Azure
Azure is Microsoft's public cloud computing platform, providing on-demand infrastructure, application hosting, and managed services.
Microsoft Azure in Action
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing platform for deploying applications, storing data, networking resources, and automating operational tasks.
- How it is used
- Provides cloud services for hosting applications, storing data, connecting networks, and expanding infrastructure without owning physical servers.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the platform and service models, then outlines scaling, reliability, costs, and access tools; detailed configurations are deferred.
- Examples
- Uses a traffic-limited website, autoscaling settings, and an Azure Functions image-processing application as concrete cases.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure it by creating an account, using the Azure Portal, and selecting services with scale, reliability, and cost in mind.
Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core
Azure is Microsoft's public cloud computing platform providing hosted infrastructure, application, data, and monitoring services.
- How it is used
- Provides cloud infrastructure for deploying web APIs and managed monitoring for collecting application logs.
- How deep it goes
- Defines Azure's service models and management interfaces, then demonstrates Application Insights and VM deployment without covering system hardening.
- Examples
- Uses Application Insights logging, a Windows 2022 Datacenter VM, Azure Portal configuration, and ASP.NET Core deployment.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure Azure through the Portal to create a VM, deploy an ASP.NET Core API, and route logs to Application Insights.
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Bootstrapping Microservices, Second Edition: With Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, and Terraform
Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's public cloud computing platform for deploying and operating applications, infrastructure, and managed services.
- How it is used
- Provides a cloud platform for deploying cloud-native applications and privately publishing container images.
- How deep it goes
- Guides portal-based registry creation and authentication, while deferring infrastructure creation through Terraform.
- Examples
- Uses a private container registry created through the Azure portal for proprietary application images.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a private container registry through the Azure portal and inspect its authentication details.
Related concepts
- cloud computingkind of · Cloud computing is the on-demand delivery of computing resources and services over a network from remotely managed infrastructure.
- AWSalternative to · Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon's public cloud computing platform, providing on-demand infrastructure and managed services over the internet.
- Azure Portalused by · Azure Portal is Microsoft's web-based management interface for creating, configuring, monitoring, and managing Azure resources and services.
- virtual machineuses · A virtual machine is a software-based environment that emulates or implements an abstract computer system, providing an interface on which an operating system or programs can execute.
- container registryused by · A container registry is a service or repository for storing, managing, and distributing container images and related artifacts.
- Azure Spotused by · Azure Spot is an Azure compute pricing option that uses spare capacity at a discount while allowing eviction when Azure needs that capacity.
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