What is Azure Resource Graph?
Azure Resource Graph is a cloud-based service offered by Microsoft Azure that provides users with a powerful and flexible way to query and analyze data across all Azure resources in their environment. With Azure Resource Graph, users can easily gain insights into their resource inventory, properties, and relationships to improve security, optimize resource utilization, and reduce costs.
Azure Resource Graph works by allowing users to build and execute queries against Azure resources using a specialized query language called Kusto Query Language (KQL). KQL is a powerful and flexible language that allows users to combine data from multiple resources, filter results based on specific criteria, and aggregate data to generate meaningful insights.
Users can access Azure Resource Graph through the Azure Portal or Azure CLI, and can build queries using the Resource Graph Explorer, PowerShell, or the Azure CLI. Azure Resource Graph provides a variety of built-in queries that allow users to quickly retrieve common information, such as a list of virtual machines or storage accounts. However, the real power of Azure Resource Graph lies in its ability to build custom queries that combine data from multiple resources and filter results based on specific criteria.
Azure Resource Graph provides a variety of tools for visualizing and analyzing query results, including tables, bar charts, and line charts. Users can also drill down into specific data points for further analysis.
In addition to querying resource data, Azure Resource Graph also provides a variety of tools for managing and organizing resources, including tagging resources, grouping resources by tags or resource types, and exporting data to other Azure services or external tools.