CSClaudio Santosinclaudiosantos.hashnode.devBuilding an AI chatbot with Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI in Cloud Shell, from zero to workingIntroductionThere is a kind of learning that only happens when you leave the comfort zone of a perfect tutorial and face the real environment as it is. That is exactly what this lab delivered. The goa14h ago·7 min read
APArnaud Pouppevilleinarnaudp.devMedallion Architecture in Azure Databricks: The Practical GuideMedallion architecture has become the go-to standard for organizing data in a lakehouse — yet many teams overlook its full potential. It's common to find Silver tables that are straight copies of Bron2d ago·9 min read
SBSanthana Bharathiinrexsec.hashnode.devKubernetes Secrets Are NOT Encrypted — Here's the ProofThe Uncomfortable Truth Run this command against any Kubernetes Secret in your cluster: kubectl get secret my-database-secret -o jsonpath='{.data.password}' | base64 -d That's it. One command. Your production database password is now in plaintext on...3d ago·14 min read
MHMavrick Hardingincloudopsblog.hashnode.devBuilding an Azure Landing Zone with Terraform Modules - Part 1A Practical, Scalable, Enterprise-Grade Approach Designing an Azure Landing Zone is not about deploying a few VNets and calling it done. It is about building a secure, scalable, governed platform foundation that future workloads can rely on. In this ...3d ago·5 min read
MHMavrick Hardingincloudopsblog.hashnode.devAzure Landing Zone with Terraform – Part 2Evolving to an Enterprise-Ready CAF / WAF Platform In Part 1, we built a modular Azure Landing Zone using Terraform: Hub and Spoke networking VNet peering Route tables NSGs Log Analytics Secure Storage Accounts That gave us infrastructure. No...3d ago·4 min read
CSClaudio Santosinclaudiosantos.hashnode.devCloud AI Security Guardrails: Privacy and LGPD ComplianceAI security in the cloud has become one of those topics everyone feels should already be “solved,” yet in real life it still creates genuine uncertainty. It’s not because tools are missing, and it’s n2d ago·9 min read
VCVinay Cinai4all.hashnode.devHow to Build Scalable Enterprise Knowledge Search Pipeline in 2026Meta Description: Learn how to design a scalable Enterprise Knowledge Search Pipeline in 2026 using Azure AI Search, OpenAI embeddings, and Python - explained simply, without the jargon overload. Let Me Guess - Your Internal Search Is Terrible You o...4d ago·12 min read
ACAbrar Chouhaninabrarix.comPreparing for the End of Default Outbound Access in AzureMicrosoft has announced that after March 31, 2026, any newly created Virtual Network will not have implicit Default Outbound Access enabled. Microsoft now recommends managing outbound traffic explicitly. What is Default Outbound Access? Default Outbo...5d ago·5 min read
HFHector Floresinhtekdev.hashnode.devAzure Weekly: Agentic Cloud Operations and the AI Database PushThis week, Azure made it clear where the platform is heading: agentic AI at enterprise scale. The announcements span cloud operations, frontier models, and database tooling—all converging around a single bet that AI agents will fundamentally change h...4d ago·6 min read
小小波探世界intanazureblog.hashnode.devAzure Application Gateway: Why Access Logs Show Blank Backend/Listener Fields – The Hidden Impact of Listener TypesAzure Application Gateway: Why Access Logs Show Blank Backend/Listener Fields – The Hidden Impact of Listener Types ■ Background While reviewing Azure Application Gateway (AppGW) access logs, I noticed some rows had completely blank fields for backen...5d ago·3 min read
