Hi there. Welcome to Disks, Snapshots, and Images in Azure. My name is Thomas Mitchell and I’ll be taking you through this course.

I’m an Azure instructor at Cloud Academy and I have over 25 years of IT experience, several of those with cloud technologies. If you have any questions about this course, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, or send an email to support@cloudacademy.com.

This course is intended for those who wish to learn about disks, snapshots, and images in Microsoft Azure.

We’re going to start things off with an introduction to Azure managed disks. We'll take a look at the benefits of managed disks and at the types of encryption you can use with managed disks.

We’ll then take a look at the different disk types that are available in Microsoft Azure.

After we cover disk types, you'll get to watch over my shoulder as I add a data disk to an Azure VM.

We'll then dive into snapshots and images, where you'll learn about disk snapshots, custom images, and the differences between them.

We’ll wrap things up with a few demos, where you'll get to see how to restore a VM from a snapshot and how to create a VM from a generalized image.

By the time you finish this course, you should have a solid understanding of Azure disks, snapshots, and images.

We’d love to get your feedback on this course, so please give it a rating when you’re finished. So, if you’re ready to learn about Azure disks, snapshots, and images, let’s get started.