Summary

Azure Automation is an important service within Azure and the only service for process automation and configuration management. This chapter covered a lot of important concepts related to Azure Automation and process automation, including shared assets such as connection, certificates, and modules.

It covered the creation of runbooks, including invoking runbooks in different ways, such as parent-child relationships, webhooks, and using the portal. The chapter also discussed the architecture and life cycle of runbooks.

We also looked at the usage of Hybrid Workers and, toward the end of the chapter, explored configuration management using a DSC pull server and a local configuration manager. Finally, we made comparisons with other technologies, such as Azure Functions.

In the next chapter, we will explore designing policies, locks, and tags for Azure deployments.