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When setting up resources in Microsoft Azure, it is important to establish a naming convention. Naming conventions are sets of rules that dictate how resources should be named, making it easier to identify and organize them.
Having a naming convention in place for your Azure resources can provide several benefits, such as:
Microsoft Azure recommends that you use a structured naming convention that includes a combination of attributes that describe the resource. According to Microsoft’s guidelines, a naming convention should consist of the following elements:
For example, if you were setting up a virtual machine in a development environment for a web server, you might name it „VM-Dev-Web01“. This name includes the resource type (VM), the environment (Dev), the function (Web), and a sequence number (01).
By using a consistent naming convention like this, you can easily identify and organize your resources, making it easier to manage your Azure environment as it grows. It also makes it much easier for other admins in your environment to understand the usage for your resources. In some cases you could also use Azure Tags to describe more details of your resources like for example a CostCenter or an Owner.
To learn more about an example and best practise for a Naming convention go to those Microsoft Learn pages:
Naming Convention Example: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-naming
Resouce abbreviations: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-abbreviations