Best of Azure — July 2024

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   freeCodeCamp·2y

   How to Deploy a Web App

   Deploying a web application can be simplified with the right guidance. Kerollos Magdy, a Microsoft software engineer, presents a comprehensive course on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel. The course covers deploying web applications using services like Azure, Render, and MongoDB Atlas. It provides step-by-step instructions, starting with free options and then delving into Azure. It also includes setting up databases, deploying backend services, and integrating frontends, offering a broad understanding of various deployment environments.

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   Javarevisited·2y

   10 Best DevOps Certifications for Experienced IT Professionals in 2024

   Experienced IT professionals looking to advance their careers in DevOps can aim for various certifications in 2024. Top certifications include AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engineer, Docker Certified Associate, and Kubernetes Certified Administrator. These certifications validate skills in various DevOps practices and tools, such as continuous integration, continuous delivery, automation, and container orchestration. Resources for preparing for these certifications, including courses on platforms like Udemy and Coursera, are also recommended.

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   Nordic APIs·2y

   Best API Management Tools in 2024

   The post outlines ten top API management tools for 2024, highlighting their pros and cons to help users decide which one best suits their needs. Key tools discussed include Apigee, AWS API Gateway, Microsoft Azure API Management, Postman, Swagger, IBM API Connect, Kong Gateway, WSO2 API Manager, Gravitee.io, and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform. Each tool is evaluated based on various criteria such as integration, user-friendliness, cost, and feature set.

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   freeCodeCamp·2y

   How to Deploy Your Node.js App on Azure

   Learn the basics of deploying a Node.js backend application to the Azure cloud platform. This guide covers setting up an Azure account, creating a simple Node.js app using Express, and deploying it using the Azure portal service integrated with VS Code.

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   gitconnected·2y

   Object Storage (BLOBs) Explained for System Design

   Object storage, also known as Binary Large Object (BLOB) storage, is designed for handling massive amounts of unstructured data like images, videos, and virtual machines. Platforms such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage offer scalable and fast retrieval of large files compared to traditional file systems and databases. These storage solutions use unique identifiers and metadata for each object and often provide a RESTful API for data manipulation. Object storage is ideal for cloud environments due to its scalability, speed, and additional security features like signed URLs and signed cookies.

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   gitconnected·2y

   How Signed URLs and Cookies Protect Your Cloud Data

   Signed URLs and signed cookies are crucial for securing cloud data. Signed URLs offer time-limited access to specific objects, while signed cookies protect multiple objects or directories. These methods use cryptographic key pairs for generating and verifying signatures, ensuring that only authorized requests are granted. They're essential for preventing unauthorized access and scraping in cloud storage services and CDNs.

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   ITNEXT·2y

   Deploy Flexible and Custom Setups with Anything LLM on Kubernetes

   This guide walks through deploying Anything LLM on Kubernetes, utilizing different setups involving OpenAI, Azure AI, and Ollama. It highlights the challenges companies face with data privacy and compliance while using cloud services like OpenAI. The guide provides step-by-step instructions for deploying a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solution, configuring Kubernetes and Helm, and integrating various components such as embedders and vector databases. Each setup is compared based on performance, and practical examples are provided to help integrate these components. Major challenges in enterprise deployment and solutions to address them are also discussed.

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   CircleCI·2y

   Deploy React to Azure Web Apps

   Learn how to automate the deployment of a React application to Azure Web Apps using a continuous deployment pipeline set up on CircleCI. This guide covers creating an Azure account, setting up a web app instance, configuring Azure CLI for deployment, and creating a CircleCI pipeline for seamless deployment.

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   DEV·2y

   Understanding the Power Automate Definition

   Power Automate, built on Azure Logic Apps, uses a JSON definition schema to perform actions. This post delves into viewing and understanding the definition, discussing keys, triggers, actions, and variations. Helpful tools such as APIs, Chrome Extensions, and export files to access and edit the definition are also explored.

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    Code Maze·2y

    Generate Images Using OpenAI in an ASP.NET Core Application

    Explore how to generate images using OpenAI's DALL·E models in an ASP.NET Core application. Learn to set up Azure OpenAI Service, integrate it with your application, and deploy the DALL·E 3 model. Follow detailed steps to configure ASP.NET Core Web API and create a Razor Pages UI for generating images based on user inputs.

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    Community Picks·2y

    Deploy Mistral Large to Azure and create a conversation with Python and LangChain

    Neon, a cloud-native serverless Postgres solution, introduces a guide for deploying Mistral Large, an advanced Large Language Model by Mistral AI, on Azure. The guide covers the deployment process in Azure AI Studio and using Mistral Large with LangChain for creating conversations. Highlights include Mistral Large’s high performance in reasoning, coding, and mathematics, making it ideal for Retrieval Augmented Generation applications.

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    Spacelift·2y

    Terraform Backends – Local and Remote Explained

    Terraform backends are crucial for managing the storage and state of infrastructure deployments. They define where and how Terraform’s state data is stored and accessed, ensuring consistency across multiple runs. Common backend types include local storage and remote services like AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Google Cloud Storage. Key features include state storage, state locking, and partial configuration. Best practices include securing and encrypting state files, enabling versioning, and using state locking to prevent concurrent operations.

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    OctopusDeploy·2y

    Feature branch environments with Kubernetes and Octopus

    Building and deploying short-lived feature branches can be challenging in ensuring they meet business expectations before merging into the main branch. This process involves creating temporary environments using Kubernetes and Octopus for feature branches, deploying each code check-in to these environments, and cleaning up once changes are merged. This strategy maintains a production-ready main branch, utilizes GitHub Actions for build automation, and incorporates Octopus Deploy for lifecycle management. The post highlights configuration details, versioning strategies, and limitations to consider.

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    freeCodeCamp·2y

    How to Develop a CRUD App with Spring Boot, Neon Postgres, and Azure App Service

    Learn how to develop a CRUD application using Spring Boot and Neon Postgres, and deploy it on Azure App Service. Discover features like autoscaling and database branching that can enhance your development and deployment processes.

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    Dark Reading·2y

    Goodbye? Attackers Can Bypass 'Windows Hello' Strong Authentication

    An Accenture researcher discovered a vulnerability in Windows Hello for Business (WHfB) that allows downgrade attacks, enabling threat actors to bypass even biometric protections. Using the Evilginx adversary-in-the-middle attack framework, attackers can intercept and alter authentication requests, downgrading WHfB to less secure methods like passwords or OTPs. Microsoft has since released a fix, introducing a new Conditional Access capability called 'authentication strength,' which forces employees to use only phishing-resistant methods for authentication.

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    HashiCorp·2y

    From zero to hero with HashiCorp Boundary

    HashiCorp Boundary provides a secure and simplified approach to remote access, eliminating the need for complex network configurations or exposing sensitive credentials. This post details the setup of a Boundary cluster from scratch using HCP Boundary for quick deployment. It explains the configuration of workers and the creation of a remote access workflow with a focus on security principles. The tutorial covers setting up the infrastructure with Terraform, creating and configuring ingress and egress workers, and establishing target configurations for seamless access. Additionally, it introduces the transparent sessions feature (currently in private beta), which allows users to connect using familiar tools without needing to handle credentials.

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