The “Awesome Azure DevOps” community repository

Are you looking for a curated list of Azure DevOps blogs, videos, or podcast content? Then this post is for you. I have bundled helpful Microsoft official and community-created Azure DevOps content and listed them on GitHub. Repository The goal of this repository is to have a central place with awesome Azure DevOps content. So … Continue reading The “Awesome Azure DevOps” community repository →

Secret scanning in Azure DevOps with Defender for DevOps

In this blog, I am writing about Defender for DevOps and Microsoft DevOps Security. This blog explains the required steps on how to configure Defender for DevOps to make your code more secure with secret scanning. What is Defender for DevOps? Microsoft Defender for DevOps is a new addition to Defender for Cloud. At the … Continue reading Secret scanning in Azure DevOps with Defender for DevOps →

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 →

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 →