One config to rule them all! Introduction to Azure App Configuration

A presentation at User group presentation in March 2023 in by Sam Gomez

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One config to rule them all! An intro to Azure App configuration.

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Originally from Mexico. Tech Lead at Geneca. Spend time with family, movies, videogames, soccer. @thesoccerdev drkclw samueljgomez

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Agenda • What is Azure App Configuration? • Tales from the trenches. • Benefits. • Demo.

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What is Azure App Configuration? • Cloud service that allows you to centralize configuration and feature management.

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Tales from the trenches. • Local settings checked in. • Settings shared across different applications. • Repo not updated.

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Local settings checked in.

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Settings shared across different applications.

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Repo not updated.

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Why use Azure App Configuration? • Centralized management setting. • Dynamic configuration. • Feature flag management. • Access to previous versions. • Complements key vault.

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Centralized management setting.

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Dynamic configuration. • Polling method. • Push method using events (Azure Service Bus).

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Feature flag management. • Dynamic feature management. • Feature filters. • Targeting. • Time window. • Custom.

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Access to previous versions. • Compare with previous versions.

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Access to previous versions. • View key history.

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Complements key vault. • Access key.

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DEMO

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What will we cover? • Accessing app configuration. • Dynamic configuration. • Feature flags. • View previous versions.

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https://www.rambli.com/2016/06/the-prayer-of-the-demo-gods/