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It’s Still About the Data: Practical Approach to Building with Agentic AI, LLMs and Generative AI
There’s no denying the massive wave of excitement around Agentic AI, Multi-Agent Systems, Generative AI, and Large Language Models (LLMs). Whether it's people experimenting with Copilots, implementing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns, spinning up AI agents, or integrating LLMs into enterprise apps, there’s a...
Securing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage using Best Practices
When your team loses control of its Terraform state file, it loses control of everything in the subscription. An unencrypted or publicly exposed .tfstate isn’t just embarrassing—it’s a roadmap to your entire cloud estate. A breach of the state file is a major security breach that puts the future of your organization at...
Unlocking the Cloud: How to Seamlessly Migrate On-Prem File Shares to Azure Storage
For many organizations, legacy file servers have long been the backbone of data sharing and collaboration. But as cloud adoption reaches critical mass, those old file shares start to look like an anchor holding you back. Whether it’s scalability, remote access, disaster recovery, or cost optimization, the writing’s on the...
Azure Container Apps vs AKS: Which Is Right for Your Enterprise Application?
When it comes to modernizing enterprise systems in Azure, containerization is the name of the game. But if you're standing at the crossroads of Azure Container Apps and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), the decision isn't always straightforward. Both options offer robust paths to scalable microservices—but they cater to...
Software Innovation: HashiCorp Terraform Revolutionized Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
In the current cloud-first world, where agility, automation, and scalability are required, there are few tools that have left as profound a mark on infrastructure management as HashiCorp Terraform. Widely regarded as a cornerstone of modern DevOps practices, Terraform helped usher in a new era of Infrastructure as Code...
Software Innovation: The Epic Journey of Microsoft Visual Studio – Code, Craft, and Continuity
Microsoft Visual Studio isn’t just an IDE; it is the forge in which several generations of software—from shrink‑wrapped Windows utilities to cloud‑native micro‑services—have been hammered into existence. For nearly three decades it has remained the default cockpit for developers building on Microsoft stacks,...
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Big Thinkers
Big Thinkers: James Gosling – Creator of Java
James Gosling is a name that resonates through the halls of computer science, software engineering, and more recently, cloud computing. Best known as the "Father of Java," Gosling's influence stretches far beyond the iconic programming language. His work has quietly but profoundly shaped the modern cloud landscape,...
Big Thinkers: Brendan Eich – From JavaScript to Cloud Privacy Pioneer
Brendan Eich may be best known as the creator of JavaScript, but his influence extends well beyond programming languages into the very core of internet privacy and emerging cloud ecosystems. Today, as CEO of Brave Software, Eich is a key figure pushing for decentralized, privacy-first approaches to cloud services and...
Big Thinkers: Tim Berners-Lee – Inventor of the World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee, a name etched into the bedrock of computing history, stands among the most influential figures to ever touch the digital sphere. Credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989, his groundbreaking work at CERN sparked a technological revolution that reshaped communication, commerce, and culture. Over...
Software Innovations
Software Innovation: HashiCorp Terraform Revolutionized Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
In the current cloud-first world, where agility, automation, and scalability are required, there are few tools that have left as profound a mark on infrastructure management as HashiCorp Terraform. Widely regarded as a cornerstone of modern DevOps practices, Terraform helped usher in a new era of Infrastructure as Code...
Software Innovation: The Epic Journey of Microsoft Visual Studio – Code, Craft, and Continuity
Microsoft Visual Studio isn’t just an IDE; it is the forge in which several generations of software—from shrink‑wrapped Windows utilities to cloud‑native micro‑services—have been hammered into existence. For nearly three decades it has remained the default cockpit for developers building on Microsoft stacks,...
Software Innovations: iOS – The Operating System That Put the Future in Your Pocket
A 18‑year chronicle of Apple’s mobile powerhouse—how it began, how it rewired the software economy, and why its next act is infused with on‑device intelligence. You wake up, glance at a glowing rectangle, and with a tap summon everything from bank balances to baby photos. That daily ritual traces its lineage to a January...
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Software Innovation: HashiCorp Terraform Revolutionized Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
In the current cloud-first world, where agility, automation, and scalability are required, there are few tools that have left as profound a mark on infrastructure management as HashiCorp Terraform. Widely regarded as a cornerstone of modern DevOps practices, Terraform helped usher in a new era of Infrastructure as Code...
Hidden Security Risks of “Vibe Coding” for Enterprise AI Projects
There’s a quiet rebellion happening in AI development. Developers are increasingly bypassing traditional planning and documentation processes in favor of a faster, more instinctive approach: “vibe coding.” It’s agile, it’s exciting, and in fast-moving teams, it often feels like the only way to keep pace. But when...
It’s Still About the Data: Practical Approach to Building with Agentic AI, LLMs and Generative AI
There’s no denying the massive wave of excitement around Agentic AI, Multi-Agent Systems, Generative AI, and Large Language Models (LLMs). Whether it's people experimenting with Copilots, implementing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns, spinning up AI agents, or integrating LLMs into enterprise apps, there’s a...
Microsoft and Anthropic Collaborate to Develop Official C# SDK for Model Context Protocol
Microsoft has announced a partnership with Anthropic to develop an official C# Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This collaboration aims to streamline the integration of large language models (LLMs) into C# applications, addressing the growing demand for advanced AI functionalities in...
How to Write AI Prompts That Output Valid JSON Data
When working with LLMs, an extremely valuable use case is generating structured data as the output response of the AI prompt. Whether you're building an app, prototyping a data pipeline, or performing data extraction or transformation, receiving structured outputs like JSON saves time and makes downstream processing...
How to Build and Deploy an MCP Server with TypeScript and Azure Developer CLI (azd) using Azure Container Apps and Docker
Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the way we build software. But as the scope of intelligent applications grows, so does the need for structured, contextual communication between LLMs and real-world data, services, and business logic. This is where the Model Context Protocol (MCP) comes in — a lightweight...
OpenAI Secures $40 Billion Funding Round Led by SoftBank to Advance AGI Research
OpenAI has announced a substantial new funding round, raising $40 billion at a $300 billion post-money valuation. The financing, revealed on March 31, 2025, is backed by SoftBank Group and will be used to advance OpenAI's research towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), expand compute capacity, and enhance its AI...
Cloud Computing
Securing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage using Best Practices
When your team loses control of its Terraform state file, it loses control of everything in the subscription. An unencrypted or publicly exposed .tfstate isn’t just embarrassing—it’s a roadmap to your entire cloud estate. A breach of the state file is a major security breach that puts the future of your organization at...
Unlocking the Cloud: How to Seamlessly Migrate On-Prem File Shares to Azure Storage
For many organizations, legacy file servers have long been the backbone of data sharing and collaboration. But as cloud adoption reaches critical mass, those old file shares start to look like an anchor holding you back. Whether it’s scalability, remote access, disaster recovery, or cost optimization, the writing’s on the...
Azure Container Apps vs AKS: Which Is Right for Your Enterprise Application?
When it comes to modernizing enterprise systems in Azure, containerization is the name of the game. But if you're standing at the crossroads of Azure Container Apps and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), the decision isn't always straightforward. Both options offer robust paths to scalable microservices—but they cater to...
Azure Container Apps vs AKS: Which Is Right for Your Enterprise Application?
Comparing Azure Front Door, Traffic Manager, and Load Balancer: Choosing the Right Tool for Global Application Delivery
From Stuck to Senior: How Mentorship Accelerates Your Cloud, DevOps & AI Career
Big Thinkers: Scott Hanselman – Empowering Developer Community Worldwide
How to Build and Deploy an MCP Server with TypeScript and Azure Developer CLI (azd) using Azure Container Apps and Docker
Large language models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the way we build software. But as the scope of intelligent applications grows, so does the need for structured, contextual communication between LLMs and real-world data, services, and business logic. This is where the Model Context Protocol (MCP) comes in — a lightweight...
Big Thinkers: Scott Guthrie – From Innovator of ASP.NET to Azure’s Global Rise
As the Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud + AI Group, Scott Guthrie (aka "ScottGu", pronounces "Scott Goo") has quietly yet powerfully shaped the trajectory of one of the world's largest and most influential cloud platforms—Microsoft Azure. His influence extends beyond corporate growth, playing a pivotal role...
IngressNightmare: Critical Zero-Day Kubernetes Vulnerabilities Put Thousands of Clusters at Risk (March 2025)
A set of 'critical' zero-day vulnerabilities, collectively named IngressNightmare, have been discovered in the widely used Ingress-NGINX Controller for Kubernetes that can result in a 'full takeover' of a Kubernetes cluster! These flaws expose over 6,500 publicly exposed clusters to the risk of unauthenticated remote code...
Deploy LiteLLM on Microsoft Azure with AZD, Azure Container Apps and PostgreSQL
Generative AI is evolving rapidly, and developers are increasingly looking for efficient ways to manage multiple LLMs (Large Language Models) using a centralized proxy. LiteLLM is a powerful solution that simplifies multi-LLM management by acting as a proxy server. However, setting it up on Microsoft Azure can be...
DevOps
Securing Terraform State in Azure Blob Storage using Best Practices
When your team loses control of its Terraform state file, it loses control of everything in the subscription. An unencrypted or publicly exposed .tfstate isn’t just embarrassing—it’s a roadmap to your entire cloud estate. A breach of the state file is a major security breach that puts the future of your organization at...
Software Innovation: HashiCorp Terraform Revolutionized Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
In the current cloud-first world, where agility, automation, and scalability are required, there are few tools that have left as profound a mark on infrastructure management as HashiCorp Terraform. Widely regarded as a cornerstone of modern DevOps practices, Terraform helped usher in a new era of Infrastructure as Code...
From Stuck to Senior: How Mentorship Accelerates Your Cloud, DevOps & AI Career
The journey from junior engineer to senior Cloud, DevOps or even AI professional can feel like climbing an ever-growing mountain. New tools. Shifting best practices. Complicated architectures. Add to that the pressure of staying relevant in a sea of LinkedIn updates and GitHub commits, and it’s easy to get stuck—stuck...
From Stuck to Senior: How Mentorship Accelerates Your Cloud, DevOps & AI Career
How to Build and Deploy an MCP Server with TypeScript and Azure Developer CLI (azd) using Azure Container Apps and Docker
Applying Terraform Changes to Specific Resources using the -target Argument
OpenAI Secures $40 Billion Funding Round Led by SoftBank to Advance AGI Research
Deploy LiteLLM on Microsoft Azure with AZD, Azure Container Apps and PostgreSQL
Generative AI is evolving rapidly, and developers are increasingly looking for efficient ways to manage multiple LLMs (Large Language Models) using a centralized proxy. LiteLLM is a powerful solution that simplifies multi-LLM management by acting as a proxy server. However, setting it up on Microsoft Azure can be...
Get Total Size Allocated to Azure Storage Account (Blobs, Files, Tables and Queues)
Azure Storage Accounts are a fundamental part of cloud storage in Microsoft Azure, providing various types of storage services such as blobs, files, tables, and queues. Understanding the total size allocated to a storage account and the usage breakdown per service type is crucial for optimizing costs, managing capacity,...
IBM Acquisition of HashiCorp Completed: A New Era for Cloud Innovation
HashiCorp is now officially part of IBM following their completed acquisition which started almost a year ago. This marks a transformative milestone for the HashiCorp and Terraform communities, promising to usher in a new era of innovation and enterprise-grade cloud solutions with HashiCorp joining the IBM family. Founded...
Configure Azure Developer CLI (azd) for HashiCorp Terraform Infrastructure Deployment
The Azure Developer CLI (azd) is a powerful tool for accelerating application deployment to Microsoft Azure. While azd defaults to Azure Bicep for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment, you can configure it to work with HashiCorp Terraform too! This enables azd to be configured not just for Terraform deployments, but...