🚀 Azure Control, Data, & MGMT Planes: The Backbone of Cloud Efficiency 🌐

Azure operations can be divided into Three categories (Control Plane - Data Plane - Management Plane) This post describes the differences between those three types of operations.

Tip : Suppose that the word "plane" means "function" understand this definition like this !!

# Control Plane (Function) #

@ The Control Plane is responsible for managing and configuring Azure resources. 

@ It handles administrative tasks such as creating, updating, and deleting resources.

@ All requests for control plane operations are sent to the Azure Resource Manager URL 

For Azure global, the URL is " https://management.azure.comm. "

@ Azure Resource Manager handles all control plane requests. It automatically applies the Azure features you implemented to manage your resources, such as:

Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC) - Azure Policy - Management Locks - Activity Logs

@ After Azure Resource Manager authenticates the request, it sends the request to the resource provider, which completes the operation.

@ The control plane includes two scenarios for handling requests - "green field" and "brown field". 

@ Green field refers to ---> new resources. Brown field refers to ---> existing resources.

# Data Plane (Function) #

@ The Data Plane is responsible for interacting with the actual data within Azure resources. 

@ Once a resource is created, operations like reading, writing, and processing data occur in the Data Plane.

@ Requests for data plane operations are sent to an endpoint that's specific to your instance. 

Ex : "myaccount.blob.core.windows.nett " ---> for storage account 

@ Operates independently of the Control Plane, meaning even if the Control Plane is unavailable, the Data Plane remains accessible.

# Management Plane (Function) #

@ The Management Plane oversees monitoring, security, and configuration of Azure services. 

@ It ensures that resources are operating efficiently and securely.

Ex : Azure Monitor: Collecting logs and metrics from resources
Ex : Azure Security Center: Managing security policies and compliance.
Ex : Azure Automation: Running scheduled tasks for resource management.