Discussing the Cloud with Chris Integration Platform
Chris is joined by Karl Cooke (IrishTechie.com) for a deep dive into the CloudWithChris.com integration platform — a real-world Azure integration architecture built to automate content distribution across social platforms and amplify updates from the Azure, GitHub, and Azure DevOps blogs.
What’s covered:
- Architecture overview: Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus topics and queues, Azure Table Storage, and Azure Logic Apps
- A Vue.js management UI for approving and scheduling posts before they go out
- Automated posting to Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Reddit — including amplification of third-party content
- Custom URL shortening via an Azure Function to track per-platform traffic in Google Analytics
- Integration with Buffer for time-slot scheduling, with plans to replace it with a native solution
- Security considerations for Azure Functions (access tokens, JWT roadmap)
- How Google Analytics revealed that Reddit and Twitter drive the most referral traffic
- Open-source plans and community contribution opportunities
Whether you’re a developer, blogger, or content creator, this session is packed with practical ideas for applying Azure integration services to automate the repetitive parts of your workflow.
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