Learn best practices and the proper use of Azure management tools, such
as Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM templates, which
are time-saving tools that support daily administration tasks such as
monitoring, alerting, backups, security, and more. This book explores
common Azure services, including Azure networking, virtual machines, app
services, backup, monitoring, and other tools of the trade that IT
professionals use on a regular basis. And you will come away with a
strong understanding of these services and how to use them.
While Microsoft Azure is no longer "the new cloud on the block," it
continues to be one of the fastest-growing platforms with regard to
features, integrations, and capabilities. Over the last decade, it has
undergone significant changes and amassed a large following, but many of
its users, especially those who transitioned from traditional admin
tasks to modern cloud computing, are not reaping its full benefits.
Management in the cloud, while seemingly simpler in some ways, is not
without its own set of complexities and headaches. Admins want to
streamline it where it makes sense and allocate the right resources to
the right job in order to keeps cost in check, but where does one begin?
Pro Azure Administration and Automation is a comprehensive guide
that is chock full of time-saving recipes and scripts you can rely on to
learn about day-to-day Azure administration and automation.
What You Will Learn
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Attain theoretical and practical knowledge on deploying and managing
Azure
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Gain an understanding of services, their relationship with other
services, and their configuration parameters
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Adopt a modern mindset, transitioning from a traditional IT admin
mindset to a cloud admin pro
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Understand how everything in the cloud is billable and learn how to
factor it into choices
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Apply in-chapter PowerShell scripts and ARM templates which can be
re-purposed
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Know when it makes sense to be more involved in tasks (for example,
automation and scripting)
Who This Book Is For
IT professionals who are responsible for the day-to-day tasks in Azure
as well as cloud management and planning
