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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)

An introduction to Azure Virtual Networks

When the computer revolution took place, networks were a very important piece of the puzzle, letting computers communicate with each other.

Throughout the IT revolution, networks have been an indispensable part of every IT environment. It is no surprise that networking is a vital part of the cloud, for many reasons—from remote connections to your Azure VMs, to spanning your environment across on-premises networks and Azure. Networks are used with almost all Azure services, including (but not limited to) Azure VMs, Azure SQL Databases, Azure Web Apps, and so on.

What is Azure VNet?

Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) is one of the most commonly used Microsoft Azure networking services...