Azure Resource Naming Conventions

Proposed Naming Convention from Azure

Initial Ideas

• Virtual machines

  • Type abbreviation: vm

  • Example: vm-tech-dashboard-prod-eastus-001

• Databases

  • type abbreviations: Postgres → psql, MySQL → mysql

  • Example: psql-crown-prod-eastus-001

• Azure functions

  • type abbreviation: func

  • Example: func-corrections-api-dev-eastus-001

• App service plans

  • type abbreviation: plan

  • Example: plan-ssurgo-api-stage-eastus-001

• Storage accounts

  • type abbreviation: st

  • Example: st-weeds-image-repo-prod-eastus-001

• Container registry

  • type abbreviation: cr

  • Example: cr-db-copies-prod-eastus-001

Useful Links

1. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/naming-and-tagging

2. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-naming

3. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-abbreviations

4. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-best-practices/resource-tagging

5. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/decision-guides/resource-tagging/

6. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-name-rules