Protect Azure DevOps Personal Access Tokens with Conditional Access

Conditional access is a crucial security feature for protecting your organisations services from unauthorised access. However, by default, personal access tokens created in an Azure DevOps organisation are not subject to conditional access policies. In this blog post, I will explain how you can configure Azure DevOps to adhere Azure Active Directory Conditional Access Policies … Continue reading Protect Azure DevOps Personal Access Tokens with Conditional Access →

Three use cases for using GitHub Copilot with Azure Bicep

I have been using GitHub Copilot for a while now, and I love it! The AI assistant has significantly improved my coding efficiency and productivity. It suggests code snippets, assists with writing documentation (primarily descriptions and metadata), and even generates code based on my questions. What is GitHub Copilot? GitHub Copilot is a productivity tool … Continue reading Three use cases for using GitHub Copilot with Azure Bicep →

DeploymentNotFound error using Azure Bicep modules

Did you ever have the DeploymentNotFound error when using Azure Bicep without any syntax errors? I had the same problem. In this blog post, I will tell you more about the DeploymentNotFound error, its causes, and how to fix it. Example Bicep template To demonstrate and simulate the DeploymentNotFound error, I created a Bicep file … Continue reading DeploymentNotFound error using Azure Bicep modules →

Run PowerShell scripts with Azure Bicep

Did you know you can run Azure PowerShell or CLI scripts with Bicep? With Microsoft.Resources/deploymentScripts you can execute scripts in a Bicep deployment. In addition, you can work with the outputs of the script that you ran. This opens loads of automation possibilities and flexibility. What are Deployment Scripts? The deploymentScript resource can run PowerShell … Continue reading Run PowerShell scripts with Azure Bicep →

Azure Bicep lambda expressions

If you have a C# (or almost any other language) development background, this will be familiar to you. Recently, the Bicep team introduced lambda expressions. With the introduction of lambda expressions in Azure Bicep, you can manipulate arrays. In Bicep, the operator declaration is =>. The new functions that support lambda's and are implemented: filter() … Continue reading Azure Bicep lambda expressions →