ARM vs. Terraform vs. Bicep by Mike Benkovich

*** Due to concerns over COVID-19, this meetup will be virtual in partnership with the Dallas & Houston TX Azure Meetup. You can attend the meetup online with MS Teams using this link https://aka.ms/TXAzureMeetupJan2022 ***

An Infrastructure as Code Bake-off, comparing ARM, Terraform and Bicep

Infrastructure as Code comes in many flavors, and the Azure Cloud's default deployment templates work with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) to define and deploy infrastructure. Working with the JSON format of ARM can be challenging, but Microsoft has introduced a language processor called Bicep which generates ARM as output. At the same time there are other options, including scripting tools, Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible and others. In this session we'll compare creating infrastructure using ARM, Terraform and Bicep, and compare pros and cons to each.

Your speaker tonight is Mike Benkovich, Developer/Owner/Architect @ www.benkotips.com

A software architect, Azure expert, and former Microsoft evangelist, Mike Benkovich dedicates huge amounts of his time to helping his fellow developers and burgeoning programmers learn about new technologies and platforms. Mike’s website equips developers with tips and resources to help them get to grips with technologies including cloud, data and devices, and he produces online courses covering areas like Azure enterprise development and serverless computing. Mike is also a chronic sharer of puns, so head over to his Twitter feed if you’re after a laugh (or a groan).

Agenda
• 5:30 pm Arrivals and Networking
• 6:00 pm Welcome, Introductions, Announcements
• 6:15 – 7:30 pm presentation
• 7:30 pm Q&A
• 8:00 pm Conclude