Chapter 1
Azure virtual machines
Overview
Azure virtual machines are the basic building blocks in most Azure architectures and implementations. They are one of the most used services in the Microsoft Azure Cloud. Most organizations migrating from on-premises environments to the Microsoft Azure Cloud leverage Azure virtual machines (along with Azure Storage, Azure Networking, and related services). This chapter introduces the features of Azure virtual machines so you can use these services better.
What is an Azure VM?
A virtual machine (VM) is an image file that acts as an actual computer. Put another way, a VM is a computer hosted inside another computer.
A VM is generally sandboxed from the rest of the host (hypervisor) system and the other ...
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