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Implementing Azure Solutions

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Product type Paperback

Published in May 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786467850

Length 518 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (3):

Klaffenbach

Michalski

Jan-Henrik Damaschke

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Authors

About the Reviewers

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Preface

1. Getting Started with Azure Implementation

2. Azure Resource Manager and Tools FREE CHAPTER

3. Deploying and Synchronizing Azure Active Directory

4. Implementing Azure Networks

5. Implementing and Securing Azure Storage Accounts

6. Planning and Deploying Virtual Machines in Azure

7. Implementing Azure Cloud Services

8. Implementing Azure Container Service

9. Implementing Azure Security

10. Skill Wrap Up and Migration Scenario

On-premises infrastructure scenario

In our scenario, we are looking for a traditional corporate IT infrastructure with the following components:

Microsoft Active Directory
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server (general standard)
Microsoft Skype for Business Server
Document management system based on SMB shares
Public website based on TYPO3 CMS
Backup services
File servers

The customer has three main offices—one in EMEA, one in the US, and one in Japan. Additionally, he has twenty more offices around the globe and two more offices in China. All these offices are currently supported by three data centers—one data center in EMEA, one in the US, and one in Hong Kong. The customer has around 4,000 users, where 25% are in the Americas, 50% are in EMEA and 25% are in APAC.

The company is also using Salesforce to maintain their customer relationships and opportunities.

Background network infrastructure

Luckily, the customer already has a fully meshed MPLS network from one of the major Internet...

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Authors (3)

Klaffenbach

Klaffenbach

Florian Klaffenbach is currently working as a technology solutions professional at Microsoft. He is a well-known expert when it comes to hybrid cloud scenarios, cloud connectivity, and cloud environment optimization. Before he started at Microsoft, he worked at several companies in different roles, such as technical community manager and solution expert at Dell, and solutions architect at CGI Germany. He is also one of Packt's authors and has worked on books such as Multi-Cloud for Architects and Implementing Azure Solutions, first and second edition. He spends his free time with his wife and his two little sons.

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Michalski

Michalski

Oliver Michalski started in 1999 with his IT carrier as a Web Developer. Now, he is a Senior Software Engineer for Microsoft .NET and an SOA Architect. He also works as an Independent Enterprise Consultant in the field Microsoft Azure. When he started in 2011 with Microsoft Azure, there was no Azure Community on the German market. Therefore, Oliver founded the Azure Community Germany (ACD). Oliver is Chairman of the Azure Community Germany, and since April 2016 and July 2017, he has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Microsoft Azure. Oliver is author (co-author) of Implementing Azure Solutions and Implementing Azure Cloud Design Patterns, both available from Packt Publishing.

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Jan-Henrik Damaschke

Jan-Henrik Damaschke

Jan-Henrik Damaschke is an IT Consultant for Security, Network, and Infrastructure from Germany. He was MVP awarded in the categories of Enterprise Security, PowerShell, and AzureStack. PKI implementation and management is one of his core competencies as well as cloud-related security. He writes articles on security-related topics and is involved in many community events as a speaker as well as an organizer. He is passionate about sharing knowledge with others. For this purpose, he is member of the Microsoft Student Partner program and is engaged on forums and on other platforms. He was also the author on the first edition of this book Implementing Azure Solutions.

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