Microsoft Dev Box for Self-Service Developer Environments

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Providing self-service access to pre-configured, project-specific developer environments.

Subscription Vending, Azure Landing Zones and Platform Engineering - Part 2

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Stamping out repeatable Landing Zones for App owners, developers, engineers and anyone that needs to consume Azure workloads. Part 2/2

Subscription Vending, Azure Landing Zones and Platform Engineering - Part 1

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Stamping out repeatable Landing Zones for App owners, developers, engineers and anyone that needs to consume Azure workloads. Part 1/2

Microsoft Symphony for Engineering & Platform Orchestration

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A framework, set of patterns, and best practices for developing, testing, and deploying IaC on Azure.

Anti-Pattern 9: Not doing software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices with IaC

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Treating IaC as an afterthought compared to application code leads to technical debt and deployment failures. Learn how to integrate SDLC practices like CI/CD, testing, version control, code reviews, and proper environment flows for robust IaC deployments.

Unlocking the Power of Azure Verified Modules for Infrastructure as Code and Platform Engineering - Part 2

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Approach to IaC across both Bicep and Terraform for building and consuming repeatable infra patterns.

Anti-Pattern 8: Relying on Azure `What-If` as a Testing and Validation Tool

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Azure `What-If` is a helpful tool but far from comprehensive. Learn why over-relying on it is an anti-pattern and how to adopt robust validation practices for your IaC deployments.

Unlocking the Power of Azure Verified Modules for Infrastructure as Code and Platform Engineering - Part 1

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Approach to IaC across both Bicep and Terraform for building and consuming repeatable infra patterns.

Anti-Pattern 7: Overcomplicating Networking Configurations

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Overcomplicated networking configurations in Azure can create maintenance headaches and lead to avoidable failures. Learn how to simplify NSG rules, utilise service tags, and properly manage UDRs for cleaner and more effective IaC deployments.