Study Azure AZ-900 Resource Deployment: key concepts, common traps, and exam decision cues.
This lesson covers how Azure resources get administered and deployed. AZ-900 does not require deep automation engineering, but it does expect you to separate interactive management from scripted management and infrastructure as code.
| Need | Strongest first fit |
|---|---|
| browser-based administration | Azure portal |
| browser shell with CLI and PowerShell | Azure Cloud Shell |
| scripted command-line management | Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell |
| declarative deployment model | Azure Resource Manager and ARM templates |
| multi-environment or hybrid management connection | Azure Arc |
| Tool or concept | What it is really for |
|---|---|
| Azure portal | point-and-click management and broad visibility |
| Azure Cloud Shell | browser-access shell with Azure CLI and PowerShell ready to use |
| Azure CLI / PowerShell | scripted administration and automation |
| ARM / ARM templates | declarative deployment and repeatability |
| infrastructure as code | defining infrastructure in reusable code rather than manual clicks |
| Azure Arc | managing resources beyond only native Azure boundaries |