Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Azure Cloud

1. It helps with automation. Besides that, the web-based portal changes frequently, and the command-line interface is much more stable. In our opinion, it also gives you a better understanding of the underlying technology, thanks to its more or less strict workflow.
2. It provides access for storing all your data objects. You'll need one for boot diagnostics and data for Azure Cloud Shell. More details can be found in Chapter 4, Managing Azure.
3. The storage account must be globally unique in Azure.
4. An offer is a group of related images offered by a publisher, such as Ubuntu Server. An image is a specific image.
5. A stopped Azure virtual machine keeps resources allocated, such as dynamic public IP addresses, and incurs costs, whereas a deallocated virtual machine frees all resources so it stops incurring resource costs. However, both incur storage costs.
6. Key-based authentication helps in automation as it can be used...