You're reading from Learn Azure Administration Explore cloud administration concepts with networking, computing, storage, and identity management

Product type Paperback

Published in Dec 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837636112

Length 346 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Author (1):

Kamil Mrzygłód

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Introduction to Azure for Azure Administrators

2. Chapter 1: Azure Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Basics of Infrastructure as Code

4. Part 2: Networking for Azure Administrator

5. Chapter 3: Understanding Azure Virtual Networks

6. Chapter 4: Exploring Azure Load Balancer

7. Part 3: Administration of Azure Virtual Machines

8. Chapter 5: Provisioning Azure Virtual Machines

9. Chapter 6: Configuring Virtual Machine Extensions

10. Chapter 7: Configuring Backups

11. Chapter 8: Configuring and Managing Disks

12. Part 4: Azure Storage for Administrators

13. Chapter 9: Configuring Blob Storage

14. Chapter 10: Azure Files and Azure File Sync

15. Chapter 11: Azure Storage Security and Additional Tooling

16. Part 5: Governance and Monitoring

17. Chapter 12: Using Azure Policy

18. Chapter 13: Azure Monitor and Alerts

19. Chapter 14: Azure Log Analytics

20. Chapter 15: Exploring Network Watcher

21. Index

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Summary

This chapter was focused on extending your knowledge regarding Azure Storage and refining it based on the topics we covered initially in Chapters 9 and 10. We talked about soft delete and versioning of blobs in Blob Storage and discussed in detail how different authorization methods for Azure Storage may work in various scenarios. We also looked at managed identities in the context of Azure Storage, so you can configure services to interact with tables, blobs, or queues using an identity defined in Azure AD. In the remaining parts, we revisited automation options for Azure Storage and importing/exporting data using physical disks that can be shipped to an Azure data center.

Lessons from this chapter will help you work with Azure Storage in advanced scenarios, which include improving the reliability of data stored in the service, improving security, and implementing automation. As Azure Storage is one of the most popular services in Azure, becoming proficient in it will help...