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Hi folks! Thanks last week for the positive feedback on my blog over the Azure Resource Manager MCP. I decided to create a video for the people who would like that. Let me know what your experiences are on the new MCP. youtu.be/ggJxD5A78xI?...

The Azure Resource Manager MCP!

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Azure SRE Agent helps you maintain the health and performance of your Azure resources through AI-powered monitoring and assistance. medium.com/microsoftazu...

This is why you should start using Azure SRE Agents! 😍

Azure SRE Agent helps you maintain the health and performance of your Azure resources through AI-powered monitoring and assistance. Agents…

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After the strong response and positive feedback on my previous blog, I wanted to share another practical use case that builds on the same foundation, but focuses on a different challenge I encounter in my day to day work. This time, it is all about cost awareness. cloudtips.nl/automating-a...

Automating Azure Cost Calculations with GitHub Copilot CLI Custom agents ❤️

After the strong response and positive feedback on my previous blog, I wanted to share another practical use case that builds on the same…

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Brian Veldman @brianveldman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In this blog, I will demonstrate the new Maester feature called multi-tenant reporting. This allows you to run your security tests across multiple tenants and view the results in a single report. This setup enables monthly security checks across your Microsoft tenants. 🔥 cloudtips.nl/maester-%EF%...

Maester ❤️ Multi-Tenant Reports — Microsoft Security Test Automation Framework

Maester is a PowerShell based Microsoft Security test automation framework designed to help you maintain control over your Microsoft…

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💪In this blog, I will show you how to retrieve group claims when authenticating with Microsoft Graph, for example in Azure App Services, making it possible to enable or disable specific fields in the UI. cloudtips.nl/getting-the-...

Getting the Group Claims when authenticating with Microsoft Graph

In a customer project we had the requirement to fetch the Security Groups an employee is a member of, making it possible to enable or…

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Brian Veldman @brianveldman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🔥Did you know that you can automate Azure diagrams from Bicep using GitHub Copilot CLI Custom Agents? cloudtips.nl/automating-a...

Automating Azure diagrams from Bicep using GitHub Copilot CLI Custom agents ❤️

In my day to day work, I design Azure architectures for customers. In most cases, we already have a clear vision of what the solution…

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During MVP Summit, I met @luke.geek.nz, the legend who nominated me and helped me become a Microsoft MVP. Honored 🔥

Enjoying Seattle with @rios.engineer @johnlokerse.dev @jdops.bsky.social

Underway to Redmond for the MVP Summit! 💪🏻Together with @johnlokerse.dev

cloudtips.nl/take-control... The FinOps Toolkit helps accelerate your FinOps journey by offering starter kits, scripts, and advanced solutions to automate and extend the Microsoft Cloud. In this blog we will use the Azure Verified Module pattern to deploy the Azure FinOps Toolkit — FinOps Hub

Take Control of Azure Cloud Spend with FinOps and Azure Verified Modules

The FinOps Toolkit helps accelerate your FinOps journey by offering starter kits, scripts, and advanced solutions to automate and extend…

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Azure Sandbox is a Terraform-based project designed to simplify the deployment of sandbox environments in Azure. In this blog, I will walk you through deploying Azure Sandbox and getting started. 🔥 cloudtips.nl/the-azure-sa...

The Azure Sandbox 😍

Azure Sandbox is a Terraform-based project designed to simplify the deployment of sandbox environments in Azure. It provides a modular and…

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🔥 Azure Bastion has introduced support for signing in with Microsoft Entra ID when using RDP to access Windows virtual machines directly from the Azure portal. cloudtips.nl/entra-id-sup...

Entra ID support for Azure Bastion 😍

Azure Bastion has introduced support for signing in with Microsoft Entra ID when using RDP to access Windows virtual machines directly from…

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🔥Azure Service Groups make it possible to bring resources together and manage them, even when they are spread across multiple subscriptions and resource groups, without being tied to the default Azure hierarchy. cloudtips.nl/azure-servic...

Azure Service Groups for Flexible Resource Organization

Azure Service Groups make it possible to bring resources together and manage them, even when they are spread across multiple subscriptions…

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In this blog, I will show you how to get started with the Bicep console and how it supports my daily development workflow, so it can save you time as well. cloudtips.nl/the-azure-bi...

The Azure Bicep Console = ❤️

When working with Bicep templates, one of the biggest challenges is validating your logic before deployment. Naming rules, conditions…

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What if I told you that you can export your Conditional Access policies to PowerPoint, providing a high-level overview of your security posture? youtu.be/ANZLw1jkX8s?...

Conditional Access Documenter

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🔥 It is here. The unified tenant configuration management (UTCM) APIs allow administrators to control and manage configuration settings across a single workload or multiple workloads within the organization. cloudtips.nl/unified-tena...

Unified Tenant Configuration Management (UTCM) APIs in Microsoft Graph = ❤️

The unified tenant configuration management (UTCM) APIs allow administrators to control and manage configuration settings across a single…

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How do we combine strong governance with automation in a structured way? This is where Enterprise Policy as Code, or EPAC, comes into play. cloudtips.nl/deploy-azure...

Deploy Azure Monitor Baseline Alerts using Enterprise Policy as Code

As many of you know, I am passionate about Infrastructure as Code and governance within Azure environments. Consistency, repeatability, and…

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Recently, in a customer project, I had to switch from Passthrough Authentication to Password Hash Synchronization. That experience inspired me to write this blog for anyone who receives the same assignment but is unsure how to approach it. 💪🏻 cloudtips.nl/microsoft-en...

Microsoft Entra Connect Sync — Migrate from Pass-through Authentication to Password Hash Sync

Recently, in a customer project, I had to switch from Passthrough Authentication to Password Hash Synchronization. That experience…

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Many organizations deploy AI solutions on Microsoft Azure with a strong focus on innovation and speed. What is often underestimated is the importance of a well designed foundation. cloudtips.nl/this-is-why-...

This is why your AI platform on Azure needs a Landing Zone

Many organizations deploy AI solutions on Microsoft Azure with a strong focus on innovation and speed. What is often underestimated is the…

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🔥 Curious how the future of secure access with Managed Identities and Workload Identity Federation helps you move beyond risky secrets and certificates? medium.com/microsoftazu...

The Future of Secure Access with Managed Identities and Workload Identity Federation

At many organizations, managing secrets and certificates in Azure application registrations quickly becomes a challenge, often due to risks…

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🔥 Want to know how to protect your Microsoft Entra External ID tenant against bad bots and malicious attackers? cloudtips.nl/protect-your...

Protect your Microsoft External ID tenant using Web Application Firewall!

Recently I published a blog post about deploying Microsoft Entra External ID and integrating it as an authentication provider for Azure App…

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