Managing Microsoft hybrid clouds : benefit from hybrid cloud scenarios through this detailed guide to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS) /: benefit from hybrid cloud scenarios through this detailed guide to Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services (IaaS). (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marcel van den Berg.
• Authors: Berg, Marcel van den
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Cloud Computing; The way electricity became a utility; The essential characteristics of cloud; Service delivery models; Cloud deployment models; Benefits of public cloud; Barriers for the adoption of the public cloud; Challenges of hybrid cloud; Cattle versus pets; Using cloud successfully; Cloud exit plan; Hybrid cloud to the rescue; Introducing Microsoft Cloud OS; Microsoft hybrid cloud use cases; Summary. Chapter 2: An Introduction to Microsoft Cloud SolutionsCloud first; Windows Server 2012; Microsoft System Center 2012; System Center Configuration Manager; System Center Virtual Machine Manager; System Center Service Manager; System Center Orchestrator; System Center Operations Manager; System Center App Controller; System Center Data Protection Manager; Windows Azure Pack; Microsoft StorSimple; Microsoft SQL Server 2014; Microsoft Azure; Microsoft Azure Services; Stateless versus stateful virtual machines; Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services; Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines. Microsoft Azure StorageAzure Virtual Network; Microsoft Azure Directory Services; Azure Preview; Best effort versus reliable clouds; Microsoft Azure is a best effort cloud; Dedicated versus private virtual clouds; Use case scenarios for Microsoft Azure; Test and development; Temporary processing power; Cloud bursting; Windows Server and Data Protection Manager cloud backup; SQL Server cloud backup; StorSimple seamless backup; SQL Server cloud replica; DFS cloud replica; Disaster recovery; On-premises and cloud feature misalignment; Microsoft Azure security; Microsoft support on Azure. T-shirt virtual machines versus tailor-made virtual machinesMicrosoft Azure cost model; Microsoft Azure service-level agreement; Microsoft software support; Other vendor software support; Microsoft software license mobility; Bring your own application license; Trying Microsoft Azure; Summary; Chapter 3: Understanding the Microsoft Azure Architecture; A look under the hood of Microsoft Azure; Data centers and regions; Zones; Servers used in Azure; Hypervisor used in Azure; The Fabric Controller; Red Dog Front End; Fault domains; Availability set; Update domain; Affinity group. Microsoft Azure StorageStoring blobs, pages, and queues; Storage account; Disks; Disk caching; Containers; Images; Copy of blob storage; Blob lease; Protection of data; Securing data; Storage protocol; Costs of storage; Azure storage tooling; Networking; Azure networking under the hood; Load balancers; Cloud services; IP addressing of virtual machines; Virtual network; Site-to-site VPN; Azure ExpressRoute; Virtual machine network interface; Endpoints; Summary; Chapter 4: Building an Infrastructure on Microsoft Azure; Getting started with Microsoft Azure; The new Azure Management Portal.
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, England Mumbai [India] : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (308 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 004.6782; COMPUTERS -- Networking -- General; Cloud computing; Windows Azure; Computer network architectures; Web services; Business -- Data processing; Cloud computing; Web services; Windows Azure; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781782177173; 1782177175; 1782177167; 9781782177166
• Related ISBNs: 9781782177166
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 18, 2015).
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