Some notes on Microsoft Azure
3 type of services provided
- App Service – Scalable Web Apps, Mobile Apps, API Apps, and Logic Apps for any device
- Cloud Service – Highly available, scalable n-tier cloud apps with more control of the OS
- Virtual Machines – Customized Windows and Linux VMs with complete control of the OS
Important steps you should know in creating an application
- Create a “resource group”. All your services will be grouped under this resource group
- Create an “app service plan” – package of data center location, cpu and memory size
- Create an “web app service” – based on plan and under resource group created in step 1 and 2
More resources and references
- More info on services
- Azure calculator
- VM sizing options – compute, memory
- Azure roadmap – see what’s in preview and what have gone generally available (GA)
Summary of Azure services (click to enlarge)
Other readings/resources: