Azure Functions:– Using PowerShell to automatically Tweet a random Blog Post from Table Storage

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I have now got 30+ Blog posts, all of which I would want to share via Twitter on a repetitive basis, say for example 3 times a week. Yes, I could use TweetDeck or potentially another third-party tool but this is manual configuration as to what Tweet to send and when, I just want to … Continue reading Azure Functions:– Using PowerShell to automatically Tweet a random Blog Post from Table Storage

Azure Functions:- PowerShell Hashtable to apply App Settings using AzureCLI

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Need to apply a list of App Settings to your Azure Function? Application Settings can be used to store numerous values within your Azure Function, can also be used to store potential passwords. Application Settings are encrypted at rest and transmitted over an encrypted channel. You can choose to display them in plain text in … Continue reading Azure Functions:- PowerShell Hashtable to apply App Settings using AzureCLI

Microsoft Ignite:- UK Tour

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I recently attend the Microsoft Ignite UK Tour, which was a two day event in the London Excel arena. An event focused on Microsoft's Azure and Office 365 offerings, consisting of 100+ deep-dive sessions and workshops along with 350+ experts! Sessions attended: Deploying your application faster and saferProtecting Apps and data on AzureSelecting the right … Continue reading Microsoft Ignite:- UK Tour

Azure Functions:- Creating a PowerShell Function using Azure CLI

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Want to run small snippets of code in the cloud? Without the need to deploy adequate infrastructure to do so? With Azure Functions, this can be achieved! All you need is to write the code and let Azure worry about the back-end infrastructure to run your code A range of languages are supported by functions … Continue reading Azure Functions:- Creating a PowerShell Function using Azure CLI

PowerShell Function:- WordPress.com retrieve blog data using API

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A quick PowerShell Function to retrieve blog post data from my blog site - added to Github as may be useful for others! Run this function easily by: Get-Blogs -BlogSiteName "thomasthornton.cloud" Output: If you require further Output data from the used api, you can run $WPBlogRetrieve = Invoke-RestMethod -uri "https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1/sites/$BlogSiteName/posts/?number=100" $WPBlogRetrieve.posts Further info on WordPress.com … Continue reading PowerShell Function:- WordPress.com retrieve blog data using API

Azure Resource Tags

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Azure Resource Tags can assist you in organising your Azure subscription, including billing! Running all your workloads from Development to Production on the one subscription? Resource tags will be beneficial to organise the structure between these different environments! Further uses of Resource Tags may be to group resources per department or team? As mentioned above, … Continue reading Azure Resource Tags