In the fast-paced world of technology, ensuring the reliability of services is paramount for businesses to thrive. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) has emerged as a discipline that combines software engineering and systems administration to create scalable and highly reliable software systems. In the Azure cloud environment, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) plays a pivotal role in […]
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Azure OpenAI Service with Python: Building Enterprise AI Applications
After spending two decades building enterprise applications, I’ve watched countless “revolutionary” technologies come and go. But Azure OpenAI Service represents something genuinely different—a managed platform that brings the power of GPT-4 and other foundation models into the enterprise with the security, compliance, and operational controls that production systems demand. Here’s what I’ve learned from integrating […]
Read more →.NET 9: A Solutions Architect’s Guide to the Modern .NET Ecosystem
After two decades of building enterprise applications on the Microsoft stack, I’ve witnessed every major evolution of .NET—from the original Framework through the tumultuous transition to Core, and now to the unified platform we have today. .NET 9, released in November 2024, represents the maturation of a platform that has finally delivered on the promise […]
Read more →Azure API Management for Healthcare: Security and Compliance
Healthcare API Architecture with Azure APIM HIPAA Compliance Requirements ⚖️ HIPAA Technical Safeguards for API Management ✓ Access Control (§164.312(a)(1)): Role-based access, unique user IDs, emergency access procedures ✓ Audit Controls (§164.312(b)): Log all PHI access, monitor API calls, immutable audit trails ✓ Integrity (§164.312(c)(1)): Validate data not altered, use checksums/digital signatures ✓ Transmission Security […]
Read more →Azure Container Apps is GA
Azure Container Apps (ACA) is now Generally Available. It provides serverless containers without managing Kubernetes, with built-in KEDA scaling and Dapr integration. When to Use ACA vs AKS Feature ACA AKS Control Plane Management Fully Managed Self Managed Scale to Zero ✅ Yes Requires KEDA Custom CRDs ❌ No ✅ Yes Key Takeaways Use ACA […]
Read more →Azure Bicep: Private Registry Support
Bicep modules can now be published to a **Private Azure Container Registry (ACR)**, enabling enterprise-scale sharing and versioning of infrastructure templates. Publishing a Module Consuming from Registry Key Takeaways Versioning (`v1.0`) enables safe rollouts and rollbacks. Authenticate using `az login` or a Service Principal in CI/CD.
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