azure.md

Azure

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• AWS
• Serverless
• Azure Function

Azure in Plain English

• Microsoft provided on-line training
• Interactive Azure Platform Big Picture
• https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azurecat/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/guidance/#checklists
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/guidance/#best-practices-articles
• MS Azure Storage Explorer
• Secrets & WebSite Hidden Gems

Overview

My notes on Azure, with particular reference to ARM and networking. Based on conversation with Russell Seymore (ASOS, now Chef) & Satheesh ThrikovilChandrasekharan (Microsoft).

• Azure Subscription and Service Limits, Quotas, and Constraints
• Comparison between the v1 and v2 resources in Azure Azure Compute, Network & Storage Providers under the Azure Resource Manager

Serverless

• Azure Function
• azure-functions-in-practice
• ExploringAzureFunctions
• MSDN Artice

Azure Cosmos DB

• MS Introduction

Azure Resource Manager / ARM

• Azure Resource Manager Overview
• Using Azure PowerShell with Azure Resource Manager
• How to automate with Azure Resource Manager
• The functions that can be used inside an ARM template.
  • Azure Resource Manager Template Functions
• Very useful set of starter templates
  • Azure ARM quickstart templates

Using C#

• Azure Management Library

Azure CLI meets Linux

• Install and run the Azure CLI on the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSFL)

Azure Networking

• MS Azure BiteSize Networking presentation [AzureBiteSizeNetworkingPublic.pptx]({{ site.url }}/assets/AzureBiteSizeNetworkingPublic.pptx)

• Virtual Network Overview

• Virtual Network FAQ Has some key info on subnets.

• What is a Network Security Group (NSG)?

• Network Resource Provider

• Load Balancer Overview

• Load Balancing for Azure Infrastructure Services

  • Internet Facing load balancer between multiple Virtual Machines or serviceshttps://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/documentation/articles/load-balancer-internet-overview/
  • Internal Load balancer Overview

3rd Party

• Citrix Netscaler on Azure
  • Deploying Citrix NetScaler VPX on Microsoft Azure

Training Courses

Microsoft Acadamy

• Establish Microsoft Azure IaaS Technical Fundamentals
  • pptx

eBooks

• Microsoft Azure Essentials: Azure Automation