In this chapter, I've given you an introduction to the Azure platform. You've learned the basics about cloud services and cloud deployment models, had an overview of the Azure execution model, the Azure application building blocks, and the Azure data services, and now know how to access and work with Azure.

In the next chapter, we will start with a more detailed look  at the Azure world and you will learn all about the basic architectures behind Azure App Services, Azure Service Fabric, Azure VMs, and Azure Container Services.