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In this episode, Daniel and Don explore how to use Azure to quickly deploy a custom virtual machine "image". They start things off by describing the concept of imaging, which is basically taking a picture of a computer's state. Then they use the Azure portal to create an Azure VM image, step-by-step. Finally, they show you how to create a new VM or recreate a VM using the custom image from the Azu

In this episode, Daniel and Don discuss backup and recovery options available in an Azure VM environment. They begin by covering the basic topics of disaster recovery and backup best practices and concepts, then go over the technologies that are typically used to perform backup operations; specifically Microsoft System Center Orchestrator, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Backup. Finally, they show

In this episode, Daniel and Don walk you through creating custom scripts in PowerShell, to automate custom deployments in Azure. They start by explaining the benefits of custom scripting; benefits like increased speed and flexibility. Then they show you the steps you'll need to take to create a custom script to fit your deployment needs.

In this episode, Daniel and Don explain and demonstrate how to autoscale your Azure Virtual Machine environment. Autoscaling is a great way to make sure that an expected level of performance is being achieved as well as saving you money. Here Don and Daniel show you how to configure autoscaling, which includes setting up triggers(CPU, Queues, and Schedules) and attaching to an Availability Group.

In this episode, Daniel and Don take a look at Availability Sets in Microsoft Azure. They begin by explaining what an availability set is exactly and why it's important for Azure users. Then they explain the concepts that go along with availability sets, concepts like Fault Domains(FD) and Update Domains(UD). Lastly they show you how to configure Availability Sets for your Virtual Machines in Azur

In this episode, Daniel and Don explain how to use Load Balancing to increase productivity, reliability, and redundancy. They start by explaining the concept of load balancing and then move right into using features in Azure to implement load balancing in a variety of ways. Specific Azure load balancing technologies include DNS round-robin, Azure Traffic Manager, and Azure Load-Balanced Sets.

In this episode, Don and Daniel dive into looking at Networking Azure Virtual Machines. They kick things off by defining and describing Virtual Networks(VN), both how they work as well as some of their limitations. Then they jump over to some guidelines to follow when implementing a Virtual Network in Azure. They also cover topics such as DNS in VNs and creating/configuring Network Security Groups

In this episode, Don and Daniel describe Microsoft Azure's *Resource Groups*. They start off by explaining how Resource Groups are replacing Cloud Services as a way to group Azure resources, hence the name. Then they take a look at what Resource Groups can do that Cloud Services cannot. Also talked about are: monitoring, load balancing, and Core Quotas.

In this episode, Don and Daniel explain the Cloud Services feature of Microsoft Azure. They begin by explaining exactly what Cloud Services is as well as some of its limitations and implementations. Then they show you how to use the Azure Portal and PowerShell to create Cloud Services for use in your environment.

In this episode, Don and Daniel explore Microsoft's *Azure Files* as a common network storage solution between Virtual Machines. First they run down some of the basic functions and limitations of Azure Files. Then they walk you through creating an Azure File share using the Azure Portal and by using the PowerShell.

In this episode, Don and Daniel explain the concept and application of storage pools with Azure Virtual Machines. They start by creating a storage pool in a Windows environment using Storage Services. Then they jump over into a Linux VM and show you how partition disks using fdisk and then use LVM to group disks together to create a Volume Group and a Logical Volume.

In this episode, Daniel and Don continue to explore storage management in Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines. Picking up where they left off, they add a disk to a VM using Azure PowerShell and then connect a pre-existing disk to a VM. Next they explain the different Storage Account types like L(Locally Redudndant), G(Geo Redundant), R(Read-Access Geo Redundant), P(Premium Locally Redundant), and Z(Z

In this episode, Daniel and Don walk you through connecting to an Azure Virtual Machine. They start by explaining the default access methods for connecting to both a Windows Server VM (Remote Desktop) and a Linux VM (SSH). Then they explain how to add security to those access methods using the Azure Firewall.

In this episode, Daniel and Don explain how to install and configure PowerShell for Azure. First they walk you through downloading and installing the Azure commands for PowerShell. Then they take you step-by-step through connecting to Azure using PowerShell in multiple different ways. Finally, they show you how to create an Azure Virtual Machine via the PowerShell.

In this episode, Daniel and Don show you how to create a Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine. The first method they cover for creating a VM is by using the Azure Legacy Portal, taking you step-by-step through the VM creation wizard. Next, they utilize the newer Preview Portal, which is poised to replace the Legacy Portal. Also covered is the topic of a Cloud Service and what that means to the Azure VM

In this episode, Daniel and Don explore some of the default limits to the Azure Virtual Machines. This includes the default CPU core limits, DNS restrictions, and storage sizes. Then they explain how to push beyond those limits when the need arises. Finally, they explain the differences in Azure VM types. This covers the Basic vs. Standard tiers as well as the A, D/DS, and G/GS series of Virtual M

In this episode, Daniel and Don go over the basics of Microsoft Azure. They start with the very foundational knowledge; things like typical scenarios for why you may want to utilize Azure VMs, as well as some of the benefits of using Azure VMs. Then they move into detail about licensing considerations and pricing specifics so you can make sure you're getting the best bang for your buck.

In this segment, Daniel and Don give a general overview of what you can expect in the upcoming episodes_4-18. They cover what the show's about, the target audience, what will be covered overall, and other topics.