Introduction
Azure Automanage offers a unified solution to simplify IT operations. With point-and-click simplicity, Azure Automanage lets you automate management tasks and apply consistent best practices across the entire lifecycle of Windows Server and Linux servers in Azure. Azure Automanage can even be used in hybrid environments enabled by Azure Arc.
Contoso, Ltd. is a midsize financial services company in London with a branch office in New York City. Contoso has numerous virtual machines deployed in Azure across both Windows Server and Linux server environments. Given their infrastructure workload, management wants you to learn about Azure Automanage to see if it can help alleviate their day-to-day operational tasks.
Learning objectives
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe how Azure Automanage best practices can optimize the operations and management of Windows Server and Linux virtual machines.
- Explain the different services available through Azure Automanage.
- Create and assign a custom configuration profile for Azure Automanage machines.
- Describe how to extend Azure Automanage capabilities to non-Azure infrastructure using Azure Arc.
Prerequisites
To get the best learning experience from this module, you should already have the following knowledge and experience:
- Basic understanding of Azure Automanage
- Basic understanding of Windows Server
- Basic understanding of Linux virtual machines