-
Automating Azure Managed Redis Capacity with a Bounded Poller
I wrote up a short note on a practical gap the community faces with Azure Managed Redis: there’s no capacity‑reporting API, so the only definitive way to check if a region and SKU have capacity is to attempt a real…
-
Schema Changes as Code: Liquibase-based CI/CD for Azure Database for PostgreSQL
I dug into Microsoft’s write-up on Database Change Management for Azure Database for PostgreSQL and came away with a practical, hands‑on blueprint: treat schema changes like application code, keep them in Git, validate them with CI, and apply them via…
-
Self-Service Onboarding for Microsoft Entra App Gallery: Faster, Validated Publishing
Microsoft announced the public preview of self-service onboarding for new Microsoft Entra App Gallery applications — and honestly, it’s a welcome simplification. Where publishers used to go through multiple review cycles (submit, get feedback, fix, resubmit), they can now validate…
-
Database Change Management on Azure PostgreSQL with GitHub Actions and Liquibase
I read a helpful Microsoft Tech Community post that walks through a practical approach to Database Change Management (DCM) using Azure Database for PostgreSQL, GitHub Actions, and Liquibase OSS. The post emphasizes treating database changes like application code—“treating database changes…
-
Public Preview: Self-Service Onboarding for Microsoft Entra App Gallery
I just read that Microsoft has opened a public preview for self-service onboarding of new applications to the Microsoft Entra App Gallery. Instead of the old back-and-forth review loop, publishers can now validate OIDC and SAML sign-in flows with the…
-
Cross-Domain Retail Analytics with Foundry IQ, Fabric IQ, and D365 F&O
I dug into a Microsoft Tech Community post that walks through using Foundry IQ together with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations and Fabric IQ to answer real retail questions — think which store drove the most revenue, which promotional event…
-
Automating Cross-Tenant Private DNS for Azure Private Endpoints with Policy and Lighthouse
I read a clear walkthrough of how to solve a tricky cross-tenant DNS problem for Azure Private Endpoints. The issue is simple to state but annoying to implement: in multi-tenant organizations the central networking team wants to own Private DNS…
-
Cross-Tenant Private Endpoint DNS Automation with Azure Policy and Lighthouse
I dug into this Microsoft post because cross-tenant Private Endpoint DNS is one of those operational headaches that keeps platform teams up at night. The article shows an Azure-native pattern: use DeployIfNotExists Azure Policy in each application tenant with a…
-
Automating Azure Managed Redis Capacity with Bounded Retries
I read a neat post about a practical gap in Azure Managed Redis: there’s no capacity-reporting API, so the only sure way to know if a region and SKU have capacity is a real create attempt. The author published a…
-
Self-Service Onboarding Preview for Microsoft Entra App Gallery
I just read that Microsoft has launched the public preview of “self-service onboarding” for new Microsoft Entra App Gallery applications — a welcome change if you’ve ever been stuck in multiple review cycles. Publishers can now validate OIDC and SAML…
-
Microsoft Entra App Gallery Self-Service Onboarding: A Faster, Guided Submission Experience
I read the announcement about the public preview of self-service onboarding for new Microsoft Entra App Gallery applications and I like how it streamlines what used to be a multi-step, back-and-forth review process. Publishers can now validate OIDC, SAML, and…
-
Automating Azure Managed Redis Capacity with Bounded Retries
I dug into a neat Microsoft Tech Community post that solves a frustrating gap: Azure Managed Redis doesn’t expose a capacity-reporting API, so the only reliable check is actually trying to create a cluster. The author released a PowerShell “capacity…
-
Streamlined Submissions: Self-Service Onboarding in Microsoft Entra App Gallery
Microsoft just announced the public preview of self-service onboarding for new applications to the Microsoft Entra App Gallery — a welcome change if you’ve ever been slowed down by back-and-forth reviews. I like that publishers can now validate integrations earlier…
-
PostgreSQL Skills: Real-World AI Agent Expertise for Live Databases
I like to keep an eye on tools that make AI agents actually useful for real apps, not just generative demos. This Microsoft Tech Community post introduces “PostgreSQL Skills,” an open-source plugin that gives agents real PostgreSQL expertise and live…
-
From NOT IN to Anti-Join: Fixing a PostgreSQL Migration Slowdown
I dug into a Microsoft Tech Community post that walks through a nasty post-migration slowdown when moving to PostgreSQL. The server was CPU-bound, scaling up barely helped, and profiling showed one ordinary-looking query — an order-status check using a NOT…
-
Guided Copilot for Azure Apps in VS Code: A Deterministic, Three-Stage Workflow
I just read about Microsoft’s new guided Copilot experience for building Azure apps in VS Code — and it feels like they’re trying to turn Copilot from a sometimes-helpful chat partner into a reliable project co-pilot. Instead of a free-form…
