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31 Aug 2019 · 2 min read · IT · talks

When Bugs and Mistakes Attack - Sussex Azure User Group 29th August 2019

Remote Talk I gave at SAUG

Create your own Dynamic DNS service using Azure DNS - part 2
26 Aug 2019 · 10 min read · azure · azure-dns

Create your own Dynamic DNS service using Azure DNS - part 2

Image by AbsolutVision on Unsplash In my last post, we created a DNS zone and added a record pointing back to the public IP address of my home broadband connection. That’s all well and good, but since it’s …

Create your own Dynamic DNS service using Azure DNS - part 1
14 Aug 2019 · 5 min read · azure · azure-dns

Create your own Dynamic DNS service using Azure DNS - part 1

Image by AbsolutVision on Unsplash The more that I use Azure cloud services, the more I think of ways to use them, either to do something new, or to replace some process or service I already use. Today, I’ll show …

How To : Automatically delete old files in Google Drive
7 Aug 2019 · 6 min read · google-apps · google-drive

How To : Automatically delete old files in Google Drive

Image by Geralt on Pixabay Although all of my posts have been Azure related thus far, I did say back at the start that I may blog about other tech aspects that interest me or that I think others might find useful - and …

Azure - Hide your logic apps secrets from prying eyes
18 Jul 2019 · 5 min read · azure · logic-apps

Azure - Hide your logic apps secrets from prying eyes

Image by Cloudypixel on Unsplash In this post, I’ll show you how you can secure your secrets within your Logic Apps! Background You may recall in my post Azure: Trigger a WebJob with Logic Apps and Kudu - Part 2 a …

Azure - Generate Azure Storage SAS Token using Powershell Functions & Managed Identity
17 Jul 2019 · 5 min read · azure · function-apps

Azure - Generate Azure Storage SAS Token using Powershell Functions & Managed Identity

Image by Max Bender on Unsplash In my last post, Azure Functions - Securing resources with a function proxy, I talked about my work to develop a more Azure-centric solution to replace my current home security camera …