Azure Bicep Explained | Build Repeatable Cloud Infrastructure | Ben Neoh & Rick Su

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In this beginner-friendly session, Ben Neoh and Rick Su introduce Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Azure Bicep. Learn why manually deploying Azure resources through the portal becomes painful at scale, and how Bicep helps teams automate, standardize, and version-control cloud infrastructure deployments. Whether you’re new to Azure or looking to modernize your deployment workflow, this session provides a practical introduction to scalable and maintainable cloud infrastructure practices.

00:00 | Introduction and event welcome
00:00:57 | From Portal Panic to Pipeline Power
00:02:54 | The “localhost app” problem
00:06:09 | Deploy Infra from Azure Portal
00:15:29 | Why not manual deployment
00:19:01 | Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
00:20:16 | What is Azure Bicep?
00:25:23 | Live demo: Building Azure infrastructure with Bicep
00:53:53 | CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
01:06:02 | Key takeaways, workshop plans, and audience Q&A

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About the speakers

Rick Su and Ben Neoh

Rick Su is a Senior Software Engineer II at SSW, based in the Australian office. With a robust educational background and specialization in C#, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework Core, Azure SQL Server, Identity Server, and Clean Architecture, Rick has made significant contributions to various projects and technical solutions.

Ben is a Sydney-based consultant at SSW who specialises in Azure cloud architecture, DevOps automation, and Dynamics 365. He has experience helping enterprises modernise legacy systems, migrate workloads to the cloud, and deliver secure, automated platforms that scale with business growth.

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