There are tons of tutorials explaining how to get started with the cloud. I’m not going to reinvent the wheel here, so I’ll point you to those where appropriate. But doing the cloud the “right” way will involve some concepts like DevOps, infrastructure as code, and boring things like naming conventions. It may not be obvious when you’re starting out why you’d want to bother with these details, but understanding and implementing these concepts earlier than later will make your life easier, trust me.

Cloud Introduction

Start here if you know absolutely nothing about the cloud or want to know more about strange words like “DevOps.”

Azure Introduction

The Azure world can be overwhelming, so this section will provide the bare minimum you need to get started the right way.

Infrastructure as Code

Infrastructure as code is the way to define exactly what your cloud environment should look like using text-based files.