Core Azure Concepts Flashcards by Chantel G

what is cloud computing

delivery of computing services over the internet

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Why is cloud computing typically cheaper to use

pay-as-you-go pricing model
pay only for the cloud services you use
lower your operating costs
run your infrastructure more efficiently
scale as your business needs change
instead of maintaining CPUs and storage in your datacenter, you rent them for the time that you need them
the cloud provider takes care of maintaining the underlying infrastructure for you

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Why should I move to the cloud

limitless pool of raw compute, storage, and networking components
Speech recognition and other cognitive services that help make your application stand out from the crowd
Analytics services that deliver telemetry data from your software and devices

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what is azure

Microsoft’s cloud computing service

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What does azure offer

continuous innovation
open source and and support all languages and frameworks
hybrid operation
security

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what can I do with azure

migrate existing applications to virtual machines
provide AI and machine-learning services that naturally communicate with users through vision, hearing, speech
storage solutions

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what is azure portal

web-based, unified console that provides an alternative to command-line tools
you can manage your Azure subscription
Build, manage, and monitor everything from simple web apps to complex cloud deployments.
Create custom dashboards for an organized view of resources.
Configure accessibility options for an optimal experience.
resilient to individual datacenter failures and avoids network slowdowns by being close to users
The Azure portal updates continuously and requires no downtime for maintenance activities

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azure marketplace

connect users with Microsoft partners, independent software vendors, and startups that are offering their solutions and services, which are optimized to run on Azure

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Commonly used azure services

Compute
Networking
Storage
Mobile
Databases
Web
Internet of Things (IoT)
Big data
AI
DevOps

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Compute Examples

primary reasons why companies move to the Azure platform

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Service Fabric
Azure Batch
Azure Container Instances
Azure Functions

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Azure Virtual Machines

Windows or Linux virtual machines (VMs) hosted in Azure.

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Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Scaling for Windows or Linux VMs hosted in Azure.

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Azure Kubernetes Service

Cluster management for VMs that run containerized services.

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Azure Service Fabric

Distributed systems platform that runs in Azure or on-premises.

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Azure Batch

Managed service for parallel and high-performance computing applications.

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Azure Container Instances

Containerized apps run on Azure without provisioning servers or VMs.

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Azure Functions

An event-driven, serverless compute service.

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Networking

Linking compute resources and providing access to applications is the key function of Azure networking

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Azure Virtual Network

Connects VMs to incoming virtual private network (VPN) connections.

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Azure Load Balancer

Balances inbound and outbound connections to applications or service endpoints.

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Azure Application Gateway

Optimizes app server farm delivery while increasing application security.

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Azure VPN Gateway

Accesses Azure Virtual Networks through high-performance VPN gateways.

Azure DNS

Provides ultra-fast DNS responses and ultra-high domain availability.

Azure Content Delivery Network

Delivers high-bandwidth content to customers globally.

Azure DDoS Protection

Protects Azure-hosted applications from distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks.

Azure Traffic Manager

Distributes network traffic across Azure regions worldwide.

Azure ExpressRoute

Connects to Azure over high-bandwidth dedicated secure connections.

Azure Network Watcher

Monitors and diagnoses network issues by using scenario-based analysis.

Azure Firewall

Implements high-security, high-availability firewall with unlimited scalability.

Azure Virtual WAN

Creates a unified wide area network (WAN) that connects local and remote sites.

Storage and it's benefits

Azure provides four main types of storage services. Durable and highly available with redundancy and replication. Secure through automatic encryption and role-based access control. Scalable with virtually unlimited storage. Managed, handling maintenance and any critical problems for you. Accessible from anywhere in the world over HTTP or HTTPS.

Azure Blob storage

Storage service for very large objects, such as video files or bitmaps.

Azure File storage

File shares that can be accessed and managed like a file server.

Azure Queue storage

A data store for queuing and reliably delivering messages between applications.

Azure Table storage

Table storage is a service that stores non-relational structured data (also known as structured NoSQL data) in the cloud, providing a key/attribute store with a schemaless design.

Mobile and it's features

With Azure, developers can create mobile back-end services for iOS, Android, and Windows apps quickly and easily Offline data synchronization. Connectivity to on-premises data. Broadcasting push notifications. Autoscaling to match business needs.

Databases

Azure provides multiple database services to store a wide variety of data types and volumes And with global connectivity, this data is available to users instantly.

Azure Cosmos DB

Globally distributed database that supports NoSQL options.

Azure SQL Database

Fully managed relational database with auto-scale, integral intelligence, and robust security.

Azure Database for MySQL

Fully managed and scalable MySQL relational database with high availability and security.

Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Fully managed and scalable PostgreSQL relational database with high availability and security.

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Synapse Analytics

Fully managed data warehouse with integral security at every level of scale at no extra cost.

Azure Database Migration Service

Service that migrates databases to the cloud with no application code changes.

Azure Cache for Redis

Fully managed service caches frequently used and static data to reduce data and application latency.

Azure Database for MariaDB

Fully managed and scalable MariaDB relational database with high availability and security.

Web

Azure includes first-class support to build and host web apps and HTTP-based web services

Azure App Service

Quickly create powerful cloud web-based apps.

Azure App Service

Quickly create powerful cloud web-based apps.

Azure Notification Hubs

Send push notifications to any platform from any back end.

Azure API Management

Publish APIs to developers, partners, and employees securely and at scale.

Azure Cognitive Search

Deploy this fully managed search as a service.

Web Apps feature of Azure App Service

Create and deploy mission-critical web apps at scale.

Azure SignalR Service

Add real-time web functionalities easily.