Terraforming Resiliency on Azure (PART 1): Fault Domains vs. Availability Zones with Azure VMs

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In this in-depth tutorial, learn the nuances of provisioning Azure Virtual Machines with a focus on Fault Domains and Availability Zones. Discover why one method works seamlessly while the other might require the assistance of a Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS). Plus, get a practical guide on utilizing the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) to access vital information directly from within your Azure VM. Perfect for IT professionals and cloud architects seeking to optimize their Azure infrastructure. Subscribe for more Azure tutorials and insights!
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[@CarlintVeld]

With a couple of our projects we started to provision small vnets. Only fitting one or two subnets. What do you think. Now I think of it it would make sense that vnet becomes "dumb" and just becomes a group of subnets for routing purposes.

[@azure-terraformer]

I think that would work for you and I. Because we’re both app dev people 😁 but I'm almost certain I just heard a bunch of networking/security guys audibly cringe.. 🤣🥴

[@CarlintVeld]

@@azure-terraformer why? There is almost zero config on vnet level besides dns server and connected private zones. Nsg, routing, service endpoints etc. are all on subnet level

[@azure-terraformer]

Oh I think I see what you are saying. This is almost how GCP virtual networks work. The VNet is just a logical container for subnets

[@azure-terraformer]

Interesting idea. Might require some structural changes to the underlying RP. Not sure.