To get the most out of this book

While knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) is not required, having some familiarity with either will help grasp some of the concepts covered in this book.

You should have a basic understanding of cloud computing and related technologies. While we focus on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, due to their market leadership in this space, many of the concepts will also include open source concepts and ideas or can be transformed for other cloud service providers.

Software/hardware covered in the book	Operating system requirements
Access to GitHub repository	Any modern device with internet access.
Microsoft Azure cloud subscription

To help go into depth on some of the more intricate concepts of this book, we have created additional hands-on labs on a GitHub site (details follow). While access to GitHub and, subsequently, the Azure cloud is not required for this book, it may be helpful for some, especially those who would like to apply their knowledge.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself. Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.