Some notes on Microsoft Azure

3 type of services provided

1. App Service –  Scalable Web Apps, Mobile Apps, API Apps, and Logic Apps for any device
2. Cloud Service – Highly available, scalable n-tier cloud apps with more control of the OS
3. Virtual Machines – Customized Windows and Linux VMs with complete control of the OS

Important steps you should know in creating an application

1. Create a “resource group”. All your services will be grouped under this resource group
2. Create a “app service plan” – package of data center location, cpu and memory size
3. Create a “app service” – based on plan and under resource group created in step 1 and 2

More info on services

Azure calculator

VM sizing options – compute, memory

Summary of Azure services (click to enlarge)

Other readings/resources:

1. Running a High Volume Website on Azure Infrastructure Services
2. Azure documentation
3. Step by step PHP on azure (starting from create resource, web app, transfer file via git, mysql etc)