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Azure Containers Explained

By : Wesley Haakman, Richard Hooper
Book Image

Azure Containers Explained

By: Wesley Haakman, Richard Hooper

Overview of this book

Whether you’re working with a start-up or an enterprise, making decisions related to using different container technologies on Azure has a notable impact your app migration and modernization strategies. This is where companies face challenges, while choosing the right solutions and deciding when to move on to the next technology. Azure Containers Explained helps you make the right architectural choices for your solutions and get well-versed with the migration path to other platforms using practical examples. You’ll begin with a recap of containers as technology and where you can store them within Azure. Next, you’ll explore the different Microsoft Azure container technologies and understand how each platform, namely Azure Container Apps, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Instances (ACI), Azure Functions, and Azure App Services, work – you’ll learn to implement them by grasping their respective characteristics and use cases. Finally, you’ll build upon your own container solution on Azure using best practices from real-world examples and successfully transform your business from a start-up to a full-fledged enterprise. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to effectively cater to your business and application needs by selecting and modernizing your apps using various Microsoft Azure container services.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Understanding Azure Container Technologies
8
Part 2: Choosing and Applying the Right Technology
14
Part 3: Migrating Between Technologies and Beyond

Azure and Kubernetes certifications

There are a number of certifications that can help you boost your knowledge specifically for Kubernetes. If you combine those certifications with Azure-related certifications, then you’ll have a very good understanding of how you can leverage Azure Kubernetes Service.

Please note that even though these certifications are theoretical and performance-based, real-world experience is key to successfully operating Azure Kubernetes Service. However, gaining that real-world experience is much easier if you have a solid base, such as certifications.

Let’s take a look at what certifications are relevant for your AKS journey.

AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions is often referred to as the architecture certification. That may sound like a lot and you might be thinking, “But I just want to do Kubernetes.” As you have learned throughout this book...