In this section, I would like to give you a brief overview of the functionalities of the Azure resource manager. The list, however, is only a selection and is limited to the most frequently used features. You will find detailed information on the use of the features in the following sections of this chapter.
Let us have a look at the list:
- Access control with Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Logical organization of all the resources of a subscription, with Azure resource tags (for example, for each project and tenant).
- Improved cost control. You can view the costs for the whole group or for a group of resources with the same tag.
- Use of Azure resource manager templates (ARM templates):
- As a deployment template, in the provision of individual solutions on the Azure platform (the most popular example is deploying a SharePoint server farm).
- As a resource...