Azure Resource ManagerAzure Resource Manager
What is Azure Resource Manager?
It 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 subscription. You use management features, like access control, locks, and tags, to secure and organize your resources after deployment.
Azure Resource Manager is a tool in the Build Automation category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Deploy app resourcesOrganize resourcesControl access to resources
Azure Resource Manager Pros & Cons
Pros of Azure Resource Manager
- ✓Bicep - Simple Declarative Language
- ✓RBAC and Policies in templates
- ✓Day 1 resource support
- ✓Deep integration with Azure services like Azure Policy
- ✓Infrastructure-as-Code
- ✓Over 1K samples the QuickStart repo
- ✓Versioned deployment via Blueprints
Cons of Azure Resource Manager
No cons listed yet.
Azure Resource Manager Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Azure Resource Manager?
AWS CloudFormation
You can use AWS CloudFormation’s sample templates or create your own templates to describe the AWS resources, and any associated dependencies or runtime parameters, required to run your application. You don’t need to figure out the order in which AWS services need to be provisioned or the subtleties of how to make those dependencies work.
Packer
Packer automates the creation of any type of machine image. It embraces modern configuration management by encouraging you to use automated scripts to install and configure the software within your Packer-made images.
Pulumi
Pulumi is a cloud development platform that makes creating cloud programs easy and productive. Skip the YAML and just write code. Pulumi is multi-language, multi-cloud and fully extensible in both its engine and ecosystem of packages.
