Azure Infrastructure as Code with JSON ARM Templates

Manual cloud configuration is slow, error-prone, and difficult to scale. Learning to manage cloud resources through code is an essential skill for modern cloud professionals. This written course guides you through the fundamentals of Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using JSON ARM templates. You will transition from manual portal configurations to writing clean, reusable, and automated template files that define your cloud environment. What you'll learn: - Understand the core concepts of Infrastructure as Code and the structure of Azure Resource Manager. - Write and validate JSON ARM templates to deploy foundational resources like virtual networks and storage accounts. - Manage parameters, variables, and outputs to make your templates dynamic and reusable across environments. - Secure your deployments by integrating secrets management best practices using Key Vault. - Automate template deployments using modern CI/CD workflows in GitHub Actions and DevOps pipelines. - Explore Bicep as the modern, declarative evolution of traditional JSON ARM templates. The course begins with essential IaC terminology and resource provider concepts before moving into template construction. You will progress from simple single-resource deployments to multi-tier environments integrated with automation pipelines through clear text explanations and code examples. This course is designed for system administrators, aspiring DevOps engineers, and developers new to cloud automation. No prior programming or infrastructure-as-code experience is required. Start writing your first cloud deployment templates today and bring consistency to your infrastructure.