Credits & Attribution¶
Important
AzureScout exists because of Azure Resource Inventory (ARI). Without the foundation built by the ARI team at Microsoft, this project would not exist.
The full credits file is maintained in the repository root and rendered on GitHub.
Fork Origin¶
AzureScout was forked from microsoft/ARI (Azure Resource Inventory) at version 3.6.11 in October 2024. The original project provided the entire extraction, processing, and reporting pipeline — including 171 ARM inventory modules, the draw.io diagram engine, Excel/ImportExcel integration, and Azure Automation Account support.
Original Authors¶
| Author | Role |
|---|---|
| Claudio Merola | Original ARI creator and primary developer |
| Renato Gregio | Original ARI co-author and copyright holder |
We are deeply grateful for their work. The ARI project remains actively maintained at github.com/microsoft/ARI and we encourage users to check it out.
What Has Changed¶
For a detailed breakdown of what AzureScout has added, changed, and diverged from the original ARI codebase, see Differences from ARI.
Additional Acknowledgments¶
- Doug Finke — Author of ImportExcel, the PowerShell module used for Excel report generation (MIT license).
- Microsoft — Azure PowerShell SDK (
Az.*modules), Azure Resource Graph, and Microsoft Graph REST API. - All ARI contributors — The 29 contributors who built and refined ARI over six years.
License & Disclaimer¶
Both the original ARI project and AzureScout are licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for full details.
AzureScout is an independent community project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.