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Tidy up - Unused Project and Nuget package reference using Visual Studio 2019

If you are a Developer/Architect using Visual Studio as IDE for your development activities, this blog post will be of your interest. During the Ignite 2021 conference, Microsoft released Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 and v16.10 Preview 1. As part of version 16.10 Preview 1, one of the cool features they introduced is to "Remove Unused References..." for any Projects and Nuget packages that are not in use. At the time of writing this blog post, we have Visual Studio Version 16.10.0 (official release) which includes this new feature.  As part of development, we generally get carried away and introduce new Nuget package references to your project and add new references to your Projects. By the end of development, you will not be 100% sure which are not being referenced and unused which means you will leave those unused project references in your application. Now you might be wondering what's the big deal in it since it doesn't harm. The advantage of removing unused project r
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How to deploy containers into Azure Container Instances(ACI) using Docker Desktop?

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Recently there was an announcement (May 2020) about Docker partnership with Microsoft Azure for shortening the developer commute with Docker desktop and running containers in Container Instances in Azure. The new edge release of Docker Desktop provides an easy and quick integration between Docker and Microsoft Azure that enables you to use native Docker commands to run your applications as serverless containers with Azure Container Instances. As a developer I can make use of the  same Docker CLI commands and experience which I use locally, to interact with Azure (ACI) as well. This experience is achieved by extending the existing docker context to support ACI. Pre-requisites Docker Desktop edge release latest Azure Subscription with Azure Container Registry (ACR). Container image in ACR Docker CLI commands for ACI Log into Azure from the Docker CLI docker login azur
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How to secure Azure Container Registry?

Azure Container Registry (ACR) is a managed, private Docker registry service that stores and manages your container images in Azure. Below are the few recommendations for using Azure Container Registry. Image scanning with Azure Security Center With Azure Security Center, you can get automatic scans of your registries for any threats and vulnerabilities of the images. Note if you're on Azure Security Center's standard tier, you can add the Container Registries bundle. This feature is charged per image scan. Whenever an new image is pushed to your registry, Security Center automatically scans that image. Azure Security Center also provide options or recommendations for resolving those vulnerabilities. Enable Content Trust Azure Container Registry implements Docker's content trust model, enabling pushing and pulling of signed images. Content trust helps to verify the source and integrity of the images, ensuring that they are the images we expect. As an im
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