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 & 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

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

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

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 & 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

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🎯 New #BicepTip! Writing Bicep is great, but generating it with GitHub Copilot? That’s the real magic. Learn more about Bicep Infrastructure as Code generation using GitHub Copilot agent mode in the latest tip:
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Versioning made simple: I share how I use GitVersion + Azure DevOps to automate semantic versioning in CI/CD. From tagging to versioned ARM templates—less manual work, more traceability. 🛠️ #DevOps #Azure #GitVersion #Automation 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/05...

Experiencing issues with your Bicep existing resource definitions not adhering to explicit dependencies? Not only is this now solved but here are the reasons why. Have a read and hope this helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/03... #azure #bicep #infrastructureascode

Looking for a way to revoke and regenerate HTTP Triggered Logic App Workflow Access Keys? Have a look at this method that can be automated to comply with security policies. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/02... #AzureIntegrationServices #AIS #LogicAppsAviators

Looking to implement defensive workflows in Azure Logic Apps? Have a read of this article that shows the use of the Try-Catch Pattern, Nested Scopes, And Compensating Transaction Pattern. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/01... #AzureIntegrationServices #AIS #LogicAppsAviators

Don't be caught out by the configuration differences in referencing KeyVault with your Logic Apps and Function Apps through Managed Identity. Have a read and hope it helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/01... #azure #keyvault #functionapp #logicapp #azureintegrationservices

Tired of clunky SAS keys? The following blog posts show you how to secure your Azure Logic Apps and Functions with Easy Auth and API Management. Read more: • Logic App Security: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/02... • Function App Security: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/11...

Following my previous post - exploring secure and configurable methods of setting up an Azure Function App as a Backend to API Management. This is part two - utilising Easy Auth to secure access. Have a read and hope it helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/11... #azure #apimanagement #functionapp

Been exploring secure and configurable methods of setting up an Azure Function App as a Backend API to API Management. The method I have posted about uses the Function Specific SAS key. Have a read and hope it helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/10... #azure #apimanagement #functionapp

I've been implementing build time environment variables with typescript, webpack, and Azure DevOps. There has been some interesting learnings. Have a read to find out more. #webpack #AzureDevOps #TypeScript andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/07...

Have you encountered errors in deployments due to orphaned Azure Role Assignments? Have a read to see why and how to resolve. #Azure #AzureRBAC andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/07...

Azure API Management Test Client is not the only way of tracing your APIs. Have a look at the following. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/06...

Ever land yourself in a situation where your Bicep item name (parameter/variable/etc.) conflicts with a functions name. Have a look at the following on how to save yourself some refactor pain. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/05...

Always review your API Management Policy Hierarchy prior to removing inheritance. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/05...

Detailing the missing access policy resource definition required to connect Logic App Standard to its Managed Api Connections. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/04...

Been recently looking at using Easy Auth with Logic App Standard and restricting to API Management as a Backend. Hope this post is helpful to others trying the same thing. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/02...

With Azure Bicep User Defined Types out of experimental use... My Best Practice has now since changed. #Azure #Biceplang #IaC andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/02...

Azure API Management | Logic App (Standard) Backend Using a Swagger Definition andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/02...

Azure API Management | Logic App (Standard) Backend andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/01...

Windows Terminal | Azure Customisation for PowerShell andrewilson.co.uk/post/2023/11...

Azure RBAC Key Vault | Role Assignment for Specific Secret andrewilson.co.uk/post/2023/11...

Azure API Management | Unintentional Pass through of Subscription Key Header andrewilson.co.uk/post/2023/11...

Nice use case for GitHub Copilot | time to have a play https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/apps-on-azure-blog/github-copilot-for-azure-api-management-policies/ba-p/3884229