Microsoft Azure and HashiCorp’s journey to 1 billion Terraform provider downloads
As we reach 1 billion Azure provider downloads, we reflect on nearly a decade of collaboration, community, and the growing impact of infrastructure as code on Azure.
HashiCorp at Microsoft Build 2025: New products to automate, secure, and scale on Azure
Learn about the latest news from the HashiCorp and Microsoft ecosystems as we kick off Microsoft Build 2025 this week.
Access Azure from HCP Terraform with OIDC federation
Securely access Azure from HCP Terraform using OIDC federation, eliminating the need to use long-lived credentials for authentication.
Enhancing Azure deployments with AzureRM and AzAPI Terraform providers
This blog compares the AzureRM and AzAPI Terraform providers, offering insights on when to use each for optimal Azure infrastructure management.
Integrating Azure DevOps pipelines with HashiCorp Vault
Use Microsoft Azure DevOps’ workload identity federation (WIF) feature to seamlessly integrate Azure DevOps pipelines with HashiCorp Vault
Terraform AzureRM provider 4.0 adds provider-defined functions
Version 4.0 of the HashiCorp Terraform AzureRM provider brings support for provider-defined functions and improved resource provider registration.
Just-in-time approval workflow with Boundary and Azure
Boundary’s rich partner ecosystem extends its capabilities with Microsoft Privileged Identity Management (PIM) for temporary access based on request and approval workflows.
Solving the data security challenge for AI builders
This demo highlights the potential risks of using contextual data with LLMs and demonstrates how HashiCorp Vault can integrate with Pinecone to tackle AI data security challenges.
A golden path to secure cloud provisioning with The Infrastructure Cloud
Golden patterns for infrastructure and security automation workflows lie at the core of The Infrastructure Cloud. Here’s how to implement them using HashiCorp Cloud Platform services.
Secrets sync now available on Vault Enterprise to manage secrets sprawl
Secrets sync is a new feature in HashiCorp Vault that facilitates centralized management, governance, and control of secrets for multiple external secret managers.
Build secure AI applications on Azure with HashiCorp Terraform and Vault
Learn how to deploy, secure, and enable AI-based applications with Terraform and Vault.
HashiCorp Vault 1.15 adopts Microsoft Workload Identity Federation
HashiCorp Vault 1.15 improves security by adopting Microsoft Workload Identity Federation for applications and services in Azure, Google Cloud, and GitHub.
Accelerating AI adoption on Azure with Terraform
Learn how to use Terraform to scale the adoption of artificial intelligence in a Microsoft Azure environment.
Version 2 of the Packer Azure plugin is now available
The Packer Azure plugin has migrated to the HashiCorp Go Azure SDK to address known Azure SDK deprecations and provide a consistent foundation for managing Azure infrastructure.
Manage post-deployment Microsoft Azure policy operations with Terraform
Learn how to manage post-deployment operations with HashiCorp Terraform and Microsoft Azure.
8 Terraform continuous validation use cases for AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure
Learn how you can use Terraform check blocks and continuous validation with AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure services.
Terraform adds support for Azure Linux container host for Azure Kubernetes Service
Learn how HashiCorp Terraform supports the deployment of Azure Linux container host for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
Deploying securely into Azure architecture with HCP Terraform and HCP Vault
Learn how to build a secure infrastructure as code workflow with HCP Terraform dynamic provider credentials, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and HCP Vault.
Building a secure Azure reference architecture with Terraform
Learn how to use HashiCorp Terraform to deploy Azure resources using security best practices and policy as code.
HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure End of Life
HCS on Azure has been deprecated. HCP Consul on Azure is the preferred way to run your HashiCorp Consul clusters on Microsoft Azure.
HCP Vault on Microsoft Azure is now generally available
HCP Vault on Microsoft Azure is now generally available and supports production workloads running on Azure.
HCP Vault on Microsoft Azure Now in Public Beta
In addition to its availability on AWS, HCP Vault can now be deployed on Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
Industrialized Workflows - Using Microsoft CAF Patterns and Terraform
Learn how even non-technical operators can use HashiCorp Terraform Cloud to deploy Azure resources based on Microsoft's Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) templates.
HCP Consul on Azure is Now Generally Available
HCP Consul on Microsoft Azure is now generally available and capable of supporting production workloads running on Azure. Get started today with a secure, resilient service mesh for connecting applications running in Azure.
Configuring Azure Application Gateway with Consul-Terraform-Sync
Synchronize HCP Consul services as backend address pools for Microsoft Azure Application Gateway using Consul-Terraform-Sync (CTS).
Announcing Azure Stack Hub Provider 1.0
The new HashiCorp Terraform Azure Stack provider 1.0 includes several provider behavior improvements, 19 new resources, and supports a new service for Key Vault.
HashiCorp Wins Microsoft Azure OSS US Partner of the Year for 2022
HashiCorp has been chosen as the 2022 Microsoft US (MSUS) Partner Award winner OSS on Azure and a 2022 Microsoft OSS on Azure Partner of the Year Award finalist.
HCP Consul on Azure to go GA, Plus More Consul News
HCP Consul is becoming generally available on Azure, Consul API Gateway version 0.3 is going GA, and Consul 1.13 is due later this year.
Terraform AzureRM 3.0 Brings Enhanced Azure Function Support
AzureRM 3.0 brings significant parity between the Azure provider for Terraform and Azure services currently available. Review the breaking changes as you prepare to upgrade.
Integrating Azure AD Identity with HashiCorp Vault — Part 3: Azure Managed Identity Auth via Azure Auth Method
Learn how to achieve machine authentication to HashiCorp Vault with the Azure auth method using Microsoft Azure managed identity — and set it up with Terraform.
Integrating Azure AD Identity with HashiCorp Vault — Part 2: Vault OIDC Auth Method
Learn how to configure HashiCorp Vault’s OIDC auth method to use Azure as an identity provider.
Integrating Azure AD Identity with HashiCorp Vault — Part 1: Azure Application Auth via OIDC
Learn how to achieve user authentication to HashiCorp Vault with OIDC using Microsoft Azure AD as a central identity provider.
Build a Quick AKS Cluster the Easy Way with Terraform Cloud
Find providers in HashiCorp Terraform Cloud to help quickly spin up Kubernetes containers in Microsoft’s Azure Kubernetes Service.
Go Big or Go Small? Building in Azure CAF with Terraform Cloud
Learn about the enterprise scale and Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) Terraform modules for Azure adoption, and get a demo of the CAF module.
HashiCorp Vault Use Cases and Best Practices on Azure
Learn how Vault can help you build zero trust security on Microsoft Azure with five common use cases and five best practices.
Announcing Terraform AzureAD Provider 2.0
Terraform AzureAD provider Version 2.0 exclusively uses the Microsoft Graph API and has numerous schema and behavioral changes to align with the new API.
Azure Managed Identities with the HashiCorp Stack: Part 3
HashiCorp Consul and Nomad use Azure managed identities to authenticate against Azure in order to read tags and manage service principal information.
Azure Managed Identities with the HashiCorp Stack: Part 2
Secrets management with HashiCorp Vault can use Microsoft Azure managed identities to ease the operational burden of Vault cluster availability: Part 2 in a series.
Terraform AzureAD Provider Now Supports Microsoft Graph
Version 1.5.0 of the Terraform AzureAD provider lets you manage your Azure Active Directory resources using the Microsoft Graph API.
Building Azure Resources with TypeScript Using the CDK for Terraform
Learn a quick method for getting started with the Cloud Development Kit (CDK) for Terraform using TypeScript as infrastructure code and provisioning on Microsoft Azure.
Azure Managed Identities with the HashiCorp Stack: Part 1
See how HashiCorp Terraform and Packer can leverage of Microsoft Azure’s Managed Identities.
HashiCorp Highlights for Microsoft Ignite
Read our recap of the recent updates to HCS on Azure and the latest integrations between Azure services and HashiCorp Consul, Terraform, and Vault.
Introducing Federation on HashiCorp Consul Service
HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure now offers federation between HCS datacenters as a preview feature.
Managing HCS with Terraform Cloud
HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure can be launched directly from the Azure Portal, but you can also manage HCS using Terraform Cloud.
Announcing HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure Production Tier
We are pleased to announce the availability of the HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure Production tier. The new offering enables a user to deploy production grade Consul clusters directly from the Microsoft Azure portal.
Announcing HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure General Availability
We are pleased to announce that HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure is now generally available. HCS on Azure enables a team to provision HashiCorp-managed Consul clusters directly through the Microsoft Azure portal. HCS on Azure clusters are preconfigured for production workloads, enabling a team to easily leverage Consul to secure the application networks within their Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or VM-based environments while offloading the operations to HashiCorp.
Using the Terraform Foundational Policies Library with Microsoft Azure
This demo explores how to use the Terraform Foundational Policies Library to apply pre-written policies, in accordance with the Center for Internet Security benchmarks, on a HashiCorp configuration for Microsoft Azure.
HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure Public Beta
We are pleased to announce that HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure is now in public beta. HCS on Azure enables a team to provision HashiCorp-managed Consul clusters directly through the Azure Marketplace and easily leverage Consul’s service discovery and service mesh features within their Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or VM-based application environments.
Migrating Application Traffic between VMs and Kubernetes with HCS on Azure
Learn how to migrate application workloads from VMs into Kubernetes by leveraging Consul and its L7 Traffic Management features. By establishing a common service mesh between both runtime platforms, we enable the ability to take a policy0driven approach to security and application communications.
Exploring HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure: Service Mesh with VM Workloads
In our previous blog we showed how to get started with deploying HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure and joining it to an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster. In the video above, we show how we can take Virtual Machines hosted in Microsoft Azure and bring them into the same Consul service mesh that our AKS cluster joined previously. This configuration currently requires connectivity between the Consul client nodes in the AKS and the Virtual Machine networks.
Introduction to HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure with AKS
Are you a HashiCorp tools practitioner? Do you want to help shape the direction of HashiCorp Consul running in public cloud? HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure is now available!
Announcing HashiCorp Terraform AzureRM 2.0
Along with our partner Microsoft we are proud to announce the release of version 2.0.0 of the Terraform AzureRM Provider.
Announcing HashiCorp Terraform Cloud and Enterprise Support for Azure DevOps
Today we're pleased to announce Azure DevOps Services support for HashiCorp Terraform Cloud and HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise. This support includes the ability to link your Terraform Cloud and Enterprise workspaces to Azure DevOps-backed VCS repositories.
Announcing HashiCorp Consul Service on Azure
We are pleased to announce the new HashiCorp Consul Service (HCS) on Azure, which is now in private beta. HCS on Azure enables Microsoft Azure customers to natively provision HashiCorp-managed Consul clusters in any Azure region directly through the Azure Marketplace.
Vault Learning Resources: 1.1, Caching, Kubernetes, Unseal, Azure, Replication
Learn to use features of Vault 1.1 including agent caching, replication, auto-unseal, and Kubernetes integration.
HashiCorp Terraform Provider for Azure Stack
Announcing the new HashiCorp Terraform Provider for Azure Stack. Azure Stack enables organizations to extend the capabilities of Azure to their private, on-premise environments.
Creating a Kubernetes Cluster with AKS and Terraform
We are going to take a look at how we can create a Kubernetes cluster in Azure using the azurerm_kubernetes_cluster resource.
Introducing the Azure Terraform Resource Provider
Now available, the new Azure Terraform Resource Provider makes it easier for Azure users to provision third party services in the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) using Terraform Providers.
Announcing HashiCorp Private Terraform Enterprise on AWS, Azure, GCP, and VMware
We’re pleased to announce HashiCorp Terraform Enterprise is now available to run as a private installation on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and VMware.
Deprecating the Microsoft Azure (legacy ASM) Terraform Provider
We're announcing the immediate deprecation of the Terraform provider for Azure ASM (Azure Service Management) in favor of the newer Azure Resource Manager (ARM) provider. The Azure ARM provider will be renamed to "Azure".
HashiCorp Extends Microsoft Collaboration to Help Terraform Users Adopt Azure
HashiCorp announced a multi-year collaboration with Microsoft to deepen support for the provisioning of Microsoft Azure cloud services with HashiCorp Terraform.
Azure Resource Manager Support for Packer and Terraform
We are excited to announce Azure Resource Manager (ARM) support for HashiCorp’s core infrastructure configuration and provisioning tools, Packer and Terraform. Now all of HashiCorp's open source tools - Vagrant, Packer, Terraform, Consul, Nomad, Vault, Otto - support best practices for application delivery on Microsoft Azure. HashiCorp tools focus on workflows, not technologies. Users of our tools can apply the same workflow for infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, application maintenance, and security across all their infrastructure — both on-premises and in the cloud. As a result, enterprises save time on infrastructure management so they can commit more resources towards solving business-critical needs. Read on to learn more about the HashiCorp workflow for infrastructure automation on Microsoft Azure.