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Azure portal

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The Azure portal is Microsoft's web-based console for creating and managing Azure resources and subscriptions through a graphical interface.

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Episodes about Azure portal

Azure Bastion - Simply Explained

2026-07-15 · Video on YouTube

Azure Bastion is Microsoft's managed remote access service that lets you securely connect to Azure virtual machines without exposing them to the public internet. Instead of opening RDP or SSH ports, Azure Bastion provides browser-based access through the…

Azure AI Search – Simply Explained

2026-07-17 · Video on YouTube

Azure AI Search is Microsoft's intelligent search and information retrieval service for building modern search experiences and AI-powered applications. It combines traditional keyword search with vector search, semantic ranking, and AI enrichment, making it a…

Azure Arc - Simply Explained

2026-07-16 · Video on YouTube

Azure Arc extends Azure's management, security, and governance capabilities beyond the Azure cloud, allowing you to manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, and other resources running on-premises, at the edge, or in other cloud providers from a single…

GitOps - Simply Explained

2026-07-16 · Video on YouTube

GitOps is a modern approach to deploying and managing infrastructure and applications using Git as the single source of truth. Instead of making manual changes to cloud environments, every configuration change is stored, reviewed, and version-controlled in a…

Azure Resource Graph - Simply Explained

2026-10-21 · Video on YouTube

Learn Azure Resource Graph in plain language. Discover how to query, filter, and inventory thousands of cloud resources using Kusto Query Language. Azure Resource Graph is a service inside Azure that lets you ask questions about your resources and get fast…

Azure Traffic Manager - Simply Explained

2026-07-17 · Video on YouTube

Azure Traffic Manager is Microsoft's DNS-based global traffic routing service that directs users to the best available application endpoint based on performance, geography, priority, or other routing rules. Instead of routing traffic itself, Traffic Manager…

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) - Simply Explained

2026-07-17 · Video on YouTube

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is Microsoft's managed Kubernetes platform that makes it much easier to deploy, operate, and scale containerized applications in Azure. Instead of spending countless hours managing Kubernetes infrastructure, Microsoft takes care…

Azure Container Apps - Simply Explained

2026-07-17 · Video on YouTube

Azure Container Apps is Microsoft's serverless platform for running containerized applications without managing Kubernetes clusters or virtual machines. Instead of worrying about infrastructure, scaling, and orchestration, developers can focus on building…

Azure Resource Manager - Simply Explained

2026-07-15 · Video on YouTube

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) is the management layer that sits behind every Azure deployment, providing a consistent way to create, organize, secure, and manage cloud resources. Whether you deploy virtual machines, storage accounts, databases, or networking…

Azure Policy - Simply Explained

2026-07-15 · Video on YouTube

Azure Policy is Microsoft's governance and compliance service for Azure, helping organizations enforce standards, prevent misconfigurations, and keep cloud environments secure at scale. Instead of relying on administrators to manually follow best practices…

Azure Functions - Simply Explained

2026-07-15 · Video on YouTube

Azure Functions are Microsoft's serverless compute service, allowing developers to run code without managing servers or infrastructure. Instead of deploying and maintaining virtual machines, you simply write small pieces of code—called functions—that execute…

Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained

2026-07-15 · Video on YouTube

Azure Event Hubs is Microsoft's high-throughput event streaming platform, built to ingest and process millions of events per second with low latency. In this episode, we explain what Azure Event Hubs is, how it works, and why it's a critical service for…

2026-07-15 – Azure Bastion - Simply Explained2026-07-15 – Azure Event Hubs - Simply Explained2026-07-15 – Azure Functions - Simply Explained2026-07-15 – Azure Policy - Simply Explained2026-07-15 – Azure Resource Manager - Simply Explained2026-07-16 – Azure Arc - Simply Explained2026-07-16 – GitOps - Simply Explained2026-07-17 – Azure AI Search – Simply Explained2026-07-17 – Azure Container Apps - Simply Explained2026-07-17 – Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) - Simply Explained2026-07-17 – Azure Traffic Manager - Simply Explained2026-10-21 – Azure Resource Graph - Simply Explained2026-072026-10
Timeline of episodes about Azure portal

Articles about Azure portal (5)

Frequently asked questions

What is Azure Bastion?

Azure Bastion is a fully managed service that gives secure RDP and SSH access to Azure virtual machines through the Azure portal, without exposing the VMs with public IP addresses. · From the episode: Azure Bastion - Simply Explained

Does Azure Bastion work with Linux and Windows VMs?

Yes. The show notes say it supports both and lets you connect from the Azure portal in a web browser. · From the episode: Azure Bastion - Simply Explained

How quickly can I try Azure AI Search?

The episode says you can run your first search in under an hour: use the import data wizard in the Azure portal, connect blob storage and let the indexer build your first index. · From the episode: Azure AI Search – Simply Explained

How do I onboard a server to Azure Arc?

In the Azure portal find Azure Arc, pick servers, choose a subscription and resource group, generate the onboarding script and run it on a test machine. The server then appears in your portal. · From the episode: Azure Arc - Simply Explained

How do I get started with GitOps on Azure?

Enable Flux on a small AKS cluster through the Azure portal and point it at a Git repository with a simple deployment YAML. Then change a value, commit and watch the cluster update. · From the episode: GitOps - Simply Explained

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