Microsoft Azure¶

Azure
Azure DevOps
IaC with PowerShell DSC Desired State Configuration
Azure Bicep
AKS Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Red Hat OpenShift ARO
Azure Traffic Manager
Azure OpenVPN
Azure Security

Azure¶

Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Docs
Azure Docs
Introducing the third of three Microsoft Clouds: Azure. 4 major sections of the Cloud Models are:
- On-Premises: As you start on the left in the traditional on-prem configuration you are responsible for all layers of IT from the networking stack all the way up to the applications which are being provided. You may also be responsible for the data center, power, Internet service, and other underlying aspects.
- Infrastructure as a Service: In IaaS (Take & Bake) the cloud vendor is responsible for the stack from networking through virtualization and your IT team is responsible for the Operating System (OS) through the applications. Common uses of IaaS are testing environments, development environments or hosting of a website.
- Platform as a Service: In PaaS (Pizza Delivered) the cloud vendor is responsible for the networking layers through the runtime layer and your IT team is responsible for the data and the applications. PaaS is commonly used to test, build and deploy applications for an organization.
- Software as a Service: In SaaS (Dining Out) the cloud vendor is responsible for all layers from the networking through to the application layer. A common example of SaaS is a web-based email service such as Outlook, Hotmail or Gmail.
medium: Scaling Applications in the Cloud
thenewstack.io: Azure Kubernetes Service Replaces Docker with containerd
thomasmaurer.ch: Learn how to deploy and manage Azure resources with ARM templates
blog.sixeyed.com: You can’t always have Kubernetes: running containers in Azure VM Scale Sets
devblogs.microsoft.com: Deploy Spring Boot applications by leveraging enterprise best practices – Azure Spring Cloud Reference Architecture
Azure Key Vault to Kubernetes Azure Key Vault to Kubernetes (akv2k8s for short) makes it simple and secure to use Azure Key Vault secrets, keys and certificates in Kubernetes.

Azure DevOps¶

IaC with PowerShell DSC Desired State Configuration¶

docs.microsoft.com: Desired State Configuration overview for decision makers 🌟
docs.microsoft.com: Using configuration data in DSC
octopus.com: Getting started with PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) PowerShell DSC is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technology that uses PowerShell to create Managed Object Format (MOF) files, which Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) can use to configure a machine. In other words, PowerShell DSC uses PowerShell to programmatically configure your Windows-based computers. Additionally, DSC can monitor the state of the configured resources to make sure your machines stay consistent. Along with monitoring, DSC can also automatically correct the configuration of your system, so it’s always in the desired state. PowerShell != PowerShell DSC

Azure Bicep¶

Bicep Bicep is a Domain Specific Language (DSL) for deploying Azure resources declaratively.

AKS Azure Kubernetes Service¶

docs.microsoft.com: Microservices architecture on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 🌟 This reference architecture shows a microservices application deployed to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). It describes a basic AKS configuration that can be the starting point for most deployments. The architecture consists of the following components:
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Kubernetes cluster
- Virtual network
- Ingress
- Azure Load Balancer
- External data stores
- Azure Active Directory
- Azure Container Registry
- Azure Pipelines
- Helm
- Azure Monitor
trstringer.com: Run Kubernetes Pods on Specific VM Types in AKS
docs.microsoft.com: AKS-managed Azure Active Directory integration
build5nines.com: Terraform: Create an AKS Cluster 🌟
github.com: AKS: Use AAD identity for pods and make your SecOps happy
docs.microsoft.com: Microservices architecture on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 🌟
techcommunity.microsoft.com: Containerize and migrate applications to AKS with the Azure Migrate’s new App Containerization tool
mehmetozkaya.medium.com: Deploying .Net Microservices to Azure Kubernetes Services(AKS) and Automating with Azure DevOps
faun.pub: How to implement Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in Cloud?
adamrushuk.github.io: Increasing the volumeClaimTemplates Disk Size in a Statefulset on AKS
nillsf.com: Running Windows containers on the Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
itnext.io: Running Your Microservices Securely on AKS
docs.microsoft.com: Create an HTTPS ingress controller on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
blog.nillsf.com: Customize core dump in Azure Kubernetes
medium: Secure your Microservices on AKS — Part 1 🌟
- medium: Secure your Microservices on AKS — Part 2 🌟
zartis.com: How To Save A Fortune On Azure Kubernetes Service
itnext.io: AKS Performance: Limit Ranges Limit Ranges can be used to fine tune your resource consumption by limiting your min/max requests/limits in namespaces.
devoteam.com: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Azure DevOps

Azure Red Hat OpenShift ARO¶

Azure Traffic Manager¶

Azure Traffic Manager

Azure OpenVPN¶

Create an Azure Active Directory tenant for P2S OpenVPN protocol connections

Azure Security¶

techcommunity.microsoft.com: Security Control: Implement security best practices