Azure for Decision Makers : The Essential Guide to Azure for Business Leaders / Jack Lee, Jason Milgram, and David Rendón.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Jack, 1913-2002, author.

Milgram, Jason, author.

Rendón, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windows Azure.

Cloud computing.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing Ltd, [2023]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Biography/History:

Lee Jack: Jack Lee is a Microsoft MVP and an Azure Certified Solutions Architect with a passion for software development, cloud, and DevOps innovations. He is an active Microsoft tech community contributor and has presented at various user groups and conferences, among them the Global Azure Bootcamp at Microsoft Canada. Jack is an experienced mentor and judge at hackathons and is also the president of a user group that focuses on Azure, DevOps, and software development. He has authored numerous books published by Packt, notably Azure for Architects, Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide, and Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure. In addition, he has earned multiple certifications including Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert and Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert. Milgram Jason: Jason Milgram is a Microsoft MVP since 2010 and the SVP, Azure Leader at OZ Digital, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL. As a public speaker, Jason has given over 100 presentations at conferences and user groups on cloud computing, Microsoft Azure, Enterprise Mobility + Security, and launching a tech start-up. Prior to OZ, Jason was CTO, Financial Services at Hitachi Solutions in Irvine, CA, Chief Architect at i3 in Fairfax, VA, Chief Architect at SAIC in Reston, VA, 1st VP Cloud Solutions Architect at City National Bank of Florida in Miami, and VP Platform Architecture & Engineering at Champion Solutions Group in Boca Raton, FL. Rendon David: David Rendon, Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, is a highly regarded expert in the Azure cloud platform. With over 15 years of experience as an IT professional, he has been deeply committed to Microsoft technologies, especially Azure, since 2010. With a proven track record of leading and driving strategic success, David has over seven years of management experience, technical leadership, and collaboration skills. David delivers private technical training classes worldwide, covering EMEA, South America, and the US, and he is a frequent speaker at renowned IT events such as Microsoft Ignite, Global Azure, and local user group gatherings in the US, Europe, and Latin America.

Summary:

Develop expertise in Azure to plan, guide, and lead a streamlined modernization processKey FeaturesExplore core Azure infrastructure technologies and solutionsAchieve smooth app migration and modernization goals with cloud designMaster Azure architecture and adopt it to scale your business globallyPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionAzure for Decision Makers provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates in cloud security, hybrid cloud and multi-cloud solutions, and cloud migration in Azure. This book is a must-have introduction to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, demonstrating the substantial scope of digital transformation and innovation that can be achieved with Azure's capabilities. The first set of chapters will get you up to speed with Microsoft Azure's evolution before showing you how to integrate it into your existing IT infrastructure. Next, you’ll gain practical insights into application migration and modernization, focusing mainly on migration planning, implementation, and best practices. Throughout the book, you’ll get the information you need to spearhead a smooth migration and modernization process, detailing Azure infrastructure as a service (IaaS) deployment, infrastructure management, and key application architectures. The concluding chapters will help you to identify and incorporate best practices for cost optimization and management, Azure DevOps, and Azure automation. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to lead end-to-end Azure operations for your organization and effectively cost-optimize your processes ─ from the planning and cloud migration stage through to troubleshooting.What you will learnFind out how to optimize business costs with AzureStrategize the migration of applications to the cloud with AzureSmooth out the deployment and running of Azure infrastructure servicesEffectively define roles, responsibilities, and governance frameworks in DevOpsMaximize the utility of Azure security fundamentals and best practicesAdopt best practices to make the most of your Azure deploymentWho this book is forAzure for Decision Makers is for business and IT decision makers who want to choose the right technology solutions for their businesses and optimize their management processes. It’ll help you develop expertise in operating and administering the Azure cloud. This book will also be useful for CIOs and CTOs looking to understand more about how IT can make their business infrastructure more efficient and easier to use, which will reduce friction within their organization. Knowledge of Azure is helpful, but not necessary to get the most out of this guide.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Evolution of Microsoft Azure

IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

Public, private, hybrid, multicloud, and edge

Importance of the shared responsibility model

Reasons for adopting Azure

High availability and scalability

Reliability and predictability

Hybrid flexibility

Innovation

Thinking about cloud management, migration, security, and governance

Cost management

Migration and deployment

Configuration management

Unified governance, risk management, and compliance

Observability and resiliency

Security and control

Bringing it all together

Start building with Azure

Summary

Chapter 2: Modernizing with Hybrid, Multicloud, and Edge Computing

Reasons for embracing hybrid, multicloud, and edge computing

Motivations and business outcomes

Additional considerations

What makes a hybrid, multicloud, and edge strategy successful?

Identifying and addressing concerns

How Microsoft Azure helps?

Mapping strategic intentions

Unified operations - one set of tools and processes

Key impacts

Thinking about workloads and architecture

Use cases and technical considerations

Looking at efficiency, reliability, security, and compliance

Microsoft Azure reference architectures

Important operational considerations

Design, build, and orchestrate with modern practices

Utilize monitoring and analytics for operational insights

Testing

Chapter 3: Migration and Modernization

Benefits of modernization and migration to the cloud

Reasons for choosing Azure

The three stages of migration and modernization

Two versatile frameworks for cloud adoption

Maximizing the value of your cloud investment

Additional tools for maximizing your cloud investment.

Workload migration scenarios

Achieving cloud scale and maximizing performance

Enterprise-grade backup and disaster recovery on Azure

Azure migration and modernization best practices and support

Chapter 4: Maximizing Azure Security Benefits for Your Organization

Identity and access management

Security benefits of Azure

Security best practices for identity and access control in Azure

Delivering intelligent security analytics and threat intelligence using Microsoft Sentinel

Searching, analyzing, and visualizing data in Microsoft Sentinel

Global prerequisites

Enabling Microsoft Sentinel using the Azure portal

Setting up data connectors

Securing your workloads using the Microsoft cloud security benchmark

Steps to implement the Microsoft cloud security benchmark for securing Azure workloads

Enabling visibility, detection, and response to threats using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Enhancing organizational security with Microsoft Defender for Identity

Protecting devices against advanced threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Securing sensitive data and meeting regulations with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Secure infrastructure everywhere: Deploying hybrid security solutions from the cloud to the edge

Securing your Kubernetes clusters in Azure: protecting against threats and vulnerabilities

Chapter 5: Automation and Governance in Azure

Automate provisioning of Azure resources using IaC

Streamline infrastructure management with IaC

Principles of IaC

Microsoft-native IaC frameworks

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates

Bicep

Popular third-party IaC frameworks

Automate ARM templates and Bicep with Azure DevOps and GitHub

Best practices for using Azure DevOps and GitHub for IaC on Azure

Improve governance with Azure.

Implement governance on Azure

Implement Azure Policy

Define Azure Blueprints

Use role-based access control (RBAC)

Monitor and audit your Azure environment

Use Azure Advisor

Analyze your cloud inventory with Azure Resource Graph

Manage your cloud spending

Five disciplines of cloud governance

Chapter 6: Maximizing Efficiency and Cost Savings in Azure

Cost optimization with the Microsoft Azure Well‑Architected Framework

Incorporating Azure Advisor best practice recommendations for cost savings

Implementing cost management best practices

Effective budgeting for Azure services

Chapter 7: Next Steps

Index

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Protecting devices against advanced threats with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781837637751

183763775X

OCLC:

1397571386