Security

February 24, 2026

Featured image: Securing data pipelines with managed identity, with a large Azure Key Vault icon and a managed identity icon on a teal background

Securing Azure Data Pipelines with Managed Identity and Key Vault

Remove secrets from Azure data pipelines: a user-assigned managed identity with least-privilege roles in Bicep, Entra-only SQL access, Key Vault for what's left, Databricks storage credentials, and audit logging.

February 9, 2026

Featured image: ADLS Gen2 best practices for the enterprise, a white card with the title beside icon chips for containers and layout, private endpoints, Entra ID with RBAC and ACLs, and soft delete and lifecycle

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2: Best Practices for Enterprise Data Platforms

Enterprise practices for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2: account topology, redundancy, directory layout, file sizing, RBAC versus ACLs, private endpoints, HNS feature support and lifecycle tiering.