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Azure for Architects: Create secure, scalable, high-availability applications on the cloud

Build and design multiple types of applications that are cross-language, platform, and cost-effective by understanding core Azure principles and foundational concepts Key Features Get familiar with the different design patterns available in Microsoft Azure Develop Azure cloud architecture and a pipeline management system Get to know the security best practices for your Azure deployment Book Description Thanks to its support for high availability, scalability, security, performance, and disaster recovery, Azure has been widely adopted to create and deploy different types of application with ease. Updated for the latest developments, this third edition of Azure for Architects helps you get to grips with the core concepts of designing serverless architecture, including containers, Kubernetes deployments, and big data solutions. You'll learn how to architect solutions such as serverless functions, you'll discover deployment patterns for containers and Kubernetes, and you'll explore large-scale big data processing using Spark and Databricks. As you advance, you'll implement DevOps using Azure DevOps, work with intelligent solutions using Azure Cognitive Services, and integrate security, high availability, and scalability into each solution. Finally, you'll delve into Azure security concepts such as OAuth, OpenConnect, and managed identities. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the confidence to design intelligent Azure solutions based on containers and serverless functions. What you will learn Understand the components of the Azure cloud platform Use cloud design patterns Use enterprise security guidelines for your Azure deployment Design and implement serverless and integration solutions Build efficient data solutions on Azure Understand container services on Azure Who this book is for If you are a cloud architect, DevOps engineer, or a developer looking to learn about the key architectural aspects of the Azure cloud platform, this book is for you. A basic understanding of the Azure cloud platform will help you grasp the concepts covered in this book more effectively.

Azure for Decision Makers: The essential guide to Azure for business leaders

Develop expertise in Azure to plan, guide, and lead a streamlined modernization processKey FeaturesExplore core Azure infrastructure technologies and solutionsAchieve smooth app migration and modernization goals with cloud designMaster Azure architecture and adopt it to scale your business globallyPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionAzure for Decision Makers provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates in cloud security, hybrid cloud and multi-cloud solutions, and cloud migration in Azure. This book is a must-have introduction to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, demonstrating the substantial scope of digital transformation and innovation that can be achieved with Azure's capabilities. The first set of chapters will get you up to speed with Microsoft Azure's evolution before showing you how to integrate it into your existing IT infrastructure. Next, you’ll gain practical insights into application migration and modernization, focusing mainly on migration planning, implementation, and best practices. Throughout the book, you’ll get the information you need to spearhead a smooth migration and modernization process, detailing Azure infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment, infrastructure management, and key application architectures. The concluding chapters will help you to identify and incorporate best practices for cost optimization and management, Azure DevOps, and Azure automation. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to lead end-to-end Azure operations for your organization and effectively cost-optimize your processes ─ from the planning and cloud migration stage through to troubleshooting.What you will learnFind out how to optimize business costs with AzureStrategize the migration of applications to the cloud with AzureSmooth out the deployment and running of Azure infrastructure servicesEffectively define roles, responsibilities, and governance frameworks in DevOpsMaximize the utility of Azure security fundamentals and best practicesAdopt best practices to make the most of your Azure deploymentWho this book is forAzure for Decision Makers is for business and IT decision makers who want to choose the right technology solutions for their businesses and optimize their management processes. It’ll help you develop expertise in operating and administering the Azure cloud. This book will also be useful for CIOs and CTOs looking to understand more about how IT can make their business infrastructure more efficient and easier to use, which will reduce friction within their organization. Knowledge of Azure is helpful, but not necessary to get the most out of this guide.

Azure For Developers: Implementing Rich Azure Paas Ecosystems Using Containers, Serverless Services And Storage Solutions

Implement rich Azure PaaS ecosystems using containers, serverless services, and storage solutions

Azure Integration Guide for Business: Master effective architecture strategies for business innovation

Leverage the cloud to optimize costs, improve security, and seamlessly scale your business operationsKey FeaturesAchieve your operational goals with Azure infrastructureOptimize costs with serverless event-driven solutions through Azure cloud patternsBoost productivity with Azure architecture’s flexibility and scalabilityPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionAzure Integration Guide for Business is essential for decision makers planning to transform their business with Microsoft Azure. The Microsoft Azure cloud platform can improve the availability, scalability, and cost-efficiency of any business. The guidance in this book will help decision makers gain valuable insights into proactively managing their applications and infrastructure. You'll learn to apply best practices in Azure Virtual Network and Azure Storage design, ensuring an efficient and secure cloud infrastructure. You'll also discover how to automate Azure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and leverage various Azure services to support OLTP applications. Next, you’ll explore how to implement Azure offerings for event-driven architectural solutions and serverless applications. Additionally, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge on how to develop an automated, secure, and scalable solutions. Core elements of the Azure ecosystem will be discussed in the final chapters of the book, such as big data solutions, cost governance, and best practices to help you optimize your business. By the end of this book, you’ll understand what a well-architected Azure solution looks like and how to lead your organization toward a tailored Azure solution that meets your business needs.What you will learnOptimize the performance and costs with AzureSelect an effective, scalable, and flexible solution that aligns with your needsHarness the power of containers to drive your application development and deploymentCreate big data solutions with the best Azure tools, platforms, and resourcesExplore the benefits of automation for enhanced productivityImprove the availability and effectiveness of monitoring with AzureWho this book is forThis book is for business decision makers looking to benefit from the flexibility, scalability, and optimized costs offered by Microsoft Azure to scale their businesses. Basic knowledge of Azure is recommended to get the most out of this book.

Azure Internet of Things Revealed: Architecture and Fundamentals

Design, build, and justify an optimal Microsoft IoT footprint to meet your project needs. This book describes common Internet of Things components and architecture and then focuses on Microsoft’s Azure components relevant in deploying these solutions.Microsoft-specific topics addressed include: deploying edge devices and pushing intelligence to the edge; connecting IoT devices to Azure and landing data there, applying Azure Machine Learning, analytics, and Cognitive Services; roles for Microsoft solution accelerators and managed solutions; and integration of the Azure footprint with legacy infrastructure.The book concludes with a discussion of best practices in defining and developing solutions and creating a plan for success.What You Will LearnDesign the right IoT architecture to deliver solutions for a variety of project needsConnect IoT devices to Azure for data collection and delivery of servicesUse Azure Machine Learning and Cognitive Services to deliver intelligence in cloud-based solutions and at the edgeUnderstand the benefits and tradeoffs of Microsoft's solution accelerators and managed solutionsInvestigate new use cases that are described and apply best practices in deployment strategiesIntegrate cutting-edge Azure deployments with existing legacy data sourcesWho This Book Is ForDevelopers and architects new to IoT projects or new to Microsoft Azure IoT components as well as readers interested in best practices used in architecting IoT solutions that utilize the Azure platform

Azure IoT Development Cookbook

Over 50 recipes to drive IoT innovation with Microsoft Azure About This Book • Build secure and scalable IoT solutions with Azure IoT platform • Learn techniques to build end to end IoT solutions leveraging the Azure IoT platform • Filled with practical recipes to help you increase connectivity and automation across IoT devices Who This Book Is For If you are an application developer and want to build robust and secure IoT solution for your organization using Azure IoT, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn • Build IoT Solutions using Azure IoT & Services • Learn device configuration and communication protocols • Understand IoT Suite and Pre-configured solutions • Manage Secure Device communications • Understand Device management, alerts • Introduction with IoT Analytics, reference IoT Architectures • Reference Architectures from Industry • Pre-Configured IoT Suite solutions In Detail Microsoft's end-to-end IoT platform is the most complete IoT offering, empowering enterprises to build and realize value from IoT solutions efficiently. It is important to develop robust and reliable solutions for your organization to leverage IoT services. This book focuses on how to start building custom solutions using the IoT hub or the preconfigured solution of Azure IoT suite. As a developer, you will be taught how to connect multiple devices to the Azure IoT hub, develop, manage the IoT hub service and integrate the hub with cloud. We will be covering REST APIs along with HTTP, MQTT and AMQP protocols. It also helps you learn Pre-Configured IoT Suite solution. Moving ahead we will be covering topics like:-Process device-to-cloud messages and cloud-to-device messages using .Net-Direct methods and device management-Query Language, Azure IoT SDK for .Net-Creating and managing, Securing IoT hub, IoT Suite and many more. We will be using windows 10 IoT core, Visual Studio, universal Windows platform. At the end, we will take you through IoT analytics and provide a demo of connecting real device with Azure IoT. Style and approach A set of exciting recipes of using Microsoft Azure IoT more effectively.

The Azure IoT Handbook: Develop IoT solutions using the intelligent edge-to-cloud technologies

The essential guide to architecting Azure IoT systems—from provisioning and monitoring IoT sensors to analyzing real-time streaming dataKey FeaturesDevelop a complete IoT system in Azure with the help of hands-on examplesDiscover how to create, secure, and manage an enterprise-wide IoT systemLearn how to collect, analyze, and visualize streaming dataPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionWith the rise of cloud-based computing, deploying IoT systems has become more cost-effective for businesses. This transformation has led to developers and architects shouldering the responsibility of creating, managing, and securing these systems, even if they are new to the IoT technology. The Azure IoT Handbook is a comprehensive introduction to quickly bring you up to speed in this rapidly evolving landscape. Starting with the basic building blocks of any IoT system, this book guides you through mobile device management and data collection using an IoT hub. You’ll explore essential tools for system security and monitoring. Following data collection, you’ll delve into real-time data analytics using Azure Stream Analytics and view real-time streaming on a Power BI dashboard. Packed with real-world examples, this book covers common IoT use as well. By the end of this IoT book, you’ll know how to design and develop IoT solutions leveraging intelligent edge-to-cloud technologies implemented on Azure.What you will learnGet to grips with setting up and deploying IoT devices at scaleUse Azure IoT Hub for device management and message routingExplore Azure services for analyzing streaming dataUncover effective techniques for visualizing real-time streaming dataDelve into the essentials of monitoring and logging to secure your IoT systemGain insights into real-time analytics with Power BICreate workflows and alerts triggered by streaming dataWho this book is forThe Azure IoT Handbook is for cloud developers and architects who want to learn how to establish an IoT solution on the Azure platform. This book is equally valuable for IoT developers transitioning to Azure, encompassing tasks such as aggregating, analyzing, and visualizing real-time data streams. Basic knowledge of the C# and Python programming languages, as well as a practical understanding of data processing will help you make the most of this book. Familiarity with working with cloud-based services is also advantageous.

Azure Kubernetes Services with Microservices: Understanding Its Patterns and Architecture

Design and implement scalable microservices using Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) and other Azure Services. This book will help you understand why and when to choose microservices as a solution for modernization and how to use Azure DevOps to implement CI/CD for deploying microservices. The book starts with an introduction to the evolution to microservices and AKS along with its components. You will learn design patterns to implement microservices on AKS and understand Kubernetes as a container orchestration platform. You will go through the common errors faced in AKS-based applications and ways to handle them. You will learn error handling tips and tricks and how to design for business continuity and disaster recovery. The book discusses things you should know related to security and monitoring when working with AKS-based applications. The book presents a practical approach to set up processes for CI/CD, such as building Build and release pipelines for AKS deployment using Azure DevOps. After reading this book, you will understand design considerations for designing scalable microservices and know how to implement the design through AKS. What You Will LearnKnow design patterns for microservices and how to handle failure scenariosBe aware of architecture and design considerationsUnderstand container and Kubernetes architecture componentsUnderstand security and monitoring aspectsTake a practical approach to continuous integration and continuous deliveryWho This Book Is ForIT professionals associated with cloud computing, especially with Microsoft Azure

Azure Machine Learning Engineering: Deploy, Fine-tune, And Optimize Ml Models Using Microsoft Azure

Azure Machine Learning Engineering: Deploy, Fine-tune, And Optimize Ml Models Using Microsoft Azure

Deploy, fine-tune, and optimize ML models using Microsoft Azure

Azure Networking Cookbook: Practical Recipes To Manage Network Traffic In Azure, Optimize Performance, And Secure Azure Resources

Azure offers an extensive stack of network services that we can use, from simple Virtual Network and Subnets, over Network Security Groups and Gateways, to Load Balancers and many other services. In this book, we’ll offer the best Azure networking recipes to help you quickly create network resources and use them to your advantage.

Azure Networking Cookbook: Practical recipes for secure network infrastructure, global application delivery, and accessible connectivity in Azure

Learn to leverage virtual machines and load balancers to facilitate secure and efficient networking.Key FeaturesImproved and updated with the latest networking features and additions in Microsoft AzureUpgrade your cloud networking skills by planning, implementing, configuring, and securing your infrastructure network with AzureLeverage Azure networking services to provide applications highly available and fault-tolerant environmentBook DescriptionAzure's networking services enable organizations to manage their networks effectively. Azure paves the way for an enterprise to achieve reliable performance and secure connectivity.Azure Networking Cookbook, Second Edition starts with an introduction to Azure networking, covering basic steps such as creating Azure virtual networks, designing address spaces, and creating subnets. You will go on to learn how to create and manage network security groups, application security groups, and IP addresses in Azure. As you progress, you will explore various aspects such as Site-to-Site, Point-to-Site, and virtual network–to–virtual network connections, DNS and routing, load balancers, and Traffic Manager. This cookbook covers every aspect and function you need to be aware of, providing practical recipes to help you go from having a basic understanding of cloud networking practices to being able to plan, implement, and secure your network infrastructure with Azure. This cookbook will not only help you upscale your current environment but also instruct you on how to monitor, diagnose, and ensure secure connectivity. After learning how to create a robust environment, you will gain meaningful insights from recipes on best practices.By the end of this cookbook, you will possess sufficient practical experience in providing cost-effective solutions to facilitate efficient connectivity in your organization.What you will learnCreate Azure networking servicesUnderstand how to create and work on hybrid connectionsConfigure and manage Azure network servicesStudy ways to design high availability network solutions in AzureDiscover how to monitor and troubleshoot Azure network resourcesExplore different methods of connecting local networks to Azure virtual networksWho this book is forThis cookbook is targeted at cloud architects, cloud solution providers, or any stakeholders dealing with networking on Azure. Basic familiarity with Azure would be a plus.

Azure PowerShell Quick Start Guide: Deploy And Manage Azure Virtual Machines With Ease

As an IT professional, it is important to keep up with cloud technologies and learn to manage those technologies. PowerShell is a critical tool that must be learned in order to effectively and more easily manage many Azure resources. This book is designed to teach you to leverage PowerShell to perform many day-to-day tasks in Microsoft Azure.

Azure Resource Manager Templates Quick Start Guide: Create, Deploy, And Manage Azure Resources With Arm Templates Using Best Practices

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates are declarations of Azure resources in the JSON format to provision and maintain them using infrastructure as code. This book gives practical solutions and examples for provisioning and managing various Azure services using ARM templates.

Azure Security Cookbook: Practical Recipes For Securing Azure Resources And Operations

Practical recipes for securing Azure resources and operations

Azure Security For Critical Workloads: Implementing Modern Security Controls for Authentication, Authorization and Auditing

This is a crisp, practical, and hands-on guide to moving mission-critical workloads to Azure. This book focuses on the process and technology aspects of Azure security coupled with pattern-oriented, real-world examples. You will implement modernized security controls, catering to the needs of authentication, authorization, and auditing, thereby protecting the confidentiality and integrity of your infrastructure, applications, and data.The book starts with an introduction to the various dimensions of cloud security, including pattern-based security and Azure's defense security architecture. You will then move on to identity and access management with Azure Active Directory. Here, you will learn the AAD security model, application proxy, and explore AAD B2B and B2C for external partners. Network security patterns and infrastructure security patterns are discussed next, followed by application and data security patterns. Finally, you will learn how to set up security policies and work with Azure Monitor and Azure Sentinel, and to create leadership support and training for a rigorous security culture.After completing this book, you will understand and be able to implement reusable patterns for mission critical workloads, standardizing and expediting the move of those workloads to Azure.What Will You LearnUnderstand security boundaries required to implement Azure's defense-in-depth security architectureUnderstand Azure Active Directory security modelMaster design patterns relating to network, infrastructure, and softwareAutomate security monitoring with advanced observability and gain practical insights on how this can be implemented with Azure Monitor and Azure SentinelWho Is This Book ForDevelopers and IT consultants/architects who are working on Azure.

Azure Security Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for Defending Your Enterprise Environment

Did you know that the most common cloud security threats happen because of cloud service misconfigurations, not outside attacks? If you did not, you are not alone. In the on-premises world, cybersecurity risks were limited to the organization’s network, but in the era of cloud computing, both the impact and likelihood of potential risks are significantly higher. With the corresponding advent of DevOps methodology, security is now the responsibility of everyone who is part of the application development life cycle, not just the security specialists. Applying the clear and pragmatic recommendations given in this book, you can reduce the cloud applications security risks in your organization.This is the book that every Azure solution architect, developer, and IT professional should have on hand when they begin their journey learning about Azure security. It demystifies the multitude of security controls and offers numerous guidelines for Azure, curtailing hours of learning fatigue and confusion. Throughout the book you will learn how to secure your applications using Azure’s native security controls. After reading this book, you will know which security guardrails are available, how effective they are, and what will be the cost of implementing them. The scenarios in this book are real and come from securing enterprise applications and infrastructure running on Azure. What You Will Learn Remediate security risks of Azure applications by implementing the right security controls at the right time Achieve a level of security and stay secure across your Azure environment by setting guardrails to automate secure configurationsProtect the most common reference workloads according to security best practicesDesign secure access control solutions for your Azure administrative access, as well as Azure application access Who This Book Is ForCloud security architects, cloud application developers, and cloud solution architects who work with Azure. It is also a valuable resource for those IT professionals responsible for securing Azure workloads in the enterprise.

Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook

Over 50 recipes to help you build applications hosted on Serverless architecture using Azure Functions. About This Book • Enhance Azure Functions with continuous deployment using Visual Studio Team Services • Learn to deploy and manage cost-effective and highly available serverless applications using Azure Functions • This recipe-based guide will teach you to build a robust serverless environment Who This Book Is For If you are a Cloud administrator, architect, or developer who wants to build scalable systems and deploy serverless applications with Azure functions, then this book is for you. Prior knowledge and hands-on experience with core services of Microsoft Azure is required. What You Will Learn • Develop different event-based handlers supported by serverless architecture supported by Microsoft Cloud Platform – Azure • Integrate Azure Functions with different Azure Services to develop Enterprise-level applications • Get to know the best practices in organizing and refactoring the code within the Azure functions • Test, troubleshoot, and monitor the Azure functions to deliver high-quality, reliable, and robust cloud-centric applications • Automate mundane tasks at various levels right from development to deployment and maintenance • Learn how to develop statefulserverless applications and also self-healing jobs using DurableFunctions In Detail Microsoft provides a solution to easily run small segment of code in the Cloud with Azure Functions. Azure Functions provides solutions for processing data, integrating systems, and building simple APIs and microservices. The book starts with intermediate-level recipes on serverless computing along with some use cases on benefits and key features of Azure Functions. Then, we'll deep dive into the core aspects of Azure Functions such as the services it provides, how you can develop and write Azure functions, and how to monitor and troubleshoot them. Moving on, you'll get practical recipes on integrating DevOps with Azure functions, and providing continuous integration and continous deployment with Visual Studio Team Services. It also provides hands-on steps and tutorials based on real-world serverless use cases, to guide you through configuring and setting up your serverless environments with ease. Finally, you'll see how to manage Azure functions, providing enterprise-level security and compliance to your serverless code architecture. By the end of this book, you will have all the skills required to work with serverless code architecture, providing continuous delivery to your users. Style and approach This recipe-based guide explains the different features of Azure Function by taking a real-world application related to a specific domain. You will learn how to implement automation and DevOps and discover industry best practices to develop applications hosted on serverless architecture using Azure functions.

Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook Second Edition: Build And Monitor Azure Applications Hosted On Serverless Architecture Using Azure Functions, 2nd Edition

Azure Serverless Computing Cookbook, Third Edition: Build And Monitor Azure Applications Hosted On Serverless Architecture Using Azure Functions, 3rd Edition

Build and monitor Azure applications hosted on serverless architecture using Azure functions

Azure SQL Hyperscale Revealed: High-performance Scalable Solutions for Critical Data Workloads

Take a deep dive into the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Service Tier and discover a new form of cloud architecture from Microsoft that supports massive databases. The new horizontally scalable architecture, formerly code-named Socrates, allows you to decouple compute nodes from storage layers. This radically different approach dramatically increases the scalability of the service. This book shows you how to leverage Hyperscale to provide next-level scalability, high throughput, and fast performance from large databases in your environment.The book begins by showing how Hyperscale helps you eliminate many of the problems of traditional high-availability and disaster recovery architecture. You’ll learn how Hyperscale overcomes storage capacity limitations and issues with scale-up times and costs. With Hyperscale, your costs do not increase linearly with database size and you can manage more data than ever at a lower cost.The book teaches you how to deploy, configure, and monitor an Azure SQL Hyperscale database in a production environment. The book also covers migrating your current workloads from traditional architecture to Azure SQL Hyperscale. What You Will LearnUnderstand the advantages of Hyperscale over traditional architectureDeploy a Hyperscale database on the Azure cloud (interactively and with code)Configure the advanced features of the Hyperscale database tierMonitor and scale database performance to suit your needsBack up and restore your Azure SQL Hyperscale databasesImplement disaster recovery and failover capabilityCompare performance of Hyperscale vs traditional architectureMigrate existing databases to the Hyperscale service tierWho This Book Is ForSQL architects, data engineers, and DBAs who want the most efficient and cost-effective cloud technologies to run their critical data workloads, and those seeking rapid scalability and high performance and throughput while utilizing large databases

Azure SQL Revealed: A Guide to the Cloud for SQL Server Professionals

Access detailed content and examples on Azure SQL, a set of cloud services that allows for SQL Server to be deployed in the cloud. This book teaches the fundamentals of deployment, configuration, security, performance, and availability of Azure SQL from the perspective of these same tasks and capabilities in SQL Server. This distinct approach makes this book an ideal learning platform for readers familiar with SQL Server on-premises who want to migrate their skills toward providing cloud solutions to an enterprise market that is increasingly cloud-focused. If you know SQL Server, you will love this book. You will be able to take your existing knowledge of SQL Server and translate that knowledge into the world of cloud services from the Microsoft Azure platform, and in particular into Azure SQL. This book provides information never seen before about the history and architecture of Azure SQL. Author Bob Ward is a leading expert with access to and support fromthe Microsoft engineering team that built Azure SQL and related database cloud services. He presents powerful, behind-the-scenes insights into the workings of one of the most popular database cloud services in the industry.What You Will LearnKnow the history of Azure SQLDeploy, configure, and connect to Azure SQLChoose the correct way to deploy SQL Server in AzureMigrate existing SQL Server instances to Azure SQLMonitor and tune Azure SQL’s performance to meet your needsEnsure your data and application are highly availableSecure your data from attack and theftWho This Book Is ForThis book is designed to teach SQL Server in the Azure cloud to the SQL Server professional. Anyone who operates, manages, or develops applications for SQL Server will benefit from this book. Readers will be able to translate their current knowledge of SQL Server—especially of SQL Server 2019—directly to Azure. This book is ideal for database professionals looking to remain relevant as their customer base moves into the cloud.

Azure Stack Hub Demystified: Building Hybrid Cloud, Iaas, And Paas Solutions

Building hybrid cloud, IaaS, and PaaS solutions

Azure Strategy And Implementation Guide: The Essential Handbook To Cloud Transformation With Azure, 4th Edition

The essential handbook to cloud transformation with Azure

Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide: Up-to-date Information For Organizations New To Azure, 3rd Edition

Learn Azure's cloud capabilities with the help of this introductory guide to employing Azure for your cloud infrastructure needs. Key Features Get a clear overview of Azure's capabilities and benefits, and learn how to get started efficiently Develop the ability to opt for cloud architecture and design that best fits your organization Leverage Azure opportunities for cost savings and optimization Book Description Microsoft Azure is a powerful cloud computing platform that offers a multitude of services and capabilities for organizations of any size moving to a cloud strategy. Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide Third Edition encapsulates the entire spectrum of measures involved in Azure deployment that includes understanding Azure fundamentals, choosing a suitable cloud architecture, building on design principles, becoming familiar with Azure DevOps, and learning best practices for optimization and management. The book begins by introducing you to the Azure cloud platform and demonstrating the substantial scope of digital transformation and innovation that can be achieved by leveraging Azure's capabilities. The guide further acquaints you with practical insights on application modernization, Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) deployment, infrastructure management, key application architectures, best practices of Azure DevOps, and Azure automation. By the end of this book, you will be proficient in driving Azure operations right from the planning and cloud migration stage to cost management and troubleshooting. What you will learn Deploy and run Azure infrastructure services Carry out detailed planning for migrating applications to the cloud with Azure Move underlying code class structure into a serverless model Use a gateway to isolate your services and applications Define roles and responsibilities in DevOps Implement release & deployment coordination and automation Who this book is for Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide Third Edition is designed to benefit Azure architects, cloud solution architects, Azure developers, Azure administrators, and anyone who wants to develop an expertise in operating and administering the Azure cloud. A basic familiarity with operating systems and databases will help you grasp the concepts covered in this book.