Bicep modules can now be published to a **Private Azure Container Registry (ACR)**, enabling enterprise-scale sharing and versioning of infrastructure templates. Publishing a Module Consuming from Registry Key Takeaways Versioning (`v1.0`) enables safe rollouts and rollbacks. Authenticate using `az login` or a Service Principal in CI/CD.
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Azure Service Bus: Messaging Patterns
Service Bus is Azure’s fully managed enterprise message broker. It supports Queues (point-to-point) and Topics/Subscriptions (pub/sub). Choosing the right pattern prevents architectural headaches. Queues vs Topics Dead-Letter Queue Messages that fail processing N times go to a special DLQ for inspection and replay. Key Takeaways Use **Sessions** for ordered processing (FIFO for a specific session […]
Read more →Managing Terraform State in Azure
Terraform’s `.tfstate` file is gold. If it’s lost or corrupted, Terraform cannot track what resources exist. You **must** store state remotely with locking. Azure Backend Configuration State Locking Azure Blob’s native lease mechanism prevents concurrent writes. Key Takeaways Never commit `.tfstate` to Git. Enable **soft delete** on the storage account to recover corrupted state. Use […]
Read more →Azure SQL Database Ledger: Blockchain power in SQL
Ledger functionality adds tamper-evidence to Azure SQL. It cryptographically links blocks of transactions together (like a blockchain), creating an immutable history. If a DBA tries to modify a row in the history table directly, the cryptographic verification fails. Creating a Ledger Table Verification You can run a stored procedure to verify the integrity of the […]
Read more →Azure Static Web Apps: Now Generally Available
Azure Static Web Apps (SWA) has hit GA. It’s the best way to host Blazor WASM, React, or Vue apps on Azure. Features Global Hosting: Content serves from edge locations. Integrated API: Deploy Azure Functions alongside your frontend in the same repo. Auth: Built-in auth for Azure AD, GitHub, etc. Staging Environments: Every Pull Request […]
Read more →Azure Bicep: ARM Templates You’ll Actually Want to Write
Continuing our coverage of Project Bicep (now v0.3), this version introduces loops, conditional deployment, and modules, making it a viable replacement for ARM JSON in production. Loops Conditional Deployment Key Takeaways Bicep is transpiled to ARM JSON `bicep build main.bicep`. IntelliSense works for all Azure resources immediately. Much easier to read and review in Pull […]
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