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Cloud-based automation service for process automation with runbooks, configuration management and update management across Azure and on-premises.
| Type | Product |
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| Documentation | learn.microsoft.com/azure/automation |
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Azure Automation is a Microsoft cloud service that automates repetitive IT tasks. The episode calls it a 24/7 cloud assistant that runs scripts, keeps servers consistent and can reach on-premises machines. · From the episode: Azure Automation - Simply Explained
A runbook holds the logic of an automated task. Best practices from the show notes include testing it before publishing and storing credentials securely. · From the episode: Azure Automation - Simply Explained
Hybrid workers give Azure Automation reach beyond the cloud, so runbooks can act on machines on-premises as well. · From the episode: Azure Automation - Simply Explained
By shutting down resources when not needed. The episode says ten VMs running only during business hours, five days a week, cost less than half, while runbook minutes cost only cents. · From the episode: Azure Automation - Simply Explained
Pick one repetitive task, such as shutting down a VM at night, and automate it. That is the episode's suggested first step. · From the episode: Azure Automation - Simply Explained
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