Building better platforms with Azure, GitHub, Terraform and AI
Writing a lot of Terraform modules and trying to maintain accurate and up-to-date Terraform documentation becomes increasingly challenging. This is where terraform-docs along with GitHub actions can assist you, they automate the generation of Terraform documentation. In this blog post, I will show you how to use terraform-docs with GitHub Actions. This setup will automatically … Read more
I have written a lot of Terraform over the years and learned the importance of testing Terraform configurations. Testing is often overlooked but is crucial for ensuring the reliability and correctness of your infrastructure code. In this blog post, I will show you how to write Terraform Tests along with an Azure example. Why Test … Read more
Time-consuming meeting recordings and extracting key points can be a thing of the past. This Python-based solution uses Azure Open AI to automate the summarisation process for Teams meeting transcripts. The tool efficiently breaks down meetings into five key areas. These areas include Overview, Concerns, and Current Model. It also covers Questions/Thoughts to Address and … Read more
Terraform preconditions enforce specific criteria before managing resources, enhancing reliability and reducing deployment risks. By integrating preconditions within the lifecycle block, users can enforce checks, preventing potential errors. Benefits include improved consistency, error prevention, compliance, and documentation. Simplifying preconditions, using variables, and thoroughly testing are key practices. Ultimately, preconditions bolster infrastructure integrity while maintaining manageable configurations.
Terraform variable validation, introduced in version 0.13, enables developers to enforce specific criteria for variable inputs, thus preventing errors and misconfigurations in resources. This includes defining conditions and error messages for various variables. Best practices emphasise clear messaging and the use of Terraform functions to improve reliability and maintainability in configurations.
The post discusses an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) user’s experience with preview API retirements and shares a script to check current API versions in use. AKS preview APIs last about a year, and the script functionality includes querying the activity log for specific API versions. It generates a report detailing API usage, enabling proactive management to avoid deprecated versions and ensuring timely updates in Azure environments.
The blog post details the integration of GitHub CLI with GitHub Actions to automate project management. It explains how to move newly opened issues to a project board’s “ToDo” column via a custom workflow, highlighting the CLI’s customisation options and advantages over built-in workflows. Future posts will explore further automation possibilities.
Last week, I had the incredible opportunity to attend GitHub Universe in San Francisco, and what an experience it was! This blog post will share some key insights and highlights from the event. There’s so much to cover. I’ll only scratch the surface. 🙂 GitHub Universe In 2024, it would not be a conference if … Read more
I have been building several Logic Apps recently. I wanted to fully automate the setup and configuration using Terraform. In this blog post I will be showing you how to automate the Logic App Designer to Terraform. Its a slightly different blog post than usual, rather than full blown automation from the start, in this … Read more
Lets look at creating an Azure Logic App with a consumption plan using Terraform. Azure Logic Apps are a cloud service that allows you to automate workflows, business processes, and integrations across various services. Why the Consumption plan? I like using this plan as it offers the pay-per-execution pricing model. I use it for Logic … Read more