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Learn Microsoft Azure

By : Mohamed Waly
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Learn Microsoft Azure

By: Mohamed Waly

Overview of this book

Azure is one of the leading public cloud service providers. Thanks to a number of Azure service updates, it continues to make advances in the realm of cloud computing. Learn Microsoft Azure starts with the fundamentals of cloud computing. You will learn to configure and set up the Azure infrastructure. As you make your way through the book, you'll explore Azure services, along with working on virtual memory systems (VMS) and deployment models. You will understand various services in the Azure ecosystem, such as Azure IoT and Azure Analytics, among others. An easy-to-follow introduction to various cloud design patterns will also add to your efficiency in designing cloud solutions. In the concluding chapters, you'll secure your virtual networks using Network security groups and configure Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to set a custom domain name and company profile. By the end of this book, you will have learned to secure and troubleshoot your Azure cloud environment and be fully aware of best practices for Azure cloud administration.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Microsoft Azure 101, introduces you to Azure, giving you a quick introduction to cloud computing, its types, and the Azure portal.

Chapter 2, Understanding Azure Storage, covers Azure Storage, looking at its importance, architecture, its types and the differences between them, and how and when to use it.

Chapter 3, Getting Familiar with Azure Virtual Networks, goes through Azure Virtual Networks, its components, and how to work with theme.

Chapter 4, Understanding Azure Virtual Machines, explains how to work with Azure VMs and establish a complete IaaS solution.

Chapter 5, Starting with Azure Web Apps Basics, covers one of Azure App Service, its different types, and how to work with them.

Chapter 6, Managing Azure Web Apps, covers some of the highly available solutions for Azure Web Apps in this chapter.

Chapter 7, Basics of Azure SQL Database, explores the Azure SQL Database, its types, and how to deploy it in Azure.

Chapter 8, Managing Azure SQL Database, covers other Azure SQL Database types and explains how to provide a highly available solution for them.

Chapter 9, Understanding Azure Active Directory, introduces Azure AD and explains how to work with it as an identity solution to manage your environment.

Chapter 10, Monitoring and Automating Azure Services Using OMS, introduces OMS and walks through two of its types: Azure Log Analytics and Azure Automation.

Chapter 11, Data Protection and Business Continuity Using OMS, explains how to provide data protection and business continuity to your infrastructure using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery, which are part of OMS.