New book: Exam Ref 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions

9780735697447We’re pleased to announce the availability of Exam Ref 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions (ISBN 9780735697447), by Haishi Bai, Steve Maier, and Dan Stolts.

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Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-534—and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Microsoft Azure solution design and architecture. Designed for experienced IT pros ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Specialist level.

Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:
• Describe Microsoft Azure infrastructure and networking
• Help secure resources
• Design an application storage and data access strategy
• Design an advanced application
• Design websites
• Design a management, monitoring, and business continuity strategy

This Microsoft Exam Ref:
• Organizes its coverage by exam objectives
• Features strategic, what-if scenarios to challenge you
• Assumes you have experience designing Microsoft Azure cloud or hybrid solutions and supporting application life cycle management

About the Authors
Haishi Bai
, Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, focuses on the Microsoft Azure compute platform, including IaaS, PaaS, networking, and scalable computing services.

Steve Maier, Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, specializes in Microsoft Azure.

Dan Stolts, Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft, is a technology expert proficient in datacenter technologies.