README.md

services	author	level
ARM and Azure Pipeline	wviriya	200

FastTrack for Azure - How to deploy Azure service and infrastructure using ARM Template. Leverage Azure Pipeline for continuous deployment.

Synopsis:

"Zero to Hero with ARM and IaC" How to create an ARM Template from scratch and deploy it using CI/CD pipelines.

Who should attend:

• I want to do Infrastructure as Code but don't know where to start.
• My team keeps asking me to deploy infrastructure and various environments to Azure, and I do it manually.
• I want to automate my infrastructure.

At the end of the session you should:

• Understand the basic structure of an ARM Template
• Be aware of the tools available to create and manage ARM Templates
• Understand basic how to create and use simple Azure Pipelines

What are prerequisites:

• Azure Subscription
• Azure DevOps account
• JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)
• YAML Syntax
• Git repository
• Desire to learn

Where are your team

About this sample

This sample is a guide for learning basic ARM Template usage. The links in this document can you help better understand these services and tools.

What is Infrastructure as Code?

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Template

A native infra-as-code solution for managing Azure resources using a declarative programming paradigm.

Concepts

• What is ARM?
• What are ARM Templates?
• Nested and Linked templates
• Deployment modes
• Best practices

Authoring tools and helps

• ARM QuickStart Templates
• Azure Portal
• VS Code
• Visual Studio
• Template structure and syntax
• Template references
• ARM template functions
• What-if deployment (preview)
• Deployment scripts (preview)
• ARM Template Toolkit for analyzing and testing

Tutorials

• Azure Pipelines and ARM template

Other orchestrators

Terraform with Azure

• Overview
• Terraform QuickStart
• Terraform Configuration Language
• Store Terraform state in Azure Storage
• Automating infrastructure deployments in the Cloud with Terraform and Azure Pipelines

Ansible wiht Azure

• Overview
• Ansible QuickStart
• Ansible Playbooks
• Automating infrastructure deployments in the Cloud with Ansible and Azure Pipelines

FAQ