microsoft/cdm-starter-kit

microsoft/cdm-starter-kit

Description: A customer-focused Azure infrastructure starter kit for deploying CDM Starter Kit utility resources using Bicep and Azure CreateUIDefinition.

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CDM Starter Kit

An Azure infrastructure starter kit for deploying CDM Starter Kit utility resources using Bicep and Azure CreateUIDefinition.

What This Repository Is

This repository provides infrastructure-as-code templates and deployment automation for data consumers who want to establish foundational CDM Starter Kit capabilities in their own Azure environments. It is not a Microsoft service, does not deploy into Microsoft tenants, and contains no first-party production code or secrets.

Who This Is For

• Data consumers establishing CDM Starter Kit practices in their own Azure subscriptions
• Teams needing a structured infrastructure foundation for data analytics workloads

What It Deploys

This starter kit provisions the following infrastructure components:

• Azure Storage - Foundation data storage with proper access controls
• Azure Data Explorer (Kusto/ADX) - Analytics and telemetry ingestion
• Azure Synapse Analytics - Data warehousing and analytics
• RBAC Scaffolding - Role-based access control structure for secure multi-user environments

Safety & Compliance

Important Usage Constraints

This starter kit is designed for consumer-owned Azure subscriptions only:

• ✅ Deploy into your own Azure subscriptions
• ✅ Verify subscription quotas, target-region service availability, and selected SKUs before deployment
• ❌ This repository does not contain secrets, API keys, certificates, or tenant-specific credentials
• ❌ Never add secrets, connection strings, or subscription IDs to this repository

Implementation Details

• Infrastructure-as-Code: Uses Azure Bicep for declarative, version-controlled infrastructure
• UI-Driven Deployment: Includes Azure CreateUIDefinition forms for guided Azure Portal deployments
• Consumer-Owned Identity: All RBAC and access is configured by and for the deploying organization
• No Microsoft Runtime: Does not provision Microsoft-managed services or long-running cloud infrastructure on our behalf

Getting Started

1. Review [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for contribution guidelines 2. See [docs/architecture.md](./docs/architecture.md) for infrastructure overview 3. Check [docs/faq.md](./docs/faq.md) for common questions 4. See [docs/extending-the-starter-kit.md](./docs/extending-the-starter-kit.md) for guidance on enhancing the kit 5. Report security concerns privately via [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md)

Code of Conduct

This project adheres to the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. See [CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

License

This project is licensed under the [MIT License](./LICENSE).

Security & Transparency

• Secret Scanning: This repository has Secret Scanning enabled to prevent accidental credential commits
• No Hardcoded Credentials: All examples use parameterized deployment with consumer-supplied values
• Vulnerable Dependency Scanning: Automated scanning is configured via Dependabot

For security concerns, see [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md).

Support & Contribution

• Contributions are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
• This is a community-supported open-source project, not a Microsoft service with SLAs
• Maintainers review PRs in good faith but provided as-is without production support guarantees

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Not a Microsoft service. Consumer-deployed reference architecture for CDM Starter Kit infrastructure on Azure. Deploy and use at your own discretion.