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This is the first post of a blog post series which I have proclaimed as Azure DevOps Bits and Bobs, where I will share randomly chosen but still useful and good-to-know functions in Azure DevOps. Today we will take a look at the best way to update PATH environment variable on a build agent, as well as get an overview of other logging commands are available to us in Azure DevOps. ...

Towards the end of 2024 Microsoft announced new configuration opportunity for Azure Private DNS zones called fallback to Internet. I think that it was announced more or less right after the 2024 Microsoft Ignite event. This functionality is, at the point of writing this blog post still in preview so proceed with caution 😼 I’ve started working with it shortly after it was released, and I would like to share some thoughts and use cases here where utilizing this functionality can make sense, as well as demonstrate how you can implement it yourself. ...

Following the retirement of classic Application Insights in February 2024 I think that it’s a great opportunity to share a quick tip on how you can easily automate migration of all of your classic instances to workspace-based Application Insights. There’s a pretty detailed article available as part of Microsoft documentation that walks you through the advantages of workspace-based Application Insights, differences with the classic type and how the table structure differs between those two types. I will not cover it in much detail in this blog post, but I would encourage you to check out the article for more information on the topic: Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources. ...

🎄This blog post is also a contribution to Festive Tech Calendar 2023, where during the month of December, experts from the tech community share their knowledge about a multitude of tech topics. As part of this initiative you can also support a fundraising for the Raspberry Pi Foundation. You’re welcome to check out all the contributions here: Festive Tech Calendar 2023 Kubernetes release cycle and its challenges As you might know since the beginning of time Kubernetes has been known for its quite frequent release cycle. With approximately 4 releases of new Kubernetes versions per year a specific version was supported for 9 months until Kubernetes version 1.18. With Kubernetes version 1.19 community support got extended by 3 months. At the time of publishing this blog post a specific version of Kubernetes is supported for 1 year. Support in this case means patching of security-related, dependency-related or other critical core issues. ...

For some time ago I successfully passed a Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) certification exam from CNCF and The Linux Foundation, and in this blog post I would like to share a few resources I’ve used for preparation, as well as a few personal experiences from the certification exam and format, that I hope can be useful for others who are getting ready for the exam 😺 What is KCNA? Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) is one of the beginner-level certifications that verifies your fundamental knowledge of cloud native technologies. Significant part of the certification is dedicated to Kubernetes, its architecture and core components, but it also covers areas like containerization, GitOps and fundamental cloud native security. ...