The personal blog and portfolio of Russ Rimmerman, a Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect sharing the latest learnings on Azure, AI, and cloud engineering.https://www.russrimmerman.com/en-ushttps://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/servicenow-copilot-studio-user-login-sso/https://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/servicenow-copilot-studio-user-login-sso/A complete, end-to-end guide to wiring the ServiceNow connector into a Copilot Studio agent using the Microsoft Entra ID User Login authentication type — so every request runs as the signed-in user and ServiceNow's own roles, ACLs, and audit trails stay authoritative. No service accounts, no shared credentials.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTCopilot StudioServiceNowMicrosoft Entra IDIdentitySecurityhttps://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/vibe-code-your-blog-part-2-deploy/https://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/vibe-code-your-blog-part-2-deploy/Part 2 of the series: turn your local Astro blog into a live site on Azure Static Web Apps — the secure way. A one-command setup, plus a plain-language walkthrough of every resource it creates, why each one is required, and the security implications of every choice (OIDC vs deployment tokens, custom least-privilege roles vs Contributor, and the errors I actually hit).Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTVibe CodingVibe Coding Blog SeriesAzureStatic Web AppsDevOpsSecurityGetting Startedhttps://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/favorite-ai-tools-for-vibe-coding/https://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/favorite-ai-tools-for-vibe-coding/The AI tools I reach for on every vibe-coding project — beginning with Impeccable, the design skill that makes AI-built interfaces actually look designed instead of generic. Plus the model, MCP, and reviewer setup that ships the rest.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTVibe CodingAIToolsDesignCopilothttps://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/vibe-code-your-blog-part-1-setup/https://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/vibe-code-your-blog-part-1-setup/A complete, beginner-proof setup guide for vibe coding your first project — a blog. GitHub, Git, VS Code Insiders, Node LTS, Copilot, and the agent/skills scaffolding you need before you write a single line.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTVibe CodingVibe Coding Blog SeriesAIGetting StartedCopilothttps://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/vibe-coding-lessons/https://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/vibe-coding-lessons/I know just enough PowerShell to be dangerous and never had the patience to actually learn to code. Here's what vibe coding taught me — plan mode, skills, picking the right model, wiring up MCPs like MS Learn and Azure, and putting a reviewer in the loop.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTVibe CodingAIMicrosoftAzureMCPCopilothttps://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/starting-a-new-blog/https://www.russrimmerman.com/blog/starting-a-new-blog/After years of 'I should really start a blog,' here it is. A quick tour of what I've been building lately — Pulse 360°, Portal 360°, and the Microsoft Communications Portal.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoftAzurePower PlatformVibe CodingProjects