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Introduction: With Microsoft announcing the retirement of the .NET in-process Azure Functions model by November 10, 2026, it’s time for developers to start planning their migration to the isolated worker model. The in-process model has served well for years, but…
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Introduction: Recently, I faced an interesting challenge while deploying a .NET Blazor Server application in an IIS Windows Server that sits behind an Azure Application Gateway. The app appeared to load fine at first, but after about 20 seconds, it…
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Introduction: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) represents a standardized approach for AI systems to interact with external data sources and services. In enterprise environments, where AI applications need to access organizational data from various sources like Microsoft Graph, SharePoint, or…
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Introduction Azure Key Vault is a cloud service provided by Microsoft to store securely and access secrets, including API keys, passwords, certificates, and cryptographic keys. It plays a critical role in maintaining application security and managing sensitive information in Azure.…
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Introduction: As organizations increasingly rely on multi-cloud strategies, the ability to move data seamlessly between cloud platforms becomes essential. An everyday use case is transferring data from Google BigQuery, a fully-managed, serverless data warehouse on Google Cloud, to Azure SQL…
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Introduction In my previous article on Azure Application Gateway Path-Based URL Routing, I walked through setting up path-based routing for Azure App Services behind an Application Gateway. In this article, I will discuss a critical configuration aspect: the “Override with…
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Introduction: Microsoft Entra ID’s Authentication Context combined with Conditional Access Policies provides a powerful mechanism to enforce granular access control for applications and resources. By leveraging authentication context, organizations can apply step-up authentication based on specific conditions, ensuring that sensitive…
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Introduction: In today’s digital landscape, ensuring efficient and secure traffic management for web applications is crucial. An application gateway is vital in this process, acting as a reverse proxy that manages client requests and distributes them to various backend services.…