Azure resource manager

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is a management service for Azure that provides a consistent deployment and management experience for all Azure resources. ARM provides a set of features that enable you to:

• Create, update, and delete resources

• Manage resource dependencies

• Apply access control

• Tag resources

• Monitor resources

• Recover resources

ARM is the recommended way to manage Azure resources. It provides a number of benefits over the classic deployment model, including:

• A consistent deployment and management experience

• Support for resource dependencies

• Fine-grained access control

• Resource tagging

• Resource monitoring

• Resource recovery

You should use ARM when you need to:

• Create a complex Azure environment

• Manage resources across multiple subscriptions

• Implement resource governance

• Automate resource deployment and management

If you are new to Azure, you can use the Azure portal to create and manage resources without using ARM. However, as your Azure environment grows, you will need to use ARM to manage your resources effectively.