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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 14/09/2026

Azure Key Vault caught me out. I expected enabled_for_template_deployment to cover Terraform, as it does with Bicep and ARM. But azurerm_key_vault_secret uses the data plane. A useful IaC distinction. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/09... #Azure #IaC #MVPBuzz

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Azure Key Vault, Terraform, and the Control Plane/Data Plane Difference

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 04/09/2026

Azure IaC memory jog for me, and hopefully useful for you too. Deployments failing with `The client does not have authorization to perform action Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/write`? 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/09... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #RBAC #MVPBuzz

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Role Assignments | Role Based Access Control Administrator

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 05/08/2026

My talk on Designing Resilient Integrations with Azure Logic Apps from INTEGRATE 2026 is now available on demand. Make sure to have a watch, and many thanks to Turbo360 for hosting! 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fuh...

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Designing Resilient Integrations with Azure Logic Apps

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 18/05/2026

🚀 BicepConsoleTTK v0.2.0 is out on the PowerShell Gallery! 3 new cmdlets to make Bicep unit testing even cleaner: ✅ ConvertTo-BicepConsoleResult ✅ ConvertTo-BicepLiteral ✅ Read-BicepLiteral — loads test data from a JSON file #azure #azurebicep #biceplang #IaC #MVPBuzz

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 09/05/2026

Created BicepConsoleTTK to fill a gap I keep seeing — fast, logic-level unit tests for exported Bicep functions, variables, and types, without deploying anything. Pester + bicep console. Have a play and hope it helps! Blog: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/05... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #MVPBuzz

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Unit Testing Bicep Logic with BicepConsoleTTK

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 30/04/2026

Ever had your Azure Key Vault access policies silently wiped during a deployment? Find out why it happens and how to fix it! 🔗https://andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/04/azure-key-vault-access-policy-removed-on-deploy/ #Azure #KeyVault #IaC #Bicep #MVPBuzz

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 02/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined my #dddnorth session 'Azure Bicep in the Real World: Patterns, Pitfalls, and Pragmatism.' Loved the conversations and engagement, hope you found it useful! You can find my slides at github.com/Andrew-D-Wil...

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Presentations/Azure Bicep in the Real World Patterns - Pitfalls - and Pragmatism at main · Andrew-D-Wilson/Presentations

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 09/02/2026

New blog post: MSTest | Controlling Parallelism of Test Runs If you've ever had integration tests fail randomly because they're competing for shared resources, this one's for you. Read more: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2026/02... #MSTest #Integration #MVPBuzz

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MSTest | Controlling Parallelism of Test Runs

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 27/08/2025

Here’s another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 7 explores how to transform static, duplicated configuration into dynamic, reusable patterns—increasing maintainability and reducing configuration drift. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

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Bicep Tips and Tricks | #7 | From Static to Dynamic Config

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 20/08/2025

Here's another tip from my Bicep Tips & Tricks series Part 6 covers typed variables - a game changing feature released in May that brings compiler validation, enhanced IntelliSense, and self-documenting code to your Bicep templates. 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

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Bicep Tips and Tricks | #6 | Typed Variables

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 06/08/2025

Bicep Tips & Tricks Part 4: Shared Variables Stop duplicating configs across templates! Use Bicep imports to create a single source of truth for: → Environment settings → Organizational standards → Resource configurations 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/08... #Azure #Bicep #IaC #ARM

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Bicep Tips and Tricks | #4 | Shared Variables

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Dan @rios.engineer · 30/07/2025

🚀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 rios.engineer/spectral-the...

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Spectral: The API Linting Tool You Need in Your Workflow 🔎 - Rios Engineer

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John Lokerse | Microsoft MVP @johnlokerse.dev · 22/07/2025

🎯 New #BicepTip! Writing Bicep is great, but generating it with GitHub Copilot? That’s the real magic. Learn more about Bicep Infrastructure as Code generation using GitHub Copilot agent mode in the latest tip:  🔗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #azure #bicep #infrastructureascode

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 23/07/2025

Part 2 of my "Bicep Tips & Tricks" series is live! Learn how to centralize core parameters in your Bicep templates using user-defined types, constructors, and imports. Cleaner, more maintainable IaC for Azure! 👉 andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/07... #Azure #Bicep #IaC

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Bicep Tips and Tricks | #2 | Centralize Core Parameters with Types, Constructors, and Imports

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 26/03/2025

Experiencing issues with your Bicep existing resource definitions not adhering to explicit dependencies? Not only is this now solved but here are the reasons why. Have a read and hope this helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/03... #azure #bicep #infrastructureascode

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Bicep | Existing Resource Dependencies

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 06/01/2025

Don't be caught out by the configuration differences in referencing KeyVault with your Logic Apps and Function Apps through Managed Identity. Have a read and hope it helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2025/01... #azure #keyvault #functionapp #logicapp #azureintegrationservices

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 26/11/2024

Tired of clunky SAS keys? The following blog posts show you how to secure your Azure Logic Apps and Functions with Easy Auth and API Management. Read more: • Logic App Security: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/02... • Function App Security: andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/11...

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 14/11/2024

Following my previous post - exploring secure and configurable methods of setting up an Azure Function App as a Backend to API Management. This is part two - utilising Easy Auth to secure access. Have a read and hope it helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/11... #azure #apimanagement #functionapp

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Easy Auth | Function App with Azure API Management

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 01/10/2024

Been exploring secure and configurable methods of setting up an Azure Function App as a Backend API to API Management. The method I have posted about uses the Function Specific SAS key. Have a read and hope it helps. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/10... #azure #apimanagement #functionapp

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Azure API Management | Function App Backend

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 28/05/2024

Ever land yourself in a situation where your Bicep item name (parameter/variable/etc.) conflicts with a functions name. Have a look at the following on how to save yourself some refactor pain. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/05...

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Bicep | Prevent a Nasty Refactor with Function Namespaces

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Andrew Wilson @andrewilson.co.uk · 16/02/2024

Been recently looking at using Easy Auth with Logic App Standard and restricting to API Management as a Backend. Hope this post is helpful to others trying the same thing. andrewilson.co.uk/post/2024/02...

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Easy Auth | Standard Logic App with Azure API Management

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