Azure • DevOps • Infrastructure as Code • AI Foundry

Azure engineering notes from real builds, fixes, and experiments

I write about Bicep, Terraform, Azure DevOps, identity, monitoring, and the practical side of building cloud platforms that actually work.

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Bicep

Custom PSRule rules let you test Azure Bicep modules against your own organisation rules before deployment. This practical guide explai...
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Bicep

Table of Contents Brief Recap of the Original Blog Post Why Integrate PSRule for Bicep Module Testing? The Challenge of Running PSRule ...
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Bicep

Why You Should Add a Dedicated Linting Stage for Bicep Templates When working with Bicep for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), ensuring the...
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Bicep

In my previous post, "How to Publish Bicep Modules to ACR", I walked you through the step-by-step process of automating Azure Bicep mod...
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Bicep

Table of Contents Introduction Why Should You Publish Bicep Modules to ACR? Prerequisites for Getting Started How to Structure Your Rep...
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Terraform

Learn how to use Terraform and the azurerm_storage_management_policy resource to automate Azure Blob Storage lifecycle rules. This guid...
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DevOps

Learn how to query Azure DevOps in a practical way: list YAML pipelines, inspect repository files, and review users or groups using Azu...
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PaaS

Crafting a Rock-Solid Monitoring Strategy for Azure Storage Managing data at scale in Azure Storage is a bit like piloting a high-tech ...
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YouTube

Table of Contents Introduction: Why Animaze with OBS? Why Animaze? Step-by-Step: Configuring Animaze for OBS 1. Install and Set Up Anim...
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Maxim Sokolov, author of the SokolovTech Azure and DevOps blog

I’m Maxim Sokolov, the person behind SokolovTech. This blog is where I share practical Azure, DevOps, infrastructure automation, security, monitoring and AI platform notes from real builds, fixes and experiments.

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