What this book covers

Chapter 1, An Introduction to Cloud Computing,introduces the concepts of cloud computing and compares cloud to the usage of electricity as a utility.

Chapter 2, An Introduction to Microsoft Cloud Solutions, provides an overview of the Microsoft solutions that are used to build a hybrid cloud.

Chapter 3, Understanding the Microsoft Azure Architecture, explains the Azure components that are used to offer the Azure services. This chapter provides a look under the hood of Azure to understand how things work.

Chapter 4, Building an Infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, explains how to create storage and networking required to build your first virtual machine on Azure.

Chapter 5, Connecting to Microsoft Azure, deals with establishing connections with the Azure datacenter.

Chapter 6, Managing the Microsoft Hybrid Cloud, shows you how to manage the Azure Active Directory and carry out efficient management. This chapter will explain how PowerShell can be used to automate tasks.

Chapter 7, High Availability, Protection, and Recovery using Microsoft Azure, explains how Azure can be used to both protect on-premises servers and servers running on Azure.

Chapter 8, Migrating to Microsoft Azure, explains the tools that are available for the migration of servers to Azure.

Chapter 9, Summary and a Look into the Near Future, concludes this book and provides a look into the future of Azure.

Appendix, Configuration Maximums, provides an overview of the configuration maximums of Microsoft Azure.