Fundamentals of Azure

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Contents
Introduction
	Who should read this book
		Assumptions
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	Organization of this book
	Conventions and features in this book
	System requirements
	Downloads
		Using the code samples
	Acknowledgments
	Errata, updates, & support
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Chapter 1: Getting started with Microsoft Azure
	What is Azure?
		Overview of cloud computing
			Comparison of on-premises versus Azure
		Cloud offering
			SaaS: Software as a service
			PaaS: Platform as a service
			IaaS: Infrastructure as a service
		Azure services
	The new world: Azure Resource Manager
		What is it?
		Why use Resource Manager?
		Maximize the benefits of using Resource Manager
		Resource group tips
		Tips for using Resource Manager templates
	The classic deployment model
	PowerShell changes for the Resource Manager and classic deployment models
	Role-Based Access Control
		What is it?
		Roles
		Custom roles
	The Azure portal
		Dashboard and hub
		Creating and viewing resources
			View by resource group
			View by resource
	Subscription management and billing
		Available subscriptions
		Share administrative privileges for your Azure subscription
			Add administrative privileges in the Azure portal
			Granting administrative privileges in the classic Azure portal
		Pricing calculator
		Viewing billing in the Azure portal
		Azure Billing APIs
	Azure documentation and samples
		Documentation
		Samples
Chapter 2: Azure App Service and Web Apps
	App Service and App Service plans
		What is an App Service?
		So what is an App Service plan?
		How does this help you?
		How to create an App Service plan in the Azure portal
	Creating and deploying Web Apps
		What is a Web App?
		Options for creating Web Apps
			Marketplace
			Visual Studio Code
			Visual Studio
		Demo: Create a web app by using the Azure Marketplace
		Demo: Create an ASP.NET website in Visual Studio and deploy it as a web app
	Configuring, scaling, and monitoring Web Apps
		Configuring Web Apps
			The Essentials section
			The Settings blade: General
			The Settings blade: App Service plan
			The Settings blade: Publishing
		Monitoring Web Apps
		Scaling Web Apps
			Scaling out manually
			Scaling by CPU Percentage
			Scaling by schedule and performance rules
Chapter 3: Azure Virtual Machines
	What is Azure Virtual Machines?
		Billing
		Service level agreement
	Virtual machine models
		Azure Resource Manager model
		Classic/Azure Service Management model
	Virtual machine components
		Virtual machine
		Disks
		Virtual Network
			IP address
			Azure Load Balancer
			Network interface card (NIC)
			Network security groups
		Availability set
	Create virtual machines
		Create a virtual machine with the Azure portal
		Create a virtual machine with a template
	Connecting to a virtual machine
		Remotely access a virtual machine
		Network connectivity
	Configuring and managing a virtual machine
		Disks
			Disk caching
			Attach a disk
			Formatting disks
			Disk performance
		Fault domains and update domains
		Image capture
			Capture a Windows VM in the Resource Manager model
			Capture a Windows VM in the classic model
	Scaling Azure Virtual Machines
		Resource Manager virtual machines
		Classic virtual machines
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Chapter 4: Azure Storage
	Storage accounts
		General-purpose storage accounts
			Standard storage
			Premium storage
		Blob storage accounts
	Storage services
		Blob storage
		File storage
		Table storage
		Queue storage
	Redundancy
	Security and Azure Storage
		Securing your storage account
			Storage account keys
			Using RBAC, Azure AD, and Azure Key Vault to control access to Resource Manager storage accounts
		Securing access to your data
		Securing your data in transit
		Encryption at rest
			Storage Service Encryption (SSE)
			Azure Disk Encryption
			Client-side encryption
		Using Storage Analytics to audit access
		Using Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
	Creating and managing storage
		Create a storage account using the Azure portal
		Create a container and upload blobs using Visual Studio Cloud Explorer
		Create a file share and upload files using the Azure portal
		Create a table and add records using the Visual Studio Cloud Explorer
		Create a storage account using PowerShell
		Create a container and upload blobs using PowerShell
		Create a file share and upload files using PowerShell
	AzCopy: A very useful tool
	The Azure Data Movement Library
Chapter 5: Azure Virtual Networks
	What is a virtual network (VNet)?
		Overview
		Definitions
			Virtual network address spaces
			Subnets
			DNS servers
		Creating a virtual network
		Creating a virtual network using the Azure portal
		Creating a virtual network using a Resource Manager template
	Network Security Groups
	Cross-premises connection options
		Site-to-site connectivity
		Point-to-site connectivity
		Comparing site-to-site and point-to-site connectivity
		Private site-to-site connectivity (ExpressRoute)
	Point-to-site network
		Overview of setup process
		Configuring point-to-site VPN
			Setup
			Create the virtual network
			Request a dynamically assigned public IP address for the gateway
			Create the required certificates and install where needed
			Create the network gateway
			Configure the client, then establish and verify the VPN connection
Chapter 6: Databases
	Azure SQL Database
		Administration
			Firewall settings
			Connect using SQL Server Management Studio
		Billing
		Business continuity
			Geo-Restore
			Standard Geo-Replication
			Active Geo-Replication
			Design considerations
			Service level agreement
	Applications connecting to SQL Database
	SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines
		Billing
		Virtual machine configuration
		Business continuity
	Comparing SQL Database with SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines
	Database alternatives
		MySQL
		NoSQL options
			DocumentDB
			Table storage
	Overview of Azure Active Directory
		What is Azure Active Directory?
		Active Directory editions
Chapter 7: Azure Active Directory
	Creating a directory
		Custom domains
		Delete a directory
	Users and groups
		Add users
		Add groups
		Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
			Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
			Multi-Factor Authentication for Azure administrators
	Application gallery
		Adding gallery applications
		Assigning users to applications
		MyApps
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Chapter 8: Management tools
	Management tools overview
	Visual Studio 2015 and the Azure SDK
		Install the Azure SDK
		Manage resources with Cloud Explorer
		Create an Azure resource
	Windows PowerShell
		Azure PowerShell cmdlet installation
			Installing Azure PowerShell from Web PI
			Installing Azure PowerShell from the PowerShell Gallery
		Connecting to Azure
			Usage
	Cross-platform command-line interface
		Installation
			Installing on Windows
			Installing on Linux
		Connecting to Azure
			Connect using a management certificate
			Connect using a work or school account
		Usage
Chapter 9: Additional Azure services
	Some other Azure services we think you should know about
		Azure Service Fabric
		Cloud Services
		Azure Container Service
		DocumentDB
		Azure Redis Cache
		Azure HDInsight
		Azure Search
		Azure Service Bus
		Azure Event Hubs
		Azure Notification Hubs
		Azure Media Services
		Azure Backup
		Azure Site Recovery
		Azure Key Vault
	More Azure services
Chapter 10: Business Cases
	Development and test scenarios
	Hybrid scenarios
		Network connectivity
		Internet connectivity
	Application and infrastructure modernization and migration
	Azure Mobile Apps
	Machine learning
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