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Bicep Tips and Tricks | #2 | Centralize Core Parameters with Types, Constructors, and Imports

Overview When building IaC templates we strive to enable them to be environment agnostic, configurable even. One of the mechanisms that we do this is through lots of “Core Parameters” that disseminate the fundamental details of our deployment and resources. The number of core parameters …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Bicep Tips and Tricks | #1 | Template Versioning and Applying to Azure Resource Tags

The first of many For those who know me well, starting a bicep tips and tricks series would not be a surprise to them. The moment the Bicep language was introduced, I knew I would be completely obsessed. I love writing bicep templates and even more the clever refinement to make them reusable, …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, July 16, 2025

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