Azure Architecture Explained

A comprehensive guide to building effective cloud solutions

Publisher:Packt Publishing Limited

By: David Rendón, Brett Hargreaves and Sarah Kong

Paid access

|May 2024

E-Book €29.99Institutions €131.95

Description

Enhance your career as an Azure architect with cutting-edge tools, expert guidance, and resources from industry leaders

Key Features

Develop your business case for the cloud with technical guidance from industry experts
Address critical business challenges effectively by leveraging proven combinations of Azure services
Tackle real-world scenarios by applying practical knowledge of reference architectures
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Azure is a sophisticated technology that requires a detailed understanding to reap its full potential and employ its advanced features. This book provides you with a clear path to designing optimal cloud-based solutions in Azure, by delving into the platform's intricacies.

You’ll begin by understanding the effective and efficient security management and operation techniques in Azure to implement the appropriate configurations in Microsoft Entra ID. Next, you’ll explore how to modernize your applications for the cloud, examining the different computation and storage options, as well as using Azure data solutions to help migrate and monitor workloads. You’ll also find out how to build your solutions, including containers, networking components, security principles, governance, and advanced observability. With practical examples and step-by-step instructions, you’ll be empowered to work on infrastructure-as-code to effectively deploy and manage resources in your environment.

By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to navigate the world of cloud computing confidently.

What you will learn

Implement and monitor cloud ecosystem including, computing, storage, networking, and security
Recommend optimal services for performance and scale
Provide, monitor, and adjust capacity for optimal results
Craft custom Azure solution architectures
Design computation, networking, storage, and security aspects in Azure
Implement and maintain Azure resources effectively

Who this book is for

This book is an indispensable resource for Azure architects looking to develop cloud-based services along with deploying and managing applications within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. It caters to professionals responsible for crucial IT operations, encompassing budgeting, business continuity, governance, identity management, networking, security, and automation. If you have prior experience in operating systems, virtualization, infrastructure, storage structures, or networking, and aspire to master the implementation of best practices in the Azure cloud, then this book will become your go-to guide.