In this episode I’m going to be looking at refining our pipeline code by adding formatting checks and putting some of our more sensitive variables into and Azure DevOps library. If you’ve been with me on the whole journey you now should have a relatively good understanding of the structure of pipelines, and be able to use them to deploy resources into Azure using basic Terraform code.
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Terraform for Azure: Basics (5)
This fifth episode in our series of posts dealing with the basics of HashiCorp Terraform for Azure is going to be a bit shorter than usual. I felt we needed a little breather after the last epic that we had to work through. I’m going to discuss how to lock down the Terraform state storage account and manipulate its firewall while we perform DevOps operations.
Terraform for Azure: Basics (4)
For the fourth post in this series on the basics of Terraform for Microsoft Azure using Azure DevOps and Visual Studio Code, I’m going to be covering the slightly more complex issues of governance and security, along with a bit of automation using triggers. You’ll learn how to stage your pipelines and create code branches…
Terraform for Azure: Basics (3)
This is the third post in a series dealing with the basics of Terraform for Microsoft Azure using Azure DevOps. This post will work through the process of creating a build pipeline and deploying a simple resource.
Terraform for Azure: Basics (2)
Repositories and Pipelines
If you’re following this series on the basics of Terraform for Azure, this is the second post and it deals with repositories (repos) and pipelines. Just to reiterate, this series is designed as a memory aid for myself, and hopefully it can help others at the same time.
How to import a .pfx SAN certificate to the BAS keystore
One of my many roles is that I’m responsible for and manage a number of BlackBerry Enterprise Servers (BES) for both our company and our customers. From 40 user BES Express up to 10,000 user licensed resilient enterprise systems. Some of them I’ve implemented, some I’ve inherited. I know some messaging system administrators don’t really… Continue reading How to import a .pfx SAN certificate to the BAS keystore
RDP to Windows Server 2012 from Windows XP
I came across an annoying little issue today. Whether it be down to the default settings of Windows Server 2012, or one of the hardening settings of our corporate build, I don’t know, but it’s annoying either way. My corporate provided laptop operating system is mandated at Windows XP. I regularly (90+% of every day)… Continue reading RDP to Windows Server 2012 from Windows XP
Creating ringtones for iPhones
I think my worst fears are being brought to reality, and this is becoming a technical blog. I guess if your worst fears in the world are about blog entries, your life’s pretty sweet, so I’ll stop complaining now… 🙂 Mrs Zoo Keeper and I have had a variety of mobile phones over the years,… Continue reading Creating ringtones for iPhones
USB thumb / flash drives and Microsoft Windows
A quick technical post! Occasionally, I’m called upon to deal with minor issues for users of USB thumb drives, and I thought I’d pull together a few little tips and tricks here which help me get things sorted.
How to make yourself sad…
To begin, spend at least a week creating documentation for a procedure to install a complex messaging solution based on Microsoft Exchange 2010. Don’t bother saving it to a server or somewhere that’s backed up – it’s still just a work in progress. Save it to a nice folder on your computer desktop instead.