MicrosoftAzureisoneoftheupcomingcloudplatformsthatprovidecost-effectivesolutionsandservicestohelpbusinessesovercomecomplexinfrastructure-relatedchallenges.ThisbookwillhelpyouscaleyourcloudadministrationskillswithMicrosoftAzure.LearnAzureAdministrationstartswithanintroductiontothemanagementofAzuresubscriptions,andthentakesyouthroughAzureresourcemanagement.Next,you'llconfigureandmanagevirtualnetworksandfindouthowtointegratethemwithasetofAzureservices.You'llthenhandletheidentityandsecurityforuserswiththehelpofAzureActiveDirectory,andmanageaccessfromasingleplaceusingpoliciesanddefinedroles.Asyouadvance,you'llgettogripswithreceiptstomanageavirtualmachine.ThenextsetofchapterswillteachyouhowtosolveadvancedproblemssuchasDDoSprotection,loadbalancing,andnetworkingforcontainers.You'llalsolearnhowtosetupfileservers,alongwithmanagingandstoringbackups.Later,you'llreviewmonitoringsolutionsandbackupplansforahostofservices.ThelastsetofchapterswillhelpyoutointegratedifferentserviceswithAzureEventGrid,AzureAutomation,andAzureLogicApps,andteachyouhowtomanageAzureDevOps.BytheendofthisAzurebook,you'llbeproficientenoughtoeasilyadministeryourAzure-basedcloudenvironment.