MMS 2017

Session Description:
Often, more than one option will do the job, but which will be most efficient and cost effective? In this session, compare and contrast your automation options and the use cases for azure automation components for infrastructure and application deployment, process automation, continuous integration and more, including: Azure Automation, Azure Batch, Web Jobs, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps. If cloud adoption and DevOps are on your corporate to-do list, this session will provide great insight into the resources you can leverage to move further, and faster.

What you will learn:

• How each of these automation options works, how they are billed and where they fit in your automation strategy

• How to mix, match & integrate Azure Functions with Azure Automation to great effect

• See some of the automation tools you've never seen in action in real world use cases

Session Description:
In Windows Server 2016 Microsoft released their first version of Windows and Hyper-V Containers. In this session you will get an overview of how containers work and how you can use them for your deployments , as well as how you can get started with Containers and Docker on Windows 10, Windows Server or on Microsoft Azure.

What you will learn:

• The basics of Containers

• Windows Server Containers and Hyper-V Containers

• How to create Containers and deploy containers to host and the Cloud

Session Description:
Do you have scripts in various languages automating small processes throughout your environment, written in different languages, running in disparate locations? With Azure Functions, you can consolidate scheduled tasks, eliminate legacy infrastructure and centralize control...in a very economical pricing model. In this session, we will walk through a number of common enterprise scenarios, demonstrating how to migrate small workloads from Python to PowerShell, Bash to Batch, bringing new efficiencies to your process automation, infrastructure management and DevOps strategies.

What you will learn:

• How to leverage Azure Functions to deliver process automation for DevOps and cloud scenarios

• How to leverage Functions with web hooks, enterprise portals (SharePoint) and language support

• When and where to leverage Azure Functions versus other Azure-based automation options