Still Running Terraform Locally? Let's Talk.

There’s a good chance you’re deploying your Azure infrastructure from your own machine. Maybe it’s Terraform. Maybe it’s working… most of the time. But here’s the question I’d pose: Are you still running terraform apply locally, or have you moved your infrastructure into a pipeline? And more importantly, why? Because while running Terraform locally might feel fast and flexible, it can quietly introduce a whole stack of problems that don’t show up until you start scaling. Continue reading

The End of AzureAD and MSOnline PowerShell: Time to Move On

If you’re still scripting against AzureAD or MSOnline, you have just 4 days left. Microsoft has officially confirmed the retirement schedule: MSOnline is retiring on 30th March 2025 AzureAD follows on 30th June 2025 This isn’t just a date on the calendar. If you’ve been relying on either module, you already know the shift to Microsoft Graph PowerShell isn’t just a syntax change,it’s a complete rework of how identity automation is done. Continue reading

A Smarter Way to Manage Azure Firewall Policy Changes

I prefer to manage infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), particularly with Terraform, because it provides consistency, scalability, and automation. However, I understand that not every organisation has the skills, resources, or appetite to adopt IaC. Some teams rely on the Azure Portal and need ways to make governance changes efficiently without introducing unnecessary risk. Draft + Deployment (Preview) is designed for those scenarios. But if you’ve ever tried making changes in the portal, you know how tedious it can be. Continue reading

Why Aren't You Tagging Azure Resources?

🏷️ The Case for Tagging How often has your organisation struggled to articulate cost, manage governance, or group resources in Azure? For some organisations, tagging is the norm, with every resource tagged to provide additional information about what the resource is, who it’s for, and why it’s needed. For others, they’ve not even started, relying on documentation and in-team knowledge to identify services and manually group things like costs together. Continue reading