All Guides
Browse all our guides, grouped by topic.
Azure Logic Apps
Guides for building and managing workflows with Azure Logic Apps, including connectors, expressions, and best practices.
Getting Started with Azure Logic Apps
An introduction to Azure Logic Apps — what they are, when to use them, and how to create your first workflow.
Logic Apps Expressions and Functions
Master the expression language in Azure Logic Apps — string manipulation, date functions, conditionals, and more.
Error Handling Patterns in Logic Apps
Implement robust error handling in your Logic Apps workflows using scopes, run-after configuration, retry policies, and Application Insights integration.
Connectors and Integration Patterns
Deep dive into Azure Logic Apps connectors — built-in, managed, custom, and on-premises data gateway for enterprise integration.
Workflow Patterns and Control Flow
Master Logic Apps control flow — parallel branches, for-each loops, until loops, switch/case, batching, and advanced orchestration patterns.
Standard Logic Apps Development
Develop, debug, and deploy Standard (single-tenant) Logic Apps using VS Code, Azure Functions Core Tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
Enterprise Integration and B2B
Implement enterprise B2B integration with Logic Apps — Integration Accounts, EDI, AS2, X12, EDIFACT, maps, schemas, and trading partners.
Modular Logic Apps — Linking and Composing Workflows
Design maintainable, scalable integrations by breaking Logic Apps into modular components — child workflows, HTTP-linked apps, event-driven chains, and reusable building blocks.
API Management
Set up, secure, and manage APIs with Azure API Management. Covers policies, products, subscriptions, and monitoring.
Introduction to Azure API Management
Learn what Azure API Management is, its core components, and how to set up your first API gateway.
API Management Policies Deep Dive
A comprehensive guide to APIM policies — inbound, outbound, backend, and error handling policy patterns.
Securing APIs with API Management
Protect your APIs using subscription keys, OAuth 2.0, client certificates, managed identities, and network isolation.
API Versioning, Revisions and Lifecycle
Manage the full API lifecycle in Azure API Management — versioning strategies, revisions, deprecation, and governance.
Developer Portal Customisation
Customise the Azure API Management developer portal — branding, content, widgets, self-hosted deployment, and user management.
Monitoring APIM with Application Insights
Monitor API Management with Application Insights, Log Analytics, and Azure Monitor — diagnostics, dashboards, alerts, and performance analysis.
Load Testing API Management Through to Logic Apps
Enterprise-ready guide for load testing Azure API Management and Logic Apps end-to-end using Azure Load Testing, JMeter, and k6 — includes scripts, test data, and best practice patterns.
Azure DevOps
CI/CD pipelines, release management, and deployment strategies using Azure DevOps for end-to-end delivery.
Azure DevOps Pipelines 101
Get started with Azure DevOps YAML pipelines — understand triggers, stages, jobs, steps, and variables.
Multi-Stage Deployment Patterns
Design robust multi-stage pipelines with environment approvals, deployment strategies, and rollback mechanisms.
Deploying Terraform via Azure Pipelines
Automate Terraform infrastructure deployments through Azure DevOps pipelines with remote state and approval gates.
Deploying Logic Apps via Azure DevOps
CI/CD pipelines for Logic Apps — deploy Consumption and Standard Logic Apps with infrastructure as code, testing, and promotion across environments.
Deploying API Management via Azure DevOps
CI/CD pipelines for API Management — deploy APIM instances, APIs, policies, and products using infrastructure as code and Azure DevOps.
Application Insights & Monitoring
Monitor your integration platform with Application Insights, Log Analytics, KQL queries, alerts, dashboards, and distributed tracing.
Getting Started with Application Insights
Set up Azure Application Insights for monitoring Logic Apps, API Management, and Azure services — instrumentation, telemetry, and workspace configuration.
Log Analytics and KQL Queries
Master Kusto Query Language (KQL) for analysing Logic Apps, API Management, and Application Insights telemetry in Azure Log Analytics.
Alerts, Dashboards and Workbooks
Build operational dashboards, configure Azure Monitor alerts, and create interactive workbooks for Logic Apps and API Management monitoring.
Distributed Tracing and Application Map
Implement end-to-end distributed tracing across Logic Apps, API Management, and Azure services using W3C Trace Context and Application Map.
Log Analytics Workspace Setup and Management
Set up and manage Azure Log Analytics workspaces — data collection, access control, retention policies, data export, and cost optimisation.
Azure Networking
Traffic management, application delivery, and network security with Traffic Manager, Application Gateway, Azure Firewall, and Web Application Firewall (WAF).
Azure Traffic Manager
DNS-based global traffic routing with Azure Traffic Manager — routing methods, health probes, endpoint configuration, and multi-region failover.
Application Gateway and Web Application Firewall
Layer 7 load balancing with Azure Application Gateway — SSL termination, URL-based routing, autoscaling, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection.
Azure Firewall and Web Application Firewall
Network-level security with Azure Firewall — network rules, application rules, threat intelligence, DNAT, and how WAF differs between Firewall and Application Gateway.
Bicep & Terraform
Infrastructure as Code guides using Bicep and Terraform to deploy and manage Azure resources at scale.
Getting Started with Bicep
Learn the fundamentals of Azure Bicep — syntax, parameters, variables, resources, modules, and deployment.
Getting Started with Terraform for Azure
Learn the fundamentals of Terraform with the AzureRM provider — providers, resources, variables, outputs, and state management.
End-to-End Azure Deployment with IaC
Deploy a complete Azure environment — networking, compute, and services — using Bicep or Terraform with Azure DevOps pipelines.