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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)

Managing Azure Web Apps

In this chapter, we will continue discussing Azure Web Apps and how to work with them. The chapter will be kicked off by looking at deployment slots, which help you to have multiple environments for testing and development, while not affecting the production environment. Then, the application settings of the App Service in Azure will be covered. This is followed by a discussion of the scalability solutions offered for App Service. Finally, we will go through the backup process of the App Service.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Deployment slots
  • App Service application settings
  • Azure App Service scalability
  • Azure App Service backup