Azure Resource Manager Terminology: A Guide for Beginners

Azure Resource Manager Terminology: A Guide for Beginners

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is a powerful tool that can help you manage your Azure resources more effectively. However, if you're new to ARM, there are a few terms you might not be familiar with.

In this blog post, we'll take a look at some of the most important ARM terminology. We'll cover resources, resource groups, resource providers, templates, and declarative syntax.

Resources

A resource is a manageable item that is available through Azure. Some common resources are a virtual machine, storage account, web app, database, and virtual network.

Resource groups

A resource group is a container that holds related resources for an Azure solution. The resource group can include all the resources for the solution, or only those resources that you want to manage as a group.

Resource providers

A resource provider is a service that supplies the resources you can deploy and manage through ARM. Each resource provider offers operations for working with the resources that are deployed.

Templates

A template is a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file that defines one or more resources to deploy to a resource group. It also defines the dependencies between the deployed resources. The template can be used to deploy the resources consistently and repeatedly.

Declarative syntax

Declarative syntax is a way of describing what you want to do, rather than how you want to do it. In the context of ARM, declarative syntax is used to define the resources you want to deploy and the dependencies between them.

Conclusion

This is just a brief overview of some of the most important ARM terminology. If you're interested in learning more, I recommend checking out the official ARM documentation:

 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/.