Super Resources List

An Assorted List - Learning Resources, Links, Articles, Blogs/Posts, Softwares, Utilities, and Whatever - Regularly Updated

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Microsoft Azure

Resources

• Azure Heatmap - Azure Updates data for last 6 months visualized.
• .NET API Browser for Azure RM PS Commands
• Azure Cloud Design patterns
• Azure Application Architecture Guide
• Azure Reference Architecures
• Azure Data Architecture Guide
• Building Microservices on Azure
• Azure Services Reference Map
• Microsoft Azure Inter-Region Network Latency 2018
• Azure Resource Explorer
• Azure Tips & Tricks
• Azure Speed Test 2.0
• Azure AD Application Proxy Connector Ports Test Tool

Blog Roll

• https://adinermie.com/
• https://pixelrobots.co.uk/
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Technical Focus Topics

• Azure DevOps

  • Azure Repos
  • Azure Pipeline
  • Azure Artifacts
  • Azure Board
  • Azure Wiki
  • Azure Test Plans

• Azure DNS

• Azure Security

  • Azure Firewall
  • Azure Application Gateway
  • Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF)
  • Azure Security Center
  • Azure NSG
  • Azure ASG
  • Azure Storage Encryption
  • Azure Policy
    • Azure Citadel Labs: https://azurecitadel.com/automation/policy/
  • Azure Sentinel
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Azure AD
  • Resources:
    • AZ-500 Study Resources:
      • By Pixel Robot: https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2019/03/study-resources-for-the-az-500-microsoft-certified-azure-security-engineer/
      • MS Cloud Society: https://cloudsociety.fastlane.live/courses/course-v1:Microsoft+AZ-500.0+2019_T2/about
      • Azure Security HOL: https://github.com/davisanc/AzureSecurityLabs
      • Practice Tests (Udemy): https://www.udemy.com/azure-az-500-security-technologies-practice-test/
    • Azure Security Baseline: https://github.com/Microsoft/MCW-Security-baseline-on-Azure

• Azure Load Balancer

• Azure Storage

  • Blobs
  • Table
  • Queues
  • Azure Files

• Azure RM Templates

  • Best Practices For ARM Templates Design
  • ARM Primer
  • Creating ARM Templates
  • ARM Template Functions Ref - Docs
  • ARM Template File Structure - Docs
  • ARM Template Best Practices - Docs
  • ARM Template for Cloud Consistency
  • Resource Providers and Types
  • Deployment Manager
  • Deployment Manager Health Check
  • Deployment Modes
  • Resource Deletion
  • Azure Common Security Attributes
  • Azure Quickstart Templates
  • Azure published Templates - Docs
  • ARM Template Best Practices - Docs
  • Azure Portal Template Editor - Direct Link
  • ARM Client tool

• Azure Batch

• Azure Automation

• Azure Cloud Shell

• Azure Site Recovery Services

• Azure Migrate and Azure DBMS

• Azure Networking

  • 3rd Party Solutions
    • Barracuda CloudGen Firewall and WAF
    • AlgoSec CloudFlow
    • Tufin Orchestration Suite
  • Azure VNet Peering

Hashicorp Terraform

• Azure Citadel Labs: Terraform on Azure
• Terraform Workshop By Neil Peterson

PowerShell

• POWERSHELL TIPS, TRICKS AND ADVICE

• PS Blogs

  • https://jamesone111.wordpress.com/
  • https://jdhitsolutions.com/blog/

Docker

Kubernetes

• Katacoda Kubernetes Playground
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Resources
  • Official Home
  • CKA Exam Study Guide by Michael Saenz on Dev.NET(Stack)

Databases

• DBMS Knowledgebase and Comparisons/Rankings
• TimeSeries Databases: Best TS Tutorial (from InfluxDB)

Linux Resources

• Build Interactive Browser based Playground: https://welcome.rootnroll.com/

BASH Shell Scripting Resources

• Google Bash Scripting Style Guide: https://google.github.io/styleguide/shell.xml
• Good Ref Books (Order of Use):
  • Learn Linux Shell Scripting - Fundamentals of Bash 4.4, Packt
    • Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible, Third Edition, Wiley
    • Mastering Linux Shell Scripting, 2nd Edition, Packt
    • Bash Cookbook, 2nd Edition, O'Reilly
    • Bash Pocket Reference, O'Reilly
    • Learning Linux Shell Scripting, Packt
    • Linux Shell Scripting Bootcamp, Packt
    • Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook, 3rd Edition, Packt
• Bash Topic References
  • General overview of the Linux filesystem: https://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/sect_03_01.html
  • File attributes: https://linoxide.com/how-tos/howto-show-file-attributes-in-linux/
  • Special file permissions: https://thegeeksalive.com/linux-special-permissions/
  • Access Control Lists: https://www.tecmint.com/secure-files-using-acls-in-linux/
  • File manipulation: https://ryanstutorials.net/linuxtutorial/filemanipulation.php
  • Tar tutorial: https://www.poftut.com/linux-tar-command-tutorial-with-examples/
  • Find practical examples: https://www.tecmint.com/35-practical-examples-of-linux-find-command/
  • Bash coding style guide: https://bluepenguinlist.com/2016/11/04/bash-scripting-tutorial/
  • KISS: https://people.apache.org/%7Efhanik/kiss.html
  • Bash variables: https://ryanstutorials.net/bash-scripting-tutorial/bash-variables.php
  • The test command: http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/commands/classictest
  • Bash debugging: http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_02_03.html
  • Logical operators: https://secure.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.logical.php
  • The Linux Documentation Project on Regular Expressions: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/x17129.html
  • The Linux Documentation Project on Globbing: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/globbingref.html
  • The Linux Documentation Project on Sed: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/x23170.html
  • The case statement: http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_07_03.html
  • Brace expansions: http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/expansion/brace
  • The Linux Documentation Project on loops: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/loops1.html
  • Read more about file descriptors at the following link: https://linuxmeerkat.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/file-descriptors-explained/.
  • Find information about advanced scripts with file descriptors: https://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Reads_from_the_file_descriptor_(fd).
  • Read more about command substitution at the following link: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/commandsub.html.
  • Find information about here documents at the following link: https://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/here-docs.html.
  • Linux performance monitoring: https://linoxide.com/monitoring-2/linux-performance-monitoring-tools/
  • AWK basic tutorial: https://mistonline.in/wp/awk-basic-tutorial-with-examples/
  • Advanced Bash variables: https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/05/bash-variables/
  • Sourcing: https://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Source_command
  • Profile and Bashrc: https://bencane.com/2013/09/16/understanding-a-little-more-about-etcprofile-and-etcbashrc/
  • Set up a Mail Transfer Agent with postfix: https://www.hiroom2.com/2018/05/06/ubuntu-1804-postfix-en/
  • Bash-hackers on getopts: http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/howto/getopts_tutorial
  • getopts in depth: https://www.computerhope.com/unix/bash/getopts.htm
  • TLDP on process substitution: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/process-sub.html
  • TLDP on parameter substitution: https://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/parameter-substitution.html
  • GNU on parameter expansion: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Shell-Parameter-Expansion.html

Miscellaneous

• Security

  • OWASP Cheat Sheet v2 - For high-valued Info on specific Application Security topics
  • VS Code in a Browser: https://ide.coder.com/
  • Run VS Code as a Server: <coderhq.com>

• Networking Resources

  • Cisco Devnet: https://developer.cisco.com/startnow/
    • Networking 101
    • Coding & APIs
    • Cloud & Containers
  • Expose local servers behind NATs and firewalls to the public internet over secure tunnels: https://ngrok.com/
  • Cross-platform TCP port testing, emulating the functionality of ping (port ping): https://code.google.com/archive/p/paping/