This is the Trace Id: 578fe343cca47c0f9399e33de3a86ae8
Skip to main content Explore View all products (200+) Microsoft Foundry Azure Copilot GitHub Copilot Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Cosmos DB Azure Database for PostgreSQL Azure Arc Microsoft Fabric Linux virtual machines in Azure Foundry Models Foundry Agent Service Foundry IQ Foundry Tools Foundry Control Plane Observability in Foundry Control Plane Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models Azure Speech in Foundry Tools Azure Machine Learning View all databases Azure Cosmos DB Azure DocumentDB Azure SQL Azure Database for PostgreSQL Azure Managed Redis Microsoft Fabric Azure Databricks Linux virtual machines in Azure Windows Server on Azure Azure Functions Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets Azure API Management Azure Container Apps Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager Azure Container Registry Azure Red Hat OpenShift Azure Container Instances Azure Container Storage Azure Arc Azure Local Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Monitor Microsoft Sentinel Azure Migrate View all solutions (40+) Cloud solutions for small and medium businesses Cloud migration and modernization center Data analytics for AI Azure Databases AI apps and agents Microsoft Marketplace Microsoft Sovereign Cloud AI apps and agents Responsible AI with Azure AI Infrastructure Data analytics for AI Machine learning operations (MLOps) Low-code application development on Azure Integration Services Serverless computing DevOps Migration and modernization center .NET apps migration Databases on Azure Linux on Azure Oracle on Azure SAP on the Microsoft Cloud Adaptive cloud High-performance computing (HPC) Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Resiliency Azure Essentials Frontier Accelerate for Azure FinOps on Azure Microsoft Marketplace Azure pricing overview Create an Azure account Free Azure services Flexible purchase options Pricing calculator FinOps on Azure Maximize ROI from AI Azure savings plans Azure reservations Azure Hybrid Benefit Virtual Machines Azure SQL Microsoft Foundry Microsoft Fabric Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Microsoft Defender for Cloud View more Software Development Companies Microsoft Marketplace Find a partner Resources for Azure partners Get started with Azure Customer stories Analyst reports, white papers, and e-books Videos Learn more about cloud computing Documentation Explore Azure portal Developer resources Quickstart templates Resources for startups Developer community Students Azure for partners Blog Events and Webinars Learn Support Contact Sales Get started with Azure Sign in

Automation

Simplify cloud management with process automation.
OVERVIEW

Automate and manage tasks across cloud and hybrid environments

  • Automate all of those frequent, time-consuming, and error-prone cloud management tasks. Azure Automation service helps you focus on work that adds business value. By reducing errors and boosting efficiency, it also helps to lower your operational costs.
    A person working on laptop.
  • Monitor update compliance across Azure, on-premises, and other cloud platforms for Windows and Linux. Schedule deployments to orchestrate the installation of updates within a defined maintenance window.
    Three employees discussiing something while looking at a tablet.
  • Author and manage PowerShell configurations, import configuration scripts, and generate node configurations—all in the cloud. Use Azure Configuration Management to monitor and automatically update machine configuration across physical and virtual machines, Windows, or Linux—in the cloud or on-premises.
    Man working on laptop
  • Get an inventory of operating system resources including installed applications and other configuration items. Use rich reporting and search to quickly find detailed information on everything that’s configured within the operating system. Track changes across services, daemons, software, registry, and files to promptly investigate issues—and turn on diagnostics and alerting to monitor for unwanted changes.
    Employees working together at a cafe
  • Write runbooks graphically in PowerShell or Python to integrate Azure services and other public systems required for deploying, configuring, and managing your end-to-end processes. Orchestrate across on-premises environments using a hybrid runbook worker to deliver on-demand services. Trigger automation from ITSM, DevOps, and monitoring systems to fulfill requests and ensure continuous delivery and management.
    Person seated at a desk in a modern workspace, facing multiple computer monitors with a laptop and keyboard visible in the background.
  • Rely on serverless runbooks to automatically grow as your operational tasks increase. Deliver services more quickly and consistently by focusing on adding business rather than maintaining the management system.
    Person standing with arms crossed in an open office environment, with multiple computer monitors and coworkers visible in the background.
Security

Embedded security and compliance

34,000
Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
15,000
Partners with specialized security expertise.
 
>100
Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
A woman working at a desk in an office wearing headphones
Pricing

Automation pricing

A woman sitting at a table using a laptop.
Next steps

Ready when you are—let's set up your Azure free account

Pay as you go or try Azure free for up to 30 days.
A woman in a green shirt with curly hair and a smile.
Azure Solutions

Learn about more Azure cloud solutions

Solve your business problems with proven combinations of Azure cloud services, as well as sample architectures and documentation.
A man in a white shirt using a laptop.
Business Solutions Hub

Find the right Microsoft Cloud solution

Browse the Microsoft Business Solutions Hub to find the products and solutions that can help your organization reach its goals.