Azure Administration: Fundamentals to Advanced Management

Unlock the full power of Microsoft Azure and elevate your cloud administration skills with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide. Whether you are an IT professional, system administrator, or cloud engineer, Azure Administration equips you with the knowledge, strategies, and best practices to manage Azure environments confidently—at both small-scale and enterprise levels. Microsoft Azure is a dynamic, ever-expanding cloud platform powering modern business infrastructure. While its flexibility and breadth of services are unmatched, effective administration requires more than surface-level knowledge. This book takes you beyond basic tutorials, offering deep technical guidance and enterprise-focused strategies that ensure your cloud environment is secure, efficient, and cost-effective. Inside, you'll discover: Core Azure services: compute, storage, networking, and identity management Advanced security practices and Zero Trust strategies to protect your workloads Governance and compliance at scale across subscriptions, management groups, and hybrid environments Automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) techniques using PowerShell, CLI, ARM templates, and Bicep Monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational excellence with Azure Monitor, Sentinel, and Workbooks Cost optimization strategies to maximize cloud ROI Hybrid and multi-cloud management, including Azure Arc and multi-cloud governance Emerging technologies, AI-driven operations, serverless computing, and next-generation security trends Packed with hands-on guidance, actionable insights, and future-proof strategies, this book empowers you to: Streamline administration and operational workflows Maintain secure, compliant, and resilient cloud environments Reduce costs without sacrificing performance Stay ahead of evolving cloud trends and technologies Whether you are managing a single subscription or leading enterprise-scale Azure deployments, Azure Administration is your definitive guide to becoming a skilled, strategic, and future-ready Azure administrator. Take control of the cloud, enhance your expertise, and transform your organization's Azure environment into a secure, efficient, and high-performing powerhouse.