039 - Embracing Azure Container Instances

In this episode we take an in-depth look at Azure Container Instances, and what makes this service so useful. We discuss running containers locally and also explain what containers are. Running containers in the cloud are made possible through several services, so we also position Azure Containers Instances with the other services.

Show Notes

• Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Creating secret volumes and consume secrets using C# .NET Core (Zimmergren)
• Azure Container Instances (ACI) and Secrets - Using Secure Environment Variables (Zimmergren)
• Azure Container Instances - C# .NET Core apps running as containers in your private Azure Container Registry (Zimmergren)
• Building a .NET Core API, host it in Azure Container Instances from a private Container Registry and enable HTTPS using Application Gateway (Jussi + Tobias)
• Best Practices for security in Azure Container Registry (Zimmergren)
• An adventure in containers and command-line tools: Running MongoDB in Azure (Jussi)

Creators and Guests

Host

Jussi Roine

Bridging the gap between business and security 🛡 Senior Security Architect at Not Bad Security | Microsoft MVP/MCM

Host

Tobias Zimmergren

CTO, co-founder at pons.io | Co-host ctrlaltazure.com | Ex-Microsoft, ex-MVP.

What is Ctrl+Alt+Azure?

Weekly conversations for cloud architects, developers, CIOs, and CISOs navigating Microsoft Azure, cloud adoption strategy, security governance, identity, and agentic AI. Hosted by industry experts Tobias Zimmergren and Jussi Roine.