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Various formats - JSON, YAML, INI - are used for configuring software + packaging up API payloads for Web requests.<br />
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All these formats are standard, so this is just a common way to organize data.<br />
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JSON is just a text file format.
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Various formats - JSON, YAML, INI - are used for configuring software + packaging up API payloads for Web requests.

All these formats are standard, so this is just a common way to organize data.

JSON is just a text file format.

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<u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON" rel="ugc">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON</a></u> provides additional detail.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON] provides additional detail.

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so it is not being used to schedule tasks, automate processes, etc.
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so it is not being used to schedule tasks, automate processes, etc.

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I have been google around to find out what is jason file format. I still haven't got to the point where I really understand what JSON is, and why I'd use it. I am working on Azure home lab and noticed json files are being used to deploy VM, vnet ect.<br />
Can we say that oh jason files are automation templates? we have IT guys are around me and do not want to use the wrong word !!!
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I have been google around to find out what is jason file format. I still haven't got to the point where I really understand what JSON is, and why I'd use it. I am working on Azure home lab and noticed json files are being used to deploy VM, vnet ect.
Can we say that oh jason files are automation templates? we have IT guys are around me and do not want to use the wrong word !!!

Waht is jason file format for?

JavaScript Object Notation, or JSON, is human-readable text used when transmitting data objects consisting of attribute:value pairs between a server and a web application as an alternative to XML. JSON, while it is originally derived from JavaScript, is a language-independent data format. Code for parsing and generating JSON data is available in many programming languages.

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Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through datacenters. It provides both platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) services and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems. Cloud Services is a PaaS environment and can be used to create scalable applications and services; there are specific software development kits (SDKs) provided by Microsoft for Python, Java, Node.js and .NET. Azure also has file and storage services, data management, analytics and DNS services.