Pro Azure Administration and Automation: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Cloud Management

Description

Learn best practices and the proper use of Azure management tools, such as Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, and ARM templates, which are time-saving tools that support daily administration tasks such as monitoring, alerting, backups, security, and more. This book explores common Azure services, including Azure networking, virtual machines, app services, backup, monitoring, and other tools of the trade that IT professionals use on a regular basis. And you will come away with a strong understanding of these services and how to use them. While Microsoft Azure is no longer “the new cloud on the block,” it continues to be one of the fastest-growing platforms with regard to features, integrations, and capabilities. Over the last decade, it has undergone significant changes and amassed a large following, but many of its users, especially those who transitioned from traditional admin tasks to modern cloud computing, are not reaping its full benefits. Management in the cloud, while seemingly simpler in some ways, is not without its own set of complexities and headaches. Admins want to streamline it where it makes sense and allocate the right resources to the right job in order to keeps cost in check, but where does one begin? Pro Azure Administration and Automation is a comprehensive guide that is chock full of time-saving recipes and scripts you can rely on to learn about day-to-day Azure administration and automation. What You Will Learn Attain theoretical and practical knowledge on deploying and managing AzureGain an understanding of services, their relationship with other services, and their configuration parametersAdopt a modern mindset, transitioning from a traditional IT admin mindset to a cloud admin proUnderstand how everything in the cloud is billable and learn how to factor it into choicesApply in-chapter PowerShell scripts and ARM templates which can be re-purposedKnow when it makes sense to be more involved in tasks (for example, automation and scripting) Who This Book Is For IT professionals who are responsible for the day-to-day tasks in Azure as well as cloud management and planning Table of Contents About the Authors About the Technical Reviewer Introduction Chapter 1: Foundations in Cloud Computing The History of Cloud Computing A Brief History of Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Types Private Cloud Public Cloud Hybrid Cloud Cloud Service Models Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Public Cloud Benefits Easier Management Cost Efficiency Automation Security Scalability High Availability Geographies, Regions, and Pairing Subscriptions and Accounts Subscription Tenant and Accounts Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Chapter Recap Chapter 2: Azure Administration Management Using Azure Portal Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Azure CLI ARM Template ARM Template Format ARM Template Example ARM Template File ARM Template Deployment Chapter Recap Chapter 3: Virtual Networks in Azure Virtual Networks and Subnets Virtual Network (VNet) Subnet Creating a Virtual Network and Subnets Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Network Interface Card (NIC) Creating a Network Interface Card Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI IP Addresses Creating IPs Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Network Security Groups (NSGs) Creating a Network Security Group Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Service Endpoints Creating a Service Endpoint Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Private Endpoints Creating a Private Endpoint Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Chapter Recap Chapter 4: Virtual Machine: Virtual Machine Scale Sets in Azure Compute Virtual Machine: Planning and Usage Planning Checklist Virtual Machine Networking Naming Convention Virtual Machine Location Virtual Machine Sizing Storage for Virtual Machines Supported Operating Systems Virtual Machine Connectivity Creating Virtual Machines Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Virtual Machine Availability Maintenance and Downtime Availability Sets Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Availability Zones Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Virtual Machine Extensions Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Virtual Machine Scale Sets Reference Image Load Balancing Solution Auto-scaling Plans Upgrading Policy Creating a Virtual Machine Scale Set Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Chapter Recap Chapter 5: App Service and Containers in Azure Compute App Service Overview App Service Plans Creating App Service Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Web Apps Deployment and Configuration Creating a Web App Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Publishing a Web Application Running from the Package Deploying a ZIP Deploying via FTP Cloud Sync Continuous Deployment Deploying from Local Git Deploying via GitHub Actions Deploy Using the ARM Template CI/CD with Web Apps Blue-Green Deployment Auto-scaling with Web Apps Web Apps Monitoring Docker on Azure Azure Container Registry (ACR) Creating Azure Container Registry Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Azure Container Instances Creating Azure Container Instances Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Azure Kubernetes Service Creating Azure Kubernetes Cluster Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Chapter Recap Chapter 6: Azure Storage Storage Accounts Account Types and Performance Tiers Storage Account Replication Creating a Storage Account Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Blob Containers Blob Access Tier Creating a Blob Container Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Azure Files Azure Files Tiers Creating Azure Files Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Storage Account Security Storage Access Keys and Shared Access Signature Storage Networking Blob Container Access Encryption Data Transfer Storage Explorer AzCopy Data Box Gateway and Azure Stack Edge Import/Export Service Data Box Storage Account Management Changing Security Parameters Access Keys and Shared Access Keys Storage Networking and Encryption Storage Replication Lifecycle Management Managed Disks Types of Managed Disks Standard HDD Disk Standard SSD Disk Premium SSD Disk Ultra Disk Performance Tiers Managed Disk Security Creating a Managed Disk Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Chapter Recap Chapter 7: Advanced Azure Networking Azure DNS Public DNS Creating a Public DNS Zone Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Private DNS Creating a Private DNS Zone Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Virtual Network Peering Creating Virtual Network Peering Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Intersite Connectivity VNet-to-VNet Connection Creating a Virtual Network Gateway Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Point-to-Site VPN Site-to-Site VPN ExpressRoute Azure Firewall Creating Azure Firewall Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Azure Bastion Creating Azure Bastion Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Chapter Recap Chapter 8: Monitoring and Data Protection Azure Monitors and Alerts Collecting Data Analyzing and Processing Data Insights Visualize Analyze Respond Integrate Creating an Alert Scope Condition Actions Alert Rule Details Log Analytics KQL (Kusto Query Language) Queries Application Insights Network Watcher Monitoring Network Diagnostic Tools Logs Azure Backup and Disaster Recovery Backup Types and Workloads Azure Virtual Machine Azure File Share SQL Server/SAP HANA in Azure VM Backup Policies Site Recovery Azure VM Replication VMware/Hyper-V VM Replication Failover and Recovery Plans Chapter Recap Chapter 9: Network Traffic Management Virtual Network Routing Default (System) Routes Custom Routes Creating a Route Table Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Load Balancing Azure Load Balancer Creating Azure Load Balancer Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Application Gateway Creating Application Gateway Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Traffic Manager Creating Traffic Manager Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Azure Front Door Creating Azure Front Door Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Content Delivery Network (CDN) Creating Content Delivery Network Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Chapter Recap Chapter 10: Azure Security and Compliance Azure AD Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Assigning a Role to a Security Principal Azure Portal ARM Template, PowerShell, and Azure CLI Custom Roles Multi-factor Authentication Identity Protection Azure Security Center Azure Policy Chapter Recap Index