(Cloud) Tip of the Day: Azure Resource Manager

Today’s (Cloud) Tip… Azure Resource Manager

Azure now supports the ability to deploy preconfigured environments with a single click by creating json templates easily edited in Visual Studio.

Azure Resource Manager Tools Preview

The Azure Resource Manager Tools preview enables you to:

  • Create an application using the Azure Gallery templates
  • Create and edit Azure Resource Manager deployment templates (for example a Web site with a database) and parameter files (for example you can have different settings for development, staging, and production)
  • Create resource groups and deploy templates into these to simplify the creation of resources
  • Create templates for easy deployments of lab environments