Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Join Microsoft on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 for a virtual experience to learn tips and tricks for modernizing your infrastructure and applications—regardless of whether you’re running Windows Server on-premises or in the cloud.
Here you find more Microsoft Information about the Windows Server Summit 2018
Here are some Microsoft Azure links for Information :
Create your Azure Free Account Today here
Microsoft Azure Get started documentation
Microsoft Azure Technical Docs Online
Microsoft Azure Architecture Information
Microsoft Azure Self-Paced Courses on Edx
Microsoft Azure Friday on Channel 9
Follow on Twitter :
Microsoft Azure Services 101 Cards
From here you can get the Azure Container Instances Information
Go and see for your self the Microsoft Azure 101 Cards
Microsoft Azure Security Interactive
Azure Log Analytics
You can access Log Analytics through the OMS portal or the Azure portal which run in any browser and provide you with access to configuration settings and multiple tools to analyze and act on collected data. From the portal you can leverage log searches where you construct queries to analyze collected data, dashboards which you can customize with graphical views of your most valuable searches, and solutions which provide additional functionality and analysis tools.
If you have no current monitoring in place for your Azure environment, you should start with Azure Monitor which collects and analyzes monitoring data for your Azure resources. Log Analytics can collect data from Azure Monitor to correlate it with other data and provide additional analysis.
If you want to monitor your on-premises environment or you have existing monitoring using services such as Azure Monitor or System Center Operations Manager, then Log Analytics can add significant value. It can collect data directly from your agents and also from these other tools into a single repository. Analysis tools in Log Analytics such as log searches, views, and solutions work against all collected data providing you with centralized analysis of your entire environment.
Microsoft Azure log analytics is very powerful for Hybrid IT management and getting you in control of your Hybrid Cloud Datacenter(s).
Select Data by type
You can change the chart here
Computers sending Heartbeat with date and time
Here you can export to Excel, PowerBI or Share the Query
Set your Query in a Time range
Here you find Online documentation and Query Reference guide
Start Today with Azure Log Analytics !
More links for Microsoft Azure Log Analytics :
Azure Log Analytics Query Language
Azure Log Analytics Query Examples
Azure Log Analytics tech Docs Online
Microsoft Azure Management Blog
Microsoft Operations Management Suit (OMS) Blog
Social Media :
Microsoft OMS on Facebook #MSOMS
Get started with the Microsoft Azure Log Analytics Query Language today to get you and your Business in Control with innovative Hybrid IT Management.
Build your cloud skills
Free technical learning event with Microsoft’s top cloud engineers across Azure and Microsoft 365. Whether you’re developing innovative apps or delivering optimized solutions, Microsoft Tech Summit can help evolve your skills, deepen your expertise, and grow your career.
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Whether you’re already cloud-savvy or just getting started, there is something for everyone. Discover the latest trends, tools, and product roadmaps at more than 80 sessions covering a range of focus areas and topics – from keynotes and breakouts to hands-on labs.
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Take advantage of the event Hub, a gathering place where you can learn, network, meet partners, visit the community theater, and more! You’ll also have access to experts who can help you get the most out of the cloud – ask your toughest questions, share best practices, and provide feedback.
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The cloud is changing expectations – and transforming the way we live and work. Learn how Microsoft’s cloud platform can help you lead your organization through real digital transformation – and shape your future.
Build your cloud skills with the latest in Azure and Microsoft 365 at a free, technical learning event for IT professionals and developers.
March 28-29, 2018
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Here you find the Microsoft Tech Summit 2018 Catalog sessions
See you at this Awesome Microsoft Tech Summit Event in Amsterdam 😉 #MVPbuzz
Overview Azure Virtual Datacenter is an approach to making the most of the Azure cloud platform’s capabilities while respecting your existing security and networking policies. When deploying enterprise workloads to the cloud, IT organizations and business units must balance governance with developer agility. Azure Virtual Datacenter provides models to achieve this balance with an emphasis on governance. Deploying workloads to the cloud introduces the need to develop and maintain trust in the cloud to the same degree you trust your existing datacenters. The first model of Azure Virtual Datacenter guidance is designed to bridge that need through a locked-down approach to virtual infrastructures. This approach isn’t for everyone. It’s specifically designed to guide enterprise IT groups in extending their on-premises infrastructure to the Azure public cloud. We call this approach the trusted datacenter extension model. Over time, several other models will be offered, including those that allow secure Internet access directly from a virtual datacenter.
In the Azure Virtual Datacenter model, you can apply isolation policies, make the cloud more like the physical datacenters you know, and achieve the levels of security and trust you need. Four components any enterprise IT team would recognize make it possible: software-defined networking, encryption, identity management, and the Azure platform’s underlying compliance standards and certifications. These four are key to making a virtual datacenter a trusted extension of your existing infrastructure investment. Central to this model is the idea that your cloud infrastructure has isolation boundaries that can be thought of as your corporate namespace. Think of it as your isolated cloud within Azure. Within this virtual boundary, security controls, network policies, and compliance come together, providing you with an IT infrastructure on Azure capable of securely integrating cloud resources with your existing on-premises datacenter. You can deploy new virtual workspaces in the virtual datacenter much as you would deploy additional capacity to your physical datacenter. These virtual workspaces are self-contained
Environments where workloads can run independently, and workload teams can get workspace specific access. Workspaces enable teams to build solutions and manage workloads with great freedom while adhering to the overall access and security policies defined in the central IT infrastructure. This guide is intended for enterprise IT architects and executives. Using the lens of the physical datacenter, the guide discusses an approach to designing secure, trusted virtual datacenters on the Azure platform. Azure Virtual Datacenter is not a specific product or service but rather a way to think about cloud infrastructures. It offers proven practices and guidance to help smooth your migration to the cloud. At the end of this guide, you can learn about the upcoming Virtual Datacenter Automation guidance. This guidance includes a collection of scripts and Azure Resource Manager templates that will help you build an Azure Virtual Datacenter using the trusted extension model.
You can download this Awesome Microsoft whitepaper Azure Virtual Datacenter here
Azure Powershell in the Portal
Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, browser-accessible shell for managing Azure resources. It gives you the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you work. Linux users can opt for a Bash experience, while Windows users can opt for PowerShell.
At the left corner you can change from Powershell Cmd to Bash
Bash with Azure CLI 2.0
Features
Browser-based shell experience
Cloud Shell enables access to a browser-based command-line experience built with Azure management tasks in mind. Leverage Cloud Shell to work untethered from a local machine in a way only the cloud can provide.
Choice of preferred shell experience
Azure Cloud Shell gives you the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you work. Linux users can opt for a Bash experience, while Windows users can opt for PowerShell.
Pre-configured Azure workstation
Cloud Shell comes pre-installed with popular command-line tools and language support so you can work faster.
View the full tooling list for Bash experience and PowerShell experience.
Automatic authentication
Cloud Shell securely authenticates automatically on each session for instant access to your resources through the Azure CLI 2.0 or Azure PowerShell cmdlets.
Connect your Azure File storage
Cloud Shell machines are temporary and as a result require an Azure Files share to be mounted as clouddrive to persist your $Home directory. On first launch Cloud Shell prompts to create a resource group, storage account, and file share on your behalf. This is a one-time step and will be automatically attached for all sessions. A single file share can be mapped and will be used by both Bash and PowerShell in Cloud Shell.
I like Microsoft Azure CLI 2.0 in the Cloud Shell and here you find a CLI 2.0 command line reference guide.
In the following step-by-step examples ( in Bash and Powershell ) you will see how easy it is to make an Azure Container Instance in the Cloud.
we begin with starting Bash Shell from the Azure Portal.
When you run Cloud Shell for the first time it will create a Cloud Drive of 5GB.
Cloud Shell machines are temporary and as a result require an Azure Files share to be mounted as clouddrive to persist your $Home directory. On first launch Cloud Shell prompts to create a resource group, storage account, and file share on your behalf. This is a one-time step and will be automatically attached for all sessions. A single file share can be mapped and will be used by both Bash and PowerShell in Cloud Shell.
Create Storage for your CloudDrive
A locally-redundant storage (LRS) account and Azure Files share can be created on your behalf. The Azure Files share will be used for both Bash and PowerShell environments if you choose to use both. Regular storage costs apply.
az container create -h
With this command you see the options to create a Container Instance in Microsoft Azure Cloud.
You see also some examples to learn from
az group create –name MyResourceGroup –location eastus
We now created a resource group in the East US location of Azure for our Container.
az container create –name mycontainer –image microsoft/aci-helloworld –resource-group MyResourceGroup –ip-address public
We now Created an Azure Container Instance.
ProvisioningState Succeeded
az container list –output table
The result of your Azure Container Instance
To see how your Azure Container Instance is doing, you can read the logs.
az container logs –name mycontainer –resource-group MyResourceGroup
When your Azure Container Instance was for testing, you can delete the instance by :
az container delete –name mycontainer –resource-group MyResourceGroup
az container list –output table
I got two Azure Container Instances running, and now you can see that mycontainer instance is deleted.
This was just an simple example by using Bash in the Azure Portal with CLI 2.0 commands. Of course there are a lot of Azure Solutions to play with:
In the following step-by-step example we will use Azure Powershell from the portal instead of Bash :
$PSVersionTable.PSVersion
Microsoft Azure Powershell via the Portal is using version 5.1 Build 14393 Revision 1480 in my example.
Of course there is also an Azure Powershell reference guide online
New-AzureRmResourceGroup -Name MyResourceGroup -Location EastUS
We now have created the Resource Group with Azure Powershell for the Container Instance.
New-AzureRmContainerGroup -ResourceGroupName MyResourceGroup -name mycontainer -image microsoft/iis:nanoserver -OsType Windows -IpAddressType Public
Get-AzureRmContainerGroup -ResourceGroupName MyResourceGroup -Name mycontainer
You will see that the New Azure Container Instance is provisioned.
Get-AzureRmContainerGroup
And the IIS is running in the Azure Container Instance.
Of course you don’t have your laptop always with you, but Microsoft Azure has an Awesome Mobile App to work with.
Mobile Azure Powershell via the App
Mobile Azure Bash via the App
Here you can get the Microsoft Azure Mobile App
Here are some handy links to use with Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell :
Deploy resources with Resource Manager templates and Azure CLI
Deploy resources with Resource Manager templates and Azure PowerShell
Overview of Azure Cloud Shell (Preview)
