Welcome to the weekly update in the Azure cloud world!

Jiadong Chen
3 min readDec 4, 2023
source: Microsoft

From preventing credential leaks in engineering systems through Azure DevOps to simplifying the process of onboarding Microsoft Defender for Cloud with Terraform, there’s a lot to catch up on. Not to mention, the integration of private access to your Azure Open AI Chatbot, AI-driven code improvements with Azure Load Testing, enhanced observability with OpenTelemetry on Azure, and the future of data engineering with Microsoft Fabric!

🎯 Monitor git secrets on Azure DevOps with Gitleaks

A Gitleaks-based secret scanning solution for Azure DevOps, employing a pipeline triggered manually or on a schedule, reporting to Azure Application Insights, and presenting results in an Azure Monitoring Workbook to prevent credential leaks in engineering systems.

🎯 Simplifying Onboarding to Microsoft Defender for Cloud with Terraform

A new Terraform module is designed to simplify onboarding Microsoft Defender for Cloud in Azure by providing a unified experience through code, versatility in onboarding scenarios, and ease of use, ultimately streamlining the process and enhancing cloud security.

🎯 Integrate private access to your Azure Open AI Chatbot

This blog post guides users in creating a private Azure Open AI chatbot, providing step-by-step instructions for integrating the solution into an Azure environment, securing it from public exposure, and detailing the necessary configurations such as network setup, private endpoints, DNS configuration, NSG rules, and authentication considerations, with a focus on ensuring data privacy and security.

🎯 Unleashing Code-Level Improvements with Azure Load Testing and AI

A step-by-step guide for optimizing .NET applications under heavy load and showcasing AI’s capability in elevating code performance with Application Insights Profiler, Code Optimizations (an AI-based service in Azure Application Insights), and Azure Load Testing.

🎯 Making Azure the Best Place to Observe Your Apps with OpenTelemetry

Azure is enhancing its observability with OpenTelemetry, introducing the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro, instrumenting Azure SDKs, integrating with Azure Kubernetes Service, and supporting OTLP in data collection, reaffirming its commitment to making Azure the top choice for monitoring and diagnostics of cloud-native workloads.

🎯 Discover the Future of Data Engineering with Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Fabric is an integrated analytics solution that combines Power BI, Azure Synapse, and Azure Data Factory, providing a comprehensive suite of services, making it an ideal, all-in-one platform.

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Jiadong Chen
Jiadong Chen

Written by Jiadong Chen

Microsoft MVP, MCT | Azure Certified Solutions Architect & Cybersecurity Architect Expert | Member of .NET Foundation | Packt Author

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