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How to implement Azure Firewall to secure your Azure environment
In this article, we are going to implement Azure Firewall in Azure. We are going to do this by building and architecting a new network and creating the basic rules to make everything work.
What is Azure Firewall?
Azure Firewall is a cloud-native Firewall which can be implemented in your Azure network. It acts as a Layer 3, 4 and 7 Firewall and so has more administrative options than for example NSGs.
Azure Default VM Outbound access deprecated
Starting on 30 September 2025, default outbound connectivity for Azure VMs will be retired. This means that after this date you have to configure a way for virtual machines to actually have connection to the internet. Otherwise, you will get an VM that runs but is...
Microsoft Azure certifications for Developers
This page shows what Microsoft Azure certifications are available for Developer-minded people. I intend to focus as much on the developers as possible, although this is not my primary subject. I did some research and I didn't find it very clear what to do, where to...
Creating Static Web Apps on Azure the easy way
Microsoft Azure has a service called the 'Static Web Apps" (SWA) which are simple but yet effective webpages. They can host HTML pages with included CSS and can link with Azure Functions for doing more advanced tasks for you. In this guide we will explore the...
Setup a Minecraft server on Azure
Sometimes, we also want a step down from our work and want to fully enjoy a videogame. Especially when you really like games with open worlds, Minecraft is a great game. And what if I tell you we can setup a server for Minecraft on Azure...
Deploy Resource Group locks automatically with Azure Policy
Locks in Azure are a great way to prevent accidental deletion or modify resources or resource groups. This helps further securing your environment and make it somewhat more "fool proof". Now with Azure Policy we can automatically deploy Locks to Resource Groups to secure them from...
Monitor and reduce carbon emissions (CO2) in Azure
In Microsoft Azure, we have some options to monitor and reduce your organizations Carbon emissions (CO2) from services hosted in the cloud. When hosting servers on-premises, they need power, cooling and networking and those are also needed in the cloud. By migrating servers to the cloud...
Migrate servers with Azure Migrate in 7 steps
This page is about Azure Migrate and how you can migrate an on-premises server or multiple servers to Microsoft Azure. This process is not very easy, but it's also not extremely difficult. Microsoft hasn't made it as simple as just installing an agent on a VM,...
Save Azure costs on Virtual Machines with Start/Stop
With the Azure Start/Stop solution we can save costs in Microsoft Azure and save some environmental impact. In this guide I will explain how the solution works, how it can help your Azure solutions and how it must be deployed and configured.