What are the options to create and manage Virtual Machines in Azure?

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Answer

There are 4 most commonly used options to create and manage virtual machines in Azure:
  • Azure Portal - graphical user interface is ideal to start with as it is simple to use and is a good candidate for one-off tasks
  • Azure CLI - cross-platform command-line interface that has simple to understand syntax and was built specifically for Azure so it is laser focused on the Azure management goals
  • Azure PowerShell - task-based command-line shell and scripting language is great for creating administration scripts, this is very efficient and flexible option but can be more complex and difficult to understand for beginners
  • Azure Resource Manager templates - declarative definition of the infrastructure and resources
  • Azure REST API - great for management if you want to manage Azure resources programmatically - Azure Client SDK is available for many different languages, such as C#, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Go. 
  • Azure VM Extensions - small applications that allow you configure and automate tasks on Azure VMs after initial deployment. Can be run with Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Resource Manager templates.
  • Azure Automation Services - allows you to integrate services that allow you to automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone management tasks with ease
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