DevOps content, talks, and blog posts from April Yoho — developer advocate, speaker, and scuba ninja.https://www.aprilyoho.dev/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/powershell-2-0-where-it-all-began/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/powershell-2-0-where-it-all-began/Last evening I had the privilege to host the Ask the Experts: PowerShell Unplugged session at Microsoft Ignite, our largest tech conference every year.Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:21:17 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/moving-from-a-senior-software-engineer-to-a-cloud-developer-advocate/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/moving-from-a-senior-software-engineer-to-a-cloud-developer-advocate/In 2019, Abel Wang (aka The Rockstar) gave me an amazing opportunity. I flew out to Redmond, WA and recorded my first episode on Microsoft’s developer...Sat, 04 Sep 2021 08:58:44 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/securing-logic-apps/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/securing-logic-apps/Logic Apps are awesome, creating "no code" workflows to connect systems or orchestrate a process is a great way to integrate systems in your datacenter or...Thu, 06 May 2021 13:54:47 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/deploying-a-logicapp-with-terraform/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/deploying-a-logicapp-with-terraform/Terraform is a great Infrastructure as Code tool, but it does have its limitations.Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:41:25 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/github-cli/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/github-cli/Context switching, using different tools, and losing track of what you were doing is common.Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:23:45 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/managing-application-delivery-with-azure-devops-and-a-b-testing-in-azure-webapps/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/managing-application-delivery-with-azure-devops-and-a-b-testing-in-azure-webapps/What is your deployment strategy? Let’s talk about how we can leverage managing our applications in the cloud. The cloud offers so many benefits, opening...Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:28:32 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/azurermprovider2-update/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/azurermprovider2-update/You can watch the video that myself and Abel Wang recorded on Channel9 There are some great feature additions to the Terraform AzureRM 2.0 provider.Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:56:38 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-depends_on/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-depends_on/We have deployed a full CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps that is deploying our infrastructure into Azure using Terraform.Tue, 12 May 2020 20:50:32 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/static-macaddress-in-azure/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/static-macaddress-in-azure/Many antiquated established software companies have tied their licensing to the MAC ADD of your server/computer.Tue, 12 May 2020 07:59:13 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/automate-your-kanban/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/automate-your-kanban/Using automation to ease that work/life integration! With most of us working from home it is new for some of us, but not all of us. From newbies to...Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:47:54 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-modules/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-modules/Deploying Re-usable Code In my series of Terraform, from the basics <link> to the more advanced topics, we’re going to cover off Modules.Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:53:58 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-state-files/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-state-files/Scaling and securing your deployments - managing remote state Welcome to my series on Terraform, starting with the basics and moving into more advanced topics.Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:49:00 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-on-azure/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/terraform-on-azure/The Basics When customers begin working with Azure they usually log into the portal and start to build things using the GUI.Mon, 16 Mar 2020 08:49:28 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/devops-interview-with-a-local-microsoft-mvp/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/devops-interview-with-a-local-microsoft-mvp/Microsoft is a massive organization with so many talented people, but there is also a massive technical community outside of Microsoft filled with subject...Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:40:54 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/azure-bastion/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/azure-bastion/I am currently working with a customer that has massive restrictions on how they can access resources, not only from their office WAN, but also from their...Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:22:10 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/deploying-your-azure-infrastructure-with-terraform/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/deploying-your-azure-infrastructure-with-terraform/Myself and Abel Wang talk about the benefits of Terraform and show you how to deploy onto Azure in a few easy steps.Mon, 19 Aug 2019 10:18:40 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/cycling-to-amsterdam-in-support-of-bowelcancer-uk/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/cycling-to-amsterdam-in-support-of-bowelcancer-uk/Late in 2018 the Microsoft UK STU (Success Team Unit) led by Sue Preston, decided to do a charity bike ride for Bowel Cancer UK.Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:46:03 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/securing-your-azure-app-service-with-vnets-and-service-endpoints/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/securing-your-azure-app-service-with-vnets-and-service-endpoints/When I meet with a customer and we talk about migrating their apps into Azure there is always discussion around how to secure their applications in the cloud.Wed, 29 May 2019 10:56:53 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/charity-ride-for-bowel-cancer-uk/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/charity-ride-for-bowel-cancer-uk/Earlier this year I decided to join in on a charity ride with my company to benefit Bowel Cancer UK.Fri, 03 May 2019 09:56:12 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/devops-as-a-process-not-a-function/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/devops-as-a-process-not-a-function/What is DevOps? DevOps is very much a buzzword and many do not fully understand what it really means. Let's break it down: Dev and Ops - we are combining...Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:12:22 GMThttps://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/datacentre-modernization-with-n4stack/https://www.aprilyoho.dev/blog/datacentre-modernization-with-n4stack/For customers there are many triggers that initiate discussions about the cloud.Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:47:29 GMT