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Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services guides you through the process of creating and managing a public cloud and virtual network using Microsoft Azure. With step-by-step instruction and clear explanation, this book equips you with the skills required to provide services both on-premises and off-premises through full virtualization, providing a deeper understanding of Azure's capabilities as an infrastructure service. Each chapter includes online videos that visualize and enhance the concepts presented in the book, and access to a Windows app that provides instant Azure updates and demonstrates the process of going from on-premises to public cloud via Azure. Coverage includes storage customization, connectivity, virtual networks, backing up, hybrid environments, System Center management, and more, giving you everything you need to understand, evaluate, deploy, and maintain environments that utilize Microsoft Azure.
- Understand cost, options, and applications of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- Enable on- and off-premises connectivity to Azure
- Customize Azure templates and management processes
- Exploit key technologies and embrace the hybrid environment
Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services is your total solution.
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John Savill is a technical specialist who focuses on Microsoft core infrastructure technologies including Microsoft Azure, Windows, Hyper-V, and System Center. He has been working with Microsoft technologies for 20 years, is senior contributing editor for Windows IT Pro magazine, and created the highly popular NTFAQ.COM website. John has written six books and regularly creates technology videos for his YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/ntfaqguy.
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Introduction xvii
Chapter 1 The Cloud and Microsoft Azure 101 1
Understanding the Cloud (or Why Everyone Should Play Titanfall) 1
Introducing the Cloud 2
Microsoft Azure 101 11
Microsoft Azure Compute 12
Microsoft Azure Data Services 14
Microsoft Azure App Services 15
Reliable vs. Best-Effort IaaS 16
Getting Access to Microsoft Azure 17
Free Azure Trials and Pay-as-You-Go 18
Azure Benefits from MSDN Subscriptions 19
Azure Open Licensing 21
Enterprise Enrollments for Azure 21
Increasing Azure Limits 25
The Bottom Line 26
Chapter 2When to Use IaaS: Cost and Options 29
Understanding Why an Organization Wants IaaS in the Public Cloud 29
On-premises Costs 30
Azure Costs 32
Comparing the Costs and Evaluating Solutions 33
Understanding Costs, Options, and Licensing 35
Creating VMs in Azure 41
Using the Legacy Azure Portal 41
Using the Preview Azure Portal 47
Other Ways to Interact with Azure 54
Azure IaaS-Supported Configurations 57
Understanding Azure Architecture 61
Azure Regions 61
Server Structure in Azure 63
The Bottom Line 64
Chapter 3Customizing VM Storage 65
Basic Virtual Machine Storage 65
Understanding Types of VM Storage 65
Using Storage Accounts and Types of Replication 74
Caching in Azure Storage 79
Large and High-Performance Volumes 80
Using Disks and Images 84
Leveraging Azure Files 85
Azure Storage 101 86
Azure Storage Architecture 87
Interacting with Azure Storage .88
Performing a Bulk Import/Export 91
Understanding StorSimple 91
The Bottom Line 93
Chapter 4 Enabling External Connectivity 95
Cloud Services 95
Cloud Service Basics 95
Using a Virtual IP 102
Dynamic IP Addresses 106
Using Endpoints and Load Balancing 109
Endpoint Basics 110
Creating Endpoints 112
Deleting Endpoints 114
Endpoint Access Control Lists 115
Instance-Level IP Addresses 116
Load-Balanced Sets 117
Internal Load-Balanced Sets 120
The Bottom Line 122
Chapter 5 Using Virtual Networks 123
Virtual Network Basics 123
A Very Brief History of the Affinity Group 123
Virtual Networks 101 125
Creating a Virtual Network 127
Adding a VM to a Virtual Network 131
Reserved IP for VM 134
Configuring DNS 136
Using Multiple Network Adapters 137
Network Security Groups 138
The Bottom Line 142
Chapter 6 Enabling On-Premises Connectivity 143
Using S2S Virtual Private Networks 143
S2S VPN Basics 143
Creating an S2S Gateway 146
Azure Gateway Internals and Maximum Speed 152
Enabling a High-Performance VPN Gateway 155
Using Forced Tunneling 156
Connecting a Virtual Network to Multiple On-Premises Gateways 158
Virtual Network–to–Virtual Network Connectivity 160
Using Point-to-Site Virtual Private Networking 162
Using ExpressRoute 164
ExpressRoute Fundamentals 164
Using an ExpressRoute Exchange Provider 164
Using an ExpressRoute Network Service Provider 166
ExpressRoute Key Points 167
The Bottom Line 168
Chapter 7 Extending AD to Azure and Azure AD 171
Using Active Directory Domain Services in Azure 171
Making Active Directory Available in Azure 171
Active Directory Site Configuration 174
Placing a Domain Controller in Azure 178
Active Directory Federated Services in Azure 183
Azure Active Directory 184
Why Do You Need Azure AD? 184
What Is Azure AD? 187
Obtaining Azure AD 188
Connecting to Azure AD 191
Using Azure AD 194
The Bottom Line 199
Chapter 8 Setting Up Replication, Backup, and Disaster Recovery 201
The Need for Disaster Recovery and DR Basics .201
Planning for Disaster Recovery 201
Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Replication 205
Planning for Service Protection 206
Orchestrating Failover with Azure Site Recovery 210
ASR Version 1, Hyper-V Recovery Manager 211
Replicating to Azure with ASR 212
OS-Level Replication with InMage Scout 215
Other Supported Technologies 217
Enabling Hyper-V VM Protection to Azure with ASR 218
Licensing of Azure Site Recovery 222
Migrating VMs to Azure 222
Backing Up to Azure 223
The Bottom Line 226
Chapter 9 Customizing Azure Templates and PowerShell Management 227
Using Availability Sets and Autoscale 227
Availability Set Basics 227
Using Availability Sets 231
Understanding and Configuring IaaS Autoscale 235
Managing Azure with PowerShell 238
Obtaining the Azure PowerShell Modules 238
Configuring Azure PowerShell for Your Azure Subscription 239
Useful PowerShell in Azure 243
Other Azure Interface Options 247
VM and Template Management 247
Maintaining VMs in Azure 248
Using the Azure VM Agent 250
Moving VMs to Azure 256
Creating New VM Images 258
JSON and the Future of Templates 259
The Bottom Line 263
Chapter 10 Managing Hybrid Environments with System Center 265
Looking Beyond the Azure Portal 265
Introduction to System Center 266
System Center Configuration Manager 269
System Center Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller 269
System Center Operations Manager 271
System Center Data Protection Manager 272
System Center Service Manager and System Center Orchestrator 272
Implementing a Private Cloud 275
Enabling a Single Pane of Glass 283
Buying the Cloud Platform System 289
The Bottom Line 290
Chapter 11 Completing Your Azure Environment 291
Azure Websites 291
Azure Traffic Manager 297
Azure Automation 300
Azure Scheduler 306
Azure RemoteApp 307
Azure AD Application Proxy 309
Azure Operational Insights 311
The Bottom Line 313
Chapter 12 What to Do Next 315
Understanding and Addressing Azure Barriers 315
Building Trust 316
Understanding Risks for Azure 316
Data Encryption in Azure 324
Why You Should Use Azure and Getting Started 326
Understanding Azure’s Place in the Market 327
First Steps with Azure IaaS 329
The Bottom Line 332
Appendix The Bottom Line 333
Chapter 1: The Cloud and Microsoft Azure 101 333
Chapter 2: When to Use IaaS: Cost and Options 334
Chapter 3: Customizing VM Storage 335
Chapter 4: Enabling External Connectivity 336
Chapter 5: Using Virtual Networks 337
Chapter 6: Enabling On-Premises Connectivity 337
Chapter 7: Extending AD to Azure and Azure AD 338
Chapter 8: Setting Up Replication, Backup, and Disaster Recovery 339
Chapter 9: Customizing Azure Templates and PowerShell Management 340
Chapter 10: Managing Hybrid Environments with System Center 340
Chapter 11: Completing Your Azure Environment 341
Chapter 12: What to Do Next 342
Index 345
