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What happens when we

throw ARM, DSC & POSH

into a blender?

Karim Vaes

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Karim Vaes

Cloud Solution Architect

Cloud & Container Fanatic

Dev ~ Ops

Internal ~ Consultant

OpenSource ~ Microsoft

https://about.kvaes.be@kvaes https://blog.kvaes.be

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What to expect?

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Showcooking demo starts at 10:40

“Will it blend?”

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Let’s talk ingredients!

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Powershell

aka “PS”, “Posh”

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Azure Powershell

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Azure

Resource Manager

aka “ARM”

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Azure Templates can:

• Ensure Idempotency

• Simplify Orchestration

• Simplify Roll-back

• Provide Cross-Resource Configuration and

Update Support

Azure Templates are:

• Source files, can be checked-in

• Specifies resources and dependencies

(VMs, WebSites, DBs) and connections

(config, LB sets)

• Support parametrized input/output

Instantiation of repeatable config.Configuration Resource Group

MySQL Website VirtualMachines

My App

[SQL CONFIG] VM (2x)

DEPENDS ON

MySQLDEPENDS ON

MySQL

SQLCONFIG

Azure Resource Manager

Platform Services

Infrastructure Services

WebApps

MobileApps

API Apps

Notification Hubs

HybridCloud

Backup

StorSimple

Azure SiteRecovery

Import/Export

SQL Database DocumentDB

Redis Cache

AzureSearch

StorageTables

SQL DataWarehouse

Azure AD Health Monitoring

AD PrivilegedIdentity Management

OperationalAnalytics

Cloud Services

BatchRemoteApp

ServiceFabric

Visual Studio

ApplicationInsights

VS Team Services

Domain Services

HDInsight MachineLearning Stream Analytics

Data Factory

EventHubs

Data LakeAnalytics Service

IoT Hub

Data Catalog

Security & Management

Azure ActiveDirectory

Multi-FactorAuthentication

Automation

Portal

Key Vault

Store/Marketplace

VM Image Gallery& VM Depot

Azure ADB2C

Scheduler

Xamarin

HockeyApp

Power BI Embedded

SQL Server Stretch Database

MobileEngagement

FunctionsCognitive Services Bot Framework Cortana

Security Center

Container Service

VM Scale Sets

Data Lake Store

BizTalkServices

Service Bus

Logic Apps

API Management

Content DeliveryNetwork

Media Services

Media Analytics

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Desired State Configuration

aka “DSC”

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Basic DSC Configuration{

Node e15-1{

WindowsFeature WebServer{

Name = "Web-Server"Ensure = "Present"

}

WindowsFeature CertAuth{

Name = "Web-Cert-Auth"Ensure = "Present"

DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]WebServer"}

}}

ConfigScript1#Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\ConfigScript1 -Verbose -Wait

Configuration ConfigScript1

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DSC Essentials

Test-Resource

Set-Resource

Get-Resource

ApplyOnly

ApplyAndMonitor

ApplyAndAutoCorrect

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When to use what?

PS, ARM, DSC,...??!?

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Automated

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Less Automated

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Desired State

Yes

Infrastructure ARM

In-VM DSC

No

Automation Powershell

Speed &

DepthPowershell

Quick & Dirty Portal

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Let’s talk recipe!

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Anybody heard of DevOps?

Yeah, we do it,

just not with all

that hipster mumbo jumbo!

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Plan1 Monitor + Learn

ReleaseDevelop +

Test2

4

3

DevOps

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Doing

IT

Together

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Anybody heard of CI/CD?

Yeah, we deploy

stuff too!

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Continuous integration

cspkg

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Continuous delivery

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Anybody heard of Infra-as-

code?

Or maybe

even Config-as-code?

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Infrastructure and configuration

as code

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Everyone still awake?

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Showcooking time!

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Show cooking time!

Thank god,

the theoretical

crap ends...

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Develop Build

Test

Deploy Environments Monitor and Learn

Development

Production

Acceptance

Testing

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Closing Thoughts

Are you herding cattle or cats?

#expertslive

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Desired State

Yes

Infrastructure ARM

In-VM DSC

No

Automation Powershell

Speed &

DepthPowershell

Quick & Dirty Portal

When to use what?

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If you only read one book this

year… https://aka.ms/xdevops

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Everyone still awake?No need

to be afraid

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Doing

IT

Together

!!!

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KeepCalmand put it on

Azure (Stack)

Thanks for listening!

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