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Microsoft Azure Tutorial for Beginners

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Do you know what Azure is? Do you have any idea why and how it is used? If you want the answers to these questions, you have landed at the right place. This Azure Tutorial blog will give you an introduction to Microsoft Azure, covering all the Why, What, and How aspects of it.

Alternatively, you can watch the video below by our Azure training expert discussing Azure concepts along with practical sessions.

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Let us get started.

What is Cloud Computing?

It is the use of remote servers on the internet to store, manage and process data rather than a local server or your personal computer.

Store: Store large or small files on the cloud, which you can access on the go!

Manage: Manage your data with optimized databases on the cloud.

Process: With scalable compute power on the cloud, you can process any amount of data in moments!

Cloud - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

So, basically, all these tasks, i.e., “store, manage, and process,” are done on the public cloud rather than on your personal computer or your private datacenter, and this is what Cloud Computing is all about. You can learn more from the Azure architect certification.

There are basically 3 categories in cloud computing:

  • SaaS (Software as a Service)
    • It allows companies to use software without purchasing it, which drastically reduces the company’s expenditures. Since the software is already installed on the cloud servers, it can be quickly deployed and, therefore, saves time.
  • PaaS (Platform as a Service)
    • It allows developers to build applications and collaborate on projects without having to purchase or maintain infrastructure.
  • IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
    • It allows companies to rent servers, storage space, etc. from a cloud provider.

Service Models - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

Since, there are so many benefits of Cloud Computing, therefore it was just a matter of time that companies understood its market potential. Hence, we have a lot of Cloud Providers today.

Cloud Providers - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

Today, in this blog on Azure Tutorial, I will be discussing about Microsoft Azure which is an IaaS. First, let’s discuss why you are learning Microsoft Azure.

According to the latest Indeed survey, the demand for Azure Solutions Architects is increasing, and hence, it makes sense for you to upgrade yourself to be the master of the cloud. The job market for Azure professionals is expanding rapidly as more companies adopt cloud-based solutions.

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Let’s go ahead with this Azure Tutorial and understand what Microsoft Azure is.

What is Microsoft Azure?

We discussed about the cloud services in this Azure Tutorial right? A company which provides these cloud services, is called a cloud provider. Now, there are a lot of cloud providers out there, one of them Microsoft Azure.

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform created by Microsoft which developers and IT professionals use to build, deploy and manage applications through their global network of datacentres.

What is Azure - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

Azure Services

Microsoft Azure provides various services that would help you in computing in one way or the other and these services are clubbed into domains. Here are a few notable domains:

  • Compute
    It is used to process data on the cloud by making use of powerful processors which serve multiple instances at a time.
  • Storage Services
    The storage as the name suggests, is used to store data in the cloud with the ability to scale as and when required. This data can be stored anywhere.
  • Database
    The database domain is used to provide reliable relational and non relational database instances managed by Azure.
  • Networking
    It lets you connect to cloud and on-premise infrastructure and services to get great user experience

There are plethora of services you would wanna checkout, you may checkout this stack of Azure Resources to no more.

Azure Pricing

Azure Pricing - Azure tutorial - Edureka

This might easily be one of the most popular reasons to learn and use Microsoft Azure. For people who are new and want to learn about the technology, Azure provides free Credits that can be used to access Azure services for free for a short duration. This is sufficient to get one started.

Azure is extremely flexible and offers a pay-as-you-go approach which can greatly help serve your business needs. Flexible pricing greatly supports up-scaling or down-scaling the architecture as per the needs.

This was about Azure pricing. Now, let’s continue with this Azure tutorial and discuss what Certifications Azure offers.

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Azure Certifications

Microsoft Azure aims to fill in the skill gap between the industry requirement and the resources available and to do that they have taken following measures:

  • Introduce Roles Based Certifications
  • Provide Aligned Experience
  • Make Certifications simple and discoverable
  • Have more industry recognition to the certifications offered

In the process the have classified Azure Certifications into three major categories, which are:

These certifications have levels where one has to first get an associate level certification and then use it as a stepping stone for Advanced level certification.

Azure Certifications - Azure Tutorial - EdurekaWhat Is Azure Portal?

Azure Portal as the name suggests, is a single portal or a single junction that lets you access and manage all your applications at one place. It lets you build, manage and monitor everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single, unified console. 

Related Learning: Learn about Azure Data Studio

Features Of Azure Portal

Below are some of the features or functionalities offered by Azure Portal:

  • Single Point Management
  • Personalized Experience
  • Access Control And Security
  • Service Amalgamation For Powerful Experience
  • More Visibility

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Demo: Creating An Azure Instance

Step1:

Start by creating a free tier account with Azure. If you have a paid account even that will do. If you don’t then you just have to visit the link ‘portal.azure.com‘. Enter the required details. With that you will avail free services or credits that can be used for one month duration. You would be asked to enter your credit or debit card details. But you wont be charged without your consent.

Step2:

Once you have an account go ahead and login to azure account and you will be directed to portal in the image below:

Azure Portal - Azure Portal - Edureka

In the image above you have the Azure portal with three sections, namely chronologically:

  • One Click Access Bar
  • Dashboard
  • Search Bar

If you wish to know more about Azure Portal refer this Azure Portal Article

Step 3:

To create a VM in Azure, click on create a resource and a small panel would unfold, go ahead and select Windows Server 2016 VM on the top left of the newly opened panel.

Creating Resources - Azure Portal - Edureka

Step 4:

The Panel shown below opens up, fill in the details like what subscription are you using, use an existing resource group if you have one or create one like I did and then scroll down.

Azure Demo - Azure Portal - Edureka

Step 5:

Once you scroll down you would be expected to enter the instance details like, Name of the instance, region where you want to create an instance, availability, and image or VM instance size etc

Azure Demo - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

Step 6:

Next create a valid password and username and then click on ‘review + create‘ at the bottom left of your screen

Creating A VM - AZure Tutorial - Edureka

 

Step 7:

The next window will give you information about the about the configurations that you need to review. Once you are done click on create and the deployment process starts.

Create a vm - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

Step 8: 

Once the deployment is complete following window will appear, click on go to the resource to view the resource,

Azure Demo - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

Step 9:

And there you go, your instance is up and ready, you can connect to it using SSH and using RDP, if you use RDP all you have to do is click on connect, select RPD and a file will be downloaded open it and a window will appear. Click connect and you are good to go. Just make sure you go to networking and allow inbound traffic to your instance, in case it does not open.

Azure Demo - Azure Tutorial - Edureka

So this brings us to the end of this Azure tutorial; I hope you liked it. You can also check out now the  Azure Storage Tutorial or Azure Virtual Network Tutorial for more.

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