Azure with AI
Design, troubleshoot, and harden Azure with AI — RBAC and Entra ID, VNets and NSGs, AKS, App Service, Functions, Bicep and ARM, and cost management.
Prompts
- Advanced
AKS Troubleshooting Deep-Dive Prompt
Systematically diagnose AKS issues across networking, workload identity, and pod scheduling by correlating kubectl output with Azure-side configuration.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Intermediate
App Service & Functions Cold-Start and Failure Debug Prompt
Diagnose slow cold starts, 5xx errors, and startup failures on Azure App Service and Functions using app settings, logs, and platform behavior.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Intermediate
Azure Cost Anomaly & Rightsizing Triage Prompt
Investigate an unexpected Azure cost spike and produce a prioritized rightsizing and cleanup plan grounded in actual Cost Management and Advisor data.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Advanced
Key Vault Access & Secret-Rotation Review Prompt
Review a Key Vault's access model and secret lifecycle, then propose tighter access, rotation, and monitoring without breaking the apps that depend on it.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Intermediate
Azure Monitor & Log Analytics KQL Query Builder Prompt
Turn a plain-language investigation question into a correct, efficient KQL query against the right Log Analytics tables, with the joins, time windows, and aggregations you actually need.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Intermediate
Azure NSG & VNet Connectivity Debug Prompt
Diagnose why traffic is being dropped between Azure subnets, VNets, or out to the internet by reasoning through NSG rules, effective routes, and peering.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Advanced
Azure Policy Authoring & Remediation Review Prompt
Author or review an Azure Policy definition and its remediation so it enforces the intended guardrail accurately, with the right effect and a safe rollout.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Advanced
Entra ID & Azure RBAC Least-Privilege Review Prompt
Audit a subscription's role assignments and Entra ID privileged access, then propose tighter, scoped, least-privilege replacements without breaking running workloads.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt - Intermediate
Storage Account Security & Access-Tier Review Prompt
Review an Azure Storage account for public-exposure risk, weak access controls, and cost-inefficient tiering, then propose a hardened, right-tiered configuration.
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
Open prompt
Guides
- · 11 min read
Azure Cost Management With AI: Rightsizing, Reservations, and Killing Waste
Most Azure overspend is idle resources and on-demand VMs that should be reserved. Here's how AI reads cost exports, finds rightsizing wins, and models reservations before you commit.
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Azure Key Vault Secrets and Rotation With AI as a Second Set of Eyes
Stale secrets and over-broad Key Vault access policies are quiet liabilities. Here's how AI helps audit access, draft rotation, and migrate to RBAC without breaking your apps.
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Azure Policy as Guardrails With AI: Write the Rules, Not Just the Wiki Page
A wiki page saying 'always tag resources' is not a control. Here's how AI helps you author Azure Policy definitions, decode compliance results, and turn standards into enforced guardrails.
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Debugging Azure App Service and Functions With AI
A 500 with no stack trace, a Function that won't trigger, a cold start that times out. Here's how AI helps you read App Service logs, decode binding errors, and find the real cause.
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Debugging NSG and VNet Connectivity on Azure With AI
Half of Azure networking tickets are an NSG rule, a missing route, or a subnet you forgot. Here's how AI helps you read rule tables, decode Network Watcher output, and stop guessing.
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Least-Privilege Entra ID and Azure RBAC With AI as Your Reviewer
Owner on a subscription is a liability, not a convenience. Here's how AI helps you draft scoped Azure RBAC, decode role definitions, and find the over-privileged principals you forgot about.
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Securing Azure Storage Accounts With AI Before They Leak
Public blob access, shared keys, and open firewalls are the classic Azure storage leaks. Here's how AI audits storage config, decodes network rules, and drafts the lockdown safely.
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Troubleshooting AKS With AI: From CrashLoopBackOff to Root Cause
AKS failures hide across kubectl, Azure node pools, and the platform layer. Here's how AI helps you read events, decode CNI errors, and trace a pod failure to its real cause.
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Writing Azure Monitor KQL Queries With AI Without Shipping Garbage Dashboards
KQL is powerful and the schema is huge. Here's how AI drafts Azure Monitor queries fast while you verify the columns, joins, and time grain so your alerts are actually correct.
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