Tag: Azure

  • Github Actions with Azure ML Jobs

    Introduction Its no secret that Github is a premier development platform for Source Control Management and does have a robust features that also allow for Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment. These features are a part of the use of Github Actions, in this blog post I’m going to use the example code in a repository here this…

  • Mutability of FIPS on AKS

    Introduction Your in compliance and tasked with identifying which microservice supported supports Federal Information Processing standards. Operations are dynamic and can change from supporting a business unit that might have this requirement, so what are you options if you have to revert and keep the cluster? Currently in Azure Kubernetes Service this has been capable…

  • Azure Kubernetes Service Gateway API for Containers (Backend MTLS)

    Background Application Gateway for Containers is a new feature offering for Azure Kubernetes Service that encompasses native capabilities and extends the use of services by implementing a Application Load Balancer controller to facilitate operations. Options of going more native to Kubernetes is really a strong suit of Azure that the operations that allows your organization…

  • Jenkins in Azure

    Jenkins is an open-source automation server that is widely used for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. It allows developers to automate the building, testing, and deployment of their software applications, making the development process faster and more efficient. For todays post this will show how to run this on Azure Virtual Machines and…

  • Azure CNI Powered by Cilium

    What Is Cilium and How Does It Work? Cilium is an open source networking and security solution for containers that can be used on premises or in the cloud. It provides a high performance, scalable way to secure communications between containers without the need for a central controller. Cilium uses the Linux kernel’s built-in networking…

  • Istio: The Powerhouse Behind Kubernetes Networking and Security

    What is Istio? Istio is a service mesh that enables microservices to interact with each other securely and efficiently. Istio provides a range of capabilities that make it easier to develop, deploy, and manage microservices, including traffic management, service discovery, load balancing, rate limiting, and service-to-service authentication. Why use Istio? Istio provides a range of…

  • How to Encrypt Secret Data at Rest in Kubernetes

    Data encryption is a process of transforming readable data into an unreadable format. This is done in order to protect the data from unauthorized access. Data encryption at rest refers to the process of encrypting data when it is not being used, such as when it is stored on a disk or backup storage system.…

  • AKS and Prometheus

    What is Prometheus? Prometheus is an open source monitoring system which was originally built by SoundCloud. It is now a part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Prometheus scrapes metrics from configured targets at given intervals, evaluates rule expressions, displays the results, and can trigger alerts if some condition is met. Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)…

  • Defender for Cloud (Cloud Security in Azure)

    Defender for Cloud was a rebranding of Azure Security Center and is the premier offering from Microsoft Azure as a control plane for security and visibility in Azure. While this is a small view of the dashboard you can see the experience has changed in Azure, AWS and GCP as of recently you can now…

  • Withings Application

    Scope It’s been a while since I’ve wrote my last post and figured I’d document my experience building an application to communicate with the Withings API. My idea is a simple concept, authorize into the Withings API and take the data populated from various metrics in JSON format and sent a POST request into FitnessPal…