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Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the deployment and management service for Azure that provides a unified and consistent way to manage your resources. With ARM, users can deploy, manage, and organize their resources in groups, allowing them to manage dependencies and organize related resources for easier deployment and management. ARM offers a declarative template approach where users can define the infrastructure as code, ensuring that resources are deployed in a predictable and repeatable manner. It also provides role-based access control (RBAC) for fine-grained access management, ensuring that only authorized users can interact with specific resources. ARM also enables resource tagging for better organization, supports auditing through activity logs, and integrates with other services like Azure Monitor and Azure Policy for enhanced resource management. By standardizing how resources are created and managed, ARM simplifies complex deployments and helps maintain consistency across environments.