The cloud computing era is well and truly upon us, and knowing how to take advantage of the benefits of this computing paradigm while maintaining security, manageability, and cost control are vital skills for any IT professional in 2020 and beyond. And its importance is only getting greater.
In this eBook, we’re going to focus on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) on Microsoft’s Azure platform - learning how to create VMs, size them correctly, manage storage, networking, and security, along with backup best practices. You’ll also learn how to operate groups of VMs, deploy resources based on templates, managing security and automate your infrastructure. If you currently have VMs in your own datacenter and are looking to migrate to Azure, we’ll also teach you that.
If you’re new to the cloud (or have experience with AWS/GCP but not Azure), this book will cover the basics as well as more advanced skills. Given how fast things change in the cloud, we’ll cover the why (as well as the how) so that as features and interfaces are updated, you’ll have the theoretical knowledge to effectively adapt and know how to proceed.
You’ll benefit most from this book if you actively follow along with the tutorials. We will be going through terms and definitions as we go – learning by doing has always been my preferred way of education. If you don’t have access to an Azure subscription, you can sign up for a free trial with Microsoft. This will give you 30 days 6 to use $200 USD worth of Azure resources, along with 12 months of free resources. Note that most of these “12 months” services aren’t related to IaaS VMs (apart from a few SSD based virtual disks and a small VM that you can run for 750 hours a month) so be sure to get everything covered on the IaaS side before your trial expires. There are also another 25 services that have free tiers “forever”.
Now you know what’s in store, let’s get started!
Hybrid and remote learning environments have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic and will likely continue until the health risk abates completely. The good news is that virtualization technology has helped make educational resources more readily accessible to staff and students regardless of device and/or location, allowing teaching and learning to continue despite the pandemic.
This whitepaper identifies how virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) enables better virtual learning environments by providing greater accessibility, mobility and flexibility for users. In addition, VDI can further enhance virtual education because it creates a customized learning experience by:
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The impact of the persistent COVID-19 pandemic was felt not only within the business landscape but also in the academic community. Learning had to be moved from schools and universities into virtual classrooms. While necessary, this move was extremely disruptive for higher ed students, as well as teachers and other administrative staff.
However, colleges and universities discovered that the use of virtualization technology and VDI solutions enabled them to provide students with access to on-campus educational resources and software applications help facilitate the learning process.
In this white paper, you’ll learn more about virtualization and the significant role it can play in the future of higher education, including:
We’ll also discuss how Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS), a leading VDI solution, provides a virtual learning infrastructure that can benefit key stakeholders in the education sector, allowing students to access applications from any device or OS, anywhere, anytime.
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