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Azure Service Bus Topics Explained

Azure Service Bus Topics Explained

by Stephen Thomas | Jan 17, 2026 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

When I need flexible message routing in Azure without duplicating infrastructure, Azure Service Bus Topics are usually my first choice. They solve a very specific problem: letting multiple consumers react differently to the same message without forcing the publisher...
Building an AI Agent with Logic Apps Consumption and Agent Loop

Building an AI Agent with Logic Apps Consumption and Agent Loop

by Stephen Thomas | Jan 13, 2026 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

I found that Logic Apps Consumption with AgentLoop is one of the fastest ways to get a practical AI agent running—especially if you’re experimenting or running low-volume workloads. In this post, I’ll walk through why I chose Consumption, how the agent is structured,...
How I Created a Free PFX Certificate on Windows Using OpenSSL and Cloudflare

How I Created a Free PFX Certificate on Windows Using OpenSSL and Cloudflare

by Stephen Thomas | Jan 7, 2026 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Setting up SSL certificates on Windows used to feel way more complicated than it needed to be—especially when all I wanted was a simple PFX file. In this walkthrough, I’m going to show you exactly how I create a PFX certificate on Windows using OpenSSL, powered by a...
How I Set Up a Custom Domain for Azure API Management Using Cloudflare

How I Set Up a Custom Domain for Azure API Management Using Cloudflare

by Stephen Thomas | Dec 23, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Using the default Azure API Management (APIM) hostname works fine from a technical standpoint — but it doesn’t look professional. Long, autogenerated URLs aren’t ideal for production APIs, documentation, or sharing endpoints with consumers. When I wanted a clean,...
How to Add Custom Domain Names and Free SSL to Azure App Services (Logic Apps, Web Apps & Functions)

How to Add Custom Domain Names and Free SSL to Azure App Services (Logic Apps, Web Apps & Functions)

by Stephen Thomas | Dec 7, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Does your test or production Azure application still use a default URL like my-app-v2-random-numbers.azurewebsites.net? While functional, these default domains can look unprofessional and make it harder for users (or client applications) to trust and remember your...
How I Used ChatGPT Agent Mode to Find Valid Local Coupons (and Saved Hours!)

How I Used ChatGPT Agent Mode to Find Valid Local Coupons (and Saved Hours!)

by Stephen Thomas | Nov 19, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Introduction: When AI Stops Chatting and Starts Doing If you are like me, you have spent hours digging through coupon sites — finding half of them expired and the other half of them fake. So I decided to see what would happen if I let ChatGPT’s new Agent Mode do the...
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