The Azure cloud is a collection of resources that work in unison to deliver a product or a service. Hardware is virtual and services can be created and destroyed at the stroke of a key. In the context of DevOps, resources can be "spun up" as part of a pipeline. It is crucial that when resources are deployed multiple times, those deployments are consistent, repeatable, and can be automated. Doing it manually through the Azure portal isn’t practical. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) has an interface for processing resource templates that specify resource deployments.
In this course, we look at how those templates can be built and deployed. We start with a simple template and move on to more complex examples to illustrate many of the useful features available when deploying resources with templates. This course contains plenty of demonstrations from the Azure platform so you can see exactly how to use Azure Resource Manager in practice.
If you have any feedback on this course, please reach out to us at support@cloudacademy.com.
Learning Objectives
- Understand what Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is and its use cases
- Learn about the different ARM templates available and how they can be used
- Deploy databases using an ARM template
- Export a template and create templates using QuickStart templates
- Deploy resources using a script
Intended Audience
This is a beginner-level course aimed at anyone who wants to learn more about managing and configuring their Azure environment, and fast-tracking their deployments.
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this course, you should have a basic understanding of the Azure platform.
GitHub Repo
https://github.com/cloudacademy/intro-to-arm
Hi, and welcome to this introduction to this Azure Resource Manager course. My name is Hallam Webber and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a beginner's course that's aimed at those who want to know more about managing and configuring their Azure environment. So whether you're in DevOps, IT support, or a developer that wants to get a better understanding of fast-tracking deployments, there is something in this course for you.
In this course, we will start with an overview of what Azure Resource Manager is and where it fits into the overall Azure picture. Then, we'll get an understanding of why it's important. and then, we will delve into some hands-on demonstrations of how you can use it to simplify what would otherwise be quite labor-intensive tasks.
As an introductory course, we will be learning by doing, to give you a basic “how-to” foundation in ARM templates. When we’re not in the Azure portal I’ll be using Visual Code with the ARM template extension which provides IntelliSense for Azure Resource Manager syntax. This is a very helpful tool if you’re not familiar with ARM instructions.
We welcome all comments and feedback, so please feel free to reach out to us at support@cloudacademy.com with any questions or comments. Let's get started.
Hallam is a software architect with over 20 years experience across a wide range of industries. He began his software career as a Delphi/Interbase disciple but changed his allegiance to Microsoft with its deep and broad ecosystem. While Hallam has designed and crafted custom software utilizing web, mobile and desktop technologies, good quality reliable data is the key to a successful solution. The challenge of quickly turning data into useful information for digestion by humans and machines has led Hallam to specialize in database design and process automation. Showing customers how leverage new technology to change and improve their business processes is one of the key drivers keeping Hallam coming back to the keyboard.