Azure Cloud Skill
Overview
Specialized skill for Microsoft Azure infrastructure and services. Provides deep expertise in Azure-native solutions, best practices, and operational patterns.
Capabilities
Azure CLI Operations
- Execute and analyze az CLI commands
- Handle subscription and tenant context
- Interpret API responses and errors
- Manage service principal authentication
- Use Azure CLI extensions
Compute Services
- Azure VM management and scale sets
- Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- Azure Functions deployment
- App Service configuration
- Azure Batch operations
Kubernetes (AKS)
- AKS cluster provisioning and management
- Node pool configuration
- AKS networking (Azure CNI, Kubenet)
- Azure AD integration for AKS
- AKS add-ons and extensions
Networking
- VNet design and implementation
- Azure Load Balancer and Application Gateway
- Azure DNS and Traffic Manager
- Azure Front Door and CDN
- ExpressRoute and VPN Gateway
Storage and Databases
- Azure Storage account management
- Managed Disks optimization
- Azure SQL Database management
- Cosmos DB configuration
- Azure Cache for Redis
Security and IAM
- Azure AD and RBAC configuration
- Managed Identity setup
- Azure Key Vault operations
- Azure Policy management
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Infrastructure as Code
- ARM template development
- Bicep template creation
- Azure CLI deployment scripts
- Azure Resource Graph queries
DevOps Integration
- Azure DevOps pipelines
- Azure Container Registry
- Azure Repos integration
- Release management
Target Processes
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Usage Context
This skill is invoked when processes require:
- Azure infrastructure provisioning
- AKS cluster setup and management
- Azure networking configuration
- Azure AD and RBAC design
- Azure cost optimization
Dependencies
- Azure CLI (az)
- Azure credentials/service principal
- Bicep CLI for Bicep projects
- kubectl for AKS operations
Output Formats
- Azure CLI commands and outputs
- ARM/Bicep templates
- Azure RBAC role assignments
- Cost analysis reports
- Architecture recommendations