The Azure deployment map

Unlike the other topics, the Azure deployment map is rather small. We will first elaborate on its different top-level groups, but this time we will be a little more hands-on with a few of our topics. We will compare the different options at our disposal, and then we will show you a real-world example of an advanced IaC implementation with Azure DevOps. We lightly touched on your deployment options in Chapter 2, Solution Architecture. Figure 4.3 shows a more elaborate view of the Azure deployment landscape:

Figure 4.3 – The Azure deployment map

Figure 4.3 has seven top-level groups:

• DSC (Desired State Control)
• PAAS AND FAAS, which largely encompasses both vendor-neutral and native technologies
• COMMAND LINE
• DEVOPS & PIPELINES
• CAAS
• VENDOR NEUTRAL refers to deployment tools and techniques that can be used with other platforms than Azure
• NATIVE refers to deployment tools and techniques that...