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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)

Introduction to Azure Log Analytics

Monitoring has always been a cornerstone for every efficient and productive IT environment, as you will be able to get insights about what is going on in your environment and act accordingly.

Azure Log Analytics leverages the power of the cloud and gives you the best experience of running a monitoring solution on the cloud. You will not have to care about the underlying infrastructure on which the monitoring solution is running. It also provides you with a proper structure for the information it collects, where you can see visuals and meaningful insights for what you want to monitor.

Azure Log Analytics deployment models

Azure Log Analytics can be deployed in three models:

  • Directly installed...