Apr 26
2021
Bicep and Terraform compared
Project Bicep or HashiCorp Terraform. What's the difference? Which one should you use? Deployment methods, syntax, and tooling compared.
11 min read
Infrastructure as Code
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is the practice of managing infrastructure through machine-readable definition files. I've been a strong advocate for IaC throughout my career, using tools like Terraform, Bicep, and Pulumi. These posts share IaC best practices, patterns, and lessons learned from production environments.
Articles
Apr 21
2020
Custom Validation Rules for Variables in Terraform
Learn how to harden your Terraform projects using custom validation rules for input variables. The feature is still experimental. However, it looks promising and may help you!
3 min read
Apr 14
2020
Free English Terraform Webinar on Thursday the 16th of April
Learn Terraform by joining this free, English, online Webinar by Thorsten Hans and get started with Infrastructure as Code in the context of Microsoft Azure.
1 min read
Apr 9
2020
Free German Terraform Webinar on Wednesday the 15th of April
Learn Terraform by joining this free, German, online Webinar by Thorsten Hans and get started with Infrastructure as Code in the context of Microsoft Azure.
1 min read
Oct 10
2019
Join my webinar about Terraform and Azure during Azure Week
Ramp up your Terraform skills. Join my webinar about Terraform and Azure on the 18th of October as part of Azure Week.
1 min read
May 6
2019
Six golden rules of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
In this post I share my six golden rules for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) projects.
3 min read
Mar 30
2019
Terraform - State demystified
State Management is critical in Terraform. This post provides an overview of what state is and how you should deal with it.
13 min read
Feb 12
2019
Terraform - The Definitive Guide for Azure Enthusiasts
Learn core concepts of Terraform. Automate your Microsoft Azure environments to ramp-up Infrastructure as Code. Dive into HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Start terraforming your cloud, now.
22 min read