Mastering Azure

Microsoft Azure is at the core of modern digital transformation, enabling organizations to build scalable, secure, and intelligent cloud, data, and AI solutions. As businesses modernize from on-premises systems to cloud-native and analytics-driven architectures, professionals who can design, implement, and operate Azure workloads are in high demand.

This book provides a practical journey through Azure, starting with cloud fundamentals, accounts, governance, networking, compute, and storage. It covers identity and access management, security, monitoring, and cost optimization before moving into data and analytics, databases and big data, integration services, and application services. You will also learn about AI and machine learning, Azure Databricks, DevOps, and governance, concluding with trends like edge, serverless, and hybrid-cloud patterns.

By the end of this book, you will be able to design robust architectures, implement secure and compliant data and AI solutions, automate deployments, and optimize performance and cost. You will gain the skills needed to confidently support enterprise workloads, modernize applications and data platforms, and advance your career as an Azure-focused developer, architect, or administrator.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Understand Azure architecture, regions, subscriptions, and governance models.
● Design secure networks, compute, storage, and data foundations on Azure.
● Implement identity, access, and Zero Trust security for cloud workloads.
● Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize reliability, performance, and cloud costs.
● Build data, analytics, and big data platforms using Azure services.
● Develop cloud-native, containerized, and serverless applications on Azure.
● Implement CI/CD and IaC with Azure DevOps and GitHub.
● Use Azure AI services to build intelligent, production-ready solutions.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
This book is for developers, cloud engineers, system administrators, solution architects, and DevOps professionals who design, build, or operate solutions on Microsoft Azure. It is ideal for beginner to intermediate cloud practitioners who want to advance toward expert-level skills in Azure architecture, security, data, and AI.

1. Introduction to Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure
2. Getting Started with Azure
3. Networking
4. Advanced Networking
5. Computing
6. Storage
7. Identity and Access Management
8. Securing Azure Environment
9. Monitoring
10. Cost Management
11. Databases and Big Data Solutions
12. Integration Services
13. Application Services
14. AI and Machine Learning Services
15. DevOps and CI/CD
16. Azure Governance and Compliance

● Kiran Kumar Vejendla is currently a principal cloud solution architect at Microsoft, specializing in SAP on Azure, enterprise architecture, and cloud security. With over 21 years of global IT experience, he has led complex SAP migrations to Azure, designed secure and highly available cloud platforms, and driven automation across infrastructure and applications. As a doctorate candidate in data science at CityU, Kiran combines deep technical expertise with strong business acumen, helping enterprises modernize critical workloads and adopt cloud-native, data and AI-driven solutions.

● Ananya Ghosh Chowdhury is currently a senior cloud solution architect at Microsoft, specializing in enterprise AI strategy, responsible AI, and advanced analytics. She helps organizations revolutionize their business strategies by designing and implementing solutions across AI, machine learning, data engineering, and business intelligence. An AI researcher, industry speaker, startup advisor, and career mentor, Ananya is recognized as a thought leader on data and AI-driven transformation in modern enterprises.

● Eric Golpe is currently a principal cloud solutions architect at Microsoft, specializing in application innovation and Azure AI. He helps enterprises design and implement secure, efficient, and modern cloud-native solutions, guiding them through the complexities of app modernization, AI integration, and cloud architecture. Known as an App Innovation AI Cloud Conductor, Eric is passionate about sharing knowledge and empowering organizations with the tools and insights they need to innovate and operate confidently in the digital era.