INFO 2312 A11 Project Report Learning Azure Fundamentals

INFO 2312 A11Project Report Learning Azure Fundamentals:

Introduction

Azure is a Microsoft Cloud computing platform ever expanding set of services to help build solutions to build business goals. It provides Cloud-based services such as remote storage, database hosting, centralized management, and Artificial Intelligence.

What is Cloud Computing?

Cloud Computing is storing and accessing data and programs over internet instead of your computer’s hard drive. The services include servers, storing databases, networking, software analytics, and intelligence. In simple words, if you want to create a server but you do not want to own a infrastructure. Ex: Amazon Web Series.

Benefits of Cloud Computing:

1. You pay only for the resources you use.

2. You can request more storage if you need.

3. Reliability, Elasticity and Agility

There are three cloud computing service models:

1. IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) – Cloud-base services, pay-as-you go such as storage, network,

and vitalization. IaaS customers can control their own infrastructure and they do not need to be onsite. Examples are: Amazon Web Series, Microsoft Azure

2. PaaS (Platform as a service) – Hardware and Software tools available on the internet. It provides

developers with a framework they can use to build custom applications. Examples: Google App

Engine, OpenShift.

3. SaaS (Software as a service) – Software that’s available via third party over the internet. Examples

are: JIRA, Dropbox.

What is Azure?

Azure is expanding set of cloud services the help meet current and future business challenges. It also gives freedom to build, manage and deploy applications on global network using tools and frameworks.

Azure uses technology virtualization. Virtualization separates the tight coupling between the hardware and operating system using an abstraction layer using hypervisor.

Azure services include: Compute, Networking, Storage, Mobile, Databases, Web, And Artificial Intelligence.

Let us start with creating an Azure Account:

You can purchase Azure access directly from Microsoft by signing up on the Azure Website. Also, you can get a free Azure account and get free access for 12 months, and a credit for 30 days. Sign up using credit card (used for identity verification only), phone number and Microsoft account.

Now create a WordPress Website

Step 1: Sign into Azure Portal.

Step 2: Now on the top left of Azure Portal. Select Create a Resource.

Step 3: This option will take you to Azure Marketplace then in marketplace search for WordPress.

Step 4: Then click on WordPress it will show up with the app and then click on create to begin process to create a WordPress app.

Step 5: After clicking on create several options will appear to configure your deployment. Enter values as shown in the screenshot. You can fill any app name and make sure you select Database provider ‘MySQL In App.’

Step 6: Then go to App Service Plan/Location and click on create new.

Step 7: The new App Service Plan pane will appear. Select Central US so we choose the region that will allow service plan we choose.

Step 8: Now select pricing tier, Spec Picker pane will appear. The pane opens to Production tab and S1 tier selected. We need to select the new pricing tier from Dev/Test tab for our website. Select F1 pricing tier from Dev/ Test tab and then select Apply.

Step 9: Then go back to New App Service plan pane and select OK to create new plan. Finally, select create to start deployment of your new site.

Verify your website is running.

The deployment of a new website can take few minutes to complete.

Step 1: Select the notifications bell icon on the top right of the azure portal. You can select deployment in progress to see the details about all the resources created.