Configure indicates to the early deployment and configuration of resources and continuing maintenance. Automation of these projects allows you to reduce redundancy, minimizing your time and effort and improving your accuracy and productivity. Azure Automation provides the bulk of services for automating configuration tasks. While runbooks handle process automation, configuration and update management help control configuration.

Azure Automation provides a cloud-based automation, operating system updates, and configuration service that helps consistent management across your Azure and non-Azure environments. It includes process automation, configuration management, update management, shared capabilities, and various features.