CSP

It may be the middle of Summer but there is a lot going on with Azure, this is what you need to know about Azure for the month of July.

Aidan Finn explains how you can use volume licensing Software Assurance or Cloud Solution Provider subscriptions for Windows Server to reduce the cost of Microsoft Azure virtual machines.

Learn about how StorSimple provides affordable, cloud-scale storage to SMEs.

Find out why the recent changes to the licensing of Windows 10 Enterprise through the Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) program is a big deal.

Review Aiden's steps in this article to verify that you are ready to start an Azure deployment using the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP). Currently, Azure V2 lacks features some companies consider critical.

Learn how to configure backup of Azure virtual machines using the Recovery Services vault in the Azure Portal.

In this post I will show you how to deploy and configure the Azure Resource Manager (ARM and CSP) network load balancer. The post will cover load balancing Azure virtual machines and creating NAT rules.

This post will show you how to use Azure Resource Manager (ARM) or a CSP subscription to deploy network security and policy enforcement in the form of network security groups (NSGs).

Aidan Finn provides advice on choosing a Microsoft Azure billing plan, including pros and cons for enterprise agreements, direct billing, Azure is Open, cloud solution providers, along with a list of freebies to get your hands on.