In Azure, you have to consider the following aspects of a resource:
- A region where it is provisioned
- A resource type
- A resource name
- A resource instance type/environment
We will start from a resource group. By default you can name it as follows:
MyNewServicenewPortaloldplatform
The rule of thumb is to select a name that will be self-explanatory. While selecting a name such as MyNewService should be fine, it does not give you the following information:
- Where the resource group is located
- What environment (test/production/staging/and so on) it represents
What is more, if you, for example, list resources inside your subscription, you will not know which resource type MyNewService is, without selecting ...
