Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Here are a whole set of links to kick start your learning of Microsoft Azure services. 

Introduction video

Changes to computer thinking - Stephen Fry explains cloud computing 

Two Portals

• ASM Classic (Azure Service Manager) 
• ARM New portal (Azure Resource Manager) 

Tools

• Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer
• Azure PowerShell cmdlets

Free EBooks

• Microsoft Azure Essentials: Fundamentals of Azure via Microsoft Press
• Building Cloud Apps with Microsoft Azure via Microsoft Press

Reading to enable the creation of an end to end solution

• Resource Manager Deployment Model
• VPN Gateway how to point to site recovery portal
• Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machines scale sets overview
• Backup configure vault
• Site recovery hyper v site to Azure
• Storage introduction
• What is PaSS
• Traffic Manager Overview
• SQL Database PaSS vs SQL Server
• SQL Database elastic pool
• Cloud Services
• Cloud services how to scale portal
• Active directory what is
• Automation
• Security Centre Introduction
• Log Analytics Overview
• Dev Test Lab
• Virtual Machines Windows Migration Classic Resources Manager

Other Learning Resources: 

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals via MVA 
• Establish Microsoft Azure IaaS Technical Fundamentals via MVA 
• Dive Deep into Networking Storage and Disaster Recovery Scenarios via MVA 
• Optimize Workload Architecture and Administration Capabilities Within Azure via MVA 
• Azure Friday videos –short videos hosted by Scott Hanselman.  
• Channel9 Microsoft Azure videos –videos on Channel9 
• Microsoft online Azure courses openedx courses