A comparison between Alibaba Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Public cloud is still evolving and both Alibaba Cloud and Azure is introducing new products and services from time to time. Do let me know if you agree or disagree on the comparison table.
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Reading #5 – Microsoft Azure Managing Virtual Machines
Managing Virtual Machines There are various options for managing Azure VMs; some are available for all platforms, and others just for Windows or Linux VMs. Virtual Machine Agents and Virtual Machine Extensions VM Agent Extensions are software components that extend the VM functionality and management operations. The VM Agent is …
Continue reading »Reading #2 – Microsoft Azure Creating Virtual Machines
Creating Virtual Machines 1. Planning Considerations Storage: How much, where, and in what configuration Disk: Sizing, persistence and caching. Compute: Capacity required. Availability: Uptime requirements, geo-distribution, service level agreements, and accessibility. Cost: Azure services, such as storage and compute. Azure pricing Online Pricing Calculator tool 2. Methods for Creating Virtual …
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