Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide: Up-to-date information for organizations new to Azure

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding the Azure Cloud
	Introduction
	Business innovation with Azure
	Public cloud, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud models
		Public cloud
		Hybrid cloud
		Multi-cloud
	Azure public cloud architectures
		Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
		Platform as a Service options (App Service, SQL Database, Azure Container Instances, and Azure Kubernetes Service)
		Serverless (Functions, Cosmos DB, Logic Apps, and Cognitive Services)
	Strategizing for app modernization with Azure
		Why move to Azure?
		Cloud benefits
		Potential challenges of cloud migration
		Mapping business justifications and outcomes
			The cloud is not the cheapest solution for everybody
			No public cloud guarantees 100% high availability
			The lift and shift migration of virtual machines may not always give the best benefits
			Containers are not always the best solution for cloud migration
			What you learned in this section
	Cloud migration approach
		Assessing your organization\'s cloud readiness
		Assessment tooling
		Azure Migrate
		VMware infrastructure assessment
		Hyper-V infrastructure assessment
		Physical and other cloud infrastructure assessment
		Azure Data Migration Assistant
		Azure Database Migration Service
		App Service Migration Assistant
		Section summary
	Identity and access control
		Azure Active Directory as a cloud identity solution
		Cloud authentication with Azure Active Directory
	Azure governance
		Management groups
		Identity and role-based access control
		Azure Policy
		Azure Blueprints
		Naming standards
		Resource groups
		Azure Resource Graph
		Cost control and Cost Management
		Section summary
	Migration tooling and processes
		Manual migrations
			Migrating VHD disks
			Migrating SQL databases using bacpac
		Migrating websites to Azure Web Apps
		Azure Migration Center
		Azure Data Box
		Deploying a greenfield Azure environment
	Fundamentals of deploying Azure IaaS
		Networking
		Storage
			Azure Storage accounts
			Azure managed disks
			Azure File Sync
		Compute
	Management of Azure infrastructure (and more)
		Azure Monitor
		Azure Monitor Log Analytics
		Azure Security Center
		Azure Sentinel
		Azure Network Watcher
		Azure Service Health
		Azure Advisor
		Azure Monitor Application Insights
	Chapter summary
Chapter 2: Architecture Choices and Design Principles
	Application fundamentals for the cloud
	The key application architectures
		Architecting a microservices ecosystem
		Architecting an event-driven environment
		Architecting a serverless ecosystem
			Azure Serverless Functions
			Logic Apps
			Event Grid
		Architecting mobile applications
		Architecting an IoT ecosystem
		Architecting web-based applications
		Architecture design best practices
	Design principles for scalable and manageable applications on Azure
		Designing for resiliency
	Architectural overview and considerations
		Identity management and Azure AD
		When to use B2C and B2B
		Data protection
		Networking
	Azure for containerized apps
		Azure container tools and services
		Azure Red Hat OpenShift
		Azure Container Instances (ACI)
		Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
	Summary
Chapter 3: Azure DevOps
	Introduction
	Why DevOps?
		Azure DevOps – the methodology
		Capturing requirements in Azure Boards
		Build, deploy, manage
		Using CI/CD for high productivity development
		Implementing DevOps best practices
	Expediting your application life cycle management process
		Understanding stages and environments
	Deploying and managing services
		Understanding ARM templates to deploy artifacts
		Using PowerShell to deploy artifacts
	Azure DevOps powerful security and retention measures for workloads
		Security
		Retention
	Summary
Chapter 4: Optimization and Management in Azure
	Introduction
	Managing and optimizing your Azure resources
		Azure Resource Manager
		Azure Automation
		Configuration management
		Storage management
		Using Azure Storage Explorer with Azure File Storage
		Azure Data Studio
		Extending management beyond Azure
	Working with your hybrid cloud strategy
		Using local and hybrid management services with Windows Admin Center
		Automating resources on-premises and in the cloud by using Hybrid Runbook Worker
		Hybrid Runbook Worker for updates and monitoring
		Building on and extending hybrid cloud management possibilities
		What if something goes wrong?
	Azure cost savings – visibility, accountability, and optimization
		Azure Cost Management
			Starting to optimize your cloud investment
			Using scopes for Azure cost management
		Cost management life cycle
			Planning
			Monitoring
			Accountability
			Optimization
		Analyzing and managing your costs
			Organizing and tagging resources
			Analysis of usage cost
			Budget creation
			Optimizing costs
			Azure Advisor
			VM right-sizing
			Azure discounts
		Azure Reservations
			Azure Hybrid Benefit
			Azure Reserved VM Instances
		Reaping the benefits of cost management
	Diagnosing service problems in Azure and getting support
		Global level status (Azure status)
		Personalized service status (Azure Service Health)
		Individual asset status (Azure Resource Health)
		Azure status updates and history
		Overview of Azure Service Health
		Azure Service Health events
		Azure Service Health alert configuration
		Azure Resource Health
		Resource health evaluation
		Resource health status
		Platform and non-platform events
		Reporting an incorrect status
		Integration with Azure Monitor
	Getting support from Microsoft
		RBAC for support requests
		Support effectiveness
	Summary