Notes from the field
Writing on cloud, DevOps, security, and AI engineering, informed by what actually goes wrong in production.
DevOps
Azure DevOps Variable Groups and Key Vault: the right way
Linking Azure Key Vault to Azure DevOps Variable Groups is the cleanest way to handle secrets in pipelines. Here's how to set it up properly, and the gotchas to avoid.
March 24, 2026 4 min read
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Key Vault RBAC vs Access Policies: migrate now, your future self will thank you
Azure Key Vault has two permission models. One is the future, one is the past, and most of us are still using the past. Here's how to switch.
November 4, 2025 3 min read