Discover the unique benefits of running Linux on Azure, and how to run Linux-based applications and workloads in the cloud with Azure. Then you'll learn about the issues and considerations for migrating on-premises open-source databases to Azure, the services that Azure provides to help you migrate your databases, and how to plan a migration.

Learning objectives

• Differentiate between Linux on Azure infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) computing, and the value of each
• Describe Azure tools and services that bring additional value to Linux workloads
• Explain the components of Linux virtual infrastructure in Azure, and the role of Microsoft in supporting different Linux distributions
• Describe the features and services available in Azure for hosting an open-source database.
• Explain the key considerations for implementing a migration project.
• Describe different approaches that you can take for migrating databases.