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John Folberth

@j_folberth

Dad | Runner? | Microsoft | 2x Azure MVP | DevOps | Educator | Cloud | MCT | #DevOps #Azure #MicrosoftLife

 Grand Rapids, MI
blog.johnfolberth.com
Joined October 2020
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One week until @BeerCityCode. Come check out my session on the latest developer experiences in Azure. Walk trough real world development workflows and experiences encompassing DevBoxes, Azure Deployment Environments, MCPs, and GitHub Coding Agent. github.com/JFolberth/ai-in-a…
GitHub - JFolberth/ai-in-a-box

GitHub - JFolberth/ai-in-a-box

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Working on a quickstart for anyone to be able to update an agent w/ their instructions and deploy a multi-tier chat application backed by Azure Foundry: github.com/JFolberth/ai-in-a… #AzureFoundry #Azure #GitHubCopilot
GitHub - JFolberth/ai-in-a-box

GitHub - JFolberth/ai-in-a-box

Contribute to JFolberth/ai-in-a-box development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Missed the latest Build conference announcements on Azure, .NET, and AI? No problem, we have you covered Join us Tuesday, July 8 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM at @TeamBizStream. RSVP: meetup.com/grand-rapids-micr…
[July 2025] A Recap of Microsoft Build Announcements, Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 4:30 PM | Meetup

[July 2025] A Recap of Microsoft Build Announcements, Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 4:30 PM | Meetup

**Location:** In Person @ [BizStream](https://www.bizstream.com) **Agenda:** * 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Welcome and Introductions * 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM: **A Recap of Microsoft Bu

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Withing any DevOps process I have learned that over complication and unnecessary steps are typically the root of 90% of all pipeline issues.
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🍻 Early bird pricing is up at beercitycode.com and ticket purchases are pouring in! Get yours now.
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Latest post on managing SQL CI/CD similar to #Terraform in #AzureDevOps! This walkthrough covers ensuring your databases always match what is defined in source control while generating a 'plan' of any changes within your #cicid pipeline. #Azure techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
Technical Walkthrough: Deploying a SQL DB like it's Terraform | Microsoft Community Hub

Technical Walkthrough: Deploying a SQL DB like it's Terraform | Microsoft Community Hub

Introduction This post will be a union of multiple topics. It is part of the SQL CI/CD series and as such will build upon Deploying .dacpacs to Multiple...

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Just need to throw it out there again. In the cloud, if you aren't deploying and managing application code together with infrastructure code should reevaluate your process.
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To optimize on the success and speed of the cloud traditional solos need to be broken down. Teams have been successfully doing this for years.
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When separate, the time spent in coordination and management of processes is a waste in human capital and introduces multiple risks and complexities.
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Non technical overview on how to manage #AzureSQL Database Deployments like #terraform: techcommunity.microsoft.com/… #devops #dataops

Managed SQL Deployments Like Terraform | Microsoft Community Hub

Introduction This is the next post in our series on CI/CD for SQL projects. In this post we will challenge some long held beliefs on how we should manage SQL...

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Get to know SQL projects in their latest version with the msft.it/6019mCMJf.Sql project SDK - now on Data Exposed with @AnalyticAnna. Watch 📺: msft.it/6011mCMJ7 #AzureSQL
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Got tired of not finding a good example of SQL CI/CD with YAML Pipelines. So....here's a new blog post on leveraging CI/CD for SQL Deployments in YAML Pipelines! techcommunity.microsoft.com/… #SQL #AzureDevOps #Pipelines #CICD #Azure
Deploying .dacpacs to Multiple Environments via ADO Pipelines | Microsoft Community Hub

Deploying .dacpacs to Multiple Environments via ADO Pipelines | Microsoft Community Hub

Ready to crank up your SQL deployment skills? Our latest post takes you through the next step in deploying .dacpac files across multiple environments using...

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Putting together a new blog series around CI/CD for SQL Database developers.....does anyone know of any good version control introductions for data engineers I can reference? #SQL #git #AzureDevOps
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📢| We are thrilled to introduce versioning for controlled definition updates through Azure Policy! 🚀 This feature greatly enhances control in your policy management lifecycle🔥 Built-in definitions will now have the ability to host multiple versions. youtube.com/watch?v=eejdoDgo…
Azure Policy Version Management

Azure Policy Version Management

We are thrilled to introduce versioning for controlled definition u...

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New MS Blog series on CI/CD for Azure SQL DB. First step: Importing your Database into VS Code/Azure Data Studio! #Azure #azuresql #vscode techcommunity.microsoft.com/…

Importing a Database into VS Code | Microsoft Community Hub

This is the first of a series of blog posts walking through importing an existing database, storing the database under source control, and then deploying the...

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🚀Part 6 of our ADF series! Deployment Stacks! techcommunity.microsoft.com/… Least Privileged Access: No lingering, unused Linked Service connections! 🔒 Purge the Unwanted: Zombie pipelines? Stacks tidy up ADF removing unused components 💃 #Azure #AzureDataFactory #AzureDevOps

Introducing Deployment Stacks to Azure Data Factory

Dive into Part 6 as we explore the integration of Azure Deployment Stacks into Azure DevOps Pipelines. Discover how to remove unused resources from your...

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Should you zip all your build artifacts? w/ ADO self hosted agents the pipeline storage is free. Unless you are deploying w/ a zipDeploy, I don't see a case to introduce the extra zip/unzip step. #AzureDevOps #Pipelines #CICD
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Published my first Azure Verified Module in terraform. Take a look: registry.terraform.io/module… #terraform #azure #avm
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My YAML Pipeline GitHub repository passed 100 stars today. Check out a way to scale and organize your Azure DevOps YAML templates. Thanks to all those in the community who have provided feedback. github.com/JFolberth/TheYAML… #azuredevops #azuredevopspipeline #yaml

GitHub - JFolberth/TheYAMLPipelineOne: Azure DevOps YAML Templates

Azure DevOps YAML Templates. Contribute to JFolberth/TheYAMLPipelineOne development by creating an account on GitHub.

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