Azure Bicep

What is IaC?

• Definition:

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a practice where infrastructure is managed and provisioned through code instead of manual processes. It allows you to define and automate the setup and management of your IT infrastructure.

• Purpose:

  • Automation: IaC automates the deployment and management of infrastructure, reducing manual configuration errors and speeding up deployment times.

  • Consistency: Ensures that infrastructure setups are consistent and repeatable across different environments (e.g., development, testing, production).

What is BICEP?

• Definition: BICEP (Declarative Infrastructure as Code) is a simpler way to manage and deploy Azure resources. It’s a language for defining Azure resources with less complexity than traditional JSON-based templates.

• Purpose: BICEP simplifies the process of creating and managing Azure resources by using a cleaner, more readable syntax compared to JSON.

• Key Features:

  • Readable Syntax: Easier to write and understand than JSON.

  • Modularity: Supports reusable modules to make complex deployments easier.

  • Integration: Works with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, so you can use existing ARM resources.

  • Tooling: Integrated with Azure CLI and PowerShell for deployment.

• Basic Workflow:

  1. Write: Create a BICEP file (.bicep) describing the Azure resources you need.

  2. Build: Convert the BICEP file into an ARM template using the BICEP CLI.

  3. Deploy: Use Azure CLI or PowerShell to deploy the ARM template.

Why Use Bicep?

For businesses having a code that can repeatedly deploy code