Blog Roll
Table of content
This section offers a curated collection of helpful links, providing resources and tools to enhance your understanding and make your experience more productive.
🆕 New Links To Check
- Blog Cloud63 Vincent Misson https://blog.cloud63.fr/
- Azure Talk Blog: https://blog.zuehlke.cloud/
- Achraf Ben Alaya: https://achrafbenalaya.com/
🧠 AI
- Interactive collection of the 18 Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction
- Funko Pop prompt
- https://oai.azure.com/portal
🧠 AI (Images)
🧠 AI (Music)
🏢 Architecture
- Free Ebooks and whitepapers
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/azure-subscription-service-limits
- Cloud Adoption Framework CAF🔥
- Well Architected Framework WAF🔥
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/630.microsoft-azure-survival-guide.aspx
- https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/33800.azure-iaas-v2-arm-design-series-azure-subscriptions.aspx
- Azure Offers
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/decision-guides/subscriptions/
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles
- Azure Reference Architectures 🔥
- Cloud adoption antipatterns
- Azure supported workloads: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/server-software-support
- Microsoft Assessments and review : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/assessments/?mode=home 🔥
- Docs Update Tracker: https://docsupdatetracker.net/
- Landing Zone mission-critical: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/reference-architectures/containers/aks-mission-critical/mission-critical-landing-zone
- Azure Quick Review: https://github.com/Azure/azqr
- Azure Sandbox: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/azure-sandbox/azure-sandbox
- Azure Dev Center: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/DevCenter
- CAF Additionnal resources: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-setup-guide/staying-current?tabs=AdditionalResources#tabpanel_1_AdditionalResources
- Cloud Adoption Framework Tools and Templates: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/resources/tools-templates
- MOAW: https://microsoft.github.io/moaw/ 🔥
- Azure Landing Zone catalog: https://github.com/oliverlabs/alz-catalogue
- https://azureanimations.github.io/ 🔥
🅰 ARM
👀 Analytics and monitoring
- Log Analytics Query Portal: https://portal.loganalytics.io/demo#/query/main
- Kusto explorer: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/kusto/tools/kusto-explorer
- Monitoring Azure by using Grafana dashboards: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/monitoring-azure-by-using-grafana-dashboards/
- Azure Monitor Community: https://github.com/microsoft/AzureMonitorCommunity🔥
- Log Analytics cost: https://trstringer.com/log-analytics-expensive-part-1-discovery/
- azure-monitoring-certificates: https://blog.smartcloudarchitect.fr/azure-monitoring-certificates
- Azure Monitor Logs table reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/tables-category
- AMBA: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/azure-monitor-baseline-alerts-amba-for-azure-landing-zone-alz-is/ba-p/3936951
🟦 Azure Active Directory (Entra Id)
- Tenant availability check 1: https://account.azure.com/organization
- Tenant availability check 2: https://o365.rocks/
- https://gettenantpartitionweb.azurewebsites.net/
- Interactive authentication: https://microsoft.com/devicelogin/
- Azure Active Directory admin center: http://aad.portal.azure.com/🔥
- Azure AD Exporter: https://github.com/microsoft/azureadexporter/
- Azure AD Big Picture: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/msandbu/azuread/main/AzureAD%20Big%20picture.jpg🔥
- Microsoft Graph Changelog: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/changelog/?search=
- Azure AD Security Config Analyzer (AADSCA): https://github.com/Cloud-Architekt/AzureAD-Attack-Defense/blob/main/AADSecurityConfigAnalyzer.md
- Azure-AccessPermissions: https://github.com/csandker/Azure-AccessPermissions
- Decode, verify and generate Token: https://jwt.io/
- AAD Osint tool: https://aadinternals.com/osint/ 🔥
- https://myaccount.microsoft.com/groups/groups-i-belong-to
- https://cyberchef.org/ (Decode JWT tokens and more) 🔥
- https://graphpermissions.merill.net/permission/ 🔥🔥🔥
💪 Bicep
- Bicep from 0 to hero: https://github.com/rchaganti/bicepbookexamples
- Convert ARM to Bicep online: https://bicep.kwitantie.app/
- Bicep playground: https://azure.github.io/bicep/
🏅 Certifications
- Official certifications training poster: https://aka.ms/TrainCertPoster
- Browse Certifications by roles: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/
- Microsoft Learn: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/
- Exam Sandbox, demo the Microsoft exam experience: https://aka.ms/examdemo
- Microsoft learn community: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn/ct-p/MicrosoftLearn
- Practice Assessments for Microsoft Certifications: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/certifications/practice-assessments-for-microsoft-certifications
- Practice Assessments for Microsoft Certifications 2: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-learn-blog/prep-for-certification-exams-with-free-practice-assessments-on/ba-p/3666866
- Azure Open Source Labs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/samples/azure-samples/azure-opensource-labs/azure-opensource-labs/
⛅ Cloud Services Comparison
- Public Cloud Services Comparison: https://comparecloud.in/
- Azure VM Comparison: https://azureprice.net/
- Compare AWS and Azure services to Google Cloud https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/aws-azure-gcp-service-comparison?utm_source=google&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=FY21-Q2-Product-Mapping-Blog&utm_content=documentation
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/services Compare Azure and AWS services
- Azure MarketPlace: https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/
🚨 Compliance
- Microsoft compliance offerings: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/compliance/regulatory/offering-home?view=o365-worldwide
- Microsoft Privacy Statement: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- Microsoft trust center: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center
- Service trust portal: https://servicetrust.microsoft.com/
- Compliance Manager portal: https://servicetrust.microsoft.com/ComplianceManager/V3#
📊 DNS
📊 Data
- Azure Data Explorer https://dataexplorer.azure.com/
📊 DashBoards
- Azure Orphan Resources workbook: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/fasttrack-for-azure/azure-orphan-resources/ba-p/3492198
- Network Security Dashboard for Microsoft Defender for Cloud: https://github.com/Azure/Microsoft-Defender-for-Cloud/tree/main/Workbooks/Network%20Security%20Dashboard
- CCO GitHub Contributions Dashboard: https://github.com/Azure/CCOInsights#cco-github-contributions-dashboard🔥
- CCO ADO Contributions Dashboard: https://github.com/Azure/CCOInsights#cco-ado-contributions-dashboard
- Azure Hybrid Benefit Workbook: https://github.com/arthurclares/AzureHybridBenefitWorkbook
- AKS Security Workbook: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-sentinel-blog/new-azure-kubernetes-service-aks-security-workbook/ba-p/1867134
- Azure Hybrid Benefits Workbook: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/healthcare-and-life-sciences/tracking-azure-hybrid-benefit-using-azure-workbooks/ba-p/3798857
- Azure Saving Plans Dashboard: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/azure-savings-dashboard/ba-p/3816131
- Azure Cost Management Dashboard: https://github.com/sairashaik6677/azure-costmanagement-dashboard
- Cloud Roles and Operations Management DashBoard: https://github.com/Azure/cloud-rolesandops
- Azure Service Retirement Workbook: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/advisor/advisor-how-to-plan-migration-workloads-service-retirement
- Azure Inventory Workbook: https://github.com/scautomation/Azure-Inventory-Workbook 🔥
- https://github.com/4R9UN/Cloud-Events/tree/main
🚀 DevOps
- Learn git branching: https://learngitbranching.js.org/ 🔥
- Azure DevOps Labs: https://azuredevopslabs.com/
- Azure DevOps Demo Generator: https://azuredevopsdemogenerator.azurewebsites.net/
- Azure DevOps Organization: https://aex.dev.azure.com/🔥
- Devops Resources: https://github.com/bregman-arie/devops-resources
- Devops Bookmark: https://www.devopsbookmarks.org/
- Devops roadmap: https://roadmap.sh/
- The Microsoft Azure Developer's Cheat Sheet: https://github.com/milanm/azure-cheat-sheet
- awesome-french-devops: https://github.com/stephrobert/awesome-french-devops/
- Secret scanning in Azure DevOps: https://johnlokerse.dev/2023/05/24/secret-scanning-in-azure-devops-with-defender-for-devops/
- CNCF Cloud Native Interactive Landscape: https://landscape.cncf.io/
- https://www.conventionalcommits.org/
- devsecops-periodic-table: https://digital.ai/learn/devsecops-periodic-table/
- Continuous Delivery Landscape: https://landscape.cd.foundation/
- DevOps Anti-Types: https://web.devopstopologies.com/#anti-types
- https://rios.engineer/🔥
- https://explainshell.com/
🚀 DevOps News
📅 Events
💵 FinOps
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
- Azure Pricing calculator 🔥
- Strategies to realizing Cost Savings in Azure
- Budget Alert in Teams
- Azure Optimization Engine (AOE)
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Price Estimation Dashboard
- Cost optimization pillar
- Azure Cost Reporting PBI
- Project Bose: Cost of an Enterprise by cost centers, divisions, projects
- The Azure FinOps guide 🔥
- Azure Cost Cli 🔥
- FinOps whitepaper
- What causes Azure costs to increase
- https://github.com/microsoft/finops-toolkit/releases/tag/v0.1.1
- Optimize Your Azure Costs 🔥
- https://microsoft.github.io/finops-toolkit/
- Apply AHB at Scale
- https://rios.engineer/get-azure-cost-estimates-in-azure-devops-pr-comments-with-bicep/
🤣 Fun
🤖 GitHub
🏢 Governance
- Find resource providers by Azure services - Azure Resource Manager | Microsoft Learn 🔥
- Azure Policy Aliases (mats.codes)
- AzAdvertizer 🔥
- AzGovViz
- Continuous Cloud Optimization (CCO) 🔥
- AzureSecurityCenterInventory
- Azure Resource Inventory (ARI)
- Azure Visualizer (AzViz)
- New (diagrams.net) diagram
- Azure Raci toolkit
- Azure Naming Tool
- Azure Periodic Table of Resource Naming Convention 🔥
- Naming convention initiative: https://github.com/matthiasguentert/azure-naming-convention-initiative 🔥
- The perfect Azure naming convention
- remove Unauthorized Role Assignments
- Azure Analytics Architecture Advisor
🔍 Graph KQL
- KQL - threat hunting hub
- https://kql-search-2.vercel.app/
- https://www.kqlsearch.com/
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-governance-and-management/announcing-authorizationresources-in-azure-resource-graph/ba-p/3813912?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664
- Microsoft Kusto Detective Agency Contest
- Query collection: https://github.com/globalbao/azure-resource-graph
- https://github.com/tyconsulting/AzureResourceGraph/tree/master/Queries
🔍 Graph
💥 HA and DR
- Azure Geographies and regions
- Azure cross regions replication
- Azure regions and availability zones
- Azure Business Continuity Guide
- Resilience in Azure
- Reliability with microsoft Azure Infographic
- https://github.com/ElanShudnow/AzureCode/tree/main/PowerShell/VMRegionZonalAvailability
📢 Informations
- Azure Updates 🔥
- Azure Info Hub
- Azure Weekly
- AzureFeeds
- Microsoft Blogs by products
- https://bonjourlafuite.eu.org/
🔍 LightHouse
🔍 Licensing
📌 Mind Maps
📌 Misc
- Azure Mask
- https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/az-mask/amobeamdmdnloajcaiomgegpakjdiacm?hl=en-US
- Raspberry Simulator for IOT Hub
- sqlflow
- Nuage de mots
- Wiki Tech
- Azure Tips and Tricks
- Code Error
- quickref cheatsheets and quick references
- https://login.microsoftonline.com/logout.srf
- https://login.microsoftonline.com/login.srf
- https://cheatography.com/
- Azure serverless community library
- Microsoft MVP's Map : https://mvpsglobe.web.app/
- https://www.bullshitor.com/
- https://www.emaxilde.net/assets/games/doom/doom.html
- GUID generator: https://guidgenerator.com/
- https://quoootes.com/
- https://miniwebtool.com/random-quote-generator/
- https://quozio.com/
- https://varnz.ai/ai-quote-generator
⏩ Move or migration
- https://github.com/ElanShudnow/AzureCode/tree/main/PowerShell/AzResourceMoveSupport
- https://github.com/mustafakaya/Azure-Reliability-Checker-Tool
- Migration Execution Guide
🌐 Network
- https://azureipranges.azurewebsites.net/ 🔥
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/the-azure-networking-map/ba-p/3706001
- Network-segmentation-cheat-sheet
- https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Network-Security
- https://github.com/nehalineogi/azure-networking
- https://github.com/Azure/ipam
- https://www.submarinecablemap.com/
- https://github.com/ElanShudnow/AzureCode/tree/main/PowerShell/AzVNETOverlap
- https://github.com/mattfeltonma/azure-network-journey
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/example-scenario/gateway/firewall-application-gateway
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/774683/using-azure-firewall-with-web-application-behind-w
- https://blog.cellenza.com/cloud-2/comment-deployer-une-architecture-hub-and-spoke-avec-azure-firewall/ 🔥
- https://github.com/nicolgit/azure-firewall-mon 🔥
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/quick-start-guide-to-azure-private-endpoints-with-aks-amp/ba-p/3943803
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-networking-blog/understanding-expressroute-private-peering-to-address/ba-p/4081850
- Azure IP ranges
- https://visualsubnetcalc.com/#
- https://azureipranges.azurewebsites.net/
- IPAM: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox
- https://blog.cloudtrooper.net/
- https://trippy.rs/ (Network Diag Tool)
- https://blog.cloudtrooper.net/2025/01/22/private-link-reality-bites-your-routes-could-be-lying/
- https://github.com/1tayH/noisy (Generates random HTTP/DNS traffic noise in the background)
- https://az-mdv.az.vupti.me/ Azure Migrate Network Flows Analysis 🔥🔥🔥
- https://blog.nillsf.com/index.php/2018/11/06/azure-paas-services-connected-to-your-vnet/ VNET Injection vs Service Endpoints
- https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX
👮 Policies
- https://github.com/Azure/enterprise-azure-policy-as-code Azure Policy As Code
- https://medium.com/microsoftazure/devsecops-policy-as-code-with-azure-pipelines-86cc1e27f03c Policy-as-code with Azure Pipelines
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/policy-distribution-dashboard-for-microsoft-defender-for-cloud/ba-p/3264712 Policy Distribution Dashboard for Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- https://github.com/rjygraham/AzurePolicy/tree/main/Samples Ryan Graham GitHub Repo
- https://github.com/tyconsulting/azurepolicy tyconsulting GitHub Repo
- https://github.com/Azure/Community-Policy" Azure Community Policy GitHub Repo🔥
- https://www.cloudsma.com/2021/10/build-azure-policy-compliance-workbook/ Azure Policy Compliance WorkBook
- https://github.com/globalbao/awesome-azure-policy">AWESOME-Azure-Policy
- https://github.com/JimGBritt/AzurePolicy/tree/master/AzureMonitor/Scripts Azure Diagnostics Policy Generator
- Configure">https://www.cloudpartner.fi/?p=7015">Configure centralized policy management
- https://policyalias.mats.codes/ Policies Aliases List 🔥
- https://purple.telstra.com/blog/azure-policy-as-code-with-terraform-part-1 Terraform policies as code 🔥
- https://github.com/globalbao/azure-policy-as-code/tree/mainTerraform policies as code repo🔥
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/scenarios/cloud-scale-analytics/eslz-policies CAF Policies 🔥
- https://blog.tyang.org/2023/09/30/natively0monitoring-azure-policy-compliance-states-in-azure-monitor-2023-edition/
- https://andrewmatveychuk.com/how-to-validate-azure-tags/
- https://medium.com/@geralexgr/azure-policy-require-specific-tags-on-resources-72b911f6c725
- https://www.blueboxes.co.uk/working-with-tags-in-azure-resource-graph-explorer
- https://github.com/fawohlsc/azure-policy-testing
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/azure-policy-recommended-practices/ba-p/3798024?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664
- https://azure.github.io/enterprise-azure-policy-as-code
- https://github.com/Azure/enterprise-azure-policy-as-code
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/azure-enterprise-policy-as-code-a-new-approach/ba-p/3607843
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/infrastructure-as-code-testing-with-azure-policy/ba-p/3921765?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/cost-governance-with-azure-policy/ba-p/3791888?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-network-security-blog/enforcing-and-managing-azure-ddos-protection-with-azure-policy/ba-p/3933172?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/fasttrack-for-azure/azure-policy-for-azure-container-apps-yes-please/ba-p/3775200?WT.mc_id=DT-MVP-5001664
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/infrastructure-as-code-testing-with-azure-policy/ba-p/3921765
- https://jeffbrown.tech/azure-policy-resource-lock/
- https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azureinfrastructureblog/deny-inbound-nsg-rule-creation-via-azure-policy/4241803
🌐 Portals
- Azure Preview portal
- Azure RC portal
- Microsoft portals
- Microsoft portals 2
- Azure portals 3
- Microsoft Administrator Portals
- MyApps
- Azure Cloud Shell Web
🅿 Powershell
- Iterate over a hashtable in PowerShell
- Gain insights into your Azure role assignments on subscription level
- https://github.com/ElanShudnow/AzureCode/tree/main/PowerShell
🧱 Routing and NVA
- Azure NVA Redundancy Part I
- Hub-Spoke Architecture 🔥🔥
- Connect Azure with On-Prem Network Part 1 🔥🔥
- Enabling Direct On-Prem Site Access to Azure Private VMSS Resources via Internal Load Balancer
💀 Security
- Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures (MCRA) 🔥
- Azucar
- ScoutSuite
- Secure DevOps Kit
- Skyark
- MicroBurst
- Stormspotter
- Cloud Katana
- Azure Security Control Mappings to MITRE ATT&CK®
- Azure Hunter
- Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)
- Azure Review CheckList 🔥
- CloudSploit Security Remediation Guides
- Identifying & Exploiting Leaked Azure Storage Keys
- cloud security vulnerabilities
- Windows AppLocker Bypass: regsvr32.exe /s /u /i:test.sct scrobj.dll
- Cybersecurity-jobs-skills-workshop
- HackTricks
- Azure Secret Rotation
- Depix is a tool for recovering passwords from pixelized screenshots
- Snoop
- Get Azure bearer token
- Arachni Web application security scanner
- OSINT web-check
- Hack The Box
- Root Me
- GraphRunner
- Open bucket and storage account
- Labyrinthinesecurity silhouette
- https://web-check.xyz/
- EDR telemetry https://www.edr-telemetry.com/
- https://github.com/intuitem/ciso-assistant-community
- https://web-check.as93.net/
- https://maester.dev/
📝 Services
- Azure Charts 🔥
- Azure Periodic table
- Azure Services io
- Azure Deprecation DashBoard
- Azure Charts Deprecations 🔥
- Azure Charts Arrivals 🔥
- Azure Status 🔥
- New Azure Status 🔥
- Azure Infrastructure Map 🔥
- Azure Speed Test 2.0
- AzSpeedTest Powershell
- AzureSpeed
- SLA for Azure services
- SLA Calculator
- https://downdetector.fr/
✍ Stencils and icons
- Official Microsoft Azure Cloud and AI Symbol / Icon Set - SVG - Pointer
- sandroasp Icon Set
- David-Summers Icon Set 🔥
- Azure Docs collection
- Azure Icons collection 🔥
- Azure Patterns collection
- Azure cds Collection
- ContentCollateral
- Azure Icons Libraries for Diagrams.net (Draw.io) 🔥
- Azure architecture SVG icons 🔥
- Diagram as code
- Azure Design Studio
- Azure glyphs and icons
- Draw.io Azure infrastructure diagrams
- https://www.svgrepo.com/
- https://az-icons.com/
🪴 Sustainability
🧑🚒 Support
🔖 Tags
- Tag support for Azure resources 🔥
- Taggable resources 🔥
- Develop your naming and tagging strategy for Azure resources
- Naming and tagging conventions tracking template
- How to tag your resources on AWS / GCP / Azure
🟪 Terraform
- aztfy
- Azure terraform-azurerm-caf-enterprise-scale
- Azure caf-terraform-landingzones
- Terraform from 0 to hero flaviusdinu
- azure-network-terraform
- Infracost
- Johan Vanneuville
- Terraform and Azure DevOps pipelines
- Terraform labs
- How to run PowerShell scripts on Azure VMs with Terraform
- https://azure.github.io/Azure-Verified-Modules/
- https://github.com/tenable/terrascan
🛫 Terraform Deployment
- Deploying terraform-azure-vnet-hub-spoke
- Deploying azurefirewall-hub-spoke-demo
- Deploying deploying-and-configuring-azure-firewall-using-terraform
- Firewall As Code 🔥
- https://github.com/DonKoning/megaLinter/tree/main
- https://github.com/WinOpsDBA/DBAinTheCloud/tree/master/06-vm-extensions
- https://github.com/nicolgit/hub-and-spoke-playground
💻 Virtual machines
- Azure VM sizes
- Start / Stop VMs 1
- Start / Stop VMs 2
- Azureprice 🔥
- Azure VM Pricing Comparison (2024) (turbo360.com) 🔥
- Virtual machines selector 🔥
- Automanage Machine Configuration