Analyzing IBM’s Acquisition of HashiCorp: A Game-Changer in Hybrid Cloud Management
IBM has announced its acquisition of HashiCorp Inc., a leading multi-cloud infrastructure automation company, for $6.4 billion! This acquisition is poised to revolutionize the hybrid cloud landscape, offering enterprises a comprehensive end-to-end solution to navigate...
Terraform: How are Data Sources used?
In HashiCorp Terraform, data sources serve as a bridge between the Terraform configuration and external systems or information. Essentially, data sources allow Terraform to query external resources, such as cloud platforms, APIs, databases, or other systems, and use...
Terraform: Split main.tf into seperate files
When using HashiCorp Terraform as the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool of choice, it becomes critical to organize the Terraform code as the Terraform project becomes more complex. One of the most common practices is to split the Terraform project from a single file...
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Terraform: Remove Resource from State File (.tfstate)
Terraform's declarative approach allows for defining infrastructure as code (IaC), enabling teams to automate the deployment and management of resources across various cloud providers, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. As infrastructure evolves, there may...
Azure CDN POP Locations: Interactive Map of Azure CDN Points of Presence
The Microsoft Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network) provides secure, reliable content delivery with a broad global reach along with rich features. The Azure CDN POP (point of presence) locations are not the same as the Azure Region locations, and Microsoft has the list...
Benefits of Convention over Configuration for IaC Deployment Projects
With Infrastructure as Code (IaC), every aspect of an organization's infrastructure is defined and managed through code. This infrastructure deployment and configuration automation makes managing the organizations infrastructure much easier over time. Also, by...
Terraform: How to for_each through a list(objects)
HashiCorp Terraform is a great Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that allows you to easily manage many resources efficiently. While you can write Terraform code for each individual resource, Terraform supports for_each loops and other programming constructs that...
Analyzing IBM’s Acquisition of HashiCorp: A Game-Changer in Hybrid Cloud Management
IBM has announced its acquisition of HashiCorp Inc., a leading multi-cloud infrastructure automation company, for $6.4 billion! This acquisition is poised to revolutionize the hybrid cloud landscape, offering enterprises a comprehensive end-to-end solution to navigate...
Terraform: How are Data Sources used?
In HashiCorp Terraform, data sources serve as a bridge between the Terraform configuration and external systems or information. Essentially, data sources allow Terraform to query external resources, such as cloud platforms, APIs, databases, or other systems, and use...
Terraform: Split main.tf into seperate files
When using HashiCorp Terraform as the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool of choice, it becomes critical to organize the Terraform code as the Terraform project becomes more complex. One of the most common practices is to split the Terraform project from a single file...
Terraform: Remove Resource from State File (.tfstate)
Terraform's declarative approach allows for defining infrastructure as code (IaC), enabling teams to automate the deployment and management of resources across various cloud providers, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. As infrastructure evolves, there may...
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Analyzing IBM’s Acquisition of HashiCorp: A Game-Changer in Hybrid Cloud Management
IBM has announced its acquisition of HashiCorp Inc., a leading multi-cloud infrastructure automation company, for $6.4 billion! This acquisition is poised to revolutionize the hybrid cloud landscape, offering enterprises a comprehensive end-to-end solution to navigate...
Terraform: How are Data Sources used?
In HashiCorp Terraform, data sources serve as a bridge between the Terraform configuration and external systems or information. Essentially, data sources allow Terraform to query external resources, such as cloud platforms, APIs, databases, or other systems, and use...
Terraform: Split main.tf into seperate files
When using HashiCorp Terraform as the Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool of choice, it becomes critical to organize the Terraform code as the Terraform project becomes more complex. One of the most common practices is to split the Terraform project from a single file...
Terraform: Remove Resource from State File (.tfstate)
Terraform's declarative approach allows for defining infrastructure as code (IaC), enabling teams to automate the deployment and management of resources across various cloud providers, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. As infrastructure evolves, there may...
Azure Resource Tags: Important Organization Strategies and Tips
In the Microsoft Azure cloud, the organization and management of resources are extremely important for operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Azure Tags serve as a fundamental tool in categorizing resources within the Azure environment, providing a versatile...
Azure CLI: Check if Blob Exists in Azure Storage
Before we dive into the nitty-gritty details, let's clarify some essential concepts. Azure Storage, a cloud-based storage solution, is organized into a hierarchy of containers, and within these containers, you'll find Blobs. Blobs are objects or files that can be...
Deploying Azure Bicep Templates using the Azure CLI
Using the Azure CLI to deploy Azure Bicep templates can be used to more efficiently build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployment workflows for managing Microsoft Azure resources. Azure Bicep templates and the Azure CLI are both powerful tools for any DevOps Engineer...
Get Started with Azure CLI infrastructure as code scripting
Azure CLI is a powerful tool for managing Azure resources from the command line. It enables developers and system administrators to perform a wide range of tasks, from creating and managing resources to automating deployment and monitoring. In this article, we'll...
AISecOps: Applying DevSecOps to AI and ML Security
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have emerged as transformative technologies, driving innovation across many industries. However, in addition to their benefits, AI and ML systems bring unique security challenges that demand a proactive and...
Azure Bicep: Create Azure OpenAI Service and GPT-4 / GPT-35-turbo Model Deployment
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service is a fully managed service offering from Microsoft that enables you to host your own instances of AI models from OpenAI, such as GPT-4 or GPT-35-turbo. There are security benefits to hosting your own instance of the OpenAI models, in...
Terraform: Create Azure OpenAI Service and GPT-4 / GPT-35-turbo Model Deployment
Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service is a fully managed service offering from Microsoft that enables you to host your own instances of AI models from OpenAI, such as GPT-4 or GPT-35-turbo. There are security benefits to hosting your own instance of the OpenAI models, in...
Dangers of AI Hallucinations: How Wrong Answers Can Lead to Legal Liability and Mitigate Them
Artificial Intelligence (AI), like ChatGPT and others, is revolutionizing the way we work and live! From content generation, customer support chat bots, to predicting the future, AI is starting to show us the great potential of what it can help us achieve. However, as...