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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)

Azure Storage types

Azure Storage has many types and even sub-types, to satisfy Azure service consumer needs.

The most common types can be classified based on the following factors:

  • Durability (replication)
  • Performance (standard versus premium)
  • Persistency (persistent versus non-persistent)

Durability

One of the most popular questions about the cloud in general is what if, for some reason, the SAN/servers that store my data are completely destroyed? How can I restore my data?

The answer is very simple. Microsoft Azure Storage is durable and supports data replication; therefore, you can make sure your storage is highly available.

Replication ensures that your data is copied somewhere else, whether it is in the same data center...