To get the most out of this book

It's highly recommended to have knowledge of virtualization and networking, such as Hyper-V/VMware/Citrix, or CCNA .

Having knowledge of other Azure services will be a great benefit. You can check out my other book about Azure Storage at the following link: https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/learning-microsoft-azure-storage.