{"id":35580,"date":"2017-11-21T14:53:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T14:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/?p=35580"},"modified":"2024-05-22T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T07:16:21","slug":"best-books-for-azure-infrastructure-certification-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/best-books-for-azure-infrastructure-certification-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Books for Azure Infrastructure Certification Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A person who is preparing for MCSA: Cloud Platform or MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, may be looking for training and materials for Azure certification, and resolve the following question: <b>\u201cWhat are best books for Microsoft Azure Infrastructure certification exam?\u201d, <\/b>we hope to answer this question during this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Obviously, the best preparation for Azure certification exams is practical experience: one or more years, but a book is an excellent companion, you can bring it with you where you want and open your mind around an interesting thing or knowledge as Azure technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/azure-70-533-creating-virtual-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Machines in Azure: Exam 70-533<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Nowadays, there is a growing demand for cloud platform and infrastructure solutions built on Microsoft Azure, that means a lot of job opportunities as a solution architect, developer, and system operators around those Microsoft technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Microsoft Azure is Microsoft&#8217;s cloud computing platform, providing a wide variety of services you can use without purchasing and provisioning your own hardware. Azure enables the rapid development of solutions and provides the resources to accomplish tasks that may not be feasible in an on-premises environment. Azure&#8217;s compute, storage, network, and application services allow you to focus on building great solutions without the need to worry about how the physical infrastructure is assembled.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/microsoft-azure-certification-az-100\/online-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71407 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Microsoft_Azure_Exam_AZ-100_Online_Course-7.gif\" alt=\"AZ-100 Online Course\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">If you know your experience level and what you\u2019re trying to learn then you\u2019ll have no trouble finding a great book to get you moving to Microsoft Azure infrastructure certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[divider \/]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Books for Azure\u00a0<b>Infrastructure\u00a0<\/b>Certification<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">There are many books available on Azure and especially related to the Microsoft Azure Infrastructure exam. From our point of view, we consider the following interesting books about Azure infrastructure certification exam topics the best already published:<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoftpressstore.com\/store\/exam-ref-70-533-implementing-microsoft-azure-infrastructure-9781509306503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exam Ref 70-533 Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions, 2nd Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">by Michael Washam and Rick Rainey<\/span><\/b><b><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">ISBN-13: 978-1509306480<br \/>\nISBN-10: 150930648X<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_36169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36169\" style=\"width: 277px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/book_AWSof70533-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/book_AWSof70533-1.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions\" width=\"277\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exam Ref 70-533 Implementing\u00a0Microsoft Azure\u00a0Infrastructure Solutions, 2nd Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The Exam Ref is the official study guide for Microsoft Azure certification exams. Featuring concise, objective-by-objective reviews and strategic case scenarios and Thought Experiments, exam candidates get professional-level preparation for the exam. The Exam Ref helps candidates maximize their performance on the exam and sharpen their job-role skills. It organizes material by the exam&#8217;s objective domains.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\" type=\"square\">\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge the reader<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Provides knowledge check questions at the end of each chapter<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Will be valuable for IT pros, including enterprise architects; DevOps, network, server, virtualization, and identity engineers; and storage or security administrators<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Assumes the reader has some\u00a0experience implementing Microsoft Azure infrastructure solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mva.microsoft.com\/ebooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Azure Essentials: Fundamentals of Azure, Second Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">By Michael S. Collier and Robin E. Shahan<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">ISBN-13: \u00a0978-1509302963<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_36167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36167\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/book_AWSessentials.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/book_AWSessentials.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Azure Certification\" width=\"261\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Microsoft Azure Essentials: Fundamentals of Azure, Second Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">This book covers all the fundamentals topics covered in Azure certification exam, you need to start developing solutions right away. It concentrates on the features of the Azure platform that you are most likely to need to know rather than on every feature and service available on the platform. This book also provides several walkthroughs you can follow to learn how to create VMs and virtual networks, websites and storage accounts, and so on. In many cases, real-world tips are included to help you get the most out of your Azure experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In addition to its coverage of core Azure services, the book discusses common tools used for creating and managing Azure-based solutions. The book wraps up by providing details on a few common business scenarios where Azure can provide compelling and valuable solutions, as well as a chapter providing overviews of some of the commonly used services not covered in the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mastering-Microsoft-Azure-Infrastructure-Services\/dp\/111900327X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services\u00a01st Edition<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">by John Savill<\/span><\/b><\/b><b><\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"312\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">ISBN-13:\u00a0978-1119003274<br \/>\nISBN-10:\u00a0111900327X<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_36168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36168\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/book_AWSmastering.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/book_AWSmastering.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services\" width=\"231\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mastering Microsoft Azure\u00a0Infrastructure Services 1st\u00a0Edition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"312\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> guides you through the process of creating and managing a public cloud and virtual network using Microsoft Azure. With step-by-step instruction and clear explanation, this book equips you with the skills required to provide services both on-premises and off-premises through full virtualization, providing a deeper understanding of Azure&#8217;s capabilities as an infrastructure service. Each chapter includes online videos that visualize and enhance the concepts presented in the book and access to a Windows app that provides instant Azure updates and demonstrates the process of going from on-premises to public cloud via Azure. Coverage includes storage customization, connectivity, virtual networks, backing up, hybrid environments, System Center management, and more, giving you everything you need to understand, evaluate, deploy, and maintain environments that utilize Microsoft Azure.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Understand cost, options, and applications of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Enable on- and off-premises connectivity to Azure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Customize Azure templates and management processes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Exploit key technologies and embrace the hybrid environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mastering Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services is your total solution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Additional Recommendation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Because Microsoft Azure technologies and services changes frequently, maybe some book content could be outdated, please review the book editor for updated information related. Don\u2019t forget during your preparation path review additionally Azure documentation and white papers, those are updated and they\u2019re relevant information about Microsoft Azure infrastructure certification exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">You can download the related azure exam preparation guide at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learning\/exam-70-533.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/learning\/exam-70-533.aspx<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u00a0for more detail about Microsoft Azure infrastructure certification. We recommend you to review this exam preparation guide in its entirety and familiarize yourself with the resources on this website before you schedule your exam.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Are you preparing for\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/microsoft-azure-certification-70-533\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Azure Exam 70-533 Certification: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions<\/a>? Pass in first attempt with Whizlabs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/microsoft-azure-certification-70-533\/free-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizlabs.com\/microsoft-azure-certification-70-533\/practice-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Practice<\/a> Tests.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A person who is preparing for MCSA: Cloud Platform or MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, may be looking for training and materials for Azure certification, and resolve the following question: \u201cWhat are best books for Microsoft Azure Infrastructure certification exam?\u201d, we hope to answer this question during this article. Obviously, the best preparation for Azure certification exams is practical experience: one or more years, but a book is an excellent companion, you can bring it with you where you want and open your mind around an interesting thing or knowledge as Azure technologies. 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