Deploy from a template In the previous section, we had a look at the ARM template, which will configure several resources. Now that we have both of the ARM templates (the main template and the…
Disk redundancy options Redundancy refers to the number of copies of data that are available at any time. This supports the failure of copies and ensures the continuity of services depending on the redundancy option…
Deploying a VM in Azure In the previous chapter, we explored the deployment of a VM through ARM templates. In this section, we will briefly explore the manual deployment of a VM using the Azure…
Adding data disks In the following exercise, we will explore adding data disks to a VM in Azure: Sign in to the Azure portal: https://portal.azure.com/home. Create a new managed disk in Azure, set the resource…
Disk encryption in Azure Encrypting Azure disks ensures that unattended and unauthorized access to the disks will be prevented by encrypting the data. This can be done at bothan infrastructure level, through server-side encryption (SSE),…
Introduction to containers Businesses are constantly looking for newer and quicker ways to deploy applications and keep businesses running. These requirements lead to software development and support teams to find solutions for saving money and…
Container groups Container groups contain a set of containers that share their life cycle, resources, network configuration, and storage resources, essentially grouping them together. Containers within a container group are scheduled together on the same…
Docker platform Docker is one of the most popular platforms that enable developers to host their applications within containers. It can be run on either the Windows, Linux, or macOS and ensures a standardized software…
Setting up Docker For this exercise, we are going to configure Docker so that you can see your first container in action. Proceed as follows: Sign up on Docker Hub at the following URL: https://hub.docker.com/…
AKS Kubernetes is designed as a management and orchestration service to assist with managing containers and creating a mechanism for scale. AKS is a serverless implementation of the Kubernetes service, which minimizes the management of…