Chapter 2. Creating and Deploying a Windows Virtual Machine

In this chapter, we will focus on deploying a virtual machine to Microsoft Azure. In this chapter, you will learn the following topics:

  • Creating a new virtual machine running Windows
  • Connecting to your Windows virtual machine
  • Deploying an existing Windows server to Azure

In this chapter, we will deploy a virtual machine with a Windows server installed. We will take a look at the options to connect to the virtual machine and then, we will discuss the options to deploy an existing server, either a physical or virtual server, to Microsoft Azure.

Creating a new Windows server virtual machine

In order to create a new virtual machine in Microsoft Azure, you need to have a Microsoft Azure account. ...

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