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Azure Architecture Explained

You're reading from  Azure Architecture Explained

Product type Book
Published in Sep 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837634811
Pages 446 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
David Rendón David Rendón
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Brett Hargreaves Brett Hargreaves
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1 – Effective and Efficient Security Management and Operations in Azure
2. Chapter 1: Identity Foundations with Azure Active Directory and Microsoft Entra 3. Chapter 2: Managing Access to Resources Using Azure Active Directory 4. Chapter 3: Using Microsoft Sentinel to Mitigate Lateral Movement Paths 5. Part 2 – Architecting Compute and Network Solutions
6. Chapter 4: Understanding Azure Data Solutions 7. Chapter 5: Migrating to the Cloud 8. Chapter 6: End-to-End Observability in Your Cloud and Hybrid Environments 9. Chapter 7: Working with Containers in Azure 10. Chapter 8: Understanding Networking in Azure 11. Chapter 9: Securing Access to Your Applications 12. Part 3 – Making the Most of Infrastructure-as-Code for Azure
13. Chapter 10: Governance in Azure – Components and Services 14. Chapter 11: Building Solutions in Azure Using the Bicep Language 15. Chapter 12: Using Azure Pipelines to Build Your Infrastructure in Azure 16. Chapter 13: Continuous Integration and Deployment in Azure DevOps 17. Chapter 14: Tips from the Field 18. Index 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Authoring Bicep files

Instead of using JSON schemas with ARM templates, Bicep can be utilized to create Azure resources. The JSON syntax for ARM templates can be lengthy and involve complex expressions, but Bicep simplifies this process and enhances the development experience.

Bicep is a transparent layer over the ARM template that retains all JSON templates’ capabilities. When it comes to deployment, the Bicep command-line interface (CLI) transforms a Bicep file into an ARM JSON-based template.

The following figure highlights how Bicep transpiles into ARM templates for resource deployments in Azure:

Figure 11.1 – Bicep files overview

Figure 11.1 – Bicep files overview

Before we start authoring our Bicep files, you must have the following tooling to help you build a solution in Azure more efficiently:

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