Awesome Azure Architecture 
A curated list of AWESOME blogs, videos, tutorials, code, tools & scripts, related to the design and implementation of solutions in Microsoft Azure.
This list contains anything that can help with your Microsoft Azure architecture and quickly get you up and running when designing, planning, and implementing services that empower organisations around the planet to achieve more.
This list can be found at aka.ms/AwesomeAzureArchitecture.
Community contributions are most welcome! Feel free to submit a pull request with any adds/removes/changes to content!
Contents
Official
Links below are from official Microsoft sources, websites, and channels.
Official MSLearn
- AZ-305: Design business continuity solutions+
- AZ-305: Design data storage solutions
- AZ-305: Design identity, governance, and monitor solutions
- AZ-305: Design infrastructure solutions
- AZ-700 Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions
- AZ-720: Azure Support Engineer for Connectivity Specialty
- Control Azure spending and manage bills with Microsoft Cost Management + Billing
- Describe core Azure architectural components
- Design an enterprise governance strategy
- Linux on Azure
- Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Learn
- Microsoft Azure Connected Learning Experience (CLX)
- Microsoft Certifications
- Microsoft Partner - Training Center - Role Based
- Microsoft Technical Quest
Official Docs
- AI Lab project: Responsible AI dashboard
- Architect multitenant solutions on Azure
- Automation adoption strategy
- Azure application architecture fundamentals
- Azure Arc landing zone accelerator for hybrid and multicloud
- Azure Arc
- Azure Architecture Center
- Azure architecture icons
- Azure Architecture reference architecture
- Azure Bicep
- Azure Chaos Studio documentation
- Azure compliance documentation
- Azure confidential computing
- Azure Database Migration Guides
- Azure for Partners
- Azure Governance
- Azure IP advantage
- Azure Lighthouse
- Azure Migrate
- Azure Migration Tool Comparison Matrix
- Azure products
- Azure security baseline for Azure Virtual Desktop
- Azure security best practices
- Azure security documentation
- Azure Security
- Azure Service-level agreements
- Azure sustainability
- Azure Table storage design
- Azure Virtual Datacenter
- Azure VMware Solution landing zone accelerator
- Azure VMWware Solution
- Best practices in cloud applications
- Cloud Design Patterns
- Cloud economics
- Cloud Services Due Diligence Checklist
- Compute decision tree
- Create an Azure support ticket
- Data decision tree
- Design for reliability
- Develop your naming and tagging strategy for Azure resources
- DevOps checklist
- Hands on with AI
- Hardware innovation for the cloud
- Mainframe rehosting on Azure virtual machines
- Microsoft Assessments
- Microsoft Azure Bounty Program
- Microsoft Azure Immersion Workshops
- Microsoft Azure Support
- Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework
- Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
- Microsoft Digital Defense Report
- Microsoft Investor Relations
- Microsoft Product/Licensing Terms
- Microsoft Trust Center
- Serverless design examples
- Solutions and Training for Azure Active Directory B2C
- Subscription decision guide
- Ten design principles for Azure applications
- Virtual Microsoft Datacenter Tour
- Visual Studio subscriptions
Official Videos
- AI Show
- Ask The Expert
- Azure Enablement Show
- Azure Friday
- Cloud Training Events
- Code Stories
- Exam Readiness Zone
- Inside Azure Datacenter Architecture with Mark Russinovich
- Inside Azure for IT
- Internet of Things Show
- Learn TV
- Preparing for Azure advanced specializations
- Reactor
- The DevOps Lab
Official Announcements and Articles
Official Books
- Architecting Modern Web Applications with ASP.NET Core and Microsoft Azure
- Azure for Architects
- Azure Resiliency – Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Azure SQL Resource Kit
- Cloud Migration and Modernization with Microsoft Azure e-book
- Cloud Migration Simplified
- Cloud Practice Playbooks
- Designing Distributed Systems
- Enterprise Cloud Strategy
- FinOps with Azure - Bringing FinOps to life through organizational and cultural alignment
- Get up and running with Kubernetes
- How to Choose the Right Azure Services for Your Applications—It’s Not A or B E-book Series
- Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches
- Migrating Linux to Microsoft Azure
- Migration SQL Server databases to Azure
- Rethinking Enterprise Storage
- The Developer’s Guide to Azure
Official Repositories and Tools
- AKS Landing Zone Accelerator
- AKS Release Status
- Alert Toolkit
- ALZ Bicep
- App Service Landing Zone Accelerator
- ARO (Azure Red Hat Openshift) Landing Zone Accelerator
- AVDAccelerator
- AVDBluePrint
- APIM(Azure API Management)Love
- Azure Accelerators
- Azure AlwaysOn
- Azure App Service Landing Zone Accelerator
- Azure Backup Detailed Estimate
- Azure Certification Poster
- Azure Certified IoT Device catalog
- Azure Certs Poster
- Azure Connectivity Toolkit (AzureCT)
- Azure DevOps Marketplace
- Azure Hybrid Use Benefit Calculator
- Azure Infrastructure Map
- Azure Integration Services Landing Zone Accelerator
- Azure Landing Zones for Canadian Public Sector
- Azure NoOps Accelerator
- Azure Pricing Calculator
- Azure Proactive Resiliency Library (APRL)
- Azure Quickstart Templates
- Azure Rapid Assessment Estimator
- Azure Resource Explorer
- Azure Review Checklists
- Azure Site Recovery Deployment Planner
- Azure Stack HCI Sizer
- Azure Stack HCI Solutions
- Azure Status
- Azure Storage Explorer
- Azure Threat Research Matrix
- Azure Twitter
- Azure Updates
- Cloud Adoption Framework - Code samples and templates related to landing zone creation
- Cloud Adoption Framework landing zones for Terraform - Starter template
- Cloud Roles and Operations Management
- Common Azure Bicep and ARM Modules Library
- Data Management & Analytics Scenario - Data Landing Zone
- DevOps Tooling for Well-Architected Recommendation Process
- Enterprise-Scale - Reference Implementation
- FastTrack for Azure - AKS Operations
- FastTrack for Azure - Architectural Review
- FastTrack for Azure - As a Service - Azure Design Review
- FastTrack for Azure - Azure Live - How to deploy Azure services and infrastructure. Leverage Azure Pipeline for CI/CD
- FastTrack for Azure - Azure Live Azure Purview
- FastTrack for Azure - Azure Live Sessions
- FastTrack for Azure - Azure Marketplace
- FastTrack for Azure - Cloud Architecture
- FastTrack for Azure - Foundations
- FastTrack for Azure - FTA Live for Azure Sentinel
- FastTrack for Azure - Governance
- FastTrack for Azure - Identity
- FastTrack for Azure - Landing Zone
- FastTrack for Azure - Managed Disks
- FastTrack for Azure - Modern Service Management
- FastTrack for Azure - Monitoring
- FastTrack for Azure - Networking
- FastTrack for Azure - Vision AI Session Resources
- FastTrack for Azure - Windows Virtual Desktop
- Hybrid Cloud Deal Size Estimator
- Microsoft Azure - Feedback
- Microsoft Datacenter Migration Program Kit (DCM Kit)
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Microsoft Exam Simulator
- Microsoft Kusto Detective Agency
- Microsoft Sustainability Calculator
- Mission LZ (Landing Zone)
- Solution Architecture Questions
- Static Web Apps CLI
- Synapse Machine Learning
- The Migration Guide
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
- Virtual machines selector
Official Forums and Feedback
- Azure Advisors
- Azure ARM/Bicep Community Calls
- Azure Governance & Deployments
- Cloud Security - Private Community
- Microsoft 365 Platform Community
- Microsoft Azure - General Feedback
- Microsoft Azure Arc Community Monthly Meetup
- Microsoft Q&A
- Tech Community - Azure
- Windows Customer Connection Program
Official Podcasts
Community
Links below are from community sources, websites, and channels.
Community Videos
- Azure explained in plain English videos
- Microsoft Azure Master Class
- Regain Control with Azure Governance
Community Podcasts
- Azure All Stars
- Azure Centric Podcast
- Azure Lunch
- Cloud Solution Architects podcast
- Ctrl+Alt+Azure
- Sarah Leans Podcast
- The Azure Podcast
- The Azure Security Podcast
Community Books
- Azure Security
- Exam Ref AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
- Exam Ref AZ-303 Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
- Exam Ref AZ-304 Microsoft Azure Architect Design
- Microsoft 365 Security for IT Pros
- Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies and Design
- Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services for Architects : Designing Cloud Solutions
Community Articles
- Architecture in the Cloud
- Azure - Considerations for Dev/Test "Sandboxes"
- Azure Architecture - Design Principles and Lessons Learned
- Azure Architecture - Solution Requirement Consideration Checklist
- Azure Citadel
- Azure Container Apps Workshop
- Azure DevOps and creating your Cloud Adoption Framework
- Deploy Azure Naming Tool into an Azure WebApp as a container
- How to write a design document for Azure
- https://luke.geek.nz/
- Microsoft Azure - Center for Internet Security
- Microsoft Azure - Wikipedia
- Microsoft Azure Naming Conventions
- Microsoft Azure Tagging Conventions
- Microsoft Sentinel in Action: Architect, design, implement, and operate Microsoft Sentinel as the core of your security solutions
- Study Guide for Azure Architect exam AZ-305: Part 1 – Design a Governance Solution
- Study Guide for Azure Architect exam AZ-305: Part 2 – Design Authentication and Authorization Solutions
- WhatTheHack-collection of hackathons
Community Tools
- [cmd.ms] the Microsoft Cloud command line
- Architecture in the Cloud
- ASTEROID Project (BETA)
- AzADServicePrincipalInsights
- AzAdvertizer
- AzGovViz
- AzTools
- Azure - Considerations for Dev/Test "Sandboxes"
- Azure Arc Jumpstart (Arcbox)
- Azure Architecture - Design Principles and Lessons Learned
- Azure Architecture - Solution Requirement Consideration Checklist
- Azure Charts
- Azure Citadel
- Azure Composite SLA Estimator
- Azure Container Apps Workshop
- Azure Depreciation Dashboard
- Azure DevOps and creating your Cloud Adoption Framework
- Azure Diagrams
- Azure Governance Made Simple
- Azure IP Ranges
- Azure IPAM
- Azure Network Security
- Azure Optimization Engine
- Azure permissions reference
- Azure Price
- Azure Quick Review
- Azure Serverless Community Library
- Azure Services Periodic Table
- Azure Speed
- Azure Tenant Security Solution (AzTS)
- Azure Virtual Network Capacity Planner
- Azure Workbench
- AzureFeeds
- Cloud Custodian
- Cloud Harmony
- Cloud Journey
- Continuous Cloud Optimization Insights
- Deploy Azure Naming Tool into an Azure WebApp as a container
- Docs Update Tracker
- dotnet-azure-naming
- How to write a design document for Azure
- https://luke.geek.nz/
- Managed Azure Bastion Savings Calculator
- Microsoft Azure - Center for Internet Security
- Microsoft Azure - Wikipedia
- Microsoft Azure Naming Conventions
- Microsoft Azure Tagging Conventions
- Microsoft Portals
- Microsoft Sentinel in Action: Architect, design, implement, and operate Microsoft Sentinel as the core of your security solutions
- MSLab
- PSRule for Azure
- Public Cloud Comparison
- Service Bus Explorer
- Study Guide for Azure Architect exam AZ-305: Part 1 – Design a Governance Solution
- Study Guide for Azure Architect exam AZ-305: Part 2 – Design Authentication and Authorization Solutions
- Terraform
- The Azure Kubernetes Service Checklist
- WhatTheHack-collection of hackathons
Community Repositories
- Azure Architecture
- Azure Design Stencils
- Azure Governance made simple
- Azure Resource Inventory
- Azure Stack HCI Hands-on-lab guides
- Cloud Native Architecture Mapbook
- Microsoft Azure Security Control Mappings to MITRE ATT&CK
- Must Learn KQL - the series, the book, the merch store
- Traffic Flow in Common Azure Networking Patterns
Community Forums
Community Discord
Community Slack
Community Meetups & Calls
- Azure Arc
- Azure ARM/Bicep Community Calls
- Azure Development Community Call
- Azure Governance & Deployments
- Azure Landing Zone Community Calls
- Azure Tech Groups
- Cloud Security
- M365 Platform Community
- Microsoft Reactor
- PowerShell
- Terraform
- Windows Customer Connection