Published inITNEXT·Aug 31, 2021Member-onlyUsing Azure Multi-Tenant App RegistrationsApp Registrations in Azure are the key to accessing resources in both Azure and Office 365 programmatically, but yet I find they are often confusing and misunderstood by so many! …Azure4 min readAzure4 min read
Mar 16, 2021Member-onlyMove over ARM, Bicep is here.I’ve never really taken to ARM templates on Azure, they feel fiddly and don’t read overly well. Even an ARM template generated from the Azure Portal is pretty horrific and in my opinion, has been a major negative for Azure for several years. …Azure4 min readAzure4 min read
Apr 28, 2020Member-onlyManaging Route 53 in a Multi-Account EnvironmentDNS is one of the cornerstones of the internet, translating words we know as domain names into the combination of numbers we know as IP addresses. The process of registering a domain, pointing it to your chosen DNS providers’ nameservers and then setting up your DNS records has remained mostly…AWS6 min readAWS6 min read
Apr 2, 2020Member-onlyHow to build a client VPN with AzureStaff working from home can present challenges for organizations, especially for those who have been forced into fast-tracking these arrangements due to the COVID-19 virus. IT departments around the world are scrambling to implement ways to enable their colleagues to work remotely and helping keep the lights on for their…Cloud Computing6 min readCloud Computing6 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jan 5, 2020Member-onlyBuilding an Alexa Skill to Control my TVA couple of months back I came across a tweet from @freezydorito. She had found an unsecured API on her TV and was trying to build an Alexa Skill to utilize the API and control the TV by voice. I’m a huge fan of devices controlled by voice —…Software Development7 min readSoftware Development7 min read
Nov 4, 2019Member-onlyAWS vs Azure vs GoogleA few months back I wrote about Multi-Cloud Architectures for the Enterprise: Part 1; summarized, it was an example of how you could connect AWS, Azure and On-Premise using IPSec VPNs. Part 2 was intended to talk about platform services, however, after a few months working with Azure outside of…Cloud Computing5 min readCloud Computing5 min read
Published inThe Startup·Aug 15, 2019Member-onlyMulti-Cloud Architectures for the Enterprise: Part 1These days, many enterprises are opting for a multi-cloud strategy. At my previous employer, I’d worked with AWS for 10 years, I’ve just recently moved into a new role with a Microsoft partner who naturally recommends Azure for a lot of workloads (even though AWS claim they are the better…AWS8 min readAWS8 min read
Aug 2, 2019Member-onlyRoad Testing Serverless Framework’s ComponentsI’ve been using the Serverless Framework for around 2 years now. I not only use it for deploying Lambda functions and APIs, complete sets of infrastructure too and prefer it to AWS’ SAM. …Serverless3 min readServerless3 min read
Published inITNEXT·Jul 30, 2019Member-onlyCross-Region Actions with CodePipeline on AWSFor the last few years many of the projects I’ve worked on have utilized TeamCity for CI/CD, however, more recently I’ve made a point to build new CI/CD Pipelines using AWS Code Pipeline. …DevOps7 min readDevOps7 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jul 17, 2019Member-onlySSO on AWS in 5 MinutesLike everything on AWS, there are multiple ways to achieve similar outcomes. Recently I wrote an article about setting up SSO into your AWS Accounts using SAML — specifically ADFS. Although most larger or established companies utilize Active Directory for authentication, smaller companies or startups may choose not to so…AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
