What this book covers
Chapter 1, What Is Azure Stack Hub?, provides an introduction to Azure Stack Hub and how it fits into the Azure ecosystem, alongside a detailed understanding of typical usage scenarios for Azure Stack Hub.
Chapter 2, Azure Stack Architecture, details the building blocks and the concepts that underpin Azure Stack Hub infrastructure and architecture.
Chapter 3, Azure Stack Hub Deployment, details the deployment process and all the necessary prerequisites that need to be in place for a successful deployment, including critical decision points while planning a deployment of Azure Stack Hub.
Chapter 4, Exploring Azure Stack Hub Identity, provides an in-depth look at the identity management options for Azure Stack Hub, including Azure Active Directory and Active Directory Federation Services.
Chapter 5, Securing Your Azure Stack Hub Instance, covers Azure Stack Hub infrastructure security and compliance, including best practice approaches for securing an Azure Stack Hub instance and tackling breaches if they occur.
Chapter 6, Considering DevOps in Azure Stack Hub, details the concepts and practices for DevOps and how they relate to Azure Stack Hub, including details of the DevOps pipeline.
Chapter 7, Working with Resource Manager Templates, explains the authoring and deployment of Azure Resource Manager templates with Azure Stack Hub using Visual Studio Code, GitHub, and PowerShell.
Chapter 8, Working with Offers, Plans, and Quotas, explains how to create and offer services and resources from Azure Stack Hub to end customers via a subscription.
Chapter 9, Realizing Azure Marketplace, provides an overview of the Azure Marketplace and how it relates to Azure Stack Hub, including syndication and offline use.
Chapter 10, Interpreting Virtual Networking, details infrastructure as a service, including offering network services from Azure Stack Hub, with a focus on software-defined networking.
Chapter 11, Grasping Storage and Compute Fundamentals, provides an in-depth look at the storage and compute features available in Azure Stack Hub, including storage accounts, blobs, virtual machines, and more.
Chapter 12, Monitoring and Managing Azure Stack Hub, explains how to manage and monitor an Azure Stack Hub instance, including integration with common tools such as System Center Operations Manager.
Chapter 13, Licensing Models in Azure Stack Hub, provides a walk-through of the different licensing options for Azure Stack Hub for Windows and SQL running on the virtualization platform of Azure Stack Hub
Chapter 14, Incorporating Billing Models, details how consumption is tracked and billed across the different billing options in Azure Stack Hub, including the different metering tools and connection to the Azure public cloud subscription.
Chapter 15, Troubleshooting and Support, covers the integrated support model and troubleshooting tips for common problems seen in Azure Stack Hub.
