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Hardening Entra ID with Terraform
A practical implementation guide covering identity baseline, privileged access, conditional access, and monitoring – fully managed as infrastructure as code. Entra ID is the…
Private Azure Monitoring at Scale — Terraform, Zero Public Traffic
Modern enterprise cloud architectures demand more than just functional monitoring — they demand secure monitoring. By default, the Azure Monitor Agent ships logs and…
Deploying Agents to Azure VMs Using Azure Policy and VM Applications
The Problem: Organizations need to deploy agents, monitoring tools or security agents across all Azure VMs consistently. Traditional approaches often fall short: The Solution:…
Using Azure Firewall as a NVA with Terraform
Using Azure Firewall as a Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) provides a powerful alternative to traditional VNet peering in hub-and-spoke designs. Instead of relying on…
Managing Secrets in Terraform: From Bad to Automated
When it comes to Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform is an incredibly powerful tool. It allows us to define, deploy, and maintain entire environments…
Automated Terraform Deployments with GitHub
Managing infrastructure through Terraform is powerful — but doing it securely and automatically is where real efficiency begins. In this guide, we’ll set up…
VM Power Management in Azure Using Tags, Runbooks, and a Custom GUI
As a Cloud Solutions Engineer, optimizing costs and automating operations is a daily priority. One of the common challenges in Azure is managing the…
Azure Template Specs: Reusable ARM Templates
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is undoubtedly the gold standard when it comes to modern cloud infrastructure. Tools like Bicep, Terraform, and Pulumi allow for…
Using Terraform to Generate Local Zip Files
Terraform is most commonly used to provision infrastructure — VMs, storage accounts, networking, etc. But sometimes, your infrastructure code also needs to prepare local…
Terraform vs ARM vs Bicep – Which IaC Tool Should You Use for Azure?
In the world of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), several tools are available for deploying and managing Azure resources programmatically. The most commonly used are:…