# Azure Overview ``` Entra ID Tenant └── Management Groups (optional) └── Subscription(s) └── Resource Group(s) └── Resource(s) ``` ## Entra ID Tenant * Previously known as Azure AD * The identity and security boundary for an organization * Manages identities (e.g., Users/Devices/Apps) but does not contain Azure resources directly * Grants access to Microsoft 365 ### Management Groups * Optional, enables organizing Azure Subscriptions and applying RBAC/Policy at scale * These could group Subscriptions by region, department, environment (dev/staging/prod), or other ### Azure Subscriptions * The primary billing and isolation boundary within an Entra ID tenant * Must be linked to an Entra ID tenant (belongs to exactly one tenant) * Required to deploy any resources (e.g., VMs, apps, databases, etc.) * These could exist for each environment (dev/staging/prod), product line, or other ### Resource Groups * The "folder" to organize Resources within an account (Azure Subscription) * Required to deploy any Azure Resources (e.g., VMs, networking, etc.) * Can hold Resources belonging to multiple Regions * Deletion of a Resource Group deletes all its Resources ### Resources * Azure Resources (e.g., VMs, databases, networks, etc.) * Belongs to exactly one Resource Group --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://www.techwithtyler.dev/cloud-security/azure/azure-overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.