Microsoft Azure Development Cookbook. Over 70 advanced recipes for developing scalable services with the Microsoft Azure platform

Roberto Freato, Neil Mackenzie

Microsoft Azure: Enterprise Application Development. Straight talking advice on how to design and build enterprise applications for the cloud

Richard J. Dudley, Nathan A. Duchene, Richard James Dudley, Nathan Duchene

Microsoft's Azure platform has proved itself to be a highly scalable and highly available platform for enterprise applications. Despite a familiar development model, there is a difference between developing for Azure and moving applications and data into the cloud. You need to be aware of how to technically implement large-scale elastic applications. In this book, the authors develop an Azure application and discuss architectural considerations and important decision points for hosting an application on Azure.This book is a fast-paced introduction to all the major features of Azure, with considerations for enterprise developers. It starts with an overview of cloud computing in general, followed by an overview of Microsoft's Azure platform, and covers Windows Azure, SQL Azure, and AppFabric, discussing them with the help of a case-study.The book guides you through setting up the tools needed for Azure development, and outlines the sample application that will be built in the later chapters. Each subsequent chapter focuses on one aspect of the Azure platform—web roles, queue storage, SQL Azure, and so on—discussing the feature in greater detail and then providing a programming example by building parts of the sample application. Important architectural and security considerations are discussed with each Azure feature.The authors cover topics that are important to enterprise development, such as transferring data from an on-premises database to SQL Azure using SSIS, securing an application using AppFabric access control, blob and table storage, and asynchronous messaging using Queue Storage. Readers will learn to leverage the use of queues and worker roles for the separation of responsibilities between web and worker roles, enabling linear scale out of an Azure application through the use of additional instances. A truly elastic application is one that can be scaled up or down quickly to match resources to demand as well as control costs; with the practices in this book you will achieve application elasticity.

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification and Beyond. A complete AZ-900 exam guide with online mock exams, flashcards, and hands-on activities - Second Edition

Steve Miles, Peter De Tender

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification and Beyond, Second Edition, combines the comprehensive cloud fundamentals book with Packt’s powerful exam training platform, offering a holistic learning experience designed to help you not just ace the AZ-900 exam but also apply that knowledge to excel in your career.Covering essential topics such as cloud computing principles, Azure architecture, services, management, and governance, this guide offers clear explanations and real-world insights to help you build confidence in working with Microsoft Azure. It also includes access to an interactive online training platform, which features practice exams, exam-like timers, interactive flashcards, and detailed explanations to reinforce learning and assess exam readiness.By engaging with the concepts in this book and the accompanying online resources, you will gain a solid foundation in Azure fundamentals, enabling you to approach the AZ-900 certification exam with confidence and take the next step in your cloud computing journey.

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification and Beyond. Simplified cloud concepts and core Azure fundamentals for absolute beginners to pass the AZ-900 exam

Steve Miles, Peter De Tender

This is the digital and cloud era, and Microsoft Azure is one of the top cloud computing platforms. It’s now more important than ever to understand how the cloud functions and the different services that can be leveraged across the cloud.This book will give you a solid understanding of cloud concepts and Microsoft Azure, starting by taking you through cloud concepts in depth, then focusing on the core Azure architectural components, solutions, and management tools. Next, you will understand security concepts, defense-in-depth, and key security services such as Network Security Groups and Azure Firewall, as well as security operations tooling such as Azure Security Center and Azure Sentinel. As you progress, you will understand how identity, governance, privacy, and compliance are managed in Azure. Finally, you will get to grips with cost management, service-level agreements, and service life cycles. Throughout, the book features a number of hands-on exercises to support the concepts, services, and solutions discussed. This provides you with a glimpse of real-world scenarios, before finally concluding with practice questions for AZ-900 exam preparation.By the end of this Azure book, you will have a thorough understanding of cloud concepts and Azure fundamentals, enabling you to pass the AZ-900 certification exam easily.

Microsoft Azure IaaS Essentials. Design, configure, and build your cloud-based infrastructure using Microsoft Azure

Guy Dillen, Gethyn Ellis

Microsoft Azure Machine Learning. Explore predictive analytics using step-by-step tutorials and build models to make prediction in a jiffy with a few mouse clicks

Sumit Mund, Christina Storm

Microsoft Azure Security. Protect your solutions from malicious users using Microsoft Azure Services

Roberto Freato, Brent C Samodien

Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Certification and Beyond. Gain practical skills to secure your Azure environment and pass the AZ-500 exam

David Okeyode

Exam preparation for the AZ-500 means you’ll need to master all aspects of the Azure cloud platform and know how to implement them. With the help of this book, you'll gain both the knowledge and the practical skills to significantly reduce the attack surface of your Azure workloads and protect your organization from constantly evolving threats to public cloud environments like Azure.While exam preparation is one of its focuses, this book isn't just a comprehensive security guide for those looking to take the Azure Security Engineer certification exam, but also a valuable resource for those interested in securing their Azure infrastructure and keeping up with the latest updates. Complete with hands-on tutorials, projects, and self-assessment questions, this easy-to-follow guide builds a solid foundation of Azure security. You’ll not only learn about security technologies in Azure but also be able to configure and manage them. Moreover, you’ll develop a clear understanding of how to identify different attack vectors and mitigate risks.By the end of this book, you'll be well-versed with implementing multi-layered security to protect identities, networks, hosts, containers, databases, and storage in Azure – and more than ready to tackle the AZ-500.

Microsoft Azure SQL Database Krok po kroku

Leonard Lobel, Eric D. Boyd

Praktyczny przewodnik po podstawach SQL Database Rozszerz swoje umiejętności i samodzielnie poznaj podstawy platformy Microsoft Azure SQL Database. Jeśli jesteś doświadczonym projektantem oprogramowania lub specjalistą od baz danych, ale nowicjuszem w dziedzinie chmury Microsoft Azure lub SQL Database, znajdziesz tu wskazówki, ćwiczenia i przykłady kodu potrzebne do opanowania podstawowych zagadnień i technik. Dowiedz się, jak: - Szybko uruchomić serwer i bazę danych w chmurze - Zaprojektować, wypełnić danymi i odpytywać bazę danych - Tworzyć i zarządzać serwerami, regułami zapory i bazami danych - Opanować narzędzia i techniki potrzebne do migrowania danych - Sprawdzać i konfigurować ustawienia zabezpieczeń, kopii zapasowych i przywracania po awariach - Skonfigurować SSRS i raportowanie na maszynie wirtualnej w chmurze Microsoft - Zautomatyzować replikację danych i zadania zarządzania - Budować wielowarstwowe rozwiązania w chmurze - Monitorować i dostrajać wydajność O autorach Leonard G. Lobel, Microsoft MVP w dziedzinie SQL Server, jest głównym konsultantem w firmie Tallan, Inc., Microsoft National Systems Integrator and Gold Competency Partner, i jednym z wiodących ekspertów branżowych w zakresie .NET i SQL Server. Eric D. Boyd, MVP w dziedzinie Microsoft Azure, jest założycielem i dyrektorem generalnym responsiveX, firmy konsultingowej skupiającej się na aplikacjach i usługach w chmurze. Jest częstym wykładowcą na konferencjach branżowych, regionalnych i w lokalnych grupach użytkowników. Pliki ćwiczeń i przykłady dostępne pod adresem https://aka.ms/AzureSQLDB_SBS

Microsoft Azure Storage Essentials. Harness the power of Microsoft Azure services to build efficient cloud solutions

Chukri A Soueidi

Microsoft BizTalk 2010: Line of Business Systems Integration. A practical guide to integrating Line of Business systems with BizTalk Server 2010

Carl Darski, Thiago Almeida, Sergei Moukhnitski, Richard Seroter, ...

Microsoft BizTalk is an integration and connectivity server solution that allows businesses to connect disparate systems easily. In today’s business climate of mergers and acquisitions, more and more enterprises are forced to exchange data across disparate Line of Business systems using integration brokers like BizTalk Server 2010. What is often overlooked when integrating these systems is the pre-requisite knowledge that ERP and CRM systems demand in order to effectively integrate them. No longer is this knowledge locked up in the heads of expensive consultants. Gain an edge within your organization by developing valuable skills in the area of Line of Business integration from this book.This book will show you how to integrate BizTalk with Line of Business systems using practical scenarios. Each chapter will take a Line of Business system, introduce some pre-requisite knowledge and demonstrate how you can integrate BizTalk with that Line of Business system, and then provide guidance based upon real world experience, taking your BizTalk knowledge further.This book will enable you to master how to integrate BizTalk with Line of Business systems effectively. The book starts by highlighting the technical foundation of WCF-LOB adapters and the common steps and important properties pertaining to popular WCF-LOB adapters. You will then move on to an overview of how to integrate with Microsoft SQL Server using the WCF based SQL Server adapter. The book then dives into topics such as integrating BizTalk Server with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, building BizTalk/SAP integrated solutions using IDocs, the differences between IDocs and RFCs/BAPIs, and integrating BizTalk with Windows Azure AppFabric Service Bus amongst others.

Microsoft BizTalk ESB Toolkit 2.1. Discover innovative ways to solve your mission-critical integration problems with the ESB Toolkit

Andres Del R-o Benito, Howard Edidin

An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is an architectural pattern and a key enabler in implementing the infrastructure for a service-oriented architecture (SOA). The BizTalk ESB Toolkit is a collection of tools and libraries that extend the BizTalk Server capabilities of supporting a loosely coupled and dynamic messaging architecture. It functions as middleware that provides tools for rapid mediation between services and their consumers. Enabling maximum flexibility at runtime, the BizTalk ESB Toolkit simplifies loosely coupled composition of service endpoints and management of service interactions. The thing about the technology that gets most readers excited is how easy it is to quickly implement flexible and well-architected ESB solutions.Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 ESB Toolkit 2.1 provides you with an easy-to-follow view of the tools and services that make up the toolkit. The content is packed with practical examples on how to utilize the technology, which will be appealing to the readers. This book provides you with all the information you need in one publication. The content is based on practical examples on how to use the technology to make it easier for readers to follow.This book starts off with a quick, high level introduction to ESB architectural principles, how these principles map into the ESB toolkit features, and an introduction to the different components that provide those features. The book then reveals the ins and outs of Itineraries. Next, you'll get engaged in the different ways errors can be handled and monitored by means of the ESB Toolkit features. There will be a hands-on sample on building a custom Repair and Resubmit solution to reprocess failed messages. Get to know the different web services that expose the ESB Toolkit features to external applications and how to use them with quick samples. The book ends with a preview to the new version of the toolkit.

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Patterns. Create effective scalable solutions with BizTalk Server 2010 using this e-book

Dan Rosanova

Patterns and practices make or break any middleware or integration solution and are especially important with BizTalk Server 2010. Learning the best patterns to use in the appropriate context greatly increases the chances of success for any solution.Microsoft Biztalk server 2010 patterns will provide a thorough introduction to BizTalk Server 2010 as a platform and guide the reader through real world lessons and examples building an advanced unified solution that can be used as a reference architecture.This book will guide you beyond the basics of BizTalk Server 2010 development and give you the relevant background, theory, and techniques necessary to create successful solutions. You will learn how the BizTalk Server 2010 platform works internally and how to plan for the necessary infrastructure for an installation. You will learn how to build messaging-based solutions including content-based routing that are easy to manage and change. You will learn how to solve common integration and middleware challenges by leveraging the strengths of BizTalk Server 2010. This book addresses using Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 and associated tools to create middleware and integration solutions with established patterns and practices that increase the effectiveness and impact of your solutions.

Microsoft Certified Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) Exam Guide. Build a solid foundation in Azure data services and pass the DP-900 exam on your first try

Steve Miles

Microsoft's Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) certification exam validates your expertise in core data concepts and Azure’s powerful data services capabilities. This comprehensive guide written by Steve Miles—a Microsoft Azure MVP and certified trainer with over 25 years of experience in cloud data services and 30+ certifications across major platforms—serves as your gateway to a future shaped by data and AI, regardless of your technical background.With the help of examples, you'll learn fundamental data concepts, including data representation, data storage options, and common workloads and gain clarity on the roles and responsibilities of key data professionals such as data administrators, engineers, and analysts. This guide covers all crucial exam domains, from data services capabilities of the Azure cloud platform to considerations for relational, non-relational, and analytics workloads, encompassing both Microsoft and open-source technologies.To supplement your exam prep, this book gives you access to a suite of online resources designed to boost your confidence, including mock tests, interactive flashcards, and invaluable exam tipsBy the end of this book, you’ll be fully prepared not only to pass the DP-900 exam but also to confidently tackle data solutions in Azure, setting a strong foundation for your data-driven career

Microsoft Certified Azure Data Fundamentals (Exam DP-900) Certification Guide. The comprehensive guide to passing the DP-900 exam on your first attempt

Marcelo Leite

Passing the DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals exam opens the door to a myriad of opportunities for working with data services in the cloud. But it is not an easy exam and you'll need a guide to set you up for success and prepare you for a career in Microsoft Azure.Absolutely everything you need to pass the DP-900 exam is covered in this concise handbook. After an introductory chapter covering the core terms and concepts, you'll go through the various roles related to working with data in the cloud and learn the similarities and differences between relational and non-relational databases. This foundational knowledge is crucial, as you'll learn how to provision and deploy Azure's relational and non-relational services in detail later in the book. You'll also gain an understanding of how to glean insights with data analytics at both small and large scales, and how to visualize your insights with Power BI. Once you reach the end of the book, you'll be able to test your knowledge with practice tests with detailed explanations of the correct answers.By the end of this book, you will be armed with the knowledge and confidence to not only pass the DP-900 exam but also have a solid foundation from which to embark on a career in Azure data services.

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Exam Ref SC-100. Ace the SC-100 exam and develop cutting-edge cybersecurity strategies - Second Edition

Dwayne Natwick, Graham Gold, Abu Zobayer

This Second Edition of Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Exam Ref SC-100 is a comprehensive guide that will help cybersecurity professionals design and evaluate the cybersecurity architecture of Microsoft cloud services. Packed with practice questions, mock exams, interactive flashcards, and invaluable exam tips, this comprehensive resource gives you everything you need to conquer the SC-100 exam with confidence.This book will take you through designing a strategy for a cybersecurity architecture and evaluating the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) of the architecture of both cloud-only and hybrid infrastructures. You'll discover how to implement zero trust principles, enhance security operations, and elevate your organization's security posture.By the end of this book, you'll be fully equipped to plan, design, and assess cybersecurity frameworks for Microsoft cloud environments—and pass the SC-100 exam with flying colors. Ready to take your cybersecurity expertise to the next level? This guide is your key to success.

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Exam Ref SC-100. Get certified with ease while learning how to develop highly effective cybersecurity strategies

Dwayne Natwick, Rod Trent

Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Exam Ref SC-100 is a comprehensive guide that will help cybersecurity professionals design and evaluate the cybersecurity architecture of Microsoft cloud services. Complete with hands-on tutorials, projects, and self-assessment questions, you’ll have everything you need to pass the SC-100 exam.This book will take you through designing a strategy for a cybersecurity architecture and evaluating the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) of the architecture. This will include cloud-only and hybrid infrastructures, where you’ll learn how to protect using the principles of zero trust, along with evaluating security operations and the overall security posture. To make sure that you are able to take the SC-100 exam with confidence, the last chapter of this book will let you test your knowledge with a mock exam and practice questions.By the end of this book, you’ll have the knowledge you need to plan, design, and evaluate cybersecurity for Microsoft cloud and hybrid infrastructures, and pass the SC-100 exam with flying colors.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Cookbook. Protect multicloud and hybrid cloud environments, manage compliance and strengthen security posture

Sasha Kranjac

Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a multi-cloud and hybrid cloud security posture management solution that enables security administrators to build cyber defense for their Azure and non-Azure resources by providing both recommendations and security protection capabilities.This book will start with a foundational overview of Microsoft Defender for Cloud and its core capabilities. Then, the reader is taken on a journey from enabling the service, selecting the correct tier, and configuring the data collection, to working on remediation. Next, we will continue with hands-on guidance on how to implement several security features of Microsoft Defender for Cloud, finishing with monitoring and maintenance-related topics, gaining visibility in advanced threat protection in distributed infrastructure and preventing security failures through automation.By the end of this book, you will know how to get a view of your security posture and where to optimize security protection in your environment as well as the ins and outs of Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in Depth. Take any organization's endpoint security to the next level

Paul Huijbregts, Joe Anich, Justen Graves

With all organizational data and trade secrets being digitized, the threat of data compromise, unauthorized access, and cyberattacks has increased exponentially. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) is a market-leading cross-platform endpoint security solution that enables you to prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to threats. MDE helps strengthen the security posture of your organization.This book starts with a history of the product and a primer on its various features. From prevention to attack surface reduction, detection, and response, you’ll learn about the features, their applicability, common misconceptions, and caveats. After planning, preparation, deployment, and configuration toward successful implementation, you’ll be taken through a day in the life of a security analyst working with the product. You’ll uncover common issues, techniques, and tools used for troubleshooting along with answers to some of the most common challenges cybersecurity professionals face. Finally, the book will wrap up with a reference guide with tips and tricks to maintain a strong cybersecurity posture.By the end of the book, you’ll have a deep understanding of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and be well equipped to keep your organization safe from different forms of cyber threats.

Microsoft Defender for Identity in Depth. An exhaustive guide to ITDR, breach prevention, and cyberattack response

Pierre Thoor, Matthew Zorich

Written by a recognized cybersecurity expert, Microsoft Defender for Identity in Depth not only lays the groundwork for deploying and managing MDI, but also takes your knowledge to expert levels, enabling you to strengthen your organization against the most advanced cyber threats.You’ll familiarize yourself with the essentials of MDI, from seamless setup to leveraging PowerShell for automation, setting the stage for exploring advanced integrations and capabilities. Through practical, real-world examples, you’ll learn how to extend MDI’s reach by using APIs and conducting proactive threat hunting with KQL to turn insights into actions.The book gradually shifts focus to operational excellence, helping you develop expertise in investigating alerts, optimizing action accounts, and troubleshooting, which will empower you to master the building and maintenance of a robust ITDR framework and strengthen your security posture.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to harness the full potential of MDI’s functionalities, positioning you as a key player in your organization’s cybersecurity defenses.

Microsoft DirectAccess Best Practices and Troubleshooting. Secure and efficient functioning of your DirectAccess environment

Jordan Krause

DirectAccess is an amazing Microsoft technology that is truly the evolution of VPN; any Microsoft-centric shop needs this technology. DirectAccess is an automatic remote access solution that takes care of everything from planning to deployment.Microsoft DirectAccess Best Practices and Troubleshooting will provide you with the precise steps you need to take for the very best possible implementation of DirectAccess in your network. You will find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions from administrators and explore unique troubleshooting scenarios that you will want to understand in case they happen to you.Microsoft DirectAccess Best Practices and Troubleshooting outlines best practices for configuring DirectAccess in any network. You will learn how to configure Manage Out capabilities to plan, administer, and deploy DirectAccess client computers from inside the corporate network. You will also learn about a couple of the lesser-known capabilities within a DirectAccess environment and the log information that is available on the client machines.This book also focuses on some specific cases that portray unique or interesting troubleshooting scenarios that DirectAccess administrators may encounter. By describing the problem, the symptoms, and the fixes to these problems, the reader will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the way DirectAccess works and why these external influences are important to the overall solution.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI for Business Insights. Transform your business processes with the practical implementation of Dynamics 365 AI modules

Dmitry Shargorodsky

If there is one hot topic being discussed in every boardroom meeting today, it’s AI. With Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI proving to be a game-changer, it’s essential for business professionals to master this tool. Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI for Business Insights will help you harness AI across key business functions to streamline processes and enhance customer experiences.Written by a seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience, this book guides you through Dynamics 365 AI’s practical applications across sales, customer service, marketing, and finance departments. You'll learn how to enhance customer experiences, streamline sales processes, optimize marketing strategies, and improve financial forecasting. This book also explores the integration of generative AI tools such as OpenAI Service, Azure Open AI, language models, and Microsoft Copilot within the Dynamics 365 ecosystem. With real-world examples, case studies, and expert insights, you’ll discover the transformative potential of this powerful toolkit. As well as driving sales insights and implementing fraud protection, you’ll explore emerging AI trends, Microsoft's roadmap for Dynamics 365 AI, and the upcoming features.By the end, you’ll be all set to unlock new growth opportunities using Dynamics 365 AI.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Cookbook. Effective recipes for developing and deploying applications with Dynamics 365 Business Central

Michael Glue

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a complete business management solution that can help you streamline business processes, connect individual departments in your company, and enhance customer interactions.Ok. That first part was really professional sounding, right? Now, let’s get into what this cookbook is going to do for you: put simply, it’s going to help you get things done. This book will help you get to grips with the latest development features and tools for building applications using Business Central. You’ll find recipes that will guide you in developing and testing applications that can be deployed to the cloud or on-premises. For the old-schoolers out there, you’ll also learn how to take your existing Dynamics NAV customizations and move them to the new AL language platform.Also, if you haven’t figured it out already, we’re going to be using very normal language throughout the book to keep things light. After all, developing applications is fun, so why not have fun learning as well!

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Enterprise Edition - Financial Management. Maximize your business productivity through modern financial management in Dynamics 365 - Third Edition

Mohamed Aamer Ala El Din

Microsoft Dynamics 365 for finance and operations is a rapidly growing application and is widely used in enterprise organizations. Because of its ability to maximize business productivity, it is a fast-growing business application package in the ERP market.We will start by looking into ERP concepts, implementation needs, and interface design, giving you basic knowledge of financial management aspects and explaining key concepts along the way. To begin with, you'll be taken through the general ledger and financial dimension functions. You'll later learn about the sales tax mechanism and multi-currency in Microsoft Dynamics 365. We tackle each topic with focused examples and explanations on topics such as payable/receivable accounts, forecasting, cash and bank management, budgeting planning/control, and fixed assets. Finally, we walk you through intercompany, consolidation, costing basics, and financial reporting.By the end of this book, your finance team will have a much richer understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for finance and operations and its powerful capabilities.