Alex Frankel
@adotfrank.bsky.social
Product Manager at Microsoft working on Bicep and Terraform
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I have opened a new feature request that I think might be useful github.com/Azure/bicep/... #Azure #AzureBicep
Bicep Visualizer based on Snapshots functionality · Issue #17614 · Azure/bicep
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Currently the Bicep visualizer focuses on the templates for visualizing. That creates general picture of what resources might be deplo...
github.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I have opened a new feature request that I think might be useful github.com/Azure/bicep/... #Azure #AzureBicep
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Working on a complex expression in a Bicep template. It's so great to call Microsoft Docs MCP to let the agent learn about a function and then combine it with best practices tools from GitHub Copilot for Azure.
#bicep #infrastructureascode #githubcopilot
#bicep #infrastructureascode #githubcopilot
July 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Working on a complex expression in a Bicep template. It's so great to call Microsoft Docs MCP to let the agent learn about a function and then combine it with best practices tools from GitHub Copilot for Azure.
#bicep #infrastructureascode #githubcopilot
#bicep #infrastructureascode #githubcopilot
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Microsoft Build keynote will start soon! Join my Bicep session afterwards at 11:35 in Hub Theater A. I’m giving away a few copies of my book! 💪 DEM539
@microsoft.com #MVPbuzz #Bicep
@microsoft.com #MVPbuzz #Bicep
May 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Microsoft Build keynote will start soon! Join my Bicep session afterwards at 11:35 in Hub Theater A. I’m giving away a few copies of my book! 💪 DEM539
@microsoft.com #MVPbuzz #Bicep
@microsoft.com #MVPbuzz #Bicep
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Next release of Bicep will have experimental DSCv3 support! github.com/Azure/bicep/...
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
Release v0.34.44 · Azure/bicep
Features and Bug Fixes
Use languageVersion 2.0 when an existing resource has an explicit dependency (#16670)
Validate regex patterns against non-backtracking engine (#16687)
Generate deterministic...
github.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Next release of Bicep will have experimental DSCv3 support! github.com/Azure/bicep/...
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
This is just the first of many steps, but you can now author DSCv3 config using Bicep (don't try loops, won't work). There's still lots of work left to have more natural integration including intellisense.
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I always found the term “DevOps” to be kinda dumb, so it sure was nice of them all to rebrand as “Platform Engineering.”
March 26, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I always found the term “DevOps” to be kinda dumb, so it sure was nice of them all to rebrand as “Platform Engineering.”
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Looking forward to the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Summit this week on Microsoft's campus where I'll deliver a fun talk looking back at Azure's history and forward to where it's heading. If you're an MVP, see you Thursday!
March 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Looking forward to the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Summit this week on Microsoft's campus where I'll deliver a fun talk looking back at Azure's history and forward to where it's heading. If you're an MVP, see you Thursday!
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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
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Export as Bicep is fully available today! 💪
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
March 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Export as Bicep is fully available today! 💪
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
Test it out yourself in the portal, instructions can be found here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
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Export as Bicep is available on the Azure Portal! 💪
🔗 Read more on Export as Bicep here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
#azurebicep #mvpbuzz
🔗 Read more on Export as Bicep here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
#azurebicep #mvpbuzz
March 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Export as Bicep is available on the Azure Portal! 💪
🔗 Read more on Export as Bicep here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
#azurebicep #mvpbuzz
🔗 Read more on Export as Bicep here: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/...
#azurebicep #mvpbuzz
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🚀 new blog post! I explored how to use Bicep for Graph resources, which makes deploying and managing Microsoft Graph resources as code easier.
🔗 Check it out: msftplayground.com/2025/01/bice...
Let me know what you think! 👇
#Bicep #MicrosoftGraph #Entra #Azure #DevOps
🔗 Check it out: msftplayground.com/2025/01/bice...
Let me know what you think! 👇
#Bicep #MicrosoftGraph #Entra #Azure #DevOps
Bicep for graph resources
For the Bicep language, an extensibility framework exists that adds capabilities to extend Infrastructure as Code deployments to other resources and providers. The extensibility framework is still an ...
msftplayground.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🚀 new blog post! I explored how to use Bicep for Graph resources, which makes deploying and managing Microsoft Graph resources as code easier.
🔗 Check it out: msftplayground.com/2025/01/bice...
Let me know what you think! 👇
#Bicep #MicrosoftGraph #Entra #Azure #DevOps
🔗 Check it out: msftplayground.com/2025/01/bice...
Let me know what you think! 👇
#Bicep #MicrosoftGraph #Entra #Azure #DevOps
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Azure Bicep fail() function explained cloudadministrator.net/2025/02/10/a... #Azure #AzureBicep #DevOps
Azure Bicep fail() function explained
Azure Bicep fail() function was introduced in Bicep CLI v0.33.93. In short this function allows you to fail your deployment when certain conditions are met. In this blog post we will look at how to…
cloudadministrator.net
February 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Azure Bicep fail() function explained cloudadministrator.net/2025/02/10/a... #Azure #AzureBicep #DevOps
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Excited to announce the launch of #AzureNetAppFiles (#ANF) #Terraform #AzureVerifiedModules (#AVM)!
Powered by #AzApi, this solution offers speed and agility, enabling rapid feature additions as per the ANF team's updates. 👍
registry.terraform.io/modules/Azur...
Powered by #AzApi, this solution offers speed and agility, enabling rapid feature additions as per the ANF team's updates. 👍
registry.terraform.io/modules/Azur...
January 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Excited to announce the launch of #AzureNetAppFiles (#ANF) #Terraform #AzureVerifiedModules (#AVM)!
Powered by #AzApi, this solution offers speed and agility, enabling rapid feature additions as per the ANF team's updates. 👍
registry.terraform.io/modules/Azur...
Powered by #AzApi, this solution offers speed and agility, enabling rapid feature additions as per the ANF team's updates. 👍
registry.terraform.io/modules/Azur...
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Exciting News! 🚀
Announcing #Terraform #Azure Verified Modules for Platform Landing Zone (ALZ)! 🎉
• Modular Deployment
• Improved Reliability
• ALZ IaC Accelerator Updates
Blog: aka.ms/alz/tf/avm/b...
Join our next community call on Jan 29, 2025: aka.ms/ALZ/Community
#ALZ
Announcing #Terraform #Azure Verified Modules for Platform Landing Zone (ALZ)! 🎉
• Modular Deployment
• Improved Reliability
• ALZ IaC Accelerator Updates
Blog: aka.ms/alz/tf/avm/b...
Join our next community call on Jan 29, 2025: aka.ms/ALZ/Community
#ALZ
Announcing General Availability of Terraform Azure Verified Modules for Platform Landing Zone (ALZ) | Microsoft Community Hub
Azure Verified Modules
ALZ ❤️ AVM. We are moving to a more modular approach to deploying your platform landing zones. In line with consistent feedback from...
aka.ms
January 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Exciting News! 🚀
Announcing #Terraform #Azure Verified Modules for Platform Landing Zone (ALZ)! 🎉
• Modular Deployment
• Improved Reliability
• ALZ IaC Accelerator Updates
Blog: aka.ms/alz/tf/avm/b...
Join our next community call on Jan 29, 2025: aka.ms/ALZ/Community
#ALZ
Announcing #Terraform #Azure Verified Modules for Platform Landing Zone (ALZ)! 🎉
• Modular Deployment
• Improved Reliability
• ALZ IaC Accelerator Updates
Blog: aka.ms/alz/tf/avm/b...
Join our next community call on Jan 29, 2025: aka.ms/ALZ/Community
#ALZ
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never change, Microsoft
January 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
never change, Microsoft
This advice is timeless. Just shared it with a new team member.
It may be over 12 years old but I often find myself thinking about this @scott.hanselman.com blog post. As he says himself, this advice doesn’t just apply to debugging internet issues, taking a step back and thinking about what is going on under the hood is a good way to solve any problem.
The Internet is not a black box. Look inside.
All too often I see programmers trying to solve their problems on the internet ...
www.hanselman.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This advice is timeless. Just shared it with a new team member.
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The Park City ski patrol strike is over. The workers got every major item they wanted from Vail Resorts.
-Starting wages up by $2/hr.
-Senior workers get pay raised by as much as $7.75/hr.
-Better parental leave and professional development.
-A better wage scale and more.
-Starting wages up by $2/hr.
-Senior workers get pay raised by as much as $7.75/hr.
-Better parental leave and professional development.
-A better wage scale and more.
January 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Park City ski patrol strike is over. The workers got every major item they wanted from Vail Resorts.
-Starting wages up by $2/hr.
-Senior workers get pay raised by as much as $7.75/hr.
-Better parental leave and professional development.
-A better wage scale and more.
-Starting wages up by $2/hr.
-Senior workers get pay raised by as much as $7.75/hr.
-Better parental leave and professional development.
-A better wage scale and more.
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The Department of Transportation is fining JetBlue $2 million for "chronically delayed" flights on the East Coast.
It's the first time the DOT has fined an airline for delays on specific routes due to "unrealistic" scheduling.
Half of the fine will go to affected passengers.
It's the first time the DOT has fined an airline for delays on specific routes due to "unrealistic" scheduling.
Half of the fine will go to affected passengers.
January 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Department of Transportation is fining JetBlue $2 million for "chronically delayed" flights on the East Coast.
It's the first time the DOT has fined an airline for delays on specific routes due to "unrealistic" scheduling.
Half of the fine will go to affected passengers.
It's the first time the DOT has fined an airline for delays on specific routes due to "unrealistic" scheduling.
Half of the fine will go to affected passengers.
Reposted by Alex Frankel
Watch me demo the latest version of the GitHub AT-AT at the Azure Terraform Community call!
You too can Automate the Automation with Terraform!!!
youtu.be/OpPK1B3Clsk?...
You too can Automate the Automation with Terraform!!!
youtu.be/OpPK1B3Clsk?...
Automate the Automation with Terraform: GitHub AT-AT Demo at the December 2024 Azure Community Call
YouTube video by Azure Terraformer
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December 27, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Watch me demo the latest version of the GitHub AT-AT at the Azure Terraform Community call!
You too can Automate the Automation with Terraform!!!
youtu.be/OpPK1B3Clsk?...
You too can Automate the Automation with Terraform!!!
youtu.be/OpPK1B3Clsk?...
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Here's a repo that shows some the main prompt and some examples follow up prompts to run on a data set github.com/davidfowl/Re....
I have the nodejs input dataset and output csv checked in. The tool to produce the data set isn't uploaded as yet.
I have the nodejs input dataset and output csv checked in. The tool to produce the data set isn't uploaded as yet.
January 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Here's a repo that shows some the main prompt and some examples follow up prompts to run on a data set github.com/davidfowl/Re....
I have the nodejs input dataset and output csv checked in. The tool to produce the data set isn't uploaded as yet.
I have the nodejs input dataset and output csv checked in. The tool to produce the data set isn't uploaded as yet.
Reposted by Alex Frankel
💪 Azure Bicep - December - Final Community Call of 2024!
➡️ 0.31 Release
➡️ 6 month roadmap
➡️ Version pinning for Bicep
➡️ User-Definted Types with variable access
➡️ Community requested updates
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_U...
🔗 Join Bicep Users LinkedIn Group: tinyurl.com/bicepusers
➡️ 0.31 Release
➡️ 6 month roadmap
➡️ Version pinning for Bicep
➡️ User-Definted Types with variable access
➡️ Community requested updates
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_U...
🔗 Join Bicep Users LinkedIn Group: tinyurl.com/bicepusers
Bicep Community Call - December '24
YouTube video by Azure Deployments & Governance
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December 10, 2024 at 4:50 PM
💪 Azure Bicep - December - Final Community Call of 2024!
➡️ 0.31 Release
➡️ 6 month roadmap
➡️ Version pinning for Bicep
➡️ User-Definted Types with variable access
➡️ Community requested updates
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_U...
🔗 Join Bicep Users LinkedIn Group: tinyurl.com/bicepusers
➡️ 0.31 Release
➡️ 6 month roadmap
➡️ Version pinning for Bicep
➡️ User-Definted Types with variable access
➡️ Community requested updates
🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_U...
🔗 Join Bicep Users LinkedIn Group: tinyurl.com/bicepusers
Starting in 10 minutes - see you there!
Our final Bicep Community Call of 2024 will be TOMORROW, Thursday December 5th at 9am PST!
Join to hear our roadmap for the next 6 months and some exciting demos and presentations!
Reach out for an invite if you did not receive one, or join tomorrow at aka.ms/BicepCcD24!
Join to hear our roadmap for the next 6 months and some exciting demos and presentations!
Reach out for an invite if you did not receive one, or join tomorrow at aka.ms/BicepCcD24!
December 5, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Starting in 10 minutes - see you there!
Reposted by Alex Frankel
Our final Bicep Community Call of 2024 will be TOMORROW, Thursday December 5th at 9am PST!
Join to hear our roadmap for the next 6 months and some exciting demos and presentations!
Reach out for an invite if you did not receive one, or join tomorrow at aka.ms/BicepCcD24!
Join to hear our roadmap for the next 6 months and some exciting demos and presentations!
Reach out for an invite if you did not receive one, or join tomorrow at aka.ms/BicepCcD24!
December 4, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Our final Bicep Community Call of 2024 will be TOMORROW, Thursday December 5th at 9am PST!
Join to hear our roadmap for the next 6 months and some exciting demos and presentations!
Reach out for an invite if you did not receive one, or join tomorrow at aka.ms/BicepCcD24!
Join to hear our roadmap for the next 6 months and some exciting demos and presentations!
Reach out for an invite if you did not receive one, or join tomorrow at aka.ms/BicepCcD24!
Reposted by Alex Frankel
Jeff Bezos makes over $14,000 in the span of time that a worker earns 50 cents.
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Jeff Bezos makes over $14,000 in the span of time that a worker earns 50 cents.
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If you are using Azure Bicep modules from a container registry then check out this share by @rios.engineer. Very useful to quickly see if the modules you use can be updated!
#MVPBuzz #bicep #AzureVerifiedModules #azure
#MVPBuzz #bicep #AzureVerifiedModules #azure
This weeks #azurebicep ‘Did you know?’ Is live. Get AVM notifications when modules are out of date via the bicepconfig file! Check it out: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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December 3, 2024 at 8:28 AM
If you are using Azure Bicep modules from a container registry then check out this share by @rios.engineer. Very useful to quickly see if the modules you use can be updated!
#MVPBuzz #bicep #AzureVerifiedModules #azure
#MVPBuzz #bicep #AzureVerifiedModules #azure