Free Azure related eBooks, Whitepapers from Microsoft

Last updated: 29-March-2020

While books can't keep up with the evolving developments, the way the content is structured and presented makes the following useful reading -
  1. Azure Compliance Maps, 38 pages, July 2020
  2. Kubernetes Operators, 155 pages, March 2020
  3. Hands-On Kubernetes on Azure Second Edition, 369 pages, March 2020
  4. Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches-Second Edition, 370 pages, March 2020
  5. White Paper: The scientist, the engineer and the warehouse, 27 pages, 2020
  6. SAP on Azure Implementation Guide, 233 pages, November 2019
  7. Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure, 243 pages, October 2019
  8. Kubernetes: Up and Running - Second Edition, 277 pages, Aug 2019 
  9. Architecting Cloud Native .NET Applications for Azure
  10. The essential guide to data in the cloud: a handbook for DBAs, 19 pages, 2019
  11. Migrating SQL Server to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance—A Step-by-Step Guide, 21 pages, July 2019
  12. Professional Azure SQL Database Administration, Second Edition, 562 pages, June 2019
  13. Kubernetes Patterns, 266 pages, May 2019
  14. Security best practices for Azure solutions, 61 pages, April 2019
  15. Azure for Architects - Second Edition, 505 pages, Jan 2019
  16. Achieving Compliant Data Residency and Security with Azure (Jan 2019)
  17. Migration Guide for Windows Server, 2019
  18. Data Protection Resources - Whitepapers, FAQs, Security Reports, Penetration Tests, Risk Assessment Tools and Other Resources
  19. Whitepaper: Azure Integration Services, 16 pages, 2018
  20. Principles of Data Science, 441 pages, December 2018
  21. Microsoft Cloud IT Architecture Posters, Last updated - December 2018
  22. 15 lessons learned migrating SAP to the cloud, 29 pages, November 2018 
  23. Modernizing .NET Applications by Richard Seroter (November 2018)
  24. Learn Azure in a Month of Lunches (November 2018)
  25. Learning Azure Cognitive Services, 313 pages, October 2018
  26. Microsoft Azure IoT Reference Architecture Guide Version 2.1, 71 pages, September 2018
  27. Guide to NoSQL with Azure Cosmos DB, 205 pages, September 2018
  28. Containerize your Apps with Docker and Kubernetes (September 2018)
  29. Five Principles for Deploying and Managing Linux in the Cloud, 92 pages (September 2018)
  30. The Developer’s Guide to Azure (Last updated in August 2018)
  31. Containerized Docker Application Lifecycle with Microsoft Platform and Tools, Live online version
  32. Serverless apps: Architecture, patterns, and Azure implementation, ~54 pages, June 2018 - emphasizes architecture approaches and design patterns and isn't a deep dive into the implementation details of Azure Functions, Logic Apps, or other serverless platforms.
  33. Effective DevOps—Building a DevOps Culture at Scale, 410 pages, April 2018
  34. Modernize existing .NET applications with Azure cloud and Windows Containers, 2nd edition (April 2018) 
  35. .NET Microservices Architecture for Containerized .NET Applications v2.1 (2018)
  36. Azure Virtual Datacenter Lift and Shift Guide by 
  37. Microsoft Azure Customer Advisory Team, 
  38. AzureCAT 
    39. (2018)
  39. Cloud Migration Essentials - A guide to migrating servers and virtual machines (March 2018)
  40. Choosing your database migration path to Azure (March 2018)
  41. Designing Distributed Systems, 160 pages, January 2018
  42. Center for Internet Security (CIS) Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v1.0.0
  43. Architecting Modern Web Apps with ASP.NET Core 2 and Azure (2017)
  44. Cloud Application Architecture Guide  (2017)
  45. Azure Virtual Datacenter (November 2017)
  46. Thoughtful Machine Learning with Python A Test-Driven Approach (October 2017)
  47. Microsoft Cloud Storage for Enterprise Architects (September 2017)
  48. Microsoft Cloud Architecture Security (August 2017)
  49. Microsoft Hybrid Cloud for Enterprise Architects (July 2017)
  50. Enterprise Cloud Strategy, 2nd Edition (July 2017)
  51. Microsoft Cloud Networking for Enterprise Architects (June 2017)
  52. Azure Strategy and Implementation Guide (2017)
  53. Migrate Your Virtual Machines to Microsoft Azure (2017), covers Azure Migrate & Azure Site Recovery
  54. Microsoft Cloud Identity for Enterprise Architects  (August 2016)
  55. Beyond the Twelve-Factor App: Exploring the DNA of Highly Scalable, Resilient Cloud Applications, published by O’Reilly (2016)
  56. Microsoft Azure Essentials, Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure (2016)
  57. Microsoft Azure Essentials, Fundamentals of Azure. Second Edition (2016)
  58. Software-Defined Networking (2015)

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