Account¶

https://blog.johnfolberth.com/deploying-azure-automation-account-and-runbooks-via-terraform/

• In Azure Automation no components talk to each other directly

• Automation account is managed by a management service

• The management service is a single point of contact for all activities within Azure Automation

• All requests from the portal are sent to the automation management service

Run As account¶

• Azure Automation accounts do not have access to any resources by default

• Run As account is one way to provide access to subscriptions and the resources