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Cloud Computing for Beginners with Microsoft Azure

Name: Cloud Computing for Beginners with Microsoft Azure
Rating: 4.0 (331 reviews)

Learn the basics of cloud computing and start using Azure services; from virtual machines, to databases and web apps.

Created byEduardo Rosas Osorno

Last updated 1/2017

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What you'll learn

Understand what cloud computing is.
Identify the categories in to which cloud services can be clasified.
Create, scale and add content to web applications hosted on Microsoft Azure.
Add content to web apps from Visual Studio, through FTP and Dropbox.
Create, publish and scale cloud services.
Create, connect and manage Virtual Machines.
Attach disks to and scale Virtual Machines.
Manage and connect to Databases hosted in Azure.
Learn to use Azure's management tools from Visual Studio, Windows PowerShell and cross-platform Command-Line Interface.

Course content

8 sections • 51 lectures • 4h 30m total length

Intro to the course.3:43
Explore cloud computing fundamentals with Microsoft Azure, including Azure websites, cloud services, virtual machines, databases, and management tools for cross-platform control.
Azure subscriptions4:21
The New Azure Portal1:39
Now the default Portal is the Azure Portal located at portal.azure.com, changing the legacy portal that can still be accessed from manage.windowazure.com.
Getting the Tools3:14
Install the necessary tools to get started with this course.
[DEPRECATED] Getting the tools.2:10
Download the Azure SDK that matches your Visual Studio version, set up your Microsoft account and subscription, and install the tools to use Azure from Visual Studio.
What is cloud computing?2:58
Learn how cloud computing provides internet-accessible hardware and services, with provider maintenance and pay-as-you-go pricing, enabling you to save money compared with on-premises data centers.
Software as a Service2:34
Platform as a Service2:24
Infrastructure as a Service2:17
Explore infrastructure as a service, where data centers and virtualization are managed by providers, letting you deploy virtual machines and configure networks and storage while you manage your software.
What is Microsoft Azure?2:09
Explore Microsoft Azure, a cloud platform offering compute, data, application, and network services, including virtual machines, websites, storage, SQL databases, Active Directory, and CDN; next lecture covers Azure Websites.
Accessing the Classic and the New Portal2:43

Intro to Azure websites2:55
Creating a web app on Microsoft Azure3:28
Scaling the website from the Azure Management Portal6:08
Scale your Azure web app from the classic Azure portal by upgrading from free to standard, enabling auto-scaling with min and max instances, and configuring metrics and schedules.
Adding content to the website through FTP9:24
Adding content to the website through Visual Studio4:50
Adding content to the website through Dropbox!7:55
Learn how to add content to a web application using Dropbox in Azure, set up deployment from source control, and manage syncs, logs, and rollback options.

Intro to Azure App Service3:56
Let's talk briefly about Azure App Service and Azure App Service plans.
Azure App Service Plan4:57
Talking about what an App Service Plan is and how it is useful.
Creating an App Service Plan7:14
Create an app service plan in the Azure portal by choosing a name, subscription, resource group, operating system, location, and pricing tier, then deploy and pin to the dashboard.
Creating a Web App Service15:30
Create a WordPress web app in Azure App Service via marketplace, Visual Studio Code, or Visual Studio, and deploy it to the internet.
Scaling the Web App (through the App Service Plan)4:08
Learn to scale an app service plan with scale out, adding multiple identical instances while comparing scale up and scale out for better resource control.
Manually Scaling an App Service Plan2:21
Scaling an App Service Plan by CPU usage5:12
Auto scale out the app service by cpu usage, setting a minimum and maximum number of instances with a 70–90 percent target range to adjust capacity.
Scaling an App Service Plan by Schedule and Performance Rules7:53

Intro to Cloud Services inside Azure2:07
Creating a Cloud Service5:03
Publishing a Cloud Service4:10
Publish a cloud service from Visual Studio to Azure by selecting your subscription, environment, and region, then monitor deployment or upload a deployment package for production.
Scaling your Cloud Service7:29
Learn to scale an Azure cloud service by adjusting web role instances and VM sizes, using the Azure portal to set schedules, and enabling metric-based or queue-based autoscaling.
Monitoring the Cloud Service1:59

Creating a VM12:34
Create a virtual machine in Azure using the gallery templates, selecting server versions, pricing tier, and configurations, then provision and access via remote desktop.
Connecting to the VM with a remote desktop6:32
Adding Virtual Hard Drives to the VM4:50
Attach an empty disk to your virtual machine and set it to 10 GB. Initialize the disk, create a simple volume, format it as NTFS, and assign a drive letter.
Managing and scaling the VM4:24
Configure and manage Azure virtual machines by using availability sets to improve uptime, handle restarts during updates, and scale cloud services with multiple virtual machine instances in the same set.
Capturing an Image from the VM6:30
Capture an Image from the VM so you can create clones of that VM.

[New Portal] Creating a Virtual Machine15:58
Using the New Azure Portal to create a Virtual Machine.
[New Portal] Connecting to VM10:41
Connecting to a VM using the Remote Desktop Connection.
[New Portal] Attaching virtual disks5:55
[New Portal] Formatting virtual disks for use inside the virtual machine5:51
Before being able to use this attached virtual hardrives from within the virtual machine, we need to format them so the system recognizes them. It is not just about attaching them from the Azure portal, we need to do some quick configurations. On Windows, this is done almost automatically.

Intro to chapter2:16
Explore azure databases from relational options like SQL Server on a virtual machine to Ascher's sequel database, and non-relational table storage, with future focus on firewall setup and import/export.
Azure SQL Database0:39
Create Azure SQL Database4:17
Create an Azure SQL Database through the management portal by selecting custom create, naming the database, choosing a subscription, selecting basic or premium, configuring collation, and associating a server.
Connecting to the Azure SQL Database from SQL Server Management Studio4:07
Connect to an azure sql database from sql server management studio by configuring firewall rules, using the server name, and logging in with sql server authentication.
Billing0:33
Business continuity: Copying, exporting and importing the Database11:23
Connecting to applications0:26

Intro to chapter2:10
Discover how to manage Azure services using Linux command-line interfaces, harness Visual Studio, and wield PowerShell to control cloud resources.
Managing Azure Services from Visual Studio10:36
Connect to your Azure subscription from Visual Studio, manage Azure resources directly, create virtual machines and cloud services, and deploy mobile services with integrated emulators for testing.
Managing Azure Services from Power Shell10:24
Learn to manage Azure services from PowerShell, connect to your Azure account, set a default subscription, and manage websites using command lets to create, start, stop, and delete them.
Managing Azure Services from Cross-Platform Command Line Interface10:39
Learn to manage Azure services from a cross-platform command line interface, install macOS CLI tools, link your Azure subscription, and manage virtual machines via the terminal.
The end :')2:27

Requirements

For modules 2 and 3 you need to have a basic understanding of web apps or web pages. ASP.NET is recommended for 3rd module, although is not necesary.
Basic understanding of Virtual Machines is recommended for module 4.
Basic understanding of databases is recommended for module 5.
Install SQL Server Management Studio 2014 (optional for module 5)
A Windows computer (Optional for PowerShell use)
A Linux computer (optional for managing with CLI in last module)

Description

Learn the basics about Microsoft Azure services such as Web Applications, App Services, Cloud Services, Virtual Machines and Databases using the classic and new Azure Portals.

Migrate your web apps, services, virtual machines and databases to Azure and the cloud! This increases availability, scalability and can even be cheaper than your current solution!

Enroll now, if by the time you finish this course you are not entirely happy with its content, or the way I answered to your questions, you can have your money back! You have a 30 day money back guarantee, no questions asked.

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With this course you will not only fully understand what cloud computing is and how it's classified, you will also learn to host your solutions and applications in Azure.

If you have a website or web app, you'll learn to upload it to Azure.
Create your own web app from scratch using Azure and Wordpress.
If you have a web service, you'll learn to host it in Azure.
If you want a Virtual Machine without having to install Virtualization Software, download ISOs, and that are available even if you don't have your computer, you'll learn to create VMs hosted in Azure.
If you want a database to connect to your ADO .NET, JDBC, ODBC and/or PHP apps that is hosted in the cloud, you'll learn how to create one.
And you'll learn how to manage your services from almost anywhere.

By the end of this course you will have the knowledge to host your web sites, web apps, web services, virtual machines and databases in the cloud with Microsoft Azure services.

With websites in Azure you can quickly create a website based on a template.
With web apps you can quickly deploy your ASP .NET apps or Wordpress sites right from Visual Studio to the cloud.
With Cloud Services you can host web services in Azure and scale them to your needs.
With Virtual Machines in Azure, you can create a VM with virtually any Operating System, attach disks to it and get the image so you can later create more VMs based on that image.
With databases hosted in Azure you can have databases all over the world that are always available.

Learn how you can do all that and more with this course!

Enroll now and jump to the cloud! Scalable, reliable, always available and non-expensive services for all your needs.

Who this course is for:

This course is for those who want to start learning about cloud computing and some of the services that Azure offers.
This course is probably not for you if you are looking for advanced cloud services usage, this course only covers the basics of how things are done.
If you want to upgrade your services from on-premisses to the cloud, you are in the right place.

Cloud Computing for Beginners with Microsoft Azure

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Course content

Getting started with cloud computing and Microsoft Azure11 lectures • 30min

[Classic Portal] Azure websites6 lectures • 35min

[New Portal] Azure App Services8 lectures • 51min

Cloud services5 lectures • 21min

Virtual Machines5 lectures • 35min

[New Portal] Virtual Machines4 lectures • 38min

Databases7 lectures • 24min

Management Tools5 lectures • 36min

Requirements

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