Microsoft Azure Compute: The Definitive Guide

Companies worldwide are migrating to Azure to improve operational efficiency, scale faster, and enhance long-term stability. Azure Compute is a core component of virtually all Azure cloud solutions, but suboptimal design, implementation and monitoring practices can lead to unwanted downtimes, higher costs, and long-term problems with growth and management. 

In this guide, a leading Azure consultant presents a deep dive into best strategies for Azure Compute planning, design, deployment, and operation. Avinash Valiramani covers Azure VMs and Scale Sets, App Services, the Azure Service Fabric, container instances, Kubernetes Service, Azure Functions, Azure Batch, and more. 

For each major compute workload, Valiramani introduces proven best practices reflecting his extensive real-world experience and collaboration with the Microsoft Azure team. With his practical guidance, every cloud architect, developer, and administrator can make the most of their Azure investment. 

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Azure Compute Services 
2. Azure Virtual Machines 
3. Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets 
4. Azure App Services 
5. Azure Service Fabric 
6. Azure Container Instances 
7. Azure Kubernetes Service 
8. Azure Functions 
9. Azure Batch 

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Features

• Gain an in-depth understanding of the best ways to design, deploy, and manage Azure compute workloads
• Leverage proven best practices and insider insights for delivering
• Azure services and solutions more efficiently
• Accelerate cloud transformation while also optimizing cloud services cost

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