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Implementing Azure Solutions

By : Florian Klaffenbach, Oliver Michalski, Jan-Henrik Damaschke
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Implementing Azure Solutions

By: Florian Klaffenbach, Oliver Michalski, Jan-Henrik Damaschke

Overview of this book

Microsoft Azure has numerous effective solutions that shape the future of any business. However, the major challenge that architects and administrators face are implementing these solutions appropriately. Our book focuses on various implementation scenarios that will help overcome the challenge of implementing Azure’s solutions in a very efficient manner and will also help you to prepare for Microsoft Architect exam. You will not only learn how to secure a newly deployed Azure Active Directory but also get to know how Azure Active Directory Synchronization could be implemented. To maintain an isolated and secure environment so that you can run your virtual machines and applications, you will implement Azure networking services. Also to manage, access, and secure your confidential data, you will implement storage solutions. Toward the end, you will explore tips and tricks to secure your environment. By the end, you will be able to implement Azure solutions such as networking, storage, and cloud effectively.

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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Title Page
Title Page
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Customer Feedback
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with Azure Implementation
Getting Started with Azure Implementation
Service models
Deployment models
Cloud characteristics
Microsoft Azure
Azure basics
Summary
2
Azure Resource Manager and Tools
Azure Resource Manager and Tools
Understanding the Azure resource manager
Functionalities provided by the Azure resource manager
Working with the Azure resource manager
Creating an Azure resource group
Adding a resource to an Azure resource group
Tagging in the Azure resource manager
Locking Azure resources
Working with ARM templates
Azure resource explorer
Summary
3
Deploying and Synchronizing Azure Active Directory
Deploying and Synchronizing Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
Deploying a custom Azure AD
Adding accounts and groups to Azure AD
Azure AD Connect high available infrastructure
4
Implementing Azure Networks
Implementing Azure Networks
Azure networking limits
Azure networking components
Setting up Azure networks
Common Azure network architectures
Summary
5
Implementing and Securing Azure Storage Accounts
Implementing and Securing Azure Storage Accounts
Storage accounts
Replication and redundancy
Azure Storage services
Premium Storage account
Pricing
Summary
6
Planning and Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure
Planning and Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure
Azure virtual machine types
Virtual machine extensions
Managed Disks
Availability sets
Deploying a virtual machine in Azure
Accessing a virtual machine in Azure
Changing IP and DNS settings
Common scenarios for virtual machines
Summary
7
Implementing Azure Cloud Services
Implementing Azure Cloud Services
What is an Azure Cloud Service?
Understanding the Cloud Service architecture
Going deeper into the Cloud Services
Azure Cloud Services versus other Azure PaaS offerings, such as Azure App Services
Creating your first Azure cloud service
Summary
8
Implementing Azure Container Service
Implementing Azure Container Service
What is an Azure Container Service?
Creating your first Azure Container Service
How to work with your Azure container service cluster
Summary
9
Implementing Azure Security
Implementing Azure Security
Azure Identity Security
Resource security
Azure network security
Azure Storage security
Logging and monitoring
Summary
10
Skill Wrap Up and Migration Scenario
Skill Wrap Up and Migration Scenario
On-premises infrastructure scenario
Customer requirements
Solution in Azure
Summary

Going deeper into the Cloud Services

For this discovery process, I will explain the blueprints of Cloud Services in more detail. Before the question arises, under blueprints of Cloud Services I understand:

  • The Service Definition File (ServiceDefinition.csdef)
  • The Service Configuration File (ServiceConfig.cscfg)

Let's take a look.

Service Definition File

The Service Definition File is an XML file based on the Azure Service Definition Schema and it describes the components of the Cloud Service.

A basic template of a Service Definition File looks like this:

<ServiceDefinition name="<service-name>" topologyChangeDiscovery="<change-type>" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2008/10/ServiceDefinition" upgradeDomainCount="<number-of-upgrade-domains>" schemaVersion=" <version>"> 
  <LoadBalancerProbes> 
  </LoadBalancerProbes> 
  <WebRole ...> 
  </WebRole> 
  <WorkerRole ...> 
  </WorkerRole> 
  <NetworkTrafficRules&gt...
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