Who this book is for

This book is intended for IT professionals working with Hyper-V, the Azure cloud, VMM, and private cloud technology, looking for a quick way to get up to speed with System Center 2012 R2 App Controllers. VMM administrators will also benefit from this book as it addresses managing Azure subscription with App Controller and moving data from the private cloud to public cloud.

To get the most from this book, you should be familiar with Microsoft Hyper-V technology. Knowledge of Virtual Machine Manager is helpful but not necessary. Access to a physical server or cluster running Windows Server 2012 R2 and Hyper-V extensions enabled is necessary to perform the steps related to Hyper-V.

All of the System Center 2012 R2 Components, including Windows Server 2012 R2, are available as a 180-days trial from Microsoft download center.