Azure Security Cookbook

Practical recipes for securing Azure resources and operations

Steve Miles

BIRMINGHAM—MUMBAI

Azure Security Cookbook

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Contributors

About the author

Steve Miles, aka SMiles or Mr. Analogy, is a Microsoft Azure MVP, MCT, multi-cloud, and hybrid technologies author and technical reviewer with over 20 years of experience in security, networking, data center infrastructure, managed hosting, and cloud solutions. His experience comes from working in end user, reseller channel, and vendor spaces, with global networks, data and app security vendors, global telco hosters, and colocation and data center services providers, as well as in managed hosting and hardware distribution.

His roles have included network security architect, global solutions architect, public cloud security solutions architect, and Azure practice technical lead. He currently works for a leading multi-cloud distributor based in the UK and Dublin in a cloud and hybrid technology leadership role.

Most happy in front of a whiteboard, he prefers to speak using illustrations. He is renowned for his analogies for breaking down complex technologies and concepts into everyday, real-world scenarios.

His first Microsoft certification was on Windows NT. He is an MCP, MCITP, MCSA, and MCSE for Windows Server and many other Microsoft products. He also holds multiple Microsoft Fundamentals, Associate, Expert, and Specialty certifications in Azure Security, Identity, Network, M365, and D365. He also holds multiple security and networking vendor certifications, including PRINCE2 and ITIL, and is associated with industry bodies such as the CIF, ISCA, and IISP. Finally, as part of the multi-cloud aspect, he has experience with GCP and AWS, is Alibaba-Cloud-certified, and is a nominated Alibaba Cloud MVP.

About the reviewer

Peter De Tender has over 25 years of experience in architecting and deploying Microsoft solutions, starting with Windows NT4/Exchange 5.5 in 1996. Since early 2012, he started shifting to cloud technologies and quickly embraced Azure, working as a cloud architect and trainer. In September 2019, he joined Microsoft’s prestigious Microsoft Technical Trainer team, providing Azure readiness workshops to its top customers and partners across the globe. Recently having relocated to Redmond, WA, he continues in this role. Given his past Azure MVP and community passion, he is still actively involved in public speaking, technical writing, and mentoring/coaching.

You can follow Peter on Twitter at pdtit and check out his technical blog at 007ffflearning.com.

Thanks to Steve, for trusting in my love for Azure. Also, a big thanks to my wife for supporting me in realizing my dreams.

Patrick Lownds is a master-level solution architect working for Pointnext Advisory & Professional Services, in the Hybrid IT COE, for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and is based in London, UK. He currently works with the most recent versions of Windows Server and System Center and has participated in the Windows Server, System Center, and Microsoft Azure Stack Early Adoption Program. He is a community blogger for HPE and tweets in his spare time. He can be found on Twitter at patricklownds.