Service Bus is Azure’s fully managed enterprise message broker. It supports Queues (point-to-point) and Topics/Subscriptions (pub/sub). Choosing the right pattern prevents architectural headaches. Queues vs Topics Dead-Letter Queue Messages that fail processing N times go to a special DLQ for inspection and replay. Key Takeaways Use **Sessions** for ordered processing (FIFO for a specific session […]
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Managing Terraform State in Azure
Terraform’s `.tfstate` file is gold. If it’s lost or corrupted, Terraform cannot track what resources exist. You **must** store state remotely with locking. Azure Backend Configuration State Locking Azure Blob’s native lease mechanism prevents concurrent writes. Key Takeaways Never commit `.tfstate` to Git. Enable **soft delete** on the storage account to recover corrupted state. Use […]
Read more →Azure SQL Database Ledger: Blockchain power in SQL
Ledger functionality adds tamper-evidence to Azure SQL. It cryptographically links blocks of transactions together (like a blockchain), creating an immutable history. If a DBA tries to modify a row in the history table directly, the cryptographic verification fails. Creating a Ledger Table Verification You can run a stored procedure to verify the integrity of the […]
Read more →Azure Static Web Apps: Now Generally Available
Azure Static Web Apps (SWA) has hit GA. It’s the best way to host Blazor WASM, React, or Vue apps on Azure. Features Global Hosting: Content serves from edge locations. Integrated API: Deploy Azure Functions alongside your frontend in the same repo. Auth: Built-in auth for Azure AD, GitHub, etc. Staging Environments: Every Pull Request […]
Read more →Azure Bicep: ARM Templates You’ll Actually Want to Write
Continuing our coverage of Project Bicep (now v0.3), this version introduces loops, conditional deployment, and modules, making it a viable replacement for ARM JSON in production. Loops Conditional Deployment Key Takeaways Bicep is transpiled to ARM JSON `bicep build main.bicep`. IntelliSense works for all Azure resources immediately. Much easier to read and review in Pull […]
Read more →Azure Communication Services: Integration Guide
Azure Communication Services (ACS) exposes the same backend that powers Microsoft Teams as a set of APIs. You can now build SMS, Chat, Voice, and Video capabilities directly into your applications without managing SIP trunks or WebSocket servers. Sending an SMS User Access Tokens To access Chat or VoIP, users need a token. Key Takeaways […]
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