Azure Resource Graph
Explore your Azure resources at scale.
Overview
Azure Resource Graph is a service that extends Azure Resource Management by enabling you to explore and query all your resources across multiple subscriptions and management groups. It uses the Kusto Query Language (KQL) to perform complex filtering, grouping, and sorting on resource properties, allowing for powerful, at-scale governance and inventory management without needing to make individual API calls to each resource provider.
✨ Key Features
- Query resources across all subscriptions and management groups
- Uses the powerful Kusto Query Language (KQL)
- Complex filtering, grouping, and sorting by resource properties
- Provides access to resource configuration change history (last 14 days)
- Fast and efficient performance for large environments
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Blazing fast query performance at scale
- Uses the rich Kusto Query Language
- Always up-to-date with resource changes
- Completely free and native to Azure
Unique Value: Provides a highly efficient and scalable way to query and explore all Azure resources, enabling effective governance and inventory management.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Querying for all virtual machines with a specific OS version
- Finding all public IP addresses that are not associated with a network interface
- Creating a dashboard of storage accounts and their encryption status
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Querying real-time performance metrics (use Azure Monitor)
- Querying activity logs or diagnostic logs (use Log Analytics)
🏆 Alternatives
Significantly faster and more powerful than iterating through resources with scripts, and provides a more dynamic and real-time view than traditional CMDBs.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Azure Support Plans tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Azure Resource Graph is available at no additional cost.
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