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Learn Azure Administration - Second Edition

You're reading from Learn Azure Administration - Second Edition

Product type Book

Published in Dec 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837636112

Pages 346 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Author (1):

Kamil Mrzygłód

Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Introduction to Azure for Azure Administrators

2. Chapter 1: Azure Fundamentals

3. Chapter 2: Basics of Infrastructure as Code

4. Part 2: Networking for Azure Administrator

5. Chapter 3: Understanding Azure Virtual Networks

6. Chapter 4: Exploring Azure Load Balancer

7. Part 3: Administration of Azure Virtual Machines

8. Chapter 5: Provisioning Azure Virtual Machines

9. Chapter 6: Configuring Virtual Machine Extensions

10. Chapter 7: Configuring Backups

11. Chapter 8: Configuring and Managing Disks

12. Part 4: Azure Storage for Administrators

13. Chapter 9: Configuring Blob Storage

14. Chapter 10: Azure Files and Azure File Sync

15. Chapter 11: Azure Storage Security and Additional Tooling

16. Part 5: Governance and Monitoring

17. Chapter 12: Using Azure Policy

18. Chapter 13: Azure Monitor and Alerts

19. Chapter 14: Azure Log Analytics

20. Chapter 15: Exploring Network Watcher

21. Index

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22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

This chapter was dedicated to Azure Load Balancer and gave you a detailed introduction to the topic of load balancing in Azure. Remember that this service is not the only Azure component that can be used for load balancing. However, as we’re focusing on low-level infrastructure and administrative tasks in general, being familiar with the basics of Azure Load Balancer is crucial to be able to effectively manage resources in Azure. The topics that were presented in this chapter (setting up Azure Load Balancer, its configuration, health probes, and load balancing rules) will come in handy when you’re setting up IaaS-based infrastructure in your projects.

This was also the last chapter of Part 2 of this book. The next chapter will begin Part 3 – Administration of Azure Virtual Machines. Everything you’ve learned so far will be extremely important in the upcoming chapters, as lots of things related to Azure VMs are rooted in their networking components...

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Authors (1)

Kamil Mrzygłód

Kamil Mrzygłód is a technical lead and technology advisor, working with multiple companies on designing and implementing Azure-based systems and platforms. He's a former Microsoft Azure Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and certified trainer, who shares his knowledge via various channels, including conference speeches and open source projects and contributions. Kamil lives in Poland with his two cats and one dog, dedicating some of his time to video games, cooking, and traveling.

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