Azure CLI (az)

The Azure CLI provides cross-platform command-line management for Azure infrastructure, featuring tight integration with Bicep templates and automated cloud provisioning.

When to Use

• Automating Azure Cloud Operations: Scripting resource deployment, role assignments, and monitoring via az.
• CI/CD Azure DevOps & GitHub Actions: Deploying infrastructure and applications using service principals or OIDC.
• JMESPath Querying of Azure Resources: Extracting specific cloud parameters using --query.
• Container Registry & AKS Cluster Management: Authenticating Docker clients and managing Kubernetes credentials.

Quick Start

# Login
az login

# Set Subscription
az account set --subscription "My Subscription"