Deploy-AzureResourceGroup.ps1

#Requires -Version 3.0
#Requires -Module AzureRM.Resources
#Requires -Module Azure.Storage

Param(
    [string] [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $ResourceGroupLocation,
    [string] [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $ResourceGroupName,
    [string] $TemplateFile = 'azuredeploy.json',
    [string] $TemplateParametersFile = 'azuredeploy.parameters.json'
)

Import-Module Azure -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

try {
    [Microsoft.Azure.Common.Authentication.AzureSession]::ClientFactory.AddUserAgent("VSAzureTools-$UI$($host.name)".replace(" ","_"), "2.8")
} catch { }

Set-StrictMode -Version 3

$OptionalParameters = New-Object -TypeName Hashtable
$TemplateFile = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($PSScriptRoot, $TemplateFile)
$TemplateParametersFile = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($PSScriptRoot, $TemplateParametersFile)

# Create or update the resource group using the specified template file and template parameters file
New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name $ResourceGroupName -Location $ResourceGroupLocation -Verbose -Force -ErrorAction Stop 

New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -Name ((Get-ChildItem $TemplateFile).BaseName + '-' + ((Get-Date).ToUniversalTime()).ToString('MMdd-HHmm')) `
                                   -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName `
                                   -TemplateFile $TemplateFile `
                                   -TemplateParameterFile $TemplateParametersFile `
                                   @OptionalParameters `
                                   -Force -Verbose