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1. Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services
Understanding cloud computing
Services offered
Virtualization and on-premises technology
Software as a service (SaaS)
Platform as a service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
Hybrid environments
Microsoft Azure
Exploring the portal
Summary
2. Creating and Deploying a Windows Virtual Machine
Creating a new Windows server virtual machine
Pricing for virtual machines
Creating a virtual machine using the gallery
Connecting and managing your new Windows server virtual machine
Starting and stopping the virtual machine
Connecting to a virtual machine in the portal
Connecting from the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Working with your virtual machine with PowerShell
Adding additional data disks to your virtual machine
Deploying an existing server to Microsoft Azure
Summary
3. Deploying Linux Virtual Machines on Azure
What is Linux?
Ubuntu
CoreOS
CentOS-based
SUSE
Oracle
Creating a Linux-based virtual machine
Working with your Linux virtual machine
Connect using Secure Shell (SSH)
Connect using Remote Desktop Protocol
Useful Linux commands
Summary
4. Virtual Networks
What is an Azure Virtual Network?
The benefits of virtual networks
The virtual network topology
A cloud-only virtual network
A cross-premises virtual network
Configuring a virtual network
Creating a cloud-only virtual network
Redeploying virtual machines into a virtual network
Configuring a cross-premises virtual network
Configuring the virtual network with a dynamic gateway
Creating certificates
Configuring the VPN client
Summary
5. Managing and Monitoring Virtual Machines
Monitoring cloud services using the Azure portal
Configuring monitoring for cloud services
Prerequisites
Creating a storage account
Azure storage replication options
The steps to create a storage account
Enabling Azure Diagnostics in a virtual machine
Adding metrics
Management services
Alerts
Operational logs
Other monitoring tools
PowerShell
System Center Operation Manager
Third-party monitoring tools
Summary
6. Microsoft Azure and Active Directory
What is Microsoft Azure Active Directory?
Azure AD editions
Configuring a standalone Microsoft Azure Active Directory
Setting up your own domain
Creating a user
Creating a group
Adding a member to the group
Synchronization of on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD
Directory Sync
Directory Sync with password
Directory Sync with single sign-on
Multi-Factor Authentication
Summary
7. High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Azure Virtual Machines
Microsoft Azure High Availability
System availability
System scalability
Redundancy and fault tolerance
Azure virtual machine downtime and availability
The multiple-tier architecture
Availability Set – Azure Internals
Configuring an Availability Set
Creating an Availability Set when provisioning a virtual machine
Creating a new Availability Set for an existing virtual machine
The Microsoft Azure load balancer and Availability Set
Microsoft Azure as a Disaster Recovery site
Summary
Index
Microsoft Azure IaaS Essentials
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About the Author
Gethyn Ellis runs a small IT consulting and training company that offers services to cloud, virtualization, and database technologies. He is based mainly in the UK and has been working with clients in both the private and public sectors. He does, however, support clients in both North America and the rest of Europe. He has been involved in several projects in deploying a virtual machine infrastructure to Azure and other cloud offerings. He has also written Getting Started with S...