Interacting with the Azure environment

Understanding Microsoft Azure Management and Governance

Maarten Van den Broeck

Senior Content Developer at DataCamp

Main tools for interacting with Azure

Tool Description Users
Azure Portal Graphical user interface and dashboard to view and manage Azure services anyone
PowerShell Execute scripts and functions for (automatic) management of Azure resources IT team
Azure Command Line Interface (CLI) Execute scripts and functions for (automatic) management of Azure resources IT team
Azure Arc Used to connect to external resources IT team
Azure Mobile Used to manage and monitor resources on the go anyone
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Azure Portal

Azure Portal is the graphical user interface of Azure

  • Build, develop, and monitor cloud deployments and web apps
  • Create custom dashboards to organize and view resources
  • Configure accessibility options
  • Used by any user of Azure

Screenshot of Azure Portal

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PowerShell

Can be used to input commands for management of Azure resources

  • Commands can be used one-off or in a script for automation
  • Uses PowerShell syntax
  • Used by IT

Screenshot of Azure PowerShell

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Azure Command Line Interface (CLI)

Can be used to input commands for management of Azure resources

  • Equivalent function to the PowerShell tool
  • Uses Bash syntax to input commands
  • Used by IT

Screenshot of Azure CLI

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Azure Arc

A tool that allows you to connect to and manage external resources:

  • Examples:
    • SQL servers (relational databases)
    • Kubernetes servers (deploy apps)
    • Virtual machines (run apps in isolation)
    • On-premise servers (sensitive data)
  • Azure acts as a single portal for hybrid cloud implementations
  • Used by IT

Screenshot of Azure Arc

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Azure Mobile

  • App for Android and iOS
  • Used to manage and monitor resources on the go

Screenshot of Azure Mobile, provided by Microsoft

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Example use case: navigating with Azure Portal

You're new to Azure and still need to learn to work with its different tools - for an upcoming project, you will mainly work with Azure Policy

Azure Portal acts as your starting screen, from there, you can:

  • Use the side-bar to click through the different services and customize the bar by assigning favorites
  • Look up any service and related Microsoft documentation using the search function

GIF of using Azure Portal

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