Azure Automation
Simplify cloud management with process automation.
Overview
Azure Automation delivers a cloud-based automation and configuration service that supports consistent management across your Azure and non-Azure environments. It comprises process automation, configuration management, update management, shared capabilities, and heterogeneous features. You can automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks.
✨ Key Features
- Process Automation (Runbooks)
- Configuration Management (Desired State Configuration)
- Update Management
- State Configuration
- Hybrid Runbook Worker
- Source Control Integration
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Native integration with the Azure ecosystem
- Serverless automation engine
- Combines process automation with configuration and update management
Unique Value: Provides a deeply integrated, serverless automation experience for managing resources within the Microsoft Azure cloud and hybrid environments.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Automated VM startup/shutdown
- OS and application patching
- Infrastructure provisioning and configuration
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Complex, multi-stage CI/CD pipelines (better suited for Azure DevOps)
- Real-time, event-driven serverless applications (better suited for Azure Functions)
🏆 Alternatives
Offers tighter integration with Azure services and a more simplified, cloud-native experience compared to third-party tools that require more setup and management overhead.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Azure Support Plans (Developer, Standard, Professional Direct, Premier) tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: 500 minutes of job runtime per month
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