Azure Infrastructure as Code with ARM, Bicep, Terraform, and Pulumi

Course details

Looking to learn more about the power of infrastructure as code (IaC)? Join instructor Mike Benkovich as he provides an in-depth exploration of managing Microsoft Azure infrastructure using IaC tools. This course covers the core concepts and skills required to leverage tools such as Azure CLI, ARM, and Bicep, as well as third-party options like Terraform and Pulumi. Test out your newly acquired skills along the way with hands-on demonstrations and practical exercises in GitHub. This course is designed for anyone who already has a basic understanding of cloud concepts in Azure but is still new or relatively inexperienced with IaC in an Azure environment. By the end of this course, you’ll also have a better understanding of the impact of AI on IaC tooling with real-world examples drawn from ChatGPT and Copilot.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Efficient management of cloud resources
02 - What you should know
03 - Installing the tools

1. Infrastructure as Code

04 - Cloud applications
05 - Demo - Creating a cloud app
06 - Infrastructure as code
07 - Demo - Deploying to Azure
08 - Importance of resource consistency
09 - Demo - Portal features
10 - Environments and IaC
11 - Demo - Deployment environments
12 - Challenge - Deploying to IaC in DevOps
13 - Solution - Deploying IaC in DevOps

2. Azure CLI

14 - Getting started with Azure CLI
15 - Demo - Exploring Azure CLI
16 - Bash vs. PowerShell with Azure CLI
17 - Demo - Powershell scripting basics
18 - Demo - Bash scripting basics
19 - IaC coding patterns
20 - Challenge - Deploy web app from script
21 - Solution - Deploy web app from script

3. ARM Templates

22 - Azure Resource Manager templates
23 - Demo - ARM basic template
24 - Parameters and environments with ARM
25 - Demo - Deployment options
26 - Template specs
27 - Demo - Template specs
28 - Challenge - Using outputs
29 - Solution - Outputs

4. Bicep

30 - Introduction to Bicep
31 - Demo - Decompile ARM template
32 - Bicep language structure
33 - Demo - Working with modules in Bicep
34 - Deployment stacks
35 - Demo - Deployment stacks
36 - Challenge - Adding storage with Bicep
37 - Solution - Adding storage with Bicep

5.Other IaC Options

38 - Terraform and Azure
39 - Demo - Basic Terraform template
40 - Terraform deployment options
41 - Demo - Terraform deployment options
42 - Pulumi and Azure
43 - Demo - Basic Pulumi stack

6. AI and IaC

44 - Impact of AI on IaC tooling
45 - Demo - ChatGPT and IaC
46 - Demo - Copilot and IaC

Conclusion

47 - Comparing IaC options
48 - Next steps
49 - Tear down