Azure Crash Class:

Introduction To Azure ARM Templates

Expected Learning OutcomesAzure Crash Course: Introduction to ARM Templates

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By the end of this section, you should be able to:

Understand basic cloud computing conceptsDescribe the Azure Resource ManagerOutline the basic structure of an ARM template

“Cloud computing is a kind of Internet-based

computing that provides shared processing

resources and data to computers and other devices on demand.”

- Wikipedia

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BenefitsOf Cloud Computing

Capex To Opex

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Agility

Flexibility

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GreenEnergy

Savings€

Growth

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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Providing Infrastructure hosting

Platform as a Service (PaaS), Providing framework services to IT directors

Software as a Service (SaaS), Providing software application service to end-users

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Azure Resource Manager

What is ARM?Azure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Web Apps

Storage AccountServers

Virtual Machine Virtual Network

3rd Party Services

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Provides security and auditing capabilities

Supports multiple client SDKs

Based on JSON syntax

Support for pre-defined, structured templates

Define the resources to be deployed in Azure

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Benefits of using Azure Resource ManagerAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Template-driven

Idempotent

Multi-service

Declarative

Multi-region Access control

Some of the key benefits of using the Azure Resource Manager are:

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Basic Structure of an ARM TemplateAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

Here is the basic structure of an ARM template:

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Sample ARM TemplateAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

If you take an empty resource template, it looks like this:

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ARM Templates In Azure DEMO

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Tools for ARM TemplatesAzure Masterclass: Introduction to ARM Templates

You can use Azure to create ARM resources

Azure is useful, but may not be scalable

Use one of many available IDEs or tools to edit JSON templates

Visual Studio

Sublime TextVisual Studio Code

Notepad

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