Chapter 4: Managing Azure

1. You don't need anything when you create a virtual machine using the Azure portal. When you use the command line, you need virtual networks with the following:

   A resource group

   Azure Virtual Network (VNet)

   A configured subnet

   A network security group

   A public IP address

   A network interface

2. You need name services such as Diagnostics and Monitoring, which require a storage account.
3. Sometimes (for instance, for a storage account), the name must be unique. A prefix combined with a randomly generated number is a nice way to make the name recognizable and unique.
4. To define the IP range that can be used within a virtual network.
5. To create one or more subnets within the virtual network that can be isolated or routed to each other, without going outside the virtual network.
6. A network security group provides ACLs for the network and provides port-forwarding to the virtual machines or containers.
7. Traffic from the virtual machine to the internet...