Florian Klaffenbach & Jan-Henrik Damaschke 
Deployment of Microsoft Azure Cloud Solutions [EPUB ebook] 
A complete guide to cloud development using Microsoft Azure

Master all the important and tough decision-making aspects involved in architecting an Azure public cloud for your organization.

Key Features

• Deploy Azure Active Directory and implement synchronization


• Manage storage solutions with Azure network services


• Implement Azure cloud based on organizational requirements

Book Description

Microsoft Azure has numerous effective solutions that shape the future of any business. Over the years, Azure cloud services have grown quickly, and the number of organizations adopting Azure for their cloud services is also gradually increasing. Leading industry giants are finding that Azure fulfills their extensive cloud requirements.

Deploying Azure Solutions starts with an extensive introduction to all the categories of designs available with Azure. These design patterns focus on different aspects of the cloud such as high availability, data management, and so on.

You will learn various aspects such as building your cloud structure and architecture. You will also have a brief understanding of the different types of services provided by Azure, such as Azure functions and Azure Analytics, which can prove beneficial for an organization. You will learn each and every aspect and function required to develop an Azure cloud based on your organizational requirements.

By the end of this Learning Path, you will be able to develop a full-fledged Azure cloud as well as implement Azure solutions such as networking, storage, and cloud effectively.

This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products:

• Implementing Azure Solutions by Florian Klaffenbach, Jan-Henrik Damaschke, Oliver Michalski


• Azure for Architects by Ritesh Modi

What you will learn

• Implement routing and network devices


• Understand the working of different storage accounts in Azure


• Plan, deploy, and secure virtual machines


• Deploy and manage Azure Containers


• Familiarize yourself with the components of the Azure Cloud platform


• Use enterprise security guidelines for your Azure deployment


• Design and implement Serverless solutions


• Understand cloud architecture and the deployment pipeline

Who this book is for

Deploying Azure Solutions is for IT architects, system and network admins, and Dev Ops engineers who are aware of Azure solutions and want to implement them for their organization. Prior basic knowledge of the Azure Cloud platform is good to have.

Florian Klaffenbach is currently working as Technology Solutions Professional at Microsoft. He is one of the well-known experts when it comes to hybrid cloud scenarios, cloud connectivity, and cloud environment optimization. Before he started at Microsoft, he worked at several companies in different roles, like as technical Community Manager and Solution Expert at Dell or Solutions Architect at CGI Germany. He is also one of Packt’s authors and worked on books like Implementing Azure Solutions first and second edition and multi-cloud for architect. He spends his free time with his wife and little son and is currently waiting for his second son. Jan-Henrik Damaschke is an IT Consultant for Security, Network, and Infrastructure from Germany. He was MVP awarded in the categories of Enterprise Security, Power Shell, and Azure Stack. PKI implementation and management is one of his core competencies as well as cloud-related security. He writes articles on security-related topics and is involved in many community events as a speaker as well as an organizer. He is passionate about sharing knowledge with others. For this purpose, he is member of the Microsoft Student Partner program and is engaged on forums and on other platforms. He was also the author on the first edition of this book Implementing Azure Solutions. Oliver Michalski started in 1999 with his IT carrier as a Web Developer. Now, he is a Senior Software Engineer for Microsoft .NET and an SOA Architect. He also works as an Independent Enterprise Consultant in the field Microsoft Azure. When he started in 2011 with Microsoft Azure, there was no Azure Community on the German market. Therefore, Oliver founded the Azure Community Germany (ACD). Oliver is Chairman of the Azure Community Germany, and since April 2016 and July 2017, he has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Microsoft Azure. Oliver is author (co-author) of Implementing Azure Solutions and Implementing Azure Cloud Design Patterns, both available from Packt Publishing. Ritesh Modi is an ex Microsoft senior technology evangelist and Microsoft regional lead. He has worked on Ethereum and Solidity, extensively helping and advising companies. Ritesh is a regular speaker on blockchain and Solidity at conferences and local meetups. He is an architect, evangelist, speaker, and a known leader for his contributions toward blockchain, data centers, Azure Bots, cognitive services, Dev Ops, Artificial Intelligence, and automation. He is the author of five books.