We regularly write about our technical experiences (good and bad) and what we're learning from the market.
As part of consulting engagements, it is common that customers ask for guidance on the different authentication and authorisation approaches available on API Management and how these approaches meet their security needs while offering support to existing legacy API clients. While many people now know...
App Service Isolated, App Services, Azure, Azure Functions, Service Bus, ASP.NET Core, APIs, .NET, Isolated Azure Functions
On November 10, 2020, Microsoft released .NET 5. But at that point in time, the current version of the Azure Functions runtime host (version 3.x) couldn’t support any code targeting .NET 5. That’s because version 3 of the runtime utilises NET Core 3.1, and therefore all the functions you code had to...
Azure, Azure Automation, Microsoft Azure, automation, governance, Update Management, Patching
Managing updates and patches for Virtual Machines (VMs) hosted in any enterprise environment is essential and can be a daunting task.
Patch management for VMs consist of frequent updates to the operating system such as anti-virus definition updates, operating system updates, software updates and much...
Azure, CICD, Microsoft Azure, kubernetes, Azure Key Vault, secrets management, kubernetes secrets
At Deloitte Platform Engineering, I help organisations build Kubernetes clusters and establish baseline policies and governance to ensure that they remain secure. A key aspect of cluster governance is defining how sensitive application configuration or ‘secrets’ are managed and used within the cluster.
Secrets such...
Azure, Azure Functions, Microsoft, Application Insights, Microsoft Azure
In my previous post, I discussed why it is important to consider traceability and observability practices when we are designing distributed services, particularly when these are executed in the background with no user interaction. I also covered common requirements from an operations team supporting...
Azure, Azure Functions, Enterprise Integration Patterns, Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, Logic App
When implementing modern application integration solutions, we rely on platforms that abstract many of the challenges inherent to these types of solutions. While the Enterprise Integration Patterns previously covered in this series describe architectural and implementation patterns, the Platform Management patterns...
Azure, Azure API Management, CICD, Integration, Azure Resource Manager, DevOps, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, Boomi, Dell Boomi, DPE
At Deloitte Platform Engineering (DPE), we hold a substantial digital footprint within the Platform Engineering and Systems Integration national practice, offering professional services to meet clients' needs. Our strength comes from an expansive portfolio in providing innovative consulting services to cloud...
Azure, Azure API Management, security, OAuth 2.0, api policy, RSA, RS256, JWT
In this post, I highlight recently enhanced capabilities of the Validate JWT policy in Azure API Management and the specific gap that addresses for customers. I also provide related recommendations, tips and policy samples, which are not as yet available in Microsoft documentation.
The ...
Azure, Integration, Logic Apps, Microsoft Azure, Azure Integration Services
Last week, Microsoft responded to numerous requests from the community by announcing a new developer tier offering for Integration Service Environments (ISE). The ISE has been generally available for several weeks, but the single available SKU prior to this announcement carried a hefty price tag.
I had the great...
Azure, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, automation, innovation, transparency, TimeKeeper
Two of the more consistent problems faced by service management professionals are transparency around billed hours and a lack of automation within this space. At Deloitte Operate, we leverage Jira Tempo to keep track of our clients’ billed hours and current utilisation levels.
Currently, Jira Tempo lacks...
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