The IT Ops Sessions: ARM Templates vs. Terraform
In this IT Ops session, you’ll learn whether ARM templates, Terraform, or both are best for your Microsoft Azure infrastructure-as-code deployments.
What you'll learn
IT Ops sessions are short-form conference-style sessions, minus the conference. In this session, ARM Templates vs. Terraform, you'll weigh the pros and cons of using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) deployment templates vs. HashiCorp Terraform to support your infrastructure as code (IaC) efforts. When you’re finished with this session, you’ll have a better understanding of your options for supporting IaC in Microsoft Azure.
Table of contents
- Introduction 1m
- Overview 1m
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 1m
- ARM Templates vs. Bicep Templates 5m
- The Future: ARM Template Specs 2m
- Demo: Set up Your Development Environment 4m
- Demo: Develop ARM Templates 3m
- Demo: Develop Bicep Templates 6m
- HashiCorp Terraform on Microsoft Azure 4m
- Terraform Providers for Azure 2m
- Deploy a ARM Template with Terraform 2m
- Demo: Create a Terraform Configuration 6m
- Demo: Deploy to Azure with Terraform 4m
- Final Analysis 2m
- Summary 2m
About the author
Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN. His professional specialties include Microsoft Azure, cross-platform PowerShell, and all things Windows Server-related. You can reach Tim via Twitter (@TechTrainerTim), LinkedIn or his blog, AzureDepot.com.