Wali - Learn Microsoft Azure: build, manage, and scale cloud applications using the azure ecosystem

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Mohamed Wali is a cloud DevOps engineer based in Amsterdam who has been working with Microsoft technologies for around seven years. He has been working with Azure since 2013. In July 2014, Mohamed became recognized as the youngest Microsoft MVP in the world. He has already authored and co-authored multiple books about Microsoft Azure. He shares his knowledge and expertise through blogging, authoring books, and speaking at events.

Sjoukje Zaal is a Principal Expert Microsoft and Microsoft Azure MVP with over 15 years of experience of providing architecture, development, consultancy and design expertise. She works at Ordina, a system integrator based in the Netherlands.
She is active in the Microsoft community as a co-founder of SP&C NL and MixUG, a writer, a public speaker, and is also active on MSDN.

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Cloud computing has been a buzzphrase for a while. Now, companies are moving to the cloud in droves, and learning one of the most commonly used cloud platforms is becoming a necessity for anyone working in IT.

Within this book, you will learn about the most common used services in Azure, such as Azure Storage, Azure Networks, Azure VMs, Azure Web Apps, Azure SQL Databases, Azure Active Directory, and OMS.

Learn Microsoft Azure is for system administrators, cloud engineers, and developers who want to get started with using Azure as their cloud platform and build cloud-based applications for their enterprises.

, Microsoft Azure 101 , introduces you to Azure, giving you a quick introduction to cloud computing, its types, and the Azure portal.

, Understanding Azure Storage , covers Azure Storage, looking at its importance, architecture, its types and the differences between them, and how and when to use it.

, Getting Familiar with Azure Virtual Networks , goes through Azure Virtual Networks, its components, and how to work with theme.

, Understanding Azure Virtual Machines , explains how to work with Azure VMs and establish a complete IaaS solution.

, Starting with Azure Web Apps Basics , covers one of Azure App Service, its different types, and how to work with them.

, Managing Azure Web Apps , covers some of the highly available solutions for Azure Web Apps in this chapter.

, Basics of Azure SQL Database , explores the Azure SQL Database, its types, and how to deploy it in Azure.

, Managing Azure SQL Database , covers other Azure SQL Database types and explains how to provide a highly available solution for them.

, Understanding Azure Active Directory , introduces Azure AD and explains how to work with it as an identity solution to manage your environment.

, Monitoring and Automating Azure Services Using OMS, introduces OMS and walks through two of its types: Azure Log Analytics and Azure Automation.

, Data Protection and Business Continuity Using OMS, explains how to provide data protection and business continuity to your infrastructure using Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery, which are part of OMS.