SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
How to work with git tags
Summary: On this page I'll explain a few thing regarding git tags and why they are important in modern infrastructure. I'll show you the most used commands, and what to take into account when using git tags for argocd. I'll also share tips and tricks to help you work with git tags more efficiently.
Date: 9 December 2024
Getting Started With Azure
Summary: How to get started with Azure in the cheapest way possible.
Date: Around 2016
Refactor: 1 March 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This page will get you started with Azure… why… well do you remember the old days? I want to practice around with some software? You just got some old hardware from your employer which was just waiting in the basement and there you go. Download some software, burn it on a CD… got some old license keys and off you go. No costs, but a lot of fun. Hey sometimes we had pizza night and went on for hours… But nowadays things are different… Even if you have small demands… clouds cost you money… After all, cloud is just someone else his computer and they want you to pay for it. This page will show you two ways to get started, first using a MSDN subscription from your employer and second getting a personal Visual Studio subscription.
Create Email Report with Flow to Report All SharePoint Online List Items
Summary: How to use Microsoft Flow (Power Automate) to create an email report on SharePoint Online list items.
Date: Around 2020
Refactor: 1 March 2025: Checked links and formatting.
It can be very beneficient to create an email report on all items that were created in a SharePoint Online list in the previous month. To do so, I created two flows, one to create the email and another one to intercept that email to store it on sharepoint online as a bonus (and as a evidence case).
Use Flow to Parse Email Body to SharePoint Online List Items
Summary: How to use Microsoft Flow (Power Automate) to parse an email body to a SharePoint Online List.
Date: Around 2020
Refactor: 1 March 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This is one of the more complex things you might want to do with flow. It takes a lot of work, and it is very imported the email you want to parse has a structure so you can put some logic into it.