Recently I’ve been working with individuals and organisations looking to adopt Terraform (and Infrastructure as Code in general), as part of their Azure strategy or ongoing Azure development. Whilst it’s fair to say this is unlikely to be an overnight process, and rather a process that will take time and development – there are lots of things that can help […]
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Back in 2022 I first started working with Azure Virtual WAN, and wrote a blog post around deployment of the service using Terraform (https://jakewalsh.co.uk/deploying-azure-virtual-wan-using-terraform/). Since then I’ve worked with Virtual WAN on numerous deployments, bringing Cloud networking and Infrastructure as Code together to provide flexible and rapidly deployed networking environments – that take advantage of Microsoft’s Global Network. If you […]
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As you may have seen on LinkedIn, throughout the months of January and February, myself and fellow blogger Jakub Fras will be posting every Friday on topics related to Microsoft Azure. I’ll be posting on my blog here, and Jakub on his awesome blog here. This post will be a tale of two halves, with part of this post being […]
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Recently I had the pleasure of taking part in the 2024 Festive Tech Calendar, an awesome community initiative that shares loads of great content throughout December. This year I took part alongside Steve Brown, who like myself works with Azure on a daily basis, and has lots of Azure exam experience. Please do check out all of the awesome Festive […]
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Over the last week or two, like many in the Microsoft Community, I’ve been watching all the Ignite announcements and sessions. In this post, I wanted to summarise some of the key announcements and sessions that specifically relate to key areas and technologies that I work with, namely: Hybrid Cloud – Azure Stack HCI, Azure Arc etc. Azure, Networking, and […]
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Backups, Disaster Recovery, and ensuring continuity of business data and operations, are arguably one of the most important aspects for anyone working in the IT industry. Our technically connected and data-driven world revolves around our ability to ensure our data is safe, secure, and protected from a range of issues that could prevail. In the Azure Infrastructure as Code (IAC) […]
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Overview With the rapid development of AI Services in recent times, it’s clear that adoption and growth of these services is only going to continue – and see wider adoption across a range of organisations. Continuing the Azure AI Infrastructure as Code Learning Journey, is therefore likely to be a key activity for many within 2024 and beyond. With Azure […]
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In this year’s Azure Spring Clean my session is called “Using Azure Automation to save money – a quick win!“, and covers the following topics: What is Azure Automation? How does Azure Automation help save cost? Why use Terraform and Azure Automation? Demo Environment Learning more about Azure Terraform Resources / Links / Code I’ve chosen this topic as it’s […]
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In this post I wanted to summarise some of my recent activities deploying, securing, and monitoring Azure OpenAI with Terraform. This is an area I am regularly discussing with Clients – talking about possibilities, delivering demos, and looking at different options to integrate the range of Azure AI and Azure OpenAI Services into business applications and processes. I’ve created my […]
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Earlier this month I wrote a post about my key takeaways from 2023, related to core foundational elements that need consideration when planning and deploying an Azure Environment. In this post, I wanted to focus on 5 key items I’ve found helpful when designing, enhancing, and supporting Azure environments – with a specific focus on key foundational areas, aligned to […]
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Background Just over a year ago (time flies!), I wrote a post about the importance of the right foundation when working with Cloud Environments – it’s an area that I talk to customers, both new and existing, about all the time. The right foundation in my view is absolutely integral to ensuring success in Cloud environments, and is also essential […]
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This month I have been participating the Festive Tech Calendar Event – a great community event filled with loads of awesome sessions! You can find out more about the event and all of the sessions here: https://festivetechcalendar.com/ My Session – An Introduction to Azure Terraform! My session is a video that provides an introduction to Azure Terraform – you can […]
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