Learning Microsoft Azure: Cloud Computing and Development Fundamentals

If your organization plans to modernize services and move to the cloud from legacy software or a private cloud on premises, this book is for you. Software developers, solution architects, cloud engineers, and anybody interested in cloud technologies will learn fundamental concepts for cloud computing, migration, transformation, and development using Microsoft Azure.

Author and Microsoft MVP Jonah Carrio Andersson guides you through cloud computing concepts and deployment models, the wide range of modern cloud technologies, application development with Azure, team collaboration services, security services, and cloud migration options in Microsoft Azure.

You'll gain insight into the Microsoft Azure cloud services that you can apply in different business use cases, software development projects, and modern solutions in the cloud. You'll also become fluent with Azure cloud migration services, serverless computing technologies that help your development team work productively, Azure IoT, and Azure cognitive services that make your application smarter. This book also provides real-world advice and best practices based on the author's own Azure migration experience.

• Gain insight into which Azure cloud service best suits your company's particular needs
• Understand how to use Azure for different use cases and specific technical requirements
• Start developing cloud services, applications, and solutions in the Azure environment
• Learn how to migrate existing legacy applications to Microsoft Azure

Jonah Carrio Andersson is a Filipina-Swedish, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Azure, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Tech Mentor, International Public Speaker and an Inspiring Tech Community Leader based in Sweden.

She has a BSc. in Computer Science and a background in Agile System Development in Microsoft .NET and Java. She is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) who teaches Microsoft Certifications related to Azure. She is a Microsoft Certified Azure Developer and DevOps Engineer Expert, and holds additional certifications.

Jonah has many years of work experience in different tech roles and industries including several years of experience in software development in C# .NET and cloud development with Microsoft Azure. She likes solving challenging, complex problems, programming back-end, software engineering, and cloud development, particularly in .NET and with cloud computing technologies like Microsoft Azure.

Jonah likes continuous learning, connecting with other developers, and sharing her technical knowledge at her workplace and through public speaking.

She is the founder of Azure User Group Sweden, a global Azure User Group Community based in Sweden that is an open and inclusive tech community for cloud development in Azure. Jonah organizes the technical sessions related to Microsoft Azure cloud services and is also active in sharing her knowledge through this community group.

Jonah's mission is to inspire others. She wants to make a difference in the tech world by being a role model, advocating gender equality, diversity and inclusion, while being a mentor to youth and young women, inspiring others to learn more about tech and cloud technologies and helping them choose a tech career path in software engineering.