Automating Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services: From the Data Center to the Cloud with PowerShell

by Michael Washam

Get valuable tips and techniques for automating your cloud deployments with Azure PowerShell cmdlets, and learn how to provision Azure services on the fly. In this hands-on guide, Microsoft cloud technology expert Michael Washam shows you how to automate various management tasks and deploy solutions that are both complex and at scale.

By combining the native automation capabilities of PowerShell with Azure Infrastructure Services, these powerful cmdlets enable you to create and configure virtual machines with ease. You'll learn how to take advantage of these technologies to build complete virtual networks. If you have experience with PowerShell and Azure, you're ready to get started.


Install and authenticate cmdlets to set up your environment
Create and update virtual machines with Azure platform images
Manage network endpoints, access control lists, and IP addresses
Use cmdlets to manage and configure virtual machine storage
Automate Azure virtual networks with hybrid technologies such as site-to-site, point-to-site, and ExpressRoute
Dive into advanced virtual machine provisioning capabilities and management techniques
Learn tips and tricks for deleting or moving virtual machines within (or out of) your subscription

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 25, 2014

Reviews

[Vili Bogdan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book on automating the deployment of Azure infrastructure services, including setting up VMs, virtual networks, and VPN connections. The book is organized well and has lots of examples. I'm already using many of the examples in the book and this book has made me want to learn more about automating Azure services through PowerShell, besides just infrastructure services.

[Rich Butkevic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and very comprehensive guide on how to utilize the Azure cloud for maximum impact by implementing autoscaling and automated service deployments.