“Knowing that Azure changed is useful. Knowing that Azure is currently having a bad day — and getting that information to the right people — is operationally necessary.” In my last CloudLens article, From RSS Scraper to MCP-Powered Radar, I wrote about how the project evolved from a slightly overconfident RSS scraper into a proper Azure… Continue reading From Radar to Response: How CloudLens Learned to Deliver Azure Service Health into Teams
Category: Teams
Azure Bot Service & Microsoft Teams – Architecture and Message Flow
Some time ago, I shared my experience building a secure bot using the Azure Bot Service and Bot Framework. Since then, I’ve frequently received questions about how the underlying system works. In this post, I’ll walk through the internal architecture of the Azure Bot Service—covering the key components, message flow, and supporting services—to provide a… Continue reading Azure Bot Service & Microsoft Teams – Architecture and Message Flow
Building a Secure Azure Bot for Microsoft Teams
Integrating bots with Microsoft Teams is a powerful way to improve collaboration and automate workflows. However, ensuring secure access, network isolation, and controlled data flows is crucial, especially in sensitive environments like financial or healthcare applications. In this blog post, I'll walk through a secure setup I recently implemented, showcasing how to create an Azure… Continue reading Building a Secure Azure Bot for Microsoft Teams
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