Resource Group

A Resource Group in Azure is way of grouping resources into a manageable set. The neat thing about a Resource Group is when you delete it, all resources get deleted too. It is a simple way to test systems by putting them into a group that can be easily cleaned up.

Creation

In order to begin playing with practically anything in Azure, you must first create a Resource Group to hold things.

1. Go to the Azure Portal Home
2. In the left pane, select Resource Groups
3. In the Resource Groups pane on the right, click "+Add" in the top menu bar
4. Select the Subscription (billing)
5. Give the new Resource Group workspace a name. While not a law, it is highly recommended to use only lower case letters in your Resource Group Name (truxlogs).
6. Pick a Region to host the Resource Group (useast or useast2)
7. Not required, but it is highly recommended to add tags to the resource group. CreatedBy and Description are quite helpful.
8. Click "Review + create"
9. If validation succeeds, press "Create"

You will be taken back to the list of Resource Groups screen. Wait a minute or two then refresh the web page and you should see your new group listed.