Azure Policy in Practice
In this post we’ll move from theory to practice. First we’ll compare built‑in policies with custom definitions so you can decide when to reuse Microsoft’s ready‑made controls and when to…
Posts by Flavio Meyer
Azure Policy Basics
Just over a year and a half ago, as part of my higher technical education, I had the opportunity to explore the topic of Azure Policy in greater depth. Essentially,…
After Microsoft Ignite Special 2025
Last Monday, we attended the After Ignite Special at the Microsoft Office in Zurich, a compact meetup that brought the highlights and announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2025 in San Francisco…
Microsoft Graph Bicep – Part 3
A few months have passed since the last blog post about Microsoft Graph support in Bicep. To be precise, it has been eight months. During this time, there have been…
A Late-Night AVD Windows 11 25H2 Update Adventure
In this blog post, I’ll tell you about my struggles just two days after the official release of Windows 11 25H2 on the newly built Azure Virtual Desktop based on…
Azure Disk Encryption – Retirement
Microsoft recently announced that Azure Disk Encryption will be discontinued in September 2028. There is still a long way to go until then, but I would nevertheless like to provide…
Microsoft Dev Box – Retirement
In a brief announcement on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Dev Box will no longer accept new customers as of 1 November 2025. In this short blog…
Microsoft Graph Bicep – Part 2
In the last blog post, I kicked off a short series on Microsoft Graph for Bicep. Today’s second part is about further expanding the initial setup of Part 1 so…
Microsoft Graph Bicep – Part 1
Microsoft announced last spring that Bicep templates for Microsoft Graph are coming in public preview. What does this mean now? Bicep support can now be used to create a declarative…
Access Package Builder
In January 2025, our Swiss colleague Nico Wyss introduced an innovative tool called «Access Package Builder» as a freely accessible SaaS solution. In an era where digital environments are growing…