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…
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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…
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…
Azure Resource Locks – The One Feature You’re Probably Not Using (But Should Be)
Accidental deletion or modification of critical resources in Azure is more common than most teams would like to admit. And unlike on-prem environments, where layers of approvals or…
Unlocking Nested Virtualization in Azure: A Step-by-Step Guide
Nested virtualization in Azure is a powerful feature that enables running a Hyper-V hypervisor within an Azure virtual machine (VM). This capability is invaluable for developers, machine learning…
Azure Introduces Terraform Export Feature in Private Preview: A New Era for DevOps and IaC
Microsoft Azure has taken a significant step forward for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) enthusiasts with the latest private preview feature in the Azure Portal – the ability to…
Integrate Other Clouds with Azure Using the Multicloud Connector
Introduction As businesses adopt multi-cloud strategies to leverage the unique strengths of various cloud providers, managing these environments can become complex. Microsoft’s Azure Arc Multicloud Connector provides a…
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Deploying Rapid7 Agent Using Azure Automation for Azure Servers Managed via Azure Arc
Deploying the Rapid7 agent across diverse environments, such as Azure and AWS servers managed through Azure Arc (Windows and Linux), can be streamlined using Azure Automation. This blog…