Automating Deployment and Scale of Azure IaaS Solutions

Pluralsight

Course Summary

This course dives into how to script, automate, and scale Azure deployments, so that you can fully utilize Azure automation technologies and techniques, in an optimal manner.

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Course Description

Automation is key to fully utilizing Azure in a consistent and optimal manner. In this course, Automating Deployment and Scale of Azure IaaS Solutions, you will learn how to create and scale services in an automated fashion. First, you will delve into the automation technology options offered within Azure. Next, you will dive into using PowerShell and JSON templates to define and deploy services to Azure. Last, you will learn how to scale resources in Azure. When you are finished with this course, you will have the foundational knowledge to help you script, automate, and scale Azure deployments.

Course Description

Automation is key to fully utilizing Azure in a consistent and optimal manner. In this course, Automating Deployment and Scale of Azure IaaS Solutions, you will learn how to create and scale services in an automated fashion. First, you will delve into the automation technology options offered within Azure. Next, you will dive into using PowerShell and JSON templates to define and deploy services to Azure. Last, you will learn how to scale resources in Azure. When you are finished with this course, you will have the foundational knowledge to help you script, automate, and scale Azure deployments.

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Course Syllabus

Course Overview
- 2m 8s

—Course Overview 2m 8s

The Need for Automation
- 28m 50s

—Module Introduction 2m 51s
—Who Am I? 1m 1s
—Why Do We Care About Automation? 3m 38s
—Review of Azure Portals 6m 11s
—Benefits of Scripting and Command Line Interfaces 9m 48s
—Automation and Azure Options 4m 14s
—Module Summary 1m 3s

Using PowerShell with Azure
- 56m 29s

—Module Introduction 0m 35s
—PowerShell 101 9m 56s
—Review and Install of Azure PowerShell Modules 10m 26s
—Connecting to Azure with PowerShell 7m 27s
—Creating Azure Resources with PowerShell 12m 36s
—Managing Azure Resources with PowerShell 14m 20s
—Module Summary 1m 6s

Understanding and Using JSON Templates
- 42m 10s

—Module Introduction 0m 55s
—Review of the JSON Format 3m 1s
—Walkthrough of an Azure JSON Template 9m 6s
—Review of Tools to Edit JSON Templates 4m 49s
—Using Visual Studio to Create and Edit JSON Templates 6m 19s
—Using VS Code to Edit JSON Templates 5m 42s
—Utilizing Existing JSON Templates 4m 59s
—How to Deploy JSON Templates 6m 39s
—Module Summary 0m 36s

Using Azure Automation
- 48m 36s

—Module Introduction 0m 56s
—Azure Automation Introduction 5m 16s
—Why PowerShell Workflows? 5m 15s
—Textual vs. Graphical Runbooks 2m 52s
—Demonstration of Using Azure Automation 15m 58s
—Azure Automation Authentication 5m 7s
—Azure Automation Hybrid Runbook Workers 2m 6s
—Using PowerShell DSC in Azure 7m 24s
—Integrating Azure with Service Catalogs 2m 55s
—Module Summary 0m 42s

Scaling Azure Infrastructure Resources
- 24m 47s

—Module Introduction 0m 29s
—Scaling and Azure 3m 6s
—Availability Set Review 3m 3s
—Auto-scale with ASM and Cloud Services 2m 32s
—Auto-scaling with ARM 6m 19s
—Walkthrough of VM Scale Set JSON Template 3m 20s
—Updating VM Scale Sets 4m 57s
—Module Summary 0m 59s