{"product_id":"getting-started-with-bicep-infrastructure-as-code-on-azure-paperback","title":"Getting started with Bicep: Infrastructure as code on Azure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFreek Berson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is your guide to mastering Bicep! It contains practical solutions and examples to help you jump start your journey towards Infrastructure as Code for Azure!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfrastructure as Code is crucial to becoming successful in the Azure Cloud. Azure Resource Manager allows you to create resources in Azure in a declarative way. For many years we have been using ARM Templates to declare resources in a JSON format. Although ARM Templates are very powerful, the implementation of the JSON language is hard to read, maintain and debug. Bicep, a Domain Specific Language, overcomes these issues by providing a transparent abstraction layer on top of ARM and ARM Templates. This significantly improves the authoring experience. Bicep is easy to understand at a glance and straightforward to learn regardless of your experience with other programming languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter an introduction by Mark Russinovich, Azure CTO and Technical Fellow at Microsoft and Alex Frankel, Program Manager at Microsoft, the book starts with some history and background in Infrastructure as Code and ARM Templates. It continues by explaining Bicep and providing guidance on how to get started. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou will start your journey by understanding the syntax of Bicep. You will start by learning the basics first and you will gradually dive deeper in the more advanced scenarios. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book also contains a dedicated chapter on a big real-world example which provides you with great insights on how to leverage Bicep for production usage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of this book is also the Bicep playground, visualizer and a PowerShell module for Bicep provided by the community. Sample code used in this book is available on a dedicated GitHub repository. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to get started with the Bicep CLI and VSCode Extension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeploying Bicep files to Azure, including template specs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the Bicep file structure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to use the basic concepts of variables, parameters, tags, decorators, expressions, and symbolic names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGetting familiar with more advanced topics like dependencies, loops, conditions, target scopes, modules, nesting, module registries, pass resources between modules and shared variable files\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeveraging features like snippets, scaffolding, and linter that support you while authoring Bicep templates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is intended for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDevOps engineers, developers, consultants, and Azure architects with or without experience in ARM Templates and infrastructure as code looking to get started with Bicep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Why this book\u003cbr\u003e2 What is project bicep\u003cbr\u003e3 Getting started\u003cbr\u003e4 Bicep file structure explained\u003cbr\u003e5 Deploying bicep files to azure\u003cbr\u003e6 Bicep syntax\u003cbr\u003e7 Bicep playground and example code\u003cbr\u003e8 Bicep visualizer\u003cbr\u003e9 Template specs\u003cbr\u003e10 Guest Chapter: Bicep PowerShell module\u003cbr\u003e11 A real-world example\u003cbr\u003e12 Alternatives to Bicep\u003cbr\u003e13 Closing Notes\u003cbr\u003e14 About the author\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707628097599,"sku":"9798520579762","price":40.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9eca11da3a0f65f4f2316a5d78640acd.webp?v=1765044795","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/getting-started-with-bicep-infrastructure-as-code-on-azure-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}