Azure Automation using 2020 ARM Model: Step By Step Approach with sample Use Cases

By Sachin Srivastava

Microsoft Azure cloud adoption is on the rise, and Azure Automation plays a key role in building a sustainable and repeatable framework for creating and managing resources in Azure. This book will provide you an in-depth understanding of the options available in Azure Automation via the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) portal.Microsoft recommends the ARM model as the way forward for all Azure deployments. This book focuses exclusively on the ARM deployment model for Azure Automation. This model has more robust options when compared to the classic deployment model.This book provides in-depth coverage of topics such as runbook authoring and types of Automation runbooks. It also covers advanced topics including hybrid cloud automation from the ARM-based Azure portal.Chapter 1, "Introduction to Azure Automation," introduces Azure Automation, providing an overview of features and guidelines on getting started with the service in the ARM portal.Chapter 2, "Azure Automation Assets," explores the basic building blocks of runbooks, called Automation assets. These assets include schedules, modules, certificates, connections, variables, and credentials.Chapter 3, "Azure Automation Runbook Types," covers the various runbook types in Azure Automation: PowerShell, PowerShell Workflow, Graphical and Graphical PowerShell Workflow. This chapter gives a walk-through of runbook creation, testing, and publishing.Chapter 4, "Azure Automation DSC," covers integration of Azure Automation with PowerShell Desired State Configuration(DSC), including various cloud, on-premises, and hybrid scenarios.Chapter 5, "Hybrid Cloud Automation," covers the Hybrid Runbook Worker in Azure Automation, which facilitates execution of runbooks in your on-premises datacenters or systems hosted in third-party cloud service providers.Chapter 6, "Sample Runbooks and Use Cases," provides a walk-through of some popular use cases and their implementations using Azure Automation.This book is written for infrastructure and cloud architects, cloud support engineers, system administrators, and IT strategists with a basic understanding of the Azure cloud platform and PowerShell scripting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08RH2C71J
• ISBN13: 9798588155304
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"