Azure Documentation

Azure Management Documentation

This section provides comprehensive documentation for managing your Azure resources effectively and efficiently. Azure management services empower you to deploy, monitor, secure, and optimize your cloud infrastructure.

Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the deployment and management service for Azure. It provides a management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in your Azure account. You can manage all resources for your solution as a single entity, using a declarative model, rather than imperative scripts.

Azure Policy

Azure Policy helps you enforce organizational standards and assess compliance at scale. It allows you to grant or deny resources based on rules defined in policies. Azure Policy is a powerful tool for implementing and enforcing governance across your Azure environment.

Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) enables granular access management for Azure resources. RBAC allows you to define who has access to what, and what actions they can perform. This is crucial for maintaining security and ensuring users only have the permissions they need.

Note: RBAC is fundamental to securing your Azure environment. Always apply the principle of least privilege.

Azure Monitor

Azure Monitor is a comprehensive solution for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry from your cloud and on-premises environments. It helps you understand the performance and availability of your applications and services, and proactively identify issues.

Azure Automation

Azure Automation provides cloud-based process automation and configuration services. It helps you manage and standardize Azure and non-Azure configurations, deploy updates, and orchestrate operational tasks across your Azure resources.

Tip: Use Azure Automation Runbooks to automate repetitive tasks and reduce manual effort.

Azure Blueprints

Azure Blueprints enables you to define a repeatable set of Azure resources that implement and govern your organizational standards. Blueprints automate the deployment of approved cloud foundations, including policy assignments, role assignments, and ARM templates.

Azure Cost Management + Billing

Azure Cost Management + Billing provides tools to monitor, allocate, and optimize your cloud spending. Understand your costs, identify areas for optimization, and manage your billing effectively.

Azure Advisor

Azure Advisor is a personalized recommendation service that helps you follow best practices to optimize your Azure deployments. It provides recommendations across cost optimization, high availability, performance, security, and operational excellence.

Warning: Regularly review Azure Advisor recommendations to ensure your resources are performing optimally and securely.