AZURE RESOURCE MANAGER

AZURE RESOURCE MANAGER FOR VISUAL STUDIO

The Azure Resource Manager 2.5 for Visual Studio enables you to:

·       Create an application using the Azure Gallery templates.

·       Create and edit Azure Resource Manager deployment templates (for example a web site with a database) and parameter files (for example you can have different settings for development, staging and production).

·       Create resource groups and deploy templates into these to simplify the creation of resources.

The Azure Resource Manager enables you to create reusable deployment templates that declaratively describe the resources that make up your application (for example an Azure Website and a SQL Azure database). This simplifies the process of creating complex environments for development, testing and production in a repeatable manner. And it provides a unified way to manage and monitor the resources that make up an application from the Azure preview portal.

You are able to create an application using the Azure Gallery Templates and define and manage your Azure resources using JSON templates. This makes it easier for you to quickly setup the environment you need to Dev/Test your application in Azure. The two key features are the Visual Studio integration with the Azure Gallery and the ability to create and edit Azure Resource Manager deployment templates.