Preface

Cloud computing is one of the cornerstones of today’s IT infrastructure. With platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, you’re able to build complex computer systems with ease and without any cumbersome management of hardware installation and supplies. Managing cloud platforms, though, is not the same as managing on-premises installations. It is a challenge, which this book intends to help you with.

In this book, you’ll learn about the topics and tasks required by Azure administrators in their day-to-day activities. You can also think about it as a good introduction to the skills required to obtain Azure certifications as the book provides detailed explanations of Azure services and features, knowledge of which is necessary to become a certified Azure specialist.

During the process of writing this book, Microsoft decided to rename Azure Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID. However, this change doesn’t affect the value of the information contained within the book, so you’ll be able to leverage the concepts described in exactly the same way as you’d have been able to before the rebranding process.