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aPress Microsoft Azure by Marshall Copeland Julian Soh Anthony Puca Mike Manning David Gollob
Written for IT and business professionals this book provides the technical and business insight needed to plan deploy and manage the services provided by the Microsoft Azure cloud. Find out how to integrate the infrastructureasaservice (IaaS) and platformasaservice (PaaS) models with your existing business infrastructure while maximizing availability ensuring continuity and safety of your data and keeping costs to a minimum.The book starts with an introduction to Microsoft Azure and how it differs from Office 365Microsofts other cloud. Youll also get a useful overview of the services available. Part II then takes you through setting up your Azure account and gets you upandrunning on some of the core Azure services including creating web sites and virtual machines and choosing between fully cloudbased and hybrid storage solutions depending on your needs. Part III now takes an indepth look at how to integrate Azure with your existing infrastructure. The authors Anthony Puca Mike Manning Brent Rush Marshall Copeland and Julian Soh bring their depth of experience in cloud technology and customer support to guide you through the whole process through each layer of your infrastructure from networking to operations. High availability and disaster recovery are the topics on everyones minds when considering a move to the cloud and this book provides key insights and stepbystep guidance to help you set up and manage your resources correctly to optimize for these scenarios. Youll also get expert advice on migrating your existing VMs to Azure using InMage mailin and the best 3rd party tools available helping you ensure continuity of service with minimum disruption to the business.In the books final chapters youll find cutting edge examples of cloud technology in action from machine learning to business intelligence for a taste of some exciting ways your business could benefit from your new Microsoft Azure deployment.show more