Jump to extensions, AI and quick references
Technologies:
A mix between (Dev)Ops and Data engineer: Intermediate Linux skills, Intermediate networking /PKI/X.509 skills, A commitment to at least one cloud, IAC using Bicep and Custom Script Extension, Relational, (non-relational databases), ETL (extract, transform, and load) systems, Automation and scripting, SQL, PowerShell, (Bash, Python), Industrial Information technology
| Azure Administrator | Vnet, storage, compute, security, monitor, governance, IAC Bicep and Custom Script Extension |
| Script | SQL, Powershell, (Bash, Python) |
| Databases | MySql, IP21, (Azure SQL, InfluxDb) |
| ETL | Telegraf, Cogent, Azure ETL, script jobs |
| Monitor | Zabbix, Zabbix agent, Telegraf |
| Queue and Cloud2cloud | AMQP, RabbitMQ, Shovel, DMZ, PKI |
The main grind bicep lab environment
Working with Linux, you could also work with Bicep to deploy an new VM when you do a tutorial. Remember to make all lab environments with bicep for Applied skills and AZ-104 Azure Administrator, that way you learn: Azure, Bicep, labs, ps1, bash, docs Azure copilot and more AI on the way.
| Do all bicep tutorials but not the CI/DC | Azure Automation bicep and labs |
| Do the lab environment for Deploy and configure Azure Monitor | |
| Do the lab environment for Az-104 | |
| Powershell quick reference or Get-Help Get-Process or Get-Process | Get-Member | Everything you wanted to know about xxx – PowerShell | Microsoft Learn |
The other grind
| azure tags linux on ms learn Unix/Linux quick reference or man mkdir – Programs do one thing and do it well – Programs work together – Programs use text streams as the universal interface – The last part is key to understanding how Bash works. In Unix and Linux, everything is a file. | Low on time? Go here azure tags linux Linux resources at Microsoft | Microsoft Learn (candy store) |
| azure-administrator-grinding: Applied skills (9 results). Do the labs and make bicep and then get cert’s az-104 administrator do all the labs and make bicep for env. | Get cert do labs Azure Automation bicep and labs Low on time. Go here, always have this updated azure 104 changes Azure Automation bicep and labs make env az-104 labs |
| Mysql on Linux with with telegraf ETL 3-in-1, vmdocker01 mysql dml reference – ETL Python cron->metrics.in.json (edit values)->telegraf to file and mysql = Done – Grafane install = – Grafana ssl = – Grafana Mysql connect = – MySQL Basic and normalization = Use example as tag table and history table = – Backup and restore = – Tuning and optimization | MySql on Linux with telegraf and grafana ETL Do you have 1 hour or more? |
| Azure SQL Database free Transact-SQL reference Once the monthly limits on vCore activity or storage are met, each database can be auto-paused until the beginning of the next calendar month. Azure SQL Database for FREE Update John.S – Set up test environment = | Azure Automation bicep and labs Do you have 1 hour or more? |
| Used for testing and updates, vmzabbix02, vmdocker01 Add more templates to test, templates test. Int, real and short string monitor. Troubleshooting and simulate load. – OpenSSL self signed certificate enable ssl = – Website certificate by Zabbix agent 2 = | Stack Zabbix and Linux by Zabbix agent (templates) monitoring (2 vms) Low on time? Go here. |
| Bicep Linux VM using Powershell Powershell quick reference or Get-Help Get-Process or Get-Process | Get-Member | Azure Automation bicep and labs |
Extensions, AI and quick references
Do you need ps1/bash in same terminal, use Windows Terminal
Working with Linux, you could also work with Bicep to deploy an new VM when you do a tutorial.
Deploy steps with bicep and powershell if not use the same vmzabbix02, vmdocker01.
Use Azure PowerShell Documentation,
- New, Get, Set, Remove
- New-AzResourceGroup -Name -Location -Tag -WhatIf
- New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -Name -Mode -Tag -WhatIf
-Mode
- Complete: In complete mode, Resource Manager deletes resources that exist in the resource group but are not specified in the template.
- Incremental (default): In incremental mode, Resource Manager leaves unchanged resources that exist in the resource group but are not specified in the template.
VSC extension:
Auto and intel:
For AI use either internal Azure OpenAI or direct chat claude 3.7 Sonnet or early-grok-3 or Azure Copilot
