Azure Resource Manager templates
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates provide a native IaC solution specifically designed for Azure. These templates offer a declarative approach to defining and deploying Azure resources using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) syntax. It is easy to manage and implement infrastructure changes effectively using ARM templates. The declarative nature of ARM templates allows for a clear representation of resources and their properties, simplifying the process of managing and deploying infrastructure configurations within the Azure environment.
Benefits of ARM templates
The real benefit of using the ARM template system is that it allows having declarative syntax. That means you can deploy any Azure resource and create the necessary infrastructure building blocks that go around it. Templates provide a process that can be run repeatedly in a very consistent manner to manage the desired state of the infrastructure. As a result, the template becomes the...