Step-by-Step Guide to Optimising Azure NSG Rules creation with Terraform: try Function and for_each Explained

Screenshot showing inbound Azure NSG Security rules

This guide looks at Optimising Azure NSG Rules Creation with Terraform. We’ll look at how to use the try function with for_each for Terraform NSG Rule Configuration and all arguments for azurerm_network_security_rule, providing a Step-by-Step Terraform NSG Guide for optimising Terraform Azure NSG Rules. A follow on from my popular blog post: Network Security Group … Read more

Dynamic Terraform Configurations with try and for_each Functions

The try function combined with for_each in Terraform offers a great approach to handling multiple variations in data structures within Terraform. In this blog post, we will look at using both these features to develop more resilient and adaptable Terraform configurations and will also include an example of this usage Quick overview of try and … Read more

Azure Hub-Spoke Network Configuration with Azure Firewall DNAT using PowerShell

I am going to show you how to create a Hub-Spoke network configuration with Azure Firewall using PowerShell. What is a Hub-Spoke network? Think of the Hub-Spoke as two different networks, network1 is hub, network2 is spoke. Network1 acts as the central point of connectivity and perimeter for your network where all traffic has to … Read more

Network Security Groups: 10 suggestions for best practice!

As mentioned in a previous blog – NSG’s control access by permitting or denying network traffic in a number of ways, whether it be:- Communication between different workloads on a vNET Network connectivity from on-site environment into Azure Direct internet connection 1. One NSG to rule them all Do you really need a NSG per subnet? Or … Read more

Microsoft Azure:- NSGs & ASGs Simplified

NSG’s (Network Security Group) & ASG’s (Application Security Group) are the main Azure Resources that are used to administrate and control network traffic within a virtual network (vNET). The difference Network Security Group is the Azure Resource that you will use to enforce and control the network traffic with, whereas Application Security Group is an … Read more

Microsoft PowerBI:- A useful tool for Azure NSGs data flows

Microsoft PowerBI is a suite of business analytic tools developed by Microsoft that works together to turn unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights – in theory, taking a dump of data and making it rather colourful and useful? How could I say no! Go from data to insights in minutes. … Read more