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Adopting Infrastructure as Code is not just about choosing a tool — it requires disciplined practices around code organisation, testing, security, CI/CD integration, and governance. This lesson consolidates best practices for running IaC on Azure in production.
| Scenario | Recommended tool |
|---|---|
| Azure-only, Microsoft-native | Bicep |
| Multi-cloud or existing Terraform expertise | Terraform |
| One-off automation tasks | Azure CLI / PowerShell |
| General-purpose language preference | Pulumi |
| Configuration management (post-provisioning) | Ansible |
Tip: Standardise on one primary IaC tool per team to reduce cognitive overhead and simplify CI/CD.
infrastructure/
main.bicep # Entry point
parameters/
dev.bicepparam # Dev parameters
staging.bicepparam # Staging parameters
prod.bicepparam # Production parameters
modules/
networking.bicep # VNet, subnets, NSGs
compute.bicep # VMs, VMSS, App Service
storage.bicep # Storage accounts
database.bicep # SQL, Cosmos DB
monitoring.bicep # Log Analytics, App Insights
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