Chapter 11. Microsoft Azure
If you think you need new hardware to evaluate the latest versions of Windows, think again. Maybe you can find the resources you need in the cloud instead.
That’s the promise underlying Microsoft Azure, which offers subscription-based cloud services for developers and IT pros to build, test, and deploy websites, mobile apps, and computing resources. Azure offers an incredibly wide range of services, with new capabilities appearing regularly.
In this chapter, I focus on Azure’s virtualization and networking features. First up is the option to create cloud-based virtual machines (VMs) running Windows 10 and Windows Server, which are ideal for IT pros who need an environment to test software and evaluate networks. I also ...
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