The Azure AI Model Router: an infrastructure architect’s field notes
The request landed in my inbox last month. A dev team wanted to enable the Model Router in their Azure AI Foundry project. The pitch was simple: one…
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Azure Monitor Pipeline Is GA: A Practical Lab Guide
I’ll be honest: when I saw the Azure Monitor Pipeline go GA, my first reaction was “oh, another collector agent.” I almost scrolled past it. That would have…
Designing Safe Azure App Registration Secret Rotation (With Guardrails)
Automating Azure App Registration secret rotation is often discussed as a best practice, but implementing it safely is where the real challenge begins. In many Azure environments, client…
Building an Azure “Super-Assistant” with Azure MCP (Preview)
Introduction AI assistants for Azure are everywhere right now. Most of them fall into one of two categories: I wanted to explore something different: Can we build a…
Azure Health Check – A Free Script to Audit and Visualise Cloud Hygiene
Are you running Azure subscriptions and want a quick, human-friendly overview of your governance, compute, storage, network and Key Vault hygiene?The Azure Health Check PowerShell script gives you…
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I Became a Microsoft MVP — A Personal Milestone in My Azure Journey
Today, I want to share something very special and meaningful for me — I have been recognised as a Microsoft MVP in Azure Compute Infrastructure. For those who…
Azure Private Link Service Direct Connect – Simplified Private Connectivity (Public Preview)
Azure Private Link Service (PLS) has long been the go-to option for exposing your services privately to consumers across Azure — ensuring that traffic never crosses the public…
Automating a Monthly Azure Update Compliance Report with Logic Apps + Azure Resource Graph
Most patching dashboards are great for interactive views—but what if your stakeholders want a scheduled email that shows the current patch compliance for only a scoped set of…
Azure Storage: GA Support for Entra ID and RBAC in Supplemental APIs
On 26 August 2025, Microsoft announced the general availability (GA) of Entra ID authentication and role-based access control (RBAC) for several supplemental Azure Storage APIs. This update improves…
How to Troubleshoot High Memory Pressure on an Azure VM Using Performance Diagnostics
Recently, I had to troubleshoot a case of performance degradation on an Azure VM. The key symptom was high memory pressure, which in Azure means the system is…
Enable OpenTelemetry in Azure Functions: The Easiest Way via Azure Portal
Good news! As of June 2025, OpenTelemetry is now in preview for Azure Functions. If you want basic observability without writing code or installing libraries, you can now…
Introducing Azure Private Subnets: Enhancing Security by Disabling Default Outbound Access
Azure recently announced the general availability of Private Subnet, a new feature that allows you to disable the implicit outbound Internet connectivity for virtual machines in a subnet.…