Azure Verified Modules: Monthly Update

Azure Verified Modules (AVM) is an initiative to consolidate and set the standards for what a good Infrastructure-as-Code module looks like. Spanning across languages (Bicep, Terraform etc.) AVM is a unified approach to provide a common code base, a toolkit for our Customers, our Partners, and Microsoft.

AVM is a community driven aspiration, inside and outside of Microsoft. If you are not familiar with AVM yet, go check out this video on YouTube:

 

What Is This Series?

For Azure Verified Modules, we will be producing monthly updates in which, we will share with you the latest news and features of Azure Verified Modules, including:

• Module Updates
• The updates AVM Framework.
• Our community engagement

For some months we may focus on a highlight module this could be a pattern or a workflow in which the community (You!) would like to know more about from the module owner.

 

AVM Module Summary

The AVM team are excited that our community have been busy building AVM Modules. As of January 31^st, the AVM Footprint currently looks like:

Language	Published	In development
Bicep	84	35
Terraform	18	37

 

 

Bicep Resource Modules Published In January:

Full list of Bicep Resource Modules are available here: AVM Bicep Resource Index 

 

analysis-services/server	app/container-app	cache/redis
compute/disk	compute/disk-encryption-set	compute/image
compute/proximity-placement-group	compute/virtual-machine	consumption/budget
container-registry/registry	container-service/managed-cluster	data-protection/backup-vault
databricks/access-connector	databricks/workspace	db-for-my-sql/flexible-server
health-bot/health-bot	net-app/net-app-account	network/ddos-protection-plan
network/firewall-policy	network/front-door	network/front-door-web-application-firewall-policy
network/local-network-gateway	network/nat-gateway	network/virtual-network-gateway
network/vpn-gateway	service-bus/nameaspace (Updates)	storage/storage-account
web/site	web/static-site

 

Terraform Resource Modules:

Full list of Terraform Resource Modules are available here: AVM Terraform Resource Index 

 

authorization-roleassignment	network-azurefirewall	network-firewallpolicy
network-networkmanager	operationalinsights-workspace

 

Terraform Pattern Modules

Full list of Terraform Resource Modules are available here: AVM Terraform Pattern Index 

alz-management

network-virtualwan (update)

 

Updates and Improvements

We have also made some updates and improvements to the existing Azure Verified Modules, based on your feedback and suggestions. Some of the highlights are:

Bicep

• Improved workflow optimization for module publishing to allow better Intellisense when using Visual Studio Code extension for Bicep.
• Extended compliance tests to include AVM Bicep CI Framework files.
• Automatic issue life-cycle management workflow (ref) that tracks the stability of a module and its owner
• Improved pipeline handling & readability (ref)
• Batch disable and enable GitHub Workflows in user forks (Bicep)
  
  

Terraform

• Implemented GREPT workflow for Repository Linting and Governance (Link to Matt’s video)
• OpenID Connect Integration for Terraform test validation.
• MVP for Centralized Module testing framework in place, utilizing docker technologies for both local and GitHub Actions testing capabilities.
  
  

AVM General

• Automated issue creation for tracking GitHub Teams alignment to specs required for AVM Modules

Further Resources

• AVM Intro Blog
• AVM Site