How to migrate to Managed Identities and test locally with local debug!

Recently I came upon the need to harden how some Azure Functions were setup. Specifically, they were Azure Functions setup to fire and run some c# code when a message was dropped into a message queue. They worked great, but we would much rather use the security of a Managed Identity to connect, instead using of using a connection string. This guide will cover migrating a function over to using a managed identity AND also how to do this on local dev Continue Reading...
Solved! Missing mouse or trackpad on LG Laptops

Have you ever needed to do complex automation in Azure Devops? Like retrieving a token for one service and handing it off to subsequent commands to use? Then you might have been puzzled about the correct syntax to use. In this post, I'll give you a working example of how the syntax should be used to hand variables between bash and PowerShell tasks in Azure Devops Continue Reading...
KQL Quickie - Human Readable day of the week

Have you ever needed to do complex automation in Azure Devops? Like retrieving a token for one service and handing it off to subsequent commands to use? Then you might have been puzzled about the correct syntax to use. In this post, I'll give you a working example of how the syntax should be used to hand variables between bash and PowerShell tasks in Azure Devops Continue Reading...
Passing variables from PowerShell to Bash in Azure Devops

Have you ever needed to do complex automation in Azure Devops? Like retrieving a token for one service and handing it off to subsequent commands to use? Then you might have been puzzled about the correct syntax to use. In this post, I'll give you a working example of how the syntax should be used to hand variables between bash and PowerShell tasks in Azure Devops Continue Reading...
Troubleshooting common problems in Azure Devops

I love orchestration and automation, believe me I do. But there is just something about understanding the vagaries and internal inconsistencies of these products that could break a lesser System Admin or Devops guru. Continue Reading...
How to query your Azure Devops Pipelines, using PowerShell

In the digital realm of Azure DevOps, where pipelines flow as endlessly as the rivers of the fabled Babylon, we find ourselves in need of a divine intervention. Continue Reading...