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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

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