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Azure Integration Guide for Business

By : Joshua Garverick, Jack Lee, Mélony Qin, Trevoir Williams
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Azure Integration Guide for Business

By: Joshua Garverick, Jack Lee, Mélony Qin, Trevoir Williams

Overview of this book

Azure Integration Guide for Business is essential for decision makers planning to transform their business with Microsoft Azure. The Microsoft Azure cloud platform can improve the availability, scalability, and cost-efficiency of any business. The guidance in this book will help decision makers gain valuable insights into proactively managing their applications and infrastructure. You'll learn to apply best practices in Azure Virtual Network and Azure Storage design, ensuring an efficient and secure cloud infrastructure. You'll also discover how to automate Azure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and leverage various Azure services to support OLTP applications. Next, you’ll explore how to implement Azure offerings for event-driven architectural solutions and serverless applications. Additionally, you’ll gain in-depth knowledge on how to develop an automated, secure, and scalable solutions. Core elements of the Azure ecosystem will be discussed in the final chapters of the book, such as big data solutions, cost governance, and best practices to help you optimize your business. By the end of this book, you’ll understand what a well-architected Azure solution looks like and how to lead your organization toward a tailored Azure solution that meets your business needs.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Importance of achieving high availability with Azure

Achieving high availability in Azure enables businesses to safeguard against the potential risks and detrimental impact of downtime. Downtime can lead to significant consequences, including financial losses, damage to reputation, and dissatisfaction among customers. The inability to access critical applications and services in a timely fashion can disrupt business operations, impede productivity, and erode customer trust.

Organizations can proactively mitigate these risks and ensure uninterrupted operations by prioritizing high-availability measures in Azure. High availability allows businesses to maintain continuous access to their applications and services, even in the face of unexpected events or system failures. This resilience not only minimizes the financial impact of downtime but also helps preserve the reputation of the business and instills confidence in customers.