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. […]
Azure Blob Storage Pricing
Azure Blob Storage Pricing Considerations Performance Tiers Blob storage has tiers: Hot, Cool, and Archive. Cost per GB decreases as the tier gets cooler. Data Access Costs Reading data from Cool or Archive tiers incurs a per-GB access charge. Transaction Costs Every read/write operation incurs a per-transaction fee, increasing for cooler tiers. Geo-Replication Data Transfer […]
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Blob Storage – Overview Azure Blob Storage is a cloud service for storing unstructured data as objects called blobs. It can store any type of text or binary data, such as documents, images, videos, and application installers. Blob Storage is also known as object storage. Common Use Cases Serving images or documents directly to […]
Accessing Azure Storage
Accessing Azure Storage Every object stored in Azure Storage has a unique URL. The storage account name forms the subdomain of the URL, and the service-specific domain forms the endpoint. Default Service Endpoints If your storage account is named mystorageaccount, the default endpoints are: Blob (Container) service http://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net Table service http://mystorageaccount.table.core.windows.net Queue service http://mystorageaccount.queue.core.windows.net File […]
Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Storage Accounts – Overview What is Azure Storage? Azure Storage is Microsoft’s cloud storage solution designed for modern data storage scenarios. It provides highly scalable, secure, and durable services for storing and accessing data from anywhere in the world. Azure Storage supports: Object storage File systems Messaging services NoSQL data stores It is widely […]
Traffic manager in Azure
Azure Traffic Manager Microsoft Azure Traffic Manager enables you to control how user traffic is distributed to application endpoints hosted across multiple datacenters worldwide. It helps improve availability, performance, and resilience by intelligently directing users to the most appropriate service endpoint. How Azure Traffic Manager Works Azure Traffic Manager operates at the DNS level: It […]
