Getting Started With Azure Automation Series

When talking with a lot of customers, I find that they are not using PowerShell or doing much automation at all. Using automation can really make life better as a IT Pro or Developer. It allows you to do one off task, deploy entire application stacks, save time, and gain agility and consistency in your environment. In this blog series I will talk about how to get started with Azure Automation, runbooks, PowerShell Workflows, and Desired State Configuration.

So let’s start by talking about what Azure Automation is and the value it can provide. Azure Automation is a platform service within Azure that provides a way for users to automate the manual, long-running, error-prone, and frequently repeated tasks that are commonly performed in a cloud and on-premises environment. It saves time and increases the reliability of regular administrative tasks and even schedules them to be automatically performed at regular intervals. You can automate processes using runbooks or automate configuration management using Desired State Configuration.

Stay tuned for Part 1 on “Setting Up Azure Automation”….