Chapter 5 · Monitor and Maintain Resources·v2.0.0·Updated 6/28/2026·~8 min
What's changed: Deepened AZ-104 Chapter 5 to Associate depth (tables, scenarios, FAQ, traps; localized figures)
5.3Management and Automation (CLI, Templates)
Key points
Understand management options (Portal, CLI, PowerShell, Cloud Shell) and repeatable deployments via Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with ARM templates / Bicep.
To build the same configuration identically, repeatedly, automation beats manual work. Azure can be managed/automated with CLI / PowerShell and templates (IaC).
5.3.1Management and automation options
- Azure Portal: visual operations; good for one-off tasks and inspection.
- Azure CLI / PowerShell: command-driven; can be scripted and repeated. Cloud Shell runs them right in the browser.
- ARM templates / Bicep: declarative templates (IaC); deploy the same configuration with repeatability and consistency.
Exam point
Common on AZ-104: repeatable, consistent deployments = ARM templates/Bicep (IaC), scripted automation = CLI/PowerShell, one-off operations = Portal. Bicep is a more concise language for ARM.
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