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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)

Onboarding OMS agents

In this section, you will learn how to create an OMS workspace and how to onboard agents to the Azure Log Analytics workspace

Creating the workspace

First off, you have to create the workspace on which we will onboard the agents. To do so, perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Azure portal and search for Log Analytics:
  1. A new blade will be opened, where you can view the existing workspaces (if any). To create a workspace, click on Add:
  1. A new blade will be opened, where you can specify the following:
    • Create New or Link Existing: Select whether you want to create a new link or link to an existing one.
    • Subscription: Select the subscription that will be charged for this service.
    • Resource...