Tag: Azure

Scheduled AI in practice: turning telemetry into a daily health report

How I integrate existing tools within the AI context to turn Application Insights telemetry into an actionable daily health report on a schedule. The report highlights what needs attention and starts a conversation I can continue, while I stay responsible for the next steps.

Running a production-like local environment with Aspire

Prevent integration surprises in production by using Aspire to run local dependencies in a consistent, production-like setup, with Azure Blob Storage and Azurite as a practical example.

We all make mistakes

We all make mistakes - at any level - but how we deal with them is how we grow.

Making the key version required for Key Vault cryptography APIs

Why we changed the key version to be a required parameters for Key Vault cryptography APIs in Azure SDK for Rust.

Webmentions are back thanks to GitHub Copilot

An update on how I upgraded and got my webmentions endpoint back online with the help of GitHub Copilot

HTTP Signature Verification and Migration Planning

Latest status update from my ActivityPub implementation

Full-stack static typing with OpenAPI TypeScript and Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi

This post will show you how to write full stack applications with static typing from back to front using OpenAPI, TypeScript and .NET.

Full-stack static typing with OpenAPI TypeScript and Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi

This post will show you how to write full stack applications with static typing from back to front using OpenAPI, TypeScript and .NET.

Keeping front end and back end in sync with NSwag generated clients

By generating clients from OpenAPI specs, it is possible to have integration tests that check your front end and your back end are aligned. This post will show you how to do that using NSwag.

Keeping front end and back end in sync with NSwag generated clients

By generating clients from OpenAPI specs, it is possible to have integration tests that check your front end and your back end are aligned. This post will show you how to do that using NSwag.

Mobile-First Static Site Publishing: Discord Bot Pipeline via Azure and GitHub

A walkthrough of building a serverless Discord bot on Azure Container Apps that enables mobile publishing my static website through GitHub integrations.

Please Don't Write Your Own MCP Authorization Code

Why most teams should let an API gateway handle the new MCP Protected Resource Metadata flow instead of hand-rolling OAuth in their own server code.

Secure Remote MCP Servers With Entra ID And Azure API Management

Building an Entra ID-protected remote MCP server with Azure API Management as the auth gateway and Azure Functions handling the protocol implementation.

Acquiring Tokens For Non-Graph APIs In Azure Functions

Configure Azure Functions Easy Auth to issue Entra ID tokens with an Azure Resource Manager audience instead of Microsoft Graph for downstream API calls.

Some observations while writing my first Azure Function

A detailed exploration of the process and insights gained while creating my first Azure function.

Node.js, Azure Application Insights, and Fastify

Learn how to set up a Node.js with Azure Application Insights and Fastify.

Node.js, Azure Application Insights, and Fastify

Learn how to set up a Node.js with Azure Application Insights and Fastify.

Automatically select the right Microsoft Entra tenant

Skip the Microsoft tenant selection screen during the sign-in process by setting the domain_hint query parameter.

Deploy your own Owncast server

Learn how to deploy your own instance of Owncast on Azure and configure it in OBS

New Features For MSAL Python - Managed Identity and macOS Broker

Recent additions to MSAL Python - managed identity support for Azure-hosted services and a new macOS authentication broker for richer interactive sign-in flows.

Using AZD for faster incremental Azure Static Web App deployments in GitHub Actions

Learn how to speed up deployments of Azure Static Web Apps in GitHub Actions using the AZD command.

Using AZD for faster incremental Azure Static Web App deployments in GitHub Actions

Learn how to speed up deployments of Azure Static Web Apps in GitHub Actions using the AZD command.

Helix support for TypeSpec

Using AZD for faster incremental Azure Container App deployments in Azure DevOps

Learn how to speed up deployments of Azure Container Apps in GitHub Actions using the AZD command.

Using AZD for faster incremental Azure Container App deployments in Azure DevOps

Learn how to speed up deployments of Azure Container Apps in GitHub Actions using the AZD command.

Serialising ASP.NET method calls for later execution

How can we take a method call, serialise it, perhaps store it in a database, and then later rehydrate and execute?

Serialising ASP.NET method calls for later execution

How can we take a method call, serialise it, perhaps store it in a database, and then later rehydrate and execute?

Large Language Models, Open API, View Models and the Backend for Frontend Pattern

To integrate LLMs with APIs, there is a need for the LLM equivalent of view models and the backend for frontend pattern. This discusses it in the context of Semantic Kernel.

Large Language Models, Open API, View Models and the Backend for Frontend Pattern

To integrate LLMs with APIs, there is a need for the LLM equivalent of view models and the backend for frontend pattern. This discusses it in the context of Semantic Kernel.

Using Kernel Memory to Chunk Documents into Azure AI Search

To build RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) experiences, where LLMs can query documents, you need a strategy to chunk those documents. Kernel Memory supports this.

Using Kernel Memory to Chunk Documents into Azure AI Search

To build RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) experiences, where LLMs can query documents, you need a strategy to chunk those documents. Kernel Memory supports this.

Azure Cosmos DB: container items and generics

Learn how to use generics to store and retrieve different types of object in an Azure Cosmos DB Container. And how to deserialize the data property into a C# object of a specific type.

Azure Cosmos DB: container items and generics

Learn how to use generics to store and retrieve different types of object in an Azure Cosmos DB Container. And how to deserialize the data property into a C# object of a specific type.

Configure Azure connection strings and keys in Azure Bicep

Learn how to configure Azure resources like Azure Static Web Apps and Azure Container Apps with connection strings and access keys in Azure with Bicep.

Configure Azure connection strings and keys in Azure Bicep

Learn how to configure Azure resources like Azure Static Web Apps and Azure Container Apps with connection strings and access keys in Azure with Bicep.

POSSE to Mastodon using RSS and Azure Logic Apps

This post documents my process for cross-posting content from my website to Mastodon using RSS and Azure Logic Apps

Graph API: getting users Active Directory group names and ids with the C# SDK

Learn how to get the Azure Active Directory group names and ids from the Graph API using the C# SDK.

Graph API: getting users Active Directory group names and ids with the C# SDK

Learn how to get the Azure Active Directory group names and ids from the Graph API using the C# SDK.

Migrating to v4 Azure Functions Node.js with TypeScript

Learn how to migrate a TypeScript Azure Functions app to the v4 Node.js programming model.

Migrating to v4 Azure Functions Node.js with TypeScript

Learn how to migrate a TypeScript Azure Functions app to the v4 Node.js programming model.

Vlad A. Ionescu - Earthly

Vlad Ionescu explores Earthly's containerized build automation and the business challenges of creating developer-friendly CI tools.

Bicep: Link Azure Application Insights to Static Web Apps

Learn how to link Azure Application Insights to an Azure Static Web App using Bicep.

Bicep: Link Azure Application Insights to Static Web Apps

Learn how to link Azure Application Insights to an Azure Static Web App using Bicep.

Azure Open AI: generate article metadata with TypeScript

Use the TypeScript Azure Open AI SDK to generate article metadata.

Azure Open AI: generate article metadata with TypeScript

Use the TypeScript Azure Open AI SDK to generate article metadata.

Azure Open AI: handling capacity and quota limits with Bicep

This post details how to control the capacity of an Azure Open AI deployment with Bicep so that you don't exceed your quota.

Azure Open AI: handling capacity and quota limits with Bicep

This post details how to control the capacity of an Azure Open AI deployment with Bicep so that you don't exceed your quota.