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Implementing Azure Solutions

By : Florian Klaffenbach, Oliver Michalski, Jan-Henrik Damaschke
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Implementing Azure Solutions

By: Florian Klaffenbach, Oliver Michalski, Jan-Henrik Damaschke

Overview of this book

Microsoft Azure has numerous effective solutions that shape the future of any business. However, the major challenge that architects and administrators face are implementing these solutions appropriately. Our book focuses on various implementation scenarios that will help overcome the challenge of implementing Azure’s solutions in a very efficient manner and will also help you to prepare for Microsoft Architect exam. You will not only learn how to secure a newly deployed Azure Active Directory but also get to know how Azure Active Directory Synchronization could be implemented. To maintain an isolated and secure environment so that you can run your virtual machines and applications, you will implement Azure networking services. Also to manage, access, and secure your confidential data, you will implement storage solutions. Toward the end, you will explore tips and tricks to secure your environment. By the end, you will be able to implement Azure solutions such as networking, storage, and cloud effectively.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

On-premises infrastructure scenario


In our scenario, we are looking for a traditional corporate IT infrastructure with the following components:

  • Microsoft Active Directory
  • Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server (general standard)
  • Microsoft Skype for Business Server
  • Document management system based on SMB shares
  • Public website based on TYPO3 CMS
  • Backup services
  • File servers

The customer has three main officesone in EMEA, one in the US, and one in Japan. Additionally, he has twenty more offices around the globe and two more offices in China. All these offices are currently supported by three data centersone data center in EMEA, one in the US, and one in Hong Kong. The customer has around 4,000 users, where 25% are in the Americas, 50% are in EMEA and 25% are in APAC.

The company is also using Salesforce to maintain their customer relationships and opportunities.

Background network infrastructure

Luckily, the customer already has a fully meshed MPLS network from one of the major Internet...