Learning Microsoft Azure Storage

Azure portal (ARM model)

In 2014, Microsoft launched a new portal which follows a new model, called the ARM model. This portal can be accessed via the following URL https://portal.azure.com/.

This model depends on the concept of resource groups, which means you can group all your resources within a container, resulting in resources being deployed in parallel. As a result, you will not face the same problems as you did with the classic portal.

The following diagram describes the deployed resources through the ARM model:

Figure 1.3: Resource Manager management model at a high level

Here are the benefits you will gain using this portal:

• Ability ...