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What Microsoft Entra Really Means for Identity and Security
In recent years, identity has become the new perimeter. As users, devices, and applications shift beyond the walls of data centers, the classic castle-and-moat network model no longer suffices. Security increasingly hinges on who or what is accessing resources, how they authenticate, and under what conditions access is granted. Microsoft’s launch of Microsoft Entra signals a more aggressive posture in identity, access, and zero-trust thinking. It’s not just renaming Azure Active Directory; it’s a re-alignment of how Microsoft sees identity in a hybrid, multi-cloud, and AI-driven world. So: what does Microsoft Entra really mean — beyond the marketing — for identity and security? https://dellenny.com/what-microsoft-entra-really-means-for-identity-and-security/The Hybrid Cloud Playbook Mastering Azure Stack
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, organizations face a critical challenge: how to balance the agility and scalability of the public cloud with the control and compliance benefits of on-premises infrastructure. Enter Azure Stack, Microsoft’s hybrid cloud solution, designed to bring the power of Azure into your datacenter while enabling seamless integration with the public cloud. This blog serves as your playbook for mastering Azure Stack, guiding you through key concepts, strategies, and best practices to help your organization thrive in a hybrid cloud environment. https://dellenny.com/the-hybrid-cloud-playbook-mastering-azure-stack/
Network Design Ideas for VMs
I am analyzing the current Azure environment at my new job and trying to figure out the architectural choices mostly networking wise. Currently, we have 10 VMs and each VM has its own VNet and they are all in the same region. In my experience so far, I have never seen such network design in Azure before.Centralized Logging in Azure Proven Observability Patterns for Modern Apps
As modern applications move to distributed and cloud-native architectures, observability becomes critical for ensuring system reliability, diagnosing issues, and improving performance. Among the three pillars of observability—logs, metrics, and traces—logs often form the foundation for troubleshooting. However, in distributed environments, logs are scattered across multiple services, making centralized logging an essential pattern. https://dellenny.com/centralized-logging-in-azure-proven-observability-patterns-for-modern-apps/Riding in Tandem Unlocking the Sidecar Pattern in Azure Microservices
In the world of cloud-native applications, microservices bring agility, scalability, and speed. But with this modular approach comes complexity: logging, monitoring, proxying, and configuration often become tricky. That’s where the Sidecar Pattern steps in — and Azure makes it easier than ever to implement. https://dellenny.com/riding-in-tandem-unlocking-the-sidecar-pattern-in-azure-microservices/Building a Fully Secure Architecture Integrating Azure OpenAI
As AI adoption accelerates, organizations must ensure that AI services are secure, scalable, and compliant with enterprise security policies. Azure OpenAI Service provides powerful AI capabilities, but securing access to it is crucial when integrating with applications. In this blog, we will explore how to build a fully secure architecture by integrating Azure OpenAI Service with Azure API Management (APIM), Private Endpoints, and Applications. https://dellenny.com/building-a-fully-secure-architecture-integrating-azure-openai-with-apim-private-endpoints-and-applications/Service Mesh Architecture Pattern in Azure
As organizations modernize applications using microservices and cloud-native architectures, managing how these services communicate becomes increasingly complex. Microservices often run across distributed environments, scaling dynamically, and interacting over the network. This is where the Service Mesh architecture pattern comes in — providing a dedicated infrastructure layer for service-to-service communication, security, and observability. In the Azure ecosystem, implementing a Service Mesh can simplify operational challenges while improving reliability and control of microservices deployments. https://dellenny.com/service-mesh-architecture-pattern-in-azure-handling-service-to-service-communication-security-and-observability/Understanding Architecture Patterns A Guide for Software Architects
In the world of software development, architecture patterns play a crucial role in designing scalable, maintainable, and high-performing systems. As an architect, choosing the right pattern for your application can significantly impact its success. This blog explores common architecture patterns, their use cases, and when to apply them. https://dellenny.com/understanding-architecture-patterns-a-guide-for-software-architects/Event Based Design Architecture Pattern in Azure
Event-driven architecture (EDA) is a design pattern that enables applications to respond to real-time events rather than relying on traditional request-response communication. In the cloud-native ecosystem, EDA is particularly powerful for building scalable, loosely coupled, and resilient solutions. Azure provides a robust set of services to implement event-based design, ensuring seamless integration and high availability. https://dellenny.com/event-based-design-architecture-pattern-in-azure/
