Working with Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure, also known as Azure, is a public cloud service by Microsoft for building and deploying application services in the cloud. Azure provides a full offering of a highly scalable Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) at relatively low costs, accommodating a wide range of users and business requirements, from small teams to large commercial enterprises, including financial, health, and governmental institutions.
In this section, we’ll explore some very basic deployment workflows using Azure, such as the following:
- Creating a Linux virtual machine
- Managing virtual machine sizes
- Adding additional storage to a virtual machine
- Working with the Azure CLI
Once you’ve created your free Azure account, go to https://portal.azure.com to access the Azure portal. You may want to enable the docked view of the portal navigation menu on the left for quick and easy access to your resources. Throughout this chapter, we...