actions workflows can be very useful at times, in addition to GitHub Actions ability to be triggered on certain events, such as a push to a repository or the creation of a pull request. In this article, we’ll look at configuring manual triggers on GitHub Actions workflows and some of the configuration […] The article Configuring Manual Triggers in GitHub Actions with `workflow_dispatch` appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

At its core, DevOps is a cultural and collaborative approach that integrates development and operations teams to streamline the software development lifecycle. DevOps enables teams to rapidly and continuously deliver high-quality software to customers, reducing time-to-market and increasing efficiency. In this article, we will provide an overview of DevOps, its benefits, and best practices for […] The article What is DevOps? appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Python is a popular programming language that is widely used for scripting, automation, data analysis, and web development. Python scripting is a skill that every DevOps Engineer and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) should master, as it can help you automate routine tasks, simplify complex operations, and speed up your workflow. This article provides an overview […] The article Get Started with Python Scripting and Automation appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Microsoft offers several different certifications across multiple expertise levels from Fundamental, to Associate, to Expert. The Microsoft Certified Associate certifications are the level of certification that is the most applicable to most jobs and experience levels. It’s always desirable to be labeled an Expert with the Expert certifications, but there is a ton of practical […] The article What are the Microsoft Certified Associate Certifications? appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

DevOps is a rapidly growing field that has revolutionized the way organizations develop and deploy software. With the increased demand for DevOps Engineers, many people are considering a career in this field. If you’re interested in becoming a DevOps Engineer, you’re in the right place. In this article, we’ll cover everything you need to know […] The article How to become a DevOps Engineer appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Using the Azure CLI to deploy Azure Bicep templates can be used to more efficiently build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment workflows for managing Microsoft Azure resources. Azure Bicep templates and the Azure CLI are both powerful tools for any DevOps Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to add to their toolbox. In this article, […] The article Deploying Azure Bicep Templates using the Azure CLI appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Azure CLI is a powerful tool for managing Azure resources from the command line. It enables developers and system administrators to perform a wide range of tasks, from creating and managing resources to automating deployment and monitoring. In this article, we’ll explore Azure CLI in depth and cover the advanced concepts, tips, and best practices […] The article Get Started with Azure CLI infrastructure as code scripting appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – February 15, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

I’ve received many questions regarding the entire process of Microsoft certifications over the years. Some of the most common questions I’ve gotten are around the topic of whether Microsoft certifications expire and how you renew them when they do. The short answer is, yes, most Microsoft certifications do expire, and will require a renewal to […] The article Do Microsoft Certifications Expire? appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification is a great credential for showcasing your expertise in the Microsoft Azure cloud. This Expert level certification demonstrates a candidates expertise in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run in the cloud with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, networking, storage, monitoring, and security. An Azure Solution Architect […] The article Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – February 7, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Microsoft certifications are available in multiple levels from Fundamental, to Associate, to Expert at the top. The Microsoft Certified Expert certifications are the most advanced Microsoft certifications that can be earned, and are targeted towards professionals with 2-5+ years of experience working with the technologies covered. This article explains the difference between the different certification […] The article What are the Microsoft Certified Expert Certifications? appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The term “Blockchain” has been gaining a lot of buzz; especially in more recent time. It all started with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies but has taken off as a pretty remarkable advancement in secure communication, ledger, and database technology! Blockchain is not just for cryptocurrencies, and many Enterprises are seeing how it can be applied to […] The article Blockchain Technology is Revolutionizing Enterprises and Shaping the Future Beyond Cryptocurrency appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

DevOps is an approach to software development that has been gaining a lot of attention in recent years. It’s a method that brings together developers and IT operations in a collaborative environment to increase the speed and quality of software deployment. In this article, we’ll delve into what DevOps is, why it’s important, and how […] The article The Power of DevOps in Software Development appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500) certification exam tests and validates a candidates expertise at implementing security controls, and maintaining security, and identity, access and protections within Microsoft Azure. This is the required exam necessary for earning the Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate certification. Certification Target Audience The Microsoft Azure Security Technologies certification exam […] The article AZ-500: Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Certification Exam appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Figuring out a career path in IT (or the technology industry) can be confusing. Right now, the DevOps Engineer and Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) jobs are a couple of the most in-demand, and highest paying technology jobs! This article makes a comparison of the DevOps and SRE job roles to ten of the other most […] The article Top 12 Most In-demand IT Jobs (DevOps, SRE, and More) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Generally, when using HashiCorp Terraform to deploy and manage Amazon AWS resources, the Terraform project will be working with AWS resources in only a single AWS Account. However, it’s common to structure cloud deployments across multiple Amazon AWS Accounts in certain use cases. This could be to separate DEV and PROD environments, or to separate […] The article Terraform: Deploy to Multiple AWS Accounts in Single Project appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

If you find yourself with an existing Azure Resource Group that you need to import into a Terraform project, you can use the terraform import command to do it. This article goes through the steps necessary to take you through the process of importing an existing Azure Resource Group into a Terraform project. When imported, […] The article Terraform: Import Existing Azure Resource Group appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The automation of infrastructure deployments through the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools has become a standard best practice in the industry. The easy to see benefits of saving time and cost are easy to understand. However, there are several other key benefits to automating infrastructure deployments. This article goes into detail about the […] The article Best Practices: 7 Key Benefits of Automated Infrastructure Deployment appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – January 22, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

There are many reasons to create a Linux Virtual Machine (VM) in Azure; like hosting a web server, database, or many other uses for VMs. It’s extremely easy to create a Linux VM in Azure, in fact you can do it in a matter of a few minute. Then once created, the VM can be […] The article Create Linux VM in Microsoft Azure appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Azure Bicep has an inline If/Else conditional expression that can be used to conditionally provision an Azure Resource or even a full Azure Bicep Module. It’s not the same syntax as traditional If/Else statements used in may programming languages like C#, Java, or Python. However, it is really easy to use and will give you […] The article Azure Bicep: If/Else Conditional Resource and Module Deployment appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

HashiCorp Terraform and Azure Bicep are both declarative Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools for provisioning and managing infrastructure in the Microsoft Azure cloud. While they are really similar tools, they have different slightly different philosophies of use. One of the biggest differences is that Terraform is able to target multiple cloud providers from the same […] The article Comparison: Terraform vs Azure Bicep appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

There are reasons when specific infrastructure is no longer needed. When that infrastructure is managed trough HashiCorp Terraform, the terraform destroy command can be used to tell Terraform to destroy the resources and then remove it from the Terraform State File (.tfstate) accordingly. Using this command by itself, without any arguments, will destroy all the […] The article Terraform: Destroy Infrastructure appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

To be a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), it is helpful to have a strong background as either an IT Pro or Developer. Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, Go, Bash, and/or PowerShell are important. Familiarity with Linux and/or Windows, as well as network administration is also important. Knowledge of system architecture, distributed systems, and […] The article How to become a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The Microsoft Azure IoT Developer certification exam (AZ-220) tests and validates your expertise as an Azure Internet of Things (IoT) Developer. Passing this exam will earn you the Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty certification. If you are an IoT developer in the cloud, or an Azure developer moving towards IoT, then this is the […] The article Exam AZ-220: Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Specialty Certification appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Terraform from HashiCorp is provided as a command-line tool that must first be installed before it can be used. It’s provided as a single executable that can be downloaded and then used directly from the Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell. This means Terraform does not have a traditional Windows Installer application to install. It’s rather […] The article Install Terraform on Windows for use in Command Prompt and PowerShell appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – January 2, 2023 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – December 14, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – November 16, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – November 2, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

It’s important to use plenty of great study materials when studying for that next Microsoft certification exam. There are many great paid resources available on the video course front. You can always read the official Microsoft documentation too. However, if you need some hands-on guides to step you through performing tasks, it’s great to use […] The article Top FREE Microsoft Certification Hands-on Labs appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Microsoft started shipping its Windows Dev Kit 2023 which is a new hardware device built for developers to use for developing, testing, and running Windows on ARM applications. With this device, Microsoft too is pushing further towards the ARM CPU direction with their PCs similarly to what Apple has already been doing for a couple […] The article Microsoft Windows Dev Kit 2023 vs Apple Mac mini with M1 Chip appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – October 26, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – October 19, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Terraform local values (aka locals) enable the creation of expressions or values that can be easily referenced within the Terraform project or Terraform module. Using local values helps eliminate the duplication of hard coded values that are used multiple times throughout the Terraform project. The easy way to use local values is to create multiple […] The article Terraform: Organize Locals / Local Values appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – October 11, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

There’s no better way to prove your expertise with Microsoft technologies than earning a Microsoft certification. The certification exams are difficult as they really test your experience and expertise with Microsoft products. Also, some certifications even require multiple exams to earn. However, Microsoft isn’t very open with the numbers of how many people have earned […] The article Most Popular Microsoft Azure Certifications appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – October 4, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – September 21, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

There have been some in the community talking about new GitHub Certifications that are currently in a private beta available to Microsoft Partners (and maybe Microsoft employees too) that are let into this early program. I’ve been wondering for some time as to when GitHub would start offering certifications around their platform and tools. So, […] The article GitHub Certifications (Actions, Admin and Security) for Azure Partners appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – September 13, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Every Terraform project has external dependencies on code that does not exist within the project itself. These external dependencies rely on Terraform Providers and Modules that may exist outside the code base of the Terraform project. Terraform 0.14 and later uses the Dependency Lock File track its decision from one run to another on determining […] The article Terraform: Dependency Lock File (.terraform.lock.hcl) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – September 5, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – August 30, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The Cloud Development Kit for Terraform (CDKTF) enables you to write Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using HashiCorp Terraform without the need to learn HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language). This opens up Terraform infrastructure development to the use of existing toolchains for other programming languages developers are already familiar with, like Python, C#, Java, Go and Typescript. […] The article CDK for Terraform: Write IaC using Language of Choice appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

This Microsoft Azure Regions Interactive Map shows the locations of each of the Microsoft Azure cloud regions plotted on a map. The map code is built using the Azure Maps Web SDK Disclaimer: This is an unofficial map of Azure Regions and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft. The official Azure region data […] The article Azure Regions Interactive Map appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The AzAPI Terraform Provider for deploying and managing Microsoft Azure resources is a lightweight, “thin layer” provider built on top of the Azure ARM (Azure Resource Manager) REST APIs. This enables the management of any Microsoft Azure resource using any Azure ARM API version. The primary benefit of the AzAPI Terraform Provider is that it […] The article AzAPI Terraform Provider: Introduction to working with Azure Preview Resources appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – August 22, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Terraform provides a greater ability to define Infrastructure as Code (IaC) through its support of Expressions. Expressions are lines of code that define configuration and attributes on resources in the Terraform HCL code as the Terraform code is executed with the terraform plan command. This enables a rich ability to dynamically configure resources based on […] The article Terraform Expression: Get List Object by Attribute Value Lookup appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – August 14, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The Azure CLI is a command-line tool built to give a native CLI interface for working with Microsoft Azure resources. The Azure CLI itself will make calls to the Azure REST API to perform actions that each of the Azure CLI (az) commands support. However, there are those rare times when you need to call […] The article Azure CLI: Call Azure REST API Directly appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Terraform, being an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, enables you to write declarative code that is then used to provision and manage resources using providers for the resource types that your project requires. It’s a powerful tool enables you to write a single project of Terraform code that manages resources across one or more clouds […] The article Terraform Modules: Create Reusable Infrastructure as Code appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Build5Nines Weekly – August 5, 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Instead of using username / password to authenticate with the Git (git) command-line when cloning repositories, Git supports the use of the more secure option to use SSH Public / Private Key Pairs. Here’s the simple steps to follow to generate an SSH Key Pair and set it up with Azure DevOps Repositories to be […] The article Azure DevOps: Create SSH Key to Authorize Git on macOS appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

In most Terraform projects you’ll probably be deploying and managing Azure resources within a single Azure Subscription. However, it’s common to structure things across multiple Azure Subscriptions in certain cases. One of these cases in when deploying a Hub and Spoke networking model and separating DEV and PROD environments into separate Azure Subscriptions. This is […] The article Terraform: Deploy to Multiple Azure Subscriptions in Single Project appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

HashiCorp Terraform is a great Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that helps you deploy and manage IT Resources using declarative code written in HCL (HashiCorp Configuration Language). Terraform allows you to managed these resources through the use of Terraform Providers that encapsulate all the REST API calls to manage those resources. There are many providers, […] The article Terraform: Overview of Azure Providers and Tools appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

In Microsoft Azure, you can assign Tags to Azure Resources to add additional metadata to them. This can be used to enhance the reporting of your Azure Resources so you can determine which Business Unit or Department in your organization is responsible for paying for the resources. Tags are also used to add any other […] The article Terraform: Azure Resource Tags Tips appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

One of the most difficult things in IT is naming things. The same goes for choosing the correct naming convention to use when naming cloud resources in Microsoft Azure. Sure, you can name things pretty much anything you want, but if you’re not careful you’ll end up with a jumbled mess of mismatched resource names […] The article Azure Resource Naming Conventions and Best Practices appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s scalable, fully managed, serverless NoSQL database as a service offering. The service provides a lot of really great features for hosting NoSQL databases within the Azure cloud. There can often be limited transparency as to what features Microsoft is working on adding to Cosmos DB, as well as other Azure […] The article Top 10 Azure Cosmos DB Planned Features Coming Soon as of July 2022 appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

There have been a few different logos used by Microsoft over the years for the Azure cloud platform; originally Windows Azure and later rebranded to Microsoft Azure. Let’s take a look at the various Microsoft Azure logos used over time; starting with the early days when the service as called Windows Azure all the way […] The article Microsoft Azure: Brand Logo Evolution Over Time (2009 – Present) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Build5Nines Weekly provides your go-to source to keep up-to-date on all the latest Microsoft Azure news and updates. Included within Build5Nines Weekly newsletter are blog articles, podcasts, videos, and more from Microsoft and the greater community over the past week. Be sure to subscribe to Build5Nines Weekly to get the newsletter in your email every week and […] The article Latest Cloud News: Let’s Get Back at This! (July 20, 2022 – Build5Nines Weekly) appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

Recently, I performed a lot of work as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) / DevOps Engineer on a project that utilizes Azure Synapse for a large data lake and data processing implementation. Through my duties as SRE, I needed to configure the security of Azure Synapse by adding an allow list for IP Addresses that […] The article Azure CLI: Add/Remove IP Addresses on Azure Synapse Firewall appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a growing market that is bringing an ever increasing amount of connected devices and innovative solutions that mix compute power, sensors, and other hardware with the physical world to provide monitoring, predictive, and automation functionality across both consumer and industrial applications. On the face, IoT simply means Internet connecting […] The article What is the Internet of Things? appeared first on Build5Nines. View the full article