Creating a multi environment workspace

James Boak 6

I am looking to set up a test and production environment in Azure. The resources I will be using are Data factory, logic apps, storage account, SQL server and database, and key vault.
I am currently looking at partitioning the environments by resource groups and using ARM templates to firstly create the prod env from the test, but am struggling to work out how best I can then keep integrating changes I make in the test env into the prod env.
I will have to initially alter the ARM template to create a parameter template and potentially use linked templates to remove any hard coding, but I don't want to have to keep doing these similar changes to the templates when I make changes and want to deploy the new templates to the prod env.

Any advice?

Mike Urnun 9,756 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2022-05-10T15:55:41.63+00:00

Hello @James Boak - Have you considered using Bicep instead of ARM? It’s a lot easier to use and makes thing simpler, especially for the tasks that you’re trying to tackle.
James Boak 6 Reputation points

2022-05-11T07:40:21.617+00:00

Hi @Mike Urnun
Yes I have read about using Bicep for it's simplicity in this case, I will look into using that instead then if you're recommending it too. Would it make rolling out changes made in test to prod simpler too?
Don't suppose you could also recommend the best way to role out changes to an SQL database, such as schema changes, alterations to stored procedures etc?
Sowjanya Mandalapu 0 Reputation points

2023-08-16T21:20:41.68+00:00

Hi @James Boak

I have same question. Are you able to create test and production environments and able to re-use code?
Mike Urnun 9,756 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-08-17T17:07:03.96+00:00

@Sowjanya Mandalapu Feel free to make a new post with specific details of what you're looking for. You can use Bicep along with Azure Developer CLI along with GitHub to manage multiple environments for your Azure resources.
Sowjanya Mandalapu 0 Reputation points

2023-08-17T17:25:10.1333333+00:00

Hi @MikeUrnun

Here my question is how we can create different environments such as Dev, Test, Prod for Data factory, logic apps in Azure Portal. I am not asking about neither CI/CD nor GitHub. I need clarification that is where we can create different environments in Azure Portal and how we can deploy it.
Sowjanya Mandalapu 0 Reputation points

2023-08-17T18:15:54.23+00:00

Hi @MikeUrnun

How can we create a multi-environment workspace in the Azure portal for Azure Data Factory (ADF), Logic Apps, and Azure Functions?

I am interested in establishing development, sandbox, and production environments in Azure. The resources to be utilized include Data Factory, Logic Apps, Storage Account, SQL Server, and Database.

To clarify, I'm not discussing CI/CD and GitHub; my focus is on setting up distinct environments within the Azure portal. Post-environment setup, my intention is to deploy the same code to each of these environments.

Based on my understanding, the recommended approach involves creating separate resource groups for each environment. However, this may lead to duplications in Logic App and Data Factory code.

Could you kindly suggest alternative approaches to fulfill this requirement?
Mike Urnun 9,756 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-08-18T19:57:28.8733333+00:00

@Sowjanya Mandalapu Thanks for making a new post. I'll reply to you there!