Welcome to Head in the Cloud

Welcome! This blog covers all things Microsoft Azure — from architecture patterns and infrastructure-as-code to DevOps pipelines, security hardening, and cloud-native development. What to expect Posts here will be practical and hands-on. Expect deep dives into topics like: Azure infrastructure — Virtual Networks, Private Endpoints, Hub-and-Spoke topologies Infrastructure as Code — Terraform, Bicep, and Azure Resource Manager templates DevOps & CI/CD — Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, containerised pipelinesS Security & Governance — Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, Entra ID, and zero-trust principles Cost optimisation — Reserved Instances, Spot VMs, and FinOps practices A note on comments Every post has a Giscus comment section at the bottom, backed by GitHub Discussions. You’ll need a GitHub account to leave a comment — which feels right for a technical audience. ...

April 7, 2026 · 1 min · 162 words · Oli