Azure naming · Microsoft.Kusto/clusters

dec Data Explorer cluster

Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) cluster (<name>.<region>.kusto.windows.net).

Naming constraints

CAF abbreviationdec
Resource typeMicrosoft.Kusto/clusters
Length4–22 characters
CaseLowercase only
Allowed charactersLowercase letters and numbers. Start with a letter.
Uniqueness Global
SeparatorNone (no separators allowed)
Watch out: 4 to 22 lowercase characters and no separators. One of the tightest global names.

Source: Microsoft Learn, “Naming rules and restrictions for Azure resources”, checked October 2026. Abbreviation from the Cloud Adoption Framework.

Example & copy-ready

A worked name for workload app, env prod, region weu, instance 001.

Example name
decappprodweu001 Valid
Validation regex for CI checks or pre-commit hooks (.NET and JavaScript) 
^[a-z][a-z0-9]{3,21}$
Bicep naming expression 
var name = take(toLower('dec${workload}${env}${region}${instance}'), 22)
Terraform local 
locals {
  name = substr(lower(join("", compact(["dec", var.workload, var.env, var.region, var.instance]))), 0, 22)
}

Azure Policy can't evaluate regular expressions, so a policy can check the dec prefix but not the full format. Run the regex in your pipeline, or audit existing names on a schedule.

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Uniqueness scope

Globally unique across all of Azure — the name backs a public DNS label, so a clash with any other tenant's resource fails the deployment. Build in enough entropy (org/region/instance) to avoid collisions.

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