Learning microsoft azure : a comprehensive guide to cloud application development using microsoft azure / Geoff Webber-Cross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Webber-Cross, Geoff, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Cloud computing.

Internet programming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you are a developer interested in building systems for Microsoft Azure, with an understanding of efficient cloud-based application development, then this is the book for you.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Azure; An overview of cloud computing; Microsoft Azure overview; Selecting a Microsoft Azure solution; Infrastructure capabilities; Platform capabilities; Cost; Decision flow diagrams; Administration of Microsoft Azure systems; Choosing a subscription; Creating a Microsoft Azure account; Adding a subscription; Exploring the portal; The top toolbar; The side toolbar; The bottom toolbar; Examining Microsoft Azure services; Compute services

WebsitesVirtual machines; Mobile services; Cloud services; Data services; SQL Server Database; Storages; HDInsight; Cache; Recovery services; App services; Media services; Service Bus; Visual Studio Online; BizTalk Services; Scheduler; Active Directory (AD); Network services; Virtual Network; Traffic Manager; Summary; Questions; Answers; Chapter 2: Designing a System for Microsoft Azure; Designing scalable and resilient systems; Systems architecture; A case study of a small business system; System requirements; Identifying subsystems; Customer website design; Administration system design

System integrationIdentifying critical systems; Selecting services; Conclusion of the small business case study; A case study of an enterprise system - Azure Bakery; System requirements; Sales requirements; Production requirements; Supply requirements; Identifying subsystems; Sales subsystems; Production subsystems; Supply subsystems; System design; System design - the sales customer phone app; System design - sales order processor; Sales system integration; Identifying critical services; Selecting Microsoft Azure Services; Selecting common services; Selecting sales services

Selecting production servicesSelecting supply services; Conclusion of an enterprise system case study - Azure Bakery; Designing platform environments; Common environment roles; Example environment sets; Using website deployment slots; Using cloud service staging environments; Summary; Questions; Answers; Chapter 3: Starting to Develop with Microsoft Azure; Preparing our development environment; Setting up software; Mobile development; The Microsoft Azure SDK; Checking for Visual Studio updates; Creating a website; Configuring a website in the portal; Creating a Visual Studio Online project

Creating a Visual Studio Online accountCreating a Visual Studio Online project; Setting up continuous deployment; Adding a solution to source control; Configuring continuous deployment; Examining the build definition; Setting up alerts; Summary; Questions; Answers; Chapter 4: Creating and Managing a Windows Azure SQL Server Database; Creating a database using the Azure management portal; Building a database using Entity Framework (EF) Code First Migrations; Creating the data model; Configuring a database context; Linking an authenticated user to the model; Configuring the connection string

Enabling migrations and updating the database

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 29, 2014).

ISBN:

9781782173380

1782173382

OCLC:

893652396