Secure DevOps Kit for Azure (AzSK) includes an Azure Resource Template (ARM) checker that you can easily integrate with Azure Pipelines to analyze your ARM templates for security improvements.

Up till recently, we were not able to create a Resource Group using ARM templates. We always deployed an ARM template on top of an existing Resource Group. But now you are able to create a new Resource Group using ARM Templates

Azure Resource Manager templates can be used to deploy your Azure Resources automatically following Infrastructure As Code (IaC) practices.

Validating Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates in your continuous integration pipelines is a best practice that you can easily integration into your DevOps pipelines.