Azure Architecture Explained: A comprehensive guide to building effective cloud solutions

Key Features

• Develop your business case for the cloud with technical guidance from industry experts
• Address critical business challenges effectively by leveraging proven combinations of Azure services
• Tackle real-world scenarios by applying practical knowledge of reference architectures
• Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

Book Description

Azure is a sophisticated technology that requires a detailed understanding to reap its full potential and employ its advanced features. This book provides you with a clear path to designing optimal cloud-based solutions in Azure, by delving into the platform's intricacies.

You’ll begin by understanding the effective and efficient security management and operation techniques in Azure to implement the appropriate configurations in Microsoft Entra ID. Next, you’ll explore how to modernize your applications for the cloud, examining the different computation and storage options, as well as using Azure data solutions to help migrate and monitor workloads. You’ll also find out how to build your solutions, including containers, networking components, security principles, governance, and advanced observability. With practical examples and step-by-step instructions, you’ll be empowered to work on infrastructure-as-code to effectively deploy and manage resources in your environment.

By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to navigate the world of cloud computing confidently.

What you will learn

• Implement and monitor cloud ecosystem including, computing, storage, networking, and security
• Recommend optimal services for performance and scale
• Provide, monitor, and adjust capacity for optimal results
• Craft custom Azure solution architectures
• Design computation, networking, storage, and security aspects in Azure
• Implement and maintain Azure resources effectively

Who this book is for

This book is an indispensable resource for Azure architects looking to develop cloud-based services along with deploying and managing applications within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. It caters to professionals responsible for crucial IT operations, encompassing budgeting, business continuity, governance, identity management, networking, security, and automation. If you have prior experience in operating systems, virtualization, infrastructure, storage structures, or networking, and aspire to master the implementation of best practices in the Azure cloud, then this book will become your go-to guide.

Table of Contents

1. Identity Foundations with Azure Active Directory and Microsoft Entra
2. Managing Access to Resources Using Azure Active Directory
3. Using Microsoft Sentinel to Mitigate Lateral Movement Paths
4. Understanding Azure Data Solutions
5. Migrating to the Cloud
6. End-to-End Observability in Your Cloud and Hybrid Environments
7. Working with Containers in Azure
8. Understanding Networking in Azure
9. Securing Access to Your Applications
10. Governance in Azure – Components and Services
11. Building Solutions in Azure Using the Bicep Language
12. Using Azure Pipelines to Build Your Infrastructure in Azure
13. Continuous Integration and Deployment in Azure DevOps
14. Tips from the Field

David Rendón, Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, is a highly regarded expert in the Azure cloud platform. With over 15 years of experience as an IT professional, he has been deeply committed to Microsoft technologies, especially Azure, since 2010.

With a proven track record of leading and driving strategic success, David has over seven years of management experience, technical leadership, and collaboration skills.

David delivers private technical training classes worldwide, covering EMEA, South America, and the US, and he is a frequent speaker at renowned IT events such as Microsoft Ignite, Global Azure, and local user group gatherings in the US, Europe, and Latin America.

Brett Hargreaves is a principal Azure consultant for Iridium Consulting, who has worked with some of the world’s biggest companies, helping them design and build cutting-edge solutions. With a career spanning infrastructure, development, consulting, and architecture, he’s been involved in projects covering the entire solution stack using Microsoft technologies.

He loves passing on his knowledge to others through books, blogging, and his online training courses.