Pro PowerShell for Microsoft Azure This book is written for Windows professionals who are familiar with PowerShell and want to learn to build operate and administer their Windows workloads in the Microsoft Azure cloud. Pro PowerShell for Microsoft Azure is packed with practical examples and scripts with easy to follow explanations for a wide range of day to day needs and essential administration tasks. Author Sherif Talaat begins by explaining the fundamental concepts behind the Microsoft Azure platform and how to get started configuring it using PowerShell. Readers will find out how to deploy configure and manage the various components of the Azure platform from storage and virtual networks to HDInsight clusters. Workload automation scheduling and resource management are covered in depth to help build efficiency in everyday tasks and administrators will gain full control over Azure identity and access rights. Pro PowerShell for Microsoft Azure shows you how to apply your PowerShell skills in an exciting new context including guidance on how to: Create and manage Azure virtual networks and VPNs Configure and maintain Azure Storage accounts blobs and containers Provision and manage a redundant Windows or Linux server Deploy and configure your sites in the cloud using Microsoft Azure Web Sites Provision Apache Hadoop clusters in the cloud using Azure HDInsight Deploy configure and manage a Microsoft Azure SQL Database Protect and secure identities and resources with Azure Active Directory and Azure Rights Management Services