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Azure Automation

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What is Azure Automation?

Azure Automation is a solution to automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks, and ensures consistent management for Windows and Linux. Users can write runbooks graphically in PowerShell or Python to integrate Azure services and other public systems required…

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What is Azure Automation?

Azure Automation is a solution to automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks, and ensures consistent management for Windows and Linux. Users can write runbooks graphically in PowerShell or Python to integrate Azure services and other public systems required for…

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Product Details

What is Azure Automation?

Azure Automation is a solution to automate frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks, and ensures consistent management for Windows and Linux. Users can write runbooks graphically in PowerShell or Python to integrate Azure services and other public systems required for deploying, configuring, and managing end-to-end processes. It can also be used to orchestrate across on-premises environments using a hybrid runbook worker to deliver on-demand services. Automations from ITSM, DevOps, and monitoring systems can be triggered to fulfill requests and ensure continuous delivery and management.

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October 04, 2023

Kick back and have a drink while Azure Automation does your dirty work

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Manager in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score 8 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are currently using Azure Automation to manage aspects of Microsoft 365 and Sharepoint that cannot otherwise be automated. Specifically, we are using it to generate failed login alerts from Microsoft 365 and to perform synchronization of employee information between Azure AD and Sharepoint for an internal business directory. With the use of Azure Automation, we have both of these tasks scheduled to run periodically each day.
Pros and Cons
  • Scheduled automation of Microsoft 365 and Azure tasks
  • Scheduled automation of scripting (e.g. Powershell)
  • Perform periodic maintenance
  • An automation template library would be nice
  • Clear estimation of costs - this goes for the entire Azure Automation platform
  • It can be daunting at first due to all the settings and menu levels, but it is not difficult once you get started.
Likelihood to Recommend
We have found Azure Automation to be well-suited for tasks that must be performed on a scheduled basis. No matter how simple or tedious tasks are to perform manually, if they run on a scheduled basis, it makes sense to have them automated. If the tasks at hand are only performed once or infrequently, then it may be best to continue performing them manually.
Azure Automation Feature Ratings
Workload Automation (6)
71.66666666666667%
7.2
Multi-platform scheduling
50%
5.0
Central monitoring
80%
8.0
Logging
80%
8.0
Alerts and notifications
80%
8.0
Analysis and visualization
80%
8.0
Application integration
60%
6.0
Return on Investment
  • Ensures tasks are not forgotten
  • Saves times - routine tasks no longer have to be performed manually
  • Complicated tasks are no longer an issue
Alternatives Considered
We did not evaluate any other automation products since we are already using Microsoft 365 and the Azure platform. Additionally, Azure Automation allows for a reasonable number of tasks to be performed each month at no cost, which is especially nice when testing the platform. We found Azure Automate's integration of Powershell invaluable when working directly with Microsoft 365, Sharepoint, Azure AD, and other systems via API.
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