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Andrew Wilson

@andrewilson.co.uk

Husband - Father - Microsoft Azure MVP - Chief Consulting Officer @ Black Marble

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 2mo ago

Azure Key Vault caught me out. I expected enabled_for_template_deployment to cover Terraform, as it does with Bicep and ARM. But azurerm_key_vault_secret uses the data plane. A useful IaC distinction. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/09... #Azure #IaC #MVPBuzz

Azure Key Vault, Terraform, and the Control Plane/Data Plane Difference

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 2mo ago

Azure IaC memory jog for me, and hopefully useful for you too. Deployments failing with `The client does not have authorization to perform action Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/write`? 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/09... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #RBAC #MVPBuzz

Role Assignments | Role Based Access Control Administrator

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 2mo ago

Two Azure Logic Apps. One Azure Files share. One very interesting incident. New post on why WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE must be unique. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/09... #Azure #AzureIntegrationServices #AIS #LogicAppsAviators #LogicApps #MVPBuzz

Azure Logic Apps Standard | Keep WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE Unique

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 3mo ago

Role assignments in Azure can get messy fast. In my latest Bicep Tips and Tricks post, I break down 3 updates that make RBAC automation cleaner, more deterministic, and easier to troubleshoot. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/08... #Azure #IaC #Bicep #azurebicep #biceplang #MVPBuzz

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #11 | Working with Role Assignments

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 6mo ago

Created BicepConsoleTTK to fill a gap I keep seeing — fast, logic-level unit tests for exported Bicep functions, variables, and types, without deploying anything. Pester + bicep console. Have a play and hope it helps! Blog: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/05... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #MVPBuzz

Unit Testing Bicep Logic with BicepConsoleTTK

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 7mo ago

Think Azure App Registration names are unique? Think again. Duplicate display names are totally possible and can lead to some sneaky issues. I’ve broken it down here 👇 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/05... #Azure #MVPBuzz

Azure App Registrations | Display Name Guidance

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 9mo ago

Thank you to everyone who joined my #dddnorth session 'Azure Bicep in the Real World: Patterns, Pitfalls, and Pragmatism.' Loved the conversations and engagement, hope you found it useful! You can find my slides at github.com/Andrew-D-Wil...

Presentations/Azure Bicep in the Real World Patterns - Pitfalls - and Pragmatism at main · Andrew-D-Wilson/Presentations

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 9mo ago

New blog post: MSTest | Controlling Parallelism of Test Runs If you've ever had integration tests fail randomly because they're competing for shared resources, this one's for you. Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/02... #MSTest #Integration #MVPBuzz

MSTest | Controlling Parallelism of Test Runs

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 9mo ago

New post: Sending Custom Events from Azure Logic Apps Standard to Application Insights Send custom business metrics like process item counts and success rates directly from your Logic App workflows. Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/02... #Azure #AIS #LogicApps #ApplicationInsights #MVPBuzz

Azure Logic Apps Standard | Send Custom Events to Application Insights

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · 11mo ago

I ran into a surprising issue after moving an Azure Function from .NET 8 to 9 and switching to the isolated worker runtime: → OkObjectResult returned {} instead of the expected JSON. Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/12... #Azure #AzureFunctionApps #AzureIntegrationServices #AIS

Azure Function Apps | OkObjectResult Returns Empty JSON After Moving to .NET 9 Isolated Worker Runtime

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Bicep Tips & Tricks No.9 is live! Prevent a Nasty Refactor with Function Namespaces - save yourself from naming conflicts and extensive template rewrites! Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/09... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #9 | Prevent a Nasty Refactor with Function Namespaces

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Bicep Tips & Tricks No.8 is live! Building agnostic templates through config files - my favourite pattern for maintainable IaC! Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/09... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #8 | Agnostic Templates Through Config Files

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Here’s another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 7 explores how to transform static, duplicated configuration into dynamic, reusable patterns—increasing maintainability and reducing configuration drift. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #7 | From Static to Dynamic Config

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Here's another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 6 covers typed variables - a game changing feature released in May that brings compiler validation, enhanced IntelliSense, and self-documenting code to your Bicep templates. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #6 | Typed Variables

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 5: Use Bicep's fail() function for conditional mandatory parameters instead of relying on docs alone. Catch config errors at deployment time! 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #5 | From Documentation to Deployment-Time Validation: Conditional Parameter Requirements

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Bicep Tips & Tricks Part 4: Shared Variables Stop duplicating configs across templates! Use Bicep imports to create a single source of truth for: → Environment settings → Organizational standards → Resource configurations 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #4 | Shared Variables

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Part 3 of my Bicep Tips & Tricks series is live! Tackling poor naming conventions and manual errors with user-defined functions for consistent resource naming. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM #InfrastructureAsCode

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #3 | Naming Convention and Functions

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Part 2 of my "Bicep Tips & Tricks" series is live! Learn how to centralize core parameters in your Bicep templates using user-defined types, constructors, and imports. Cleaner, more maintainable IaC for Azure! 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07... #Azure #Bicep #IaC

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #2 | Centralize Core Parameters with Types, Constructors, and Imports

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Kicking off my new series: Bicep Tips & Tricks! If you love Azure IaC, check out my first post on template versioning and resource tags for better traceability & governance. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07... #Azure #Bicep #DevOps #IaC #ARM #CICD

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #1 | Template Versioning and Applying to Azure Resource Tags

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Struggling with web.config transforms in Azure DevOps? I shared a simple way to use one artifact for all environments, no more config drift! A few tips and YAML in the post. Hope it helps! 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07... #Azure #AzureAppServices #AzureDevOps

Automating web.config Environment Transforms in Azure DevOps Pipelines for App Services

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Take control of your Azure App Service releases! Just published: a step-by-step guide to manual approvals for slot swaps in Azure DevOps Pipelines. 🔗 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/06... #Azure #AzureDevOps #AppServices #Bicep #IaC

How to Set Up Manual Approval for Azure App Service Slot Swaps in Azure DevOps Pipelines

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

Microsoft just gave Logic Apps a brain. Agent Loop brings AI agents into your workflows. It’s a game-changer for integration and automation. 🔗 Read my thoughts: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/05... #AzureIntegrationServices #AIS #LogicAppsAviators #Azure #AI

Agent Loop | Azure Logic Apps Just Got Smarter

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Andrew Wilson@andrewilson.co.uk · last yr.

The Requirements Ambiguity Paradox Light on requirements ≠ clear understanding. A few thoughts on where things go wrong. Read it here: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/05... #agile #softwaredevelopment #productdelivery

The Requirements Ambiguity Paradox

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