Description

Book Synopsis


Table of Contents

Introduction xxiii

Assessment Test xxx

Chapter 1 Identity: Azure Active Directory 1

Azure Active Directory 2

Benefits 2

Concepts 4

Azure AD vs. Active Directory Domain Services 4

Azure AD: Licensing 5

Custom Domains in Azure AD 7

Users and Groups 8

User Accounts 8

Group Accounts 26

Azure AD Roles 36

Azure AD Join 37

Benefits 37

Connection Options 38

Self- Service Password Reset 39

Enabling SSPR 39

Authentication Methods 40

Managing Multiple Directories 42

Summary 43

Exam Essentials 44

Review Questions 45

Chapter 2 Compliance and Cloud Governance 49

Azure Regions 50

Facts 51

Regional Pairs 52

Azure Accounts and Subscriptions 53

Azure Accounts 54

Azure Subscriptions 54

Azure Cost Management 57

Plan and Control Expenses 58

Cost Saving Techniques 59

Resource Groups 60

Management Groups 65

Azure Policy 68

Implementing Azure Policy 69

Implementing Initiatives 77

Role- Based Access Control 79

Concepts 80

Azure RBAC Roles 82

Custom RBAC Roles 84

Role Assignment 91

Resource Locks 95

Configuring Locks 97

Resource Tags 99

Use Cases 99

Applying Tags 100

Summary 102

Exam Essentials 102

Review Questions 104

Chapter 3 Virtual Networking 109

Virtual Networks 110

VNet Concepts 111

Address Space 111

Subnets 111

Regions 111

Subscription 112

IP Addressing 113

Static and Dynamic Addressing 113

Private IP Addresses 113

Public IP Address 116

Network Routes 118

System Routes 119

User- Defined Routes 119

Service Endpoints 125

Supported Services 127

Private Endpoint 127

Azure DNS 129

Record Management 131

Private DNS Zones 133

Network Security Groups 137

NSG Concepts 137

NSG Effective Rules 141

Azure Firewall 142

Azure Firewall Rules 142

Implementing Azure Firewall 144

Summary 145

Exam Essentials 146

Review Questions 148

Chapter 4 Intersite Connectivity 153

Azure-to-Azure Connectivity 154

Internet 155

Virtual Network Peering 156

VPN Gateway 165

Virtual Network Peering vs. VPN Gateway 177

Azure to On- Premises Connectivity 178

VPN Gateways 178

ExpressRoute Connections 189

Intersite Connectivity Architecture 193

Virtual WAN 196

Summary 197

Exam Essentials 198

Review Questions 199

Chapter 5 Network Traffic Management 203

Availability Options 204

Availability Sets 205

Availability Zones 207

Service Level Agreement 208

Azure Load Balancer 208

Types of Load Balancers 209

Load Balancer SKUs 212

Configuring Load Balancer 212

Implementing Azure Load Balancer 214

Azure Application Gateway 221

Request Handling Process 222

Routing Methods 223

Configuring Application Gateway 224

Implementing Application Gateway 226

Azure Front Door 235

Azure Traffic Manager 237

Comparing the Load Balancing Solutions 239

Summary 239

Exam Essentials 240

Review Questions 241

Chapter 6 Azure Storage 245

Azure Storage Account 246

Azure Storage Services 247

Azure Blob Storage 247

Azure Files 248

Azure Queues 249

Azure Tables 249

Azure Disks 249

Storage Replication 250

Locally Redundant Storage 250

Zone Redundant Storage 251

Georedundant Storage 252

Geo-zone-Redundant Storage 253

Storage Account Types 255

Storage Account Endpoints 256

Accessing Storage 256

Custom Domain Configuration 256

Securing Storage Endpoints 257

Azure Blob Storage 258

Blob Containers 259

Blob Access Tiers 259

Blob Lifecycle Management 260

Uploading Blobs 261

Storage Security 268

Authorization Options 268

Shared Access Signatures 269

Storage Service Encryption 275

Azure Files and File Sync 276

Azure Files vs. Azure Blobs 276

Managing File Shares 277

Mapping File Shares 279

File Share Snapshots 282

Azure File Sync 285

Managing Storage 288

Azure Storage Explorer 289

AzCopy 291

Import/Export Service 297

Summary 299

Exam Essentials 300

Review Questions 302

Chapter 7 Azure Virtual Machines 307

Virtual Machine Planning 309

Virtual Network 309

Name 309

Location and Pricing 310

Size 311

Storage 312

Operating System 315

Deploying Virtual Machines 315

Connecting to Virtual Machines 320

Windows Connections 320

Linux Connections 324

Azure Bastion 329

Availability of Virtual Machines 334

Scaling Concepts 335

Vertical Scaling 335

Horizontal Scaling 336

Virtual Machine Scale Sets 336

Implementing a Scale Set 337

Autoscaling 340

Summary 342

Exam Essentials 342

Review Questions 343

Chapter 8 Automation, Deployment, and Configuration of Resources 349

Azure Resource Manager 350

ARM Templates 352

Template Design 352

Template Modes 354

Template Sections 355

Composing Templates 361

Exporting Templates 370

Configuring Virtual Hard Disk Templates 374

Create a VM from a VHD 375

Virtual Machine Extensions 376

Custom Script Extension 378

Desired State Configuration 379

Summary 380

Exam Essentials 381

Review Questions 382

Chapter 9 PaaS Compute Options 387

Azure App Service Plans 388

Pricing Tiers 389

Scaling 391

Azure App Services 396

Continuous Deployment 400

Deployment Slots 402

Securing App Service 405

Custom Domains 408

Backup 409

Container Instances 411

Docker 412

Azure Container Instances 415

Container Groups 421

Azure Kubernetes Service 422

Terminology 424

Cluster Components 425

Networking 426

Storage 429

Cluster Upgrade 431

Scaling 432

Summary 438

Exam Essentials 439

Review Questions 440

Chapter 10 Data Protection 445

File and Folder Backups 446

Azure Backup 446

Creating Recovery Services Vault 447

Configuring a Recovery Services Vault 448

Virtual Machine Data Protection 451

Virtual Machine Snapshots 452

Azure Backup 453

Azure Backup Server 463

Azure Site Recovery 466

Summary 469

Exam Essentials 470

Review Questions 471

Chapter 11 Monitoring Resources 475

Azure Monitor 476

Metrics 477

Logs 478

Data Sources 479

Activity Log 480

Azure Alerts 482

Creating Alert Rules 483

Alert States 484

Action Groups 484

Log Analytics 492

Workspace 493

Data Sources 493

Agents Configuration 496

Query Language 497

Network Watcher 502

IP Flow Verify 503

Next Hop 503

Effective Security Rules 505

VPN Troubleshoot 505

Packet Capture 506

Connection Troubleshoot 506

NSG Flow Logs 507

Topology 509

Summary 509

Exam Essentials 510

Review Questions 511

Appendix Answers to the Review Questions 515

Chapter 1: Identity: Azure Active Directory 516

Chapter 2: Compliance and Cloud Governance 517

Chapter 3: Virtual Networking 519

Chapter 4: Intersite Connectivity 520

Chapter 5: Network Traffic Management 521

Chapter 6: Azure Storage 522

Chapter 7: Azure Virtual Machines 524

Chapter 8: Automation, Deployment, and Configuration of Resources 526

Chapter 9: PaaS Compute Options 528

Chapter 10: Data Protection 529

Chapter 11: Monitoring Resources 530

Index 533

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 30/06/2022
    ISBN13: 9781119705154, 978-1119705154
    ISBN10: 1119705150

    Description

    Book Synopsis


    Table of Contents

    Introduction xxiii

    Assessment Test xxx

    Chapter 1 Identity: Azure Active Directory 1

    Azure Active Directory 2

    Benefits 2

    Concepts 4

    Azure AD vs. Active Directory Domain Services 4

    Azure AD: Licensing 5

    Custom Domains in Azure AD 7

    Users and Groups 8

    User Accounts 8

    Group Accounts 26

    Azure AD Roles 36

    Azure AD Join 37

    Benefits 37

    Connection Options 38

    Self- Service Password Reset 39

    Enabling SSPR 39

    Authentication Methods 40

    Managing Multiple Directories 42

    Summary 43

    Exam Essentials 44

    Review Questions 45

    Chapter 2 Compliance and Cloud Governance 49

    Azure Regions 50

    Facts 51

    Regional Pairs 52

    Azure Accounts and Subscriptions 53

    Azure Accounts 54

    Azure Subscriptions 54

    Azure Cost Management 57

    Plan and Control Expenses 58

    Cost Saving Techniques 59

    Resource Groups 60

    Management Groups 65

    Azure Policy 68

    Implementing Azure Policy 69

    Implementing Initiatives 77

    Role- Based Access Control 79

    Concepts 80

    Azure RBAC Roles 82

    Custom RBAC Roles 84

    Role Assignment 91

    Resource Locks 95

    Configuring Locks 97

    Resource Tags 99

    Use Cases 99

    Applying Tags 100

    Summary 102

    Exam Essentials 102

    Review Questions 104

    Chapter 3 Virtual Networking 109

    Virtual Networks 110

    VNet Concepts 111

    Address Space 111

    Subnets 111

    Regions 111

    Subscription 112

    IP Addressing 113

    Static and Dynamic Addressing 113

    Private IP Addresses 113

    Public IP Address 116

    Network Routes 118

    System Routes 119

    User- Defined Routes 119

    Service Endpoints 125

    Supported Services 127

    Private Endpoint 127

    Azure DNS 129

    Record Management 131

    Private DNS Zones 133

    Network Security Groups 137

    NSG Concepts 137

    NSG Effective Rules 141

    Azure Firewall 142

    Azure Firewall Rules 142

    Implementing Azure Firewall 144

    Summary 145

    Exam Essentials 146

    Review Questions 148

    Chapter 4 Intersite Connectivity 153

    Azure-to-Azure Connectivity 154

    Internet 155

    Virtual Network Peering 156

    VPN Gateway 165

    Virtual Network Peering vs. VPN Gateway 177

    Azure to On- Premises Connectivity 178

    VPN Gateways 178

    ExpressRoute Connections 189

    Intersite Connectivity Architecture 193

    Virtual WAN 196

    Summary 197

    Exam Essentials 198

    Review Questions 199

    Chapter 5 Network Traffic Management 203

    Availability Options 204

    Availability Sets 205

    Availability Zones 207

    Service Level Agreement 208

    Azure Load Balancer 208

    Types of Load Balancers 209

    Load Balancer SKUs 212

    Configuring Load Balancer 212

    Implementing Azure Load Balancer 214

    Azure Application Gateway 221

    Request Handling Process 222

    Routing Methods 223

    Configuring Application Gateway 224

    Implementing Application Gateway 226

    Azure Front Door 235

    Azure Traffic Manager 237

    Comparing the Load Balancing Solutions 239

    Summary 239

    Exam Essentials 240

    Review Questions 241

    Chapter 6 Azure Storage 245

    Azure Storage Account 246

    Azure Storage Services 247

    Azure Blob Storage 247

    Azure Files 248

    Azure Queues 249

    Azure Tables 249

    Azure Disks 249

    Storage Replication 250

    Locally Redundant Storage 250

    Zone Redundant Storage 251

    Georedundant Storage 252

    Geo-zone-Redundant Storage 253

    Storage Account Types 255

    Storage Account Endpoints 256

    Accessing Storage 256

    Custom Domain Configuration 256

    Securing Storage Endpoints 257

    Azure Blob Storage 258

    Blob Containers 259

    Blob Access Tiers 259

    Blob Lifecycle Management 260

    Uploading Blobs 261

    Storage Security 268

    Authorization Options 268

    Shared Access Signatures 269

    Storage Service Encryption 275

    Azure Files and File Sync 276

    Azure Files vs. Azure Blobs 276

    Managing File Shares 277

    Mapping File Shares 279

    File Share Snapshots 282

    Azure File Sync 285

    Managing Storage 288

    Azure Storage Explorer 289

    AzCopy 291

    Import/Export Service 297

    Summary 299

    Exam Essentials 300

    Review Questions 302

    Chapter 7 Azure Virtual Machines 307

    Virtual Machine Planning 309

    Virtual Network 309

    Name 309

    Location and Pricing 310

    Size 311

    Storage 312

    Operating System 315

    Deploying Virtual Machines 315

    Connecting to Virtual Machines 320

    Windows Connections 320

    Linux Connections 324

    Azure Bastion 329

    Availability of Virtual Machines 334

    Scaling Concepts 335

    Vertical Scaling 335

    Horizontal Scaling 336

    Virtual Machine Scale Sets 336

    Implementing a Scale Set 337

    Autoscaling 340

    Summary 342

    Exam Essentials 342

    Review Questions 343

    Chapter 8 Automation, Deployment, and Configuration of Resources 349

    Azure Resource Manager 350

    ARM Templates 352

    Template Design 352

    Template Modes 354

    Template Sections 355

    Composing Templates 361

    Exporting Templates 370

    Configuring Virtual Hard Disk Templates 374

    Create a VM from a VHD 375

    Virtual Machine Extensions 376

    Custom Script Extension 378

    Desired State Configuration 379

    Summary 380

    Exam Essentials 381

    Review Questions 382

    Chapter 9 PaaS Compute Options 387

    Azure App Service Plans 388

    Pricing Tiers 389

    Scaling 391

    Azure App Services 396

    Continuous Deployment 400

    Deployment Slots 402

    Securing App Service 405

    Custom Domains 408

    Backup 409

    Container Instances 411

    Docker 412

    Azure Container Instances 415

    Container Groups 421

    Azure Kubernetes Service 422

    Terminology 424

    Cluster Components 425

    Networking 426

    Storage 429

    Cluster Upgrade 431

    Scaling 432

    Summary 438

    Exam Essentials 439

    Review Questions 440

    Chapter 10 Data Protection 445

    File and Folder Backups 446

    Azure Backup 446

    Creating Recovery Services Vault 447

    Configuring a Recovery Services Vault 448

    Virtual Machine Data Protection 451

    Virtual Machine Snapshots 452

    Azure Backup 453

    Azure Backup Server 463

    Azure Site Recovery 466

    Summary 469

    Exam Essentials 470

    Review Questions 471

    Chapter 11 Monitoring Resources 475

    Azure Monitor 476

    Metrics 477

    Logs 478

    Data Sources 479

    Activity Log 480

    Azure Alerts 482

    Creating Alert Rules 483

    Alert States 484

    Action Groups 484

    Log Analytics 492

    Workspace 493

    Data Sources 493

    Agents Configuration 496

    Query Language 497

    Network Watcher 502

    IP Flow Verify 503

    Next Hop 503

    Effective Security Rules 505

    VPN Troubleshoot 505

    Packet Capture 506

    Connection Troubleshoot 506

    NSG Flow Logs 507

    Topology 509

    Summary 509

    Exam Essentials 510

    Review Questions 511

    Appendix Answers to the Review Questions 515

    Chapter 1: Identity: Azure Active Directory 516

    Chapter 2: Compliance and Cloud Governance 517

    Chapter 3: Virtual Networking 519

    Chapter 4: Intersite Connectivity 520

    Chapter 5: Network Traffic Management 521

    Chapter 6: Azure Storage 522

    Chapter 7: Azure Virtual Machines 524

    Chapter 8: Automation, Deployment, and Configuration of Resources 526

    Chapter 9: PaaS Compute Options 528

    Chapter 10: Data Protection 529

    Chapter 11: Monitoring Resources 530

    Index 533

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