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Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches
You don't need to learn everything about Azure to do some incredible stuff. Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches gets you started by breaking down the most important concepts and tasks into 21 bite-sized lessons, complete with examples, exercises, and labs. You'll be productive immediately, and when you finish you'll be well on the way to Azure mastery!
384 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2018
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February 28, 2019
This is a good overview of Azure. It covers a bunch of Azure services. It's mostly focused on the admin side. It steps you through setting up services and seeing how they work, but it doesn't really cover programming. Most of the examples use the Azure Command Shell, using bash. (You could probably figure out how to use PowerShell instead, but the examples use bash.)
The book doesn't get into too much depth on any one subject. Each chapter is an overview of a particular subject, and takes about 30-60 minutes to read and work through. The book is still pretty current and up-to-date, as of February 2019, when I'm writing this review.
Overall, I found the book to be well-written and easy to follow. It definitely helped me flesh out my understanding of the many services available in Azure.
The book doesn't get into too much depth on any one subject. Each chapter is an overview of a particular subject, and takes about 30-60 minutes to read and work through. The book is still pretty current and up-to-date, as of February 2019, when I'm writing this review.
Overall, I found the book to be well-written and easy to follow. It definitely helped me flesh out my understanding of the many services available in Azure.
April 20, 2023
Azure Time
If you're new to Azure or just want to brush up on your skills, this is a fantastic resource.
The book does an excellent job of breaking down complex Azure concepts into easy-to-understand, bite-sized lessons. The author, Foulds, is clearly an expert in the field and his writing is clear, concise, and engaging.
One thing I particularly appreciated was the book's structure. By dividing the material into daily lessons, the book makes it easy to stay on track and to build your Azure knowledge gradually over time. And unlike some technical books, "Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches" doesn't feel dry or overly technical.
That said, the book isn't for everyone. If you're already an experienced Azure user, you may find some of the content too basic. Additionally, the book assumes a certain level of technical proficiency, so if you're a complete beginner, you may need to supplement your reading with additional resources.
Overall, I highly recommend "Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches" for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of Microsoft Azure. It's a well-written, easy-to-follow book that will have you up and running on Azure in no time.
4.4/5
If you're new to Azure or just want to brush up on your skills, this is a fantastic resource.
The book does an excellent job of breaking down complex Azure concepts into easy-to-understand, bite-sized lessons. The author, Foulds, is clearly an expert in the field and his writing is clear, concise, and engaging.
One thing I particularly appreciated was the book's structure. By dividing the material into daily lessons, the book makes it easy to stay on track and to build your Azure knowledge gradually over time. And unlike some technical books, "Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches" doesn't feel dry or overly technical.
That said, the book isn't for everyone. If you're already an experienced Azure user, you may find some of the content too basic. Additionally, the book assumes a certain level of technical proficiency, so if you're a complete beginner, you may need to supplement your reading with additional resources.
Overall, I highly recommend "Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches" for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of Microsoft Azure. It's a well-written, easy-to-follow book that will have you up and running on Azure in no time.
4.4/5
July 23, 2023
📕 Why (Not) to read this book (Target Audience)
Good overview off Azure services
👀 How this book changed my daily live (Takeaways)
Software Defined Networking
Jump box: Azure Bastion
⁉ Spoiler Alerts (Highlights)
Network resources are long lived resources
Create a separate resource group for Networks: These resources are more permanent
Good overview off Azure services
👀 How this book changed my daily live (Takeaways)
Software Defined Networking
Jump box: Azure Bastion
⁉ Spoiler Alerts (Highlights)
Network resources are long lived resources
Create a separate resource group for Networks: These resources are more permanent
April 28, 2021
Good bootstrap reference for getting started with Azure Portal.
Unfortunately suffers from the reality that enhancements to the service and/or user account parameters may leave some chapters obsolete or impossible to complete as written
Unfortunately suffers from the reality that enhancements to the service and/or user account parameters may leave some chapters obsolete or impossible to complete as written
May 2, 2021
between 3 & 4. Overview of different Azure services, from basics (networking, vms, etc.) to serverless, AKS, etc. azcli snippets could be useful, but not sure that I'll return to the book for that.
March 25, 2021
The book is a very high-level overview of different Azure services. There are some examples, but I'm not sure this book provides a lot of benefits vs. just using docs.microsoft.com
December 13, 2020
Enjoyed the hands-on approach on this book, and I would recommend it for anyone who wants to dive in. A bit of prior experience in developing is not required, but can be handy.
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