Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed Kubernetes platform on Azure, designed to simplify deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. AKS offloads cluster management tasks to Azure, allowing you to focus on workloads rather than infrastructure. Key Features Feature Description Flexible deployment options Deploy via Azure Portal, CLI, Resource Manager […]
Containers vs Virtual Machines
Containers vs Virtual Machines (VMs) Containers are an evolution of virtualization, virtualizing the operating system rather than the hardware. This allows multiple applications to run isolated on the same OS instance. Here’s a comparison: Feature Containers Virtual Machines Isolation Lightweight isolation; not as strong as VMs Strong isolation; complete separation from host OS and other […]
Azure App Service
Azure App Service Overview Azure App Service enables you to create websites, mobile backends, and APIs that run on Windows or Linux. Apps scale easily and support multiple deployment options. Reasons to Use App Services Multiple languages/frameworks: ASP.NET, Java, Ruby, Node.js, PHP, Python; also PowerShell or scripts as background services. DevOps support: Continuous integration/deployment with […]
Azure App Service
Azure App Service Plans Overview An App Service plan in Azure defines the compute resources a web app uses. Think of it as the “server farm” where your app runs. Multiple apps can share the same App Service plan, which means they share the same VMs, CPU, memory, and storage. Key Attributes of an App […]
Virtual Machine Availability, Downtime and Scale
Virtual Machine Availability and Downtime Azure VMs can be affected by: Unplanned Hardware Maintenance Triggered when Azure predicts a hardware/platform failure. Uses Live Migration to move VMs to healthy hardware, causing minimal downtime. Unexpected Downtime Caused by hardware/network failures. Azure automatically migrates the VM to healthy hardware, but a reboot may occur, and temporary disk […]
Linux Virtual Machines in Azure
Linux Virtual Machines in Azure Azure supports a wide range of Linux distributions and versions, including: CentOS by OpenLogic CoreOS Debian Oracle Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Ubuntu Linux Distribution Highlights When working with Linux virtual machines in Azure, keep the following in mind: Hundreds of Linux images are available through the Azure Marketplace. […]
Azure Virtual Machines support operating system
Supported Operating Systems Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) support a wide range of operating system (OS) images, including multiple versions of Windows Server and popular Linux distributions. The selected OS directly impacts your hourly compute cost, as Azure bundles applicable OS licensing fees into the VM price. Azure Marketplace Images In addition to base OS images, […]
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) Overview Azure Virtual Machines are on-demand, scalable computing resources that provide full control over the operating system, storage, and networking. They are ideal when you need more flexibility than Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings like Azure App Service. Azure VMs are part of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), where computing […]
Azure File Share Snapshots
Azure File Share Snapshots Definition:A share snapshot is a point-in-time, read-only copy of a file share. Snapshots allow recovery of files or the entire share if needed. Key Points: Snapshots are incremental, storing only changes since the last snapshot. You cannot delete a share with snapshots; all snapshots must be deleted first. Retention: Only the […]
Azure Storage Security
Azure Storage Security Overview Azure Storage provides robust security capabilities that allow developers to build secure applications. Key areas include: 1. Encryption At rest: All data is automatically encrypted using Storage Service Encryption (SSE) with 256-bit AES. Customer-managed keys: You can optionally use Azure Key Vault to manage your own encryption keys for more control. […]
