Microsoft Azure

Azure Monitor

Check resources with logs flowing to the LAW: Go to LAW, Monitoring > Insights > Usage tab

Can use VS Code in browser and full experience in GitHub codespaces
Use ports tabs in VS Code to open running programs locally. In Codespaces, open remote applications using ports list

2021-07-17

Video with Eric D. Boyd

Agenda:

Home screen with:

Left - menu of services:
- Use “All Services” > filter to find specific ones. Hover over service and star to favourite
- Create resources, Marketplace
- Cost Management and Billing - see subscriptions and account, can configure spending limit
Top - recent services
Bottom - tools, learning
Settings (Gear) to change views, language preferences
? - help for support requests, shortcuts
Search
- “Free services” to see them for trial and always free

Create a resource using marketplace pre-built images or configure a new one.

Search marketplace for Windows Server
Use Azure Geographies to find a region near you and features, availability zone, upcoming places. 3D Global infrastructure. Consideration:
- User locations
- Compliance, data regulations
- Available services by region
Set admin credentials and later on join to Azure AD
Set up Network Security Group (NSG) and deny all for RDP/SSH and then allow your IP to RDP/SSH and set allow rule as higher priority
Create VM, then explore:
- Its resource to connect (RDP, SSH, Bastion), stop, capture an image of it
- Left menu - Export template JSON

Automation? use PowerShell or Azure CLI

Creates a DB server automatically with nodes
SQL Database created based on your admin configuration and performance (vCore, DTU (older model but valid), server-less vs provisioned (persistent) etc.)
- Least expensive option is vCores with server-less - good for development
- Server name has a FQDN
- Add your client address to the SQL server firewall
- Use SQL Studio or VS Code MSSQL extension to login