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Azure DevOps Workload Identity Federation Explained: A Deep Dive

With the growing need for secretless, secure, and scalable authentication methods in CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps has introduced a powerful feature called Workload Identity Federation. This approach allows Azure DevOps pipelines to authenticate to Azure without using secrets, by leveraging industry-standard protocols like OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).

In this article, we’ll dive deep into how it works, why it’s needed, and how it enables federated access even when you’re using Managed Identities — which are already secretless.

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Mastering AzCopy for Azure Blob Storage

AzCopy is a powerful and efficient command-line utility by Microsoft, purpose-built for transferring data to and from Azure Blob and File storage.

It is widely used by cloud engineers, architects, and administrators for bulk uploads, backup transfers, and migration tasks.

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Azure Migrate Server Migration: Advanced Topics and Enhancements

Azure Migrate has matured significantly over the past few years. Beyond basic discovery, assessment, and replication, the platform now supports advanced scenarios like secure connectivity, automation, and hybrid environments.

In the previous article, we have discussed Azure Migrate in detail and how it works. If you have not read that article, please read that first before you read this article.

In this article, we explore some of the newer and deeper capabilities that complement the core server migration workflow.

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