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• Azure Learning Resources for US Educational Institutions

New Researcher focused Learning Path

• Learn more about two new Azure Researcher Learning Paths

Getting Started

• Getting Started with Azure
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/get-started/
• Overview video
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i507P5Yg8w4
• Overview of Azure Services
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/?product=all
• Navigating the Azure Portal/Console
  • Overview - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-portal/azure-portal-overview
  • Self-Guided Course - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/tour-azure-portal/
• Identity and Access Management
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-portal
• Cost Management and Optimization
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/cost-management-billing-overview
  • Tutorial - Cost Optimization
    • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/predict-costs-and-optimize-spending/
  • Tutorial - Cost Analysis
    • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/analyze-costs-create-budgets-azure-cost-management/
• Azure Fundamentals Self-Guided Course
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/azure-fundamentals/

Architecture

Networking (Virtual Private Circuit)

• Azure Virtual

  Networking is the interconnection of multiple devices, generally termed as Hosts connected using multiple paths for the purpose of sending/receiving data or media. [Source: GeeksforGeeks]

  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-overview

Compute

• Overview

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/product-categories/compute/

• Which

  Cloud Computing Services provide information technology (IT) as a service over the Internet or dedicated network, with delivery on demand, and payment based on usage. Cloud computing services range from full applications and development platforms, to servers, storage, and virtual desktops. [Source: Dell]

  option is right for my needs? (Flowchart)
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/compute-decision-tree
• Linux VM
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/tutorial-manage-vm
• Windows VM
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/
• Demystifying Apache Spark
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYKQ9j0A5Cg
• Course -

  Cloud Computing Services provide information technology (IT) as a service over the Internet or dedicated network, with delivery on demand, and payment based on usage. Cloud computing services range from full applications and development platforms, to servers, storage, and virtual desktops. [Source: Dell]

  and Virtual Machine Options
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/intro-to-azure-compute/

Storage

• Cloud storage is a service model in which data is transmitted and stored on remote storage systems, where it is maintained, managed, backed up and made available to users over a network (typically the internet). [Source: TechTarget]

  Options
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-introduction

• Cloud storage is a service model in which data is transmitted and stored on remote storage systems, where it is maintained, managed, backed up and made available to users over a network (typically the internet). [Source: TechTarget]

  Management Tools (Windows, Mac, Linux versions)
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/storage-explorer/
• Virtual Machine/Disk

  Cloud storage is a service model in which data is transmitted and stored on remote storage systems, where it is maintained, managed, backed up and made available to users over a network (typically the internet). [Source: TechTarget]

  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/managed-disks-overview
• Object

  Cloud storage is a service model in which data is transmitted and stored on remote storage systems, where it is maintained, managed, backed up and made available to users over a network (typically the internet). [Source: TechTarget]

  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-overview
• Archive

  Cloud storage is a service model in which data is transmitted and stored on remote storage systems, where it is maintained, managed, backed up and made available to users over a network (typically the internet). [Source: TechTarget]

  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blob-storage-tiers?tabs=azure-portal#archive-access-tier

Research (Services/Applications)

HPC on Azure

• Azure High Performance Computing Overview
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/high-performance-computing/
• The Importance of HPC Expertise for HPC Cloud Computing
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/the-importance-of-hpc-expertise-for-hpc-cloud-computing/
•  Azure HPC Blogs
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/search/blog/?q=HPC&products=

• Example Azure Workloads for Research
• Azure high-performance computing (HPC) for

  Machine learning (ML) is the scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform a specific task without using explicit instructions, relying on patterns and inference instead. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence. [Source: Wikipedia]

  and AI workloads
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/high-performance-computing/machine-learning-workloads/
• Azure for Life Sciences and Health Research
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/high-performance-computing/health-and-life-sciences/
• Run your visualization workloads with high-performance computing (HPC) on Azure
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/high-performance-computing/visualization-workloads/
• Accelerate rendering with Azure high-performance computing (HPC)
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/solutions/high-performance-computing/rendering/

• Azure Research Computing Management tools
• Overview of Azure CycleCloud
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/features/azure-cyclecloud/
• Overview of Azure Batch
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/batch/

• Azure Research Computing Specialized

  Cloud Computing Services provide information technology (IT) as a service over the Internet or dedicated network, with delivery on demand, and payment based on usage. Cloud computing services range from full applications and development platforms, to servers, storage, and virtual desktops. [Source: Dell]

  Solutions
• Azure InfiniBand Connected HPC Virtual Machine options
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes-hpc
• Azure GPU

  Cloud Computing Services provide information technology (IT) as a service over the Internet or dedicated network, with delivery on demand, and payment based on usage. Cloud computing services range from full applications and development platforms, to servers, storage, and virtual desktops. [Source: Dell]

  Solutions for Research
  • https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes-gpu
• Azure Research Computing Specialized

  Cloud storage is a service model in which data is transmitted and stored on remote storage systems, where it is maintained, managed, backed up and made available to users over a network (typically the internet). [Source: TechTarget]

  Solutions
• Azure HPC Cache
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/batch/
• Azure NetApp for Research
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/netapp/
• Accelerate supercomputing in the cloud with Cray ClusterStor
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/supercomputing-in-the-cloud-announcing-three-new-cray-in-azure-offers/

Machine Learning on Azure

• Azure

  Machine learning (ML) is the scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform a specific task without using explicit instructions, relying on patterns and inference instead. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence. [Source: Wikipedia]

  Overview
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/machine-learning/
• Tour video
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EitPpQ8IZY
• Azure

  Machine learning (ML) is the scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform a specific task without using explicit instructions, relying on patterns and inference instead. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence. [Source: Wikipedia]

  Capabilities
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/machine-learning/#capabilities
•  How to use Azure

  Machine learning (ML) is the scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform a specific task without using explicit instructions, relying on patterns and inference instead. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence. [Source: Wikipedia]

  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/machine-learning/#documentation
• Azure

  Machine learning (ML) is the scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform a specific task without using explicit instructions, relying on patterns and inference instead. It is seen as a subset of artificial intelligence. [Source: Wikipedia]

  Blogs and Announcements
  • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/machine-learning/#updates-announcements

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Microsoft Learning Center

Browse modules and learning paths at the Microsoft Learning Center. More links are included below.