Michael Hansen (CSA/ASA)
Application Development on Azure
Generating and Loading Synthetic Patient to FHIR Server using Azure Container Instances
Fast Healthcare Interoperable Resources (FHIR) is a new HL7 standard for exchanging information...
Date: 08/06/2018
Automated Deployment of Gadgetron Workstation in Azure
A while back, I helped start the Gadgetron project. It is an open source medical image...
Date: 07/28/2018
Running Gadgetron in Kubernetes in Azure
In my not so distant past, I started an Open Source project called the Gadgetron. There is a...
Date: 07/22/2018
.NET Core Angular App with OpenID Connection Implicit Flow Authentication (angular-auth-oidc-client)
The purpose of this blog post is to discuss Azure Active Directory authentication for Angular Single...
Date: 07/12/2018
Publish SMART on FHIR OAuth2 URLs using Azure API Management
Fast Healthcare Interoperable Resources (FHIR) is an emerging standard for describing healthcare...
Date: 07/06/2018
Open EMR in Azure PaaS (Commercial and Government)
Open EMR is a popular open source electronic health records and medical practice management...
Date: 07/03/2018
Azure Active Directory Proxy for SMART on FHIR
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a draft standard describing data formats and...
Date: 06/30/2018
Azure Active Directory B2B Self Service Sign-Up using Logic Apps
Azure Active Directory (AAD) is Microsoft’s multi-tenant, cloud based directory and identity...
Date: 06/14/2018
New Web App SSL Settings (Government and Commercial)
It is well known that NIST recommends disabling TLS 1.0 and for many Government organizations it is...
Date: 06/13/2018
Firely Vonk FHIR Server adds Cosmos DB (Mongo API) Support
If you are regular reader, you will know that I have been working with Fast Healthcare...
Date: 06/08/2018
Private Kubernetes Cluster in Azure (Government)
In previous blog posts I have discussed how to deploy Kubernetes clusters in Azure Government and...
Date: 06/01/2018
Kubernetes Ingress in Azure (Government)
In a previous blog post, I discussed that it is easy to set up a Kubernetes cluster in Azure...
Date: 05/31/2018
Get Started with Kubernetes in Azure (Government)
Azure offers many different options for deploying cloud workloads. You can deploy Virtual Machines...
Date: 05/30/2018
Using Azure Traffic Manager for Private Endpoint Failover – Automation
In a recent blog post, I described that Azure Traffic Manager (ATM) can be useful in failover...
Date: 05/24/2018
Using Azure Traffic Manager for Private Endpoint Failover - Manual Method
Regular readers of this blog will be aware that Azure App Service Environment (ASE) is available in...
Date: 05/24/2018
Loading Synthea FHIR Data with Logic Apps and Functions in Azure Government
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a draft standard describing data formats and...
Date: 05/10/2018
FHIR Server with Azure API Management
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a draft standard describing data formats and...
Date: 05/09/2018
HAPI FHIR in Azure (PaaS)
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a draft standard describing data formats and...
Date: 05/07/2018
Team Foundation Server and GitHub Enterprise in Azure
Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is the Software as a Service (SaaS) Microsoft offering for source...
Date: 05/05/2018
FHIR Server in Azure (PaaS)
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a draft standard describing data formats and...
Date: 04/20/2018
Reverse Proxy with Basic Authentication in Azure Web App
I have previously discussed using a Web App in App Service Environment (ASE) as a reverse proxy with...
Date: 04/18/2018
iTop (ITSM) in Azure Web App with AAD Authentication
IT Service Management (ITSM) tools help large IT organizations route and handle service issues and...
Date: 04/16/2018
Azure Active Directory Authentication (Easy Auth) with Multiple Backend APIs
This blog post is a continuation of a scenario that I discussed previously in my blog post on Azure...
Date: 04/04/2018
Local Debugging of .NET Core Web App with Easy Auth
Azure App Service is a great platform for managed hosting of web applications. One of the features...
Date: 04/02/2018
Granular VSTS/TFS Deployment Privileges using Service Principals
Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS) integrate smoothly with Azure...
Date: 03/31/2018
VSTS/TFS Continuous Deployment to App Service Environment (ASE) after Disabling TLS 1.0
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will have noticed that I have been spending some time...
Date: 03/28/2018
Azure Active Directory Authentication (Easy Auth) with Custom Backend Web API
A common scenario in web application development is a frontend web application accessing some...
Date: 03/25/2018
Using Postman with Azure Resource Manager API - Commercial and Government
Cloud resources are provisioned and managed in Azure using the Azure Resource Manager, which is...
Date: 03/19/2018
Private Function Apps in Azure Government using App Service Environment (ASE)
Azure Functions is a platform for deploying serverless functions in a variety of different...
Date: 03/15/2018
Creating Wildcard SSL Certificates with Let's Encrypt
One of my favorite services is Let's Encrypt. They issue free SSL certificates. I have written about...
Date: 03/15/2018
Configuring and Testing SSL Settings on App Service Environment (ASE)
PLEASE NOTE: There are new features available for switching off TLS 1.0. I recommend using those...
Date: 03/08/2018
Using App Service Environment (ASE) without a wildcard SSL certificate
The Azure App Service Environment (ASE) is a private deployment of Azure App Service in a virtual...
Date: 03/05/2018
Using App Service Environment as a Private Reverse Proxy with User Authentication
Azure App Service Environment (ASE) has been available in Azure Commercial for a while and is now...
Date: 03/02/2018
On the Advantages of App Service Environment (ASE) for Government Web Apps
Azure App Service Environment (ASE) is now available in Azure Government. For most Government web...
Date: 02/28/2018
Azure App Service Environment Available in Azure Government
I am very excited to report that I have just deployed an isolated App Service Environment (ASE) in...
Date: 02/25/2018
Web App with Vnet Only Access using App Gateway - PowerShell Automation
Azure Web Apps provide a managed environment (PaaS) for hosting web applications. These environments...
Date: 02/15/2018
Sending Email from Web App using On-Prem SMTP Server and Storage Queue Relay
When organizations move web applications to the cloud, they often look to hosting environments such...
Date: 02/14/2018
Developing and Debugging Desired State Configuration Scripts for Azure VMs
PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) scripts are a popular way to configure Virtual Machines...
Date: 02/06/2018
Team Foundation Server 2015 CI/CD Pipeline for Web App in Azure Government
Azure Web Apps is a managed hosting environment for modern web applications in the cloud. An...
Date: 01/29/2018
Azure Web App with Let's Encrypt Certificate - Powershell Automation
UPDATE Jan 28, 2018 Niiraj Kumar made me aware that there is actually a Web App site extension that...
Date: 01/25/2018
Using Azure Commercial AAD Authentication and Graph API in Azure Government Web App - PowerShell Automation
In a previous blog post, I showed how it is possible to use commercial/GCC Azure Active Directory...
Date: 01/19/2018
Managing Github URLs for Azure Resource Manager Template Deployments
Have you ever tried the following: You push an Azure Resource Manager template to GitHub and try to...
Date: 01/16/2018
Ensuring HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Compliance without System Modification - Powershell Automation
PLEASE NOTE: There are new features available for switching off TLS 1.0. I recommend using those...
Date: 01/12/2018
Continuous Deployment with VSTS/TFS and App Service Environment (ASE)
My colleague Harshal Dharia and I have been exploring workflows for CI/CD using VSTS or TFS when...
Date: 01/04/2018
High Availability Team Foundation Server (TFS) in Azure
A few months ago, I published a template for Deploying Team Foundation Server (TFS) in Azure. Since...
Date: 01/02/2018
SQL Server (2017) Always On with Cloud Witness - Azure Resource Manager Template
TL;DR The short version of this blog post is that I have published a new SQL Server Always On...
Date: 12/20/2017
Resolving Branch Specific Azure Template Links in Github Repositories
In this blog post, I will demonstrate a solution to problems associated with fixed template links in...
Date: 12/13/2017
Disabling TLS 1.0 in Azure Web App using Application Gateway - PowerShell Automation
PLEASE NOTE: There are new features available for switching off TLS 1.0. I recommend using those...
Date: 12/01/2017
Azure Government Web App Authentication using Azure Commercial AAD - PowerShell Configuration
Azure Web Apps offer a generic mechanism for authentication and authorization. It is also know as...
Date: 11/20/2017
Private TFS Deployment in Azure
Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is a great platform for orchestrating your DevOps. It makes it...
Date: 11/15/2017