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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)

Introducing Azure virtual machines

Azure virtual machines (VMs) comprise the most well-known and usable service available in Azure, as well as the oldest. Azure virtual machines provides deployment of different flavors of Windows and Linux VMs.

Azure VMs provide you with full control over the configuration and management of the VM. Management refers to installing software, patching, and even maintaining the VM.

Azure VM statuses

Fortunately, Microsoft bills VMs per minute, not per hour; therefore, when you use a VM for 30 minutes, you will only be charged for 30 minutes. Also, when the VM is not running, you will not be charged for the computing resources (CPU and memory); however, you will be charged for the VM storage. Let...