Terraform for Azure: Basics (6)

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.

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 (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.

HP Spectre x360 13″ OLED review

Spectre x360 in tablet mode

Almost perfect for me, just a couple of minor compromises I bought this convertible laptop after my previous purchase of a Dell XPS 13 9350 died and had to be returned to the manufacturer. This laptop had the slight compromise of no USB type-C port, and only 8GB of RAM, rather than 16, but had… Continue reading HP Spectre x360 13″ OLED review

Dell XPS 13 9350 Review

Dell XPS 13 9350

A noisy machine that will mutate into an expensive paperweight I’m very sad to report that my Dell XPS 13 9350, with core-i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD has had to be returned to the manufacturer (at their insistence, I’d rather have had it fixed under the warranty I bought with it). Most… Continue reading Dell XPS 13 9350 Review

Plunc – Recycle your old iPad

Plunc Logo

Mrs Zoo Keeper has not used her iPad mini (1st gen, 16GB, white) for a number of months now, so she decided to start the process of offloading it. Apple products tend to hold their value well, so selling it seemed to be a good idea. Having had not too great an experience with fleaBay… Continue reading Plunc – Recycle your old iPad

VicTop 3.5mm FM Transmitter Review

Package Contents

This review appears in its original form here, and is for this product listing. Neat little design, still good if you use a case! This item arrived in a nicely designed, solid cardboard, printed protective box. The box opened nicely to show a well laid out interior, with the transmitter protected in a plastic packet,… Continue reading VicTop 3.5mm FM Transmitter Review

BestFire Kitchen Scales Review

Scales

This review appears in its original form here, and is for this product listing. Excellent, versatile scales in a very small package! This item arrived in a glossy, retail style box, inside a strong, protective, brown cardboard box. Inside the box(es) was the unit itself, a pair of batteries (nice!), and two protective caps that… Continue reading BestFire Kitchen Scales Review