In Part 4 of our Microsoft Azure for Amazon AWS Cloud Professionals series, Keith Mayer and Gerald Tiu discuss Virtual Machines, Scale Sets and Containers.

• [1:45] Let’s chat about the main compute continuum differences found between Azure and AWS  
  
  
• [19:30] DEMO: Virtual Machines
  + Provision new Linux VM via portal
  + Export Template
  + Using Azure CLI to provision & manage VMs
  
  
• [46:46] DEMO: Manage VMs as a group with Scale Sets
  + Provision new Scale Set via the Azure Portal
  
  
• [57:18] DEMO: How to create and maintain Containers with the Azure Container Service

Additional Resources

• Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services – Terminology Mapping
• Azure Learning Path for Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machine Scale Sets
• Azure Container Service
• Planning for Costs with Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator
• Create your FREE Azure Account with $200 in Cloud Credit
• Learn and Explore the Microsoft Cloud with a FREE IT Pro Cloud Essentials Subscription

If you're interested in learning more about the products or solutions discussed in this episode, click on any of the below links for free, in-depth information:

Websites & Blogs:

• Keith Mayer's Blog
• Cloud Solutions Hub
• Building Clouds blog
• IT Pro Cloud Essentials

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