This document provides an overview of Microsoft Azure deployment models, including the classic and newer Resource Manager models. It describes key Azure Resource Manager concepts like resources, resource groups, tags, templates, and resource providers. Resource Manager allows managing all Azure resources as a single entity through a consistent management layer. It provides security, auditing and tagging features to help manage resources after deployment.

1. Microsoft Azure Training
2018
Shawn Ismail (Azure MVP)
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2. Shawn Ismail
Microsoft Azure MVP
Module 1 - Introduction to Azure
Lesson 6 - Overview of Azure deployment models
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3. Module 1 – Lesson 6 - Overview of Azure deployment models
Azure deployment models
1. Azure Classic (ASM) deployment model - traditional approach
2. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) deployment model – latest approach

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Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
1. Latest deployment model from Azure
2. A mechanism to handle all Azure “resources” as a related and interdependent parts of a single
entity rather than individually
3. Azure Resource Manager provides security, auditing, and tagging features to help manage
resources after deployment
4. Resource Manager provides a consistent management layer for the tasks performed through
Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure portal, REST API, and development tools. Use the tool that
best works for you and the purpose.

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Azure Resource Manager (ARM) – Getting to know the terms
1. Resource – A manageable item in Azure. It is the elementary building block for Azure Services. E.g., virtual
machine, virtual network, storage account and many more.
2. Resource Group – A logical container that holds related resources. Typically for a solution.
3. Resource Provider - Think of it as a service that providers the “resource” that can be deployed and managed
through Resource Manager. It also offers operations for working with the resources that are deployed. E.g., For
a Virtual Machine the provider is Microsoft.Compute . Typical format of the provider is {resource-
provider}/{resource-type}
4. Tags – Resource Manager provides tagging feature that can be applied to individual resources or resource
groups or subscriptions. It can categorize resources according to requirements for managing or billing or
audit, or access. Resources do not need to reside in the same resource group to share a tag
5. Resource Manager Templates - A JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file that defines one or more resources
to deploy to a resource group.
6. RBACs, Policies and Locks

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Azure Resource Manager (ARM) – Resources
• The most elementary building blocks of Azure services
• Resources are provided by “Resource Providers”
• Actions can be performed on resources through resource providers. Done through interfaces or
APIs
• Every resource needs to be part of a Resource Group – Resource Groups are created first before
resources are created

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Azure Resource Manager (ARM) – Resource Groups
• A logical container for resources
• Resources in the resource groups share the same lifecycle and can be managed together
• Permissions can be delegated on the same Resource Group through RBAC
• Costs, Audits, Utilization etc. can be measure on a Resource Group level
• A resource can be only be in one resource Group at a time
• How to allocate resources in a Resource Group is based on what works for you and your
organization. Keeping all limits in mind.

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Azure Resource Manager (ARM) – ARM Templates
• A JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file that defines one or more resources to deploy to a
resource group. It defines the infrastructure and configuration of the Azure solution
• The template can be used to deploy the resources consistently and repeatedly
• ARM templates have a declarative syntax. “Here is what I want to create” rather than “Go create it
this way”.
• When a solution is created from the portal, a deployment template is automatically created

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