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GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/managing-azure-databricks-workspace-ip-access-lists-via-cicd/https://jloudon.com/cloud/managing-azure-databricks-workspace-ip-access-lists-via-cicd/How you can manage Azure Databricks (ADB) Workspace IP access lists via CICD and DevOps processesSun, 27 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/flexing-your-security-governance-with-azure-policy-as-code/https://jloudon.com/cloud/flexing-your-security-governance-with-azure-policy-as-code/I recently had the pleasure of presenting a livestream session via Microsoft Reactor Sydney on a subject close to my heart.Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/awesome-azure-policy-origin-story/https://jloudon.com/cloud/awesome-azure-policy-origin-story/This is the Awesome Azure Policy origin storyFri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/talking-azure-policy-as-code-on-the-ctrlaltazure-podcast/https://jloudon.com/cloud/talking-azure-policy-as-code-on-the-ctrlaltazure-podcast/Appearing as a guest on the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast to talk Azure Policy as Code with hosts Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi RoineThu, 25 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/how-to-win-vs-azure-policy-non-compliance/https://jloudon.com/cloud/how-to-win-vs-azure-policy-non-compliance/Fixing a design flaw with the existenceCondition for builtin policiesSun, 25 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/hashitalks-anz-dry-coding-with-terraform-csvs-foreach/https://jloudon.com/cloud/hashitalks-anz-dry-coding-with-terraform-csvs-foreach/How combining Terraform with CSVs and ForEach we can deploy at scale from large datasetsWed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/global-azure-policy-as-code-with-bicep-for-enterprise-scale/https://jloudon.com/cloud/global-azure-policy-as-code-with-bicep-for-enterprise-scale/Recently I've been diving into Microsoft's new DSL Bicep and as I'm passionate about Azure Policy I thought why not combine both aspects into a session?Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:00:00 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GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/quick-intro-to-azure-backup-explorer/https://jloudon.com/cloud/quick-intro-to-azure-backup-explorer/All you need to know about Azure Backup Explorer released in preview Feb 2020Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/cloud/009ms-using-azure-proximity-placement-groups/https://jloudon.com/cloud/009ms-using-azure-proximity-placement-groups/Intro to Proximity Placement Groups demonstrating how to deploy a test environmentFri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/exams/your-2020-study-guide-to-azure-devops-solutions-az-400/https://jloudon.com/exams/your-2020-study-guide-to-azure-devops-solutions-az-400/With Microsoft announcing sweeping changes to a few Azure exams later in March 2020 the time is ripe to blog about an exam I’ve had my eye on for a while: Azure DevOps Solutions (AZ-400).Fri, 07 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/identity/ad-fs-2016-and-invalidnameidpolicy-using-saml-authentication-to-sailpoint-identitynow/https://jloudon.com/identity/ad-fs-2016-and-invalidnameidpolicy-using-saml-authentication-to-sailpoint-identitynow/The resolution to this problem for me was to ensure that an SPNameQualifier value was sent as a claim property from AD FS to IdentityNowThu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://jloudon.com/security/zero-touch-bitlocker-with-powershell/https://jloudon.com/security/zero-touch-bitlocker-with-powershell/The heart and soul of all this is a single PowerShell scriptThu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT