Azure-IaaS-Digest number 9 (July-August)

Disclaimer: I write mostly about Azure in terms of infrastructure (DSC, IaaS, Hybrid \ Private Cloud, OMS, ASR, Backup, etc.). Not about the development of Azure (although sometimes something slips).

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Azure

Comparison of AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
New N-series virtual machines are available in Azure. With a NVIDIA GPU.
Create and configure a balancer in Azure.
Create RBAC role in Azure.
Migration of virtual machines in ARM using migAz. Instructions.
Announcement of the Usage and Billing portal in Azure.
Upgrade the Azure Audit Logs service.
Tips to reduce costs in Azure. The hard way.
Azure Security Center in 10 steps.
Azure Security Center course on Microsoft Virtual Academy.
Best Practice for monitoring Azure IaaS, a little "captain".
Use ARM policies for Azure Automation Runbooks.
Create an ARM virtual machine with multiple networks using PowerShell.
Comparison of SQL functional IaaS and PaaS.
Unsupported features in Azure SQL .
Problem description and solution when creating an AlwaysOn listener in Azure ARM.
Explanation of confusion with the names PIP, VIP, DIP, ILPIP.
Very detailed instructions for creating a runbook to turn off a virtual machine in Azure.
Options for encrypting data in virtual machines in Azure.
Deploy Azure SQL using PowerShell.
Peering virtual networks in Azure.

OMS

Launch Azure Automation Runbooks with OMS Alerts.
OMS View Designer for monitoring SQL.
Customize the visualization of metrics in OMS.
Use linear and logarithmic metrics in OMS.
OMS Security - was published.

Azure stack

ARM concept in Azure Stack for the Azure Pack administrator.
Work with the Azure Stack API.