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Windows Server 2019 Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Mark Henderson, Jordan Krause
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Windows Server 2019 Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Mark Henderson, Jordan Krause

Overview of this book

Do you want to get up and running with essential administrative tasks in Windows Server 2019? This second edition of the Windows Server 2019 Cookbook is packed with practical recipes that will help you do just that. The book starts by taking you through the basics that you need to know to get a Windows Server operating system working, before teaching you how to navigate through daily tasks using the upgraded graphical user interface (GUI). You'll then learn how to compose an optimal Group Policy and perform task automation with PowerShell scripting. As you advance, you’ll get to grips with faster app innovation, improved Windows security measures, and hybrid cloud environments. After you’ve explored the functions available to provide remote network access to your users, you’ll cover the new Hyper-V enhancements. Finally, this Windows Server book will guide you through practical recipes relating to Azure integration and important tips for how to manage a Windows Server environment seamlessly. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with Windows Server 2019 essentials and have the skills you need to configure Windows services and implement best practices for securing a Windows Server environment.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Deploying a container to Azure

This is an interesting topic to be putting in a book about Windows Server 2019. Why are we talking about Microsoft Azure suddenly? What even is Azure? Azure is Microsoft's cloud platform, similar to Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform. As it's run by Microsoft, it is heavily focused on the Windows side of things. I'm including it here because containers are often a gateway into cloud services. If you have containers running well on-premises, why not try running them in Azure instead? Especially if these are internet-facing services. The opposite might also be true – you might have containers running in Azure that you want to move on-premises.

It's important to note that Azure is not free. Azure does offer free trials and credits, but if you're not careful, you might end up with some charges on your account. Because of that, I'm not going to be taking you through the process of signing up for Azure in this...