Short for Azure Service Manager, the classic deployment model that came before Azure Resource Manager. New resources should not use it.
Also called Azure Service Manager.
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Each book explains ASM in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- Cloud model
Classification of cloud environments by where resources run and who has access to them. Public, private and hybrid cloud are the usual models, with multicloud as a further option.
- ARM
Short for Azure Resource Manager, the control plane Azure uses for deploying and managing resources.
Related terms
- Microsoft.ClassicNetwork
Provider of classic (ASM) networking resources. NSGs and other networking resources in Resource Manager belong to Microsoft.Network instead.
- Oracle ASM
Oracle's built-in volume manager and file system for holding database files. Where a physical server keeps its databases on ASM disks, Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN is the suggested way to protect them, as it supports ASM.