CROM-6893 Add in Azure into documentation as TES backend. (#6773)

README.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Many users today run their WDL workflows in [Terra](https://app.terra.bio/), a m
 
 Users with specialized needs who wish to install and maintain their own Cromwell instances can [download](https://github.com/broadinstitute/cromwell/releases) a JAR or Docker image. The development team accepts reproducible bug reports from self-managed instances, but cannot feasibly provide direct support.
 
-[Cromwell's backends](https://cromwell.readthedocs.io/en/stable/backends/Backends/) receive development resources proportional to user demand. The team is actively developing for Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Maintenance of other backends is primarily community-based.
+[Cromwell's backends](https://cromwell.readthedocs.io/en/stable/backends/Backends/) receive development resources proportional to user demand. The team is actively developing for Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure (see [Cromwell on Azure](https://github.com/microsoft/CromwellOnAzure)). Maintenance of other backends is primarily community-based.
 
 Cromwell [supports](https://cromwell.readthedocs.io/en/stable/LanguageSupport/) the WDL workflow language. Cromwell version 80 and above no longer support CWL.
 

docs/backends/Azure.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+**Azure**
+
+[Cromwell on Azure](https://github.com/microsoft/CromwellOnAzure) configures all Azure resources needed to run
+workflows through Cromwell on the Azure cloud, and uses the [GA4GH TES](TES) backend for
+orchestrating the tasks that create a workflow.
+
+Check out the [getting started guide](https://github.com/microsoft/CromwellOnAzure#Deploy-your-instance-of-Cromwell-on-Azure) for how to setup your environment.
+
+Have an existing WDL file that you want to run on Azure? [Modify your existing WDL with these adaptations for Azure](https://github.com/microsoft/CromwellOnAzure/blob/main/docs/change-existing-WDL-for-Azure.md/#How-to-modify-an-existing-WDL-file-to-run-on-Cromwell-on-Azure)

docs/backends/TES.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ echo $? > rc
 
 **Configuring**
 
-Configuring the TES backend is straightforward; one must only provide the TES API endpoint for the service. 
+Configuring the TES backend is straightforward; one must only provide the TES API endpoint for the service.
 
 ```hocon
 backend {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ backend {
 
 **Supported File Systems**  
 
-Currently this backend only works with files on a Local or Shared File System. 
+Currently this backend only works with files on a Local or Shared File System.
 
 **Docker**
 
@@ -51,22 +51,25 @@ This backend supports the following optional [Runtime Attributes](../RuntimeAttr
 * `docker`: Docker image to use such as "Ubuntu".
 * `dockerWorkingDir`: defines the working directory in the container.
 
-**CPU, Memory and Disk** 
+**CPU, Memory and Disk**
 
 This backend supports CPU, memory and disk size configuration through the use of the following [Runtime Attributes](../RuntimeAttributes) and [Workflow Options](../wf_options/Overview/):  
 
-* `cpu` defines the amount of CPU to use. 
+* `cpu` defines the amount of CPU to use.
     * Type: Integer (ex: 4)
-* `memory` defines the amount of memory to use. 
+* `memory` defines the amount of memory to use.
     * Type: String (ex: "4 GB" or "4096 MB")
-* `disk` defines the amount of disk to use. 
+* `disk` defines the amount of disk to use.
     * Type: String (ex: "1 GB" or "1024 MB")
-* `preemptible` defines whether or not to use preemptible VMs. 
+* `preemptible` defines whether or not to use preemptible VMs.
     * Type: Boolean (ex: "true" or "false")
     * Integers are accepted and will be converted to boolean (true if > 0)
 
 If they are not set, the TES backend may use default values.
 
+**Azure**
+[Azure](Azure) is an implementation of Cromwell that uses the TES interface for orchestrating the tasks on Azure.
+
 **TESK**
 
 [TESK](https://github.com/EMBL-EBI-TSI/TESK) is an implementation of the TES interface that uses Kubernetes and FTP.