This section will provide information about how Azure works, how best to take advantage of Azure, and best practices when using the doAzureParallel package.
Using Azure Batch
Getting Started (link)
Using the Getting Started to create credentials
i. Generate Credentials Script (link)
ii. National Cloud Support (link)
Customize Cluster (link)
Setting up your cluster to user's specific needs
i. Virtual Machine Sizes (link)
ii. Autoscale (link)
iii. Building Containers (link)
Managing your cluster's lifespan
Customize Job
Setting up your job to user's specific needs
i. Asynchronous Jobs (link)
ii. Foreach Azure Options (link)
iii. Error Handling (link)
Package Management (link)
Best practices for managing your R packages in code. This includes installation at the cluster or job level as well as how to use different package providers.
Storage Management
i. Distributing your Data (link)
ii. Persistent Storage (link)
iii. Accessing Azure Storage through R (link)
Performance Tuning (link)
Best practices on optimizing your Foreach loop
Debugging and Troubleshooting (link)
Best practices on diagnosing common issues
Azure Limitations (link)
Learn about the limitations around the size of your cluster and the number of foreach jobs you can run in Azure.
Read our FAQ for known issues and common questions.
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