Azure Cloud Topics

Service	Purpose	Documentation
Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)	General-purpose compute resources	SERVICES/AZURE VM/
Azure App Services	Host and scale web applications	SERVICES/AZURE-WEB-APP-SERVICE/
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)	Managed Kubernetes for container orchestration	See README
Azure Container Instances (ACI)	Run containers without managing infrastructure	See README
Azure Functions	Serverless compute for event-driven workloads	See README

Service	Purpose	Pages
Azure Blob Storage	Object storage for unstructured data
Azure Files	Fully managed file shares via SMB
Azure Disk Storage	Block storage for VMs
Azure SQL Database	Managed relational SQL database
Azure Cosmos DB	Globally distributed NoSQL database

Service	Purpose	Documentation
Virtual Network (VNet)	Creates an isolated and secure network for Azure resources	Azure-VNet.md
Network Security Groups (NSGs)	Filters inbound and outbound traffic to resources using rule-based access	NSG.md
Application Security Groups (ASGs)	Groups VMs logically to simplify and scale NSG rule application	ASG.md
Azure Application Gateway + WAF	Layer 7 load balancer with web application firewall for HTTP/HTTPS traffic	Azure-Application-Gateway-WAF.md
Azure Load Balancer	Layer 4 load balancer for TCP/UDP traffic distribution	Azure-Load-Balancer.md
Azure DNS	Hosts and manages DNS domains and resolves domain names	Azure-DNS.md
Azure Firewall	Stateful firewall to centrally log, control, and inspect traffic	Azure-Firewall.md
Virtual Network Peering	Connects two VNets for seamless private communication	VNet-Peering.md
VPN Gateway	Provides secure, encrypted tunnel between on-premises network and Azure VNet	Azure-VPN-Gateway.md

Service	Purpose	Pages
Azure DevOps Services	Full DevOps suite (Repos, Pipelines, Boards, etc.)
GitHub Actions	CI/CD pipeline within GitHub
Azure Container Registry (ACR)	Private container image registry
Bicep / ARM Templates	Infrastructure as Code using Azure native format
Terraform on Azure	Popular IaC tool for managing infrastructure

Service	Purpose	Pages
Azure Monitor	Collect and analyze metrics from Azure resources
Log Analytics	Query and analyze collected logs
Application Insights	Application performance and availability monitoring
Azure Alerts / Actions	Set up notifications and automated responses to issues
Azure Advisor	Recommendations for cost, security, reliability, performance

Service	Purpose	Documentation
Microsoft Entra ID	Identity and access management	0-Microsoft-Entra-ID-(formerly Azure AD).md
Azure Key Vault	Secure management of secrets, keys, and certificates	See README
Azure Policy	Define and enforce policies across resources	See README
Azure Blueprints	Package policy, RBAC, ARM templates as a repeatable blueprint	See README
Microsoft Defender for Cloud	Cloud workload protection and posture management	See README
Azure Sentinel	SIEM and SOAR for intelligent threat detection	See README

Service	Purpose	Pages
Azure Resource Locks	Prevent accidental deletion or modification
Azure Resource Graph	Inventory and query Azure resources at scale
Azure Cost Management	Monitor and control Azure spending
Azure Security Center	Centralized security policy enforcement

Service	Purpose	Pages
Azure Automation	Automate tasks using runbooks and scripts
Azure Logic Apps	Build workflows with low-code automation
Azure Event Grid	Event routing for event-based architecture
Azure Event Hubs	Data streaming platform for telemetry and logs
Azure DevTest Labs	Quickly create and manage development/test environments

Service	Purpose	Documentation
Azure Arc	Manage on-premises and multi-cloud resources from Azure	Hybrid & Multicloud/
Azure Lighthouse	Manage multiple tenants (ideal for MSPs)	Hybrid & Multicloud/

Tool	Purpose	Documentation
Azure CLI	Command-line tool for managing Azure resources	Docs/3-CLI/
Azure PowerShell	PowerShell cmdlets for Azure management	See README
Azure Resource Groups	Core control plane for managing all Azure resources	0-resource-groups.md
Azure REST API	Programmatic access to Azure services	See README