Chapter 1
Introducing Microsoft Azure
IN THIS CHAPTER
Introducing the cloud
Differentiating among the cloud computing models
Introducing the major Microsoft Azure services
Starting your Azure subscription
Welcome to cloud computing, and welcome to Microsoft Azure! I’m not sure what occurred in your professional or personal life to lead you to read this book, but I’m glad you’re here with me. In this chapter, I cover ground-level terminology, beginning with precisely what buzzwords the cloud and cloud computing mean.
By the end of this chapter, you’ll have your very own Azure subscription running at the free tier. Are you excited? I hope so!
What Is Cloud Computing?
My 9-year-old daughter Zoey knows what the cloud is. “It’s where my iPad apps are stored,” she says. “If I delete an app from my iPad, I can download it again from the cloud.” I can’t argue with that.
My 75-year-old mother told me that as far as she’s aware, the cloud is “a part of the Internet where you can save your stuff.” True enough.
Most people use cloud services whether they’re aware of doing so or not. Think ...
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