2026-07-14

ARM Templates - Simply Explained

ARM Templates are the original Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technology behind Azure Resource Manager, allowing organizations to define, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure using declarative JSON files. In this episode of Microsoft Knowledge Nuggets on M365 FM, Mirko Peters explains what ARM Templates are, why they became the foundation of Azure automation, and why many Azure professionals are now moving toward Azure Bicep for modern cloud deployments. You'll discover how ARM Templates make Azure deployments repeatable, predictable, and version-controlled by defining resources such as virtual machines, storage accounts, virtual networks, and databases as code. The episode explains key concepts including parameters, variables, resources, outputs, dependencies, and nested templates while demonstrating how Infrastructure as Code eliminates manual portal configuration and reduces deployme

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