EXTRA - Azure Services Flashcards
Identify services and key points about those services.
Describe AZURE Databricks:
Apache Spark based analytics service for big data.
Describe AZURE Functions:
- Serverless computing
- Event driven apps
Describe AZURE Virtual Machines
Virtualised hardware.
Describe AZURE Container instances.
- Virtualised OS
- Rapid deployments and lighter than VM’s
Describe AZURE App Service
- Deploy
- Build
- Manage
Apps eg. WEB apps, API’s, Web jobs, mobile apps
Describe AZURE Data lake:
- Scalable storage and analytics for big data
- Security auditing + Reports
- Unstructured Data
Describe AZURE HD Insights:
- Hadoop, Spark etc
- Unstructured data in clusters
Describe AZURE Kubernetes:
- Container orchestration service
- Devops
- Scaling + Provisioning resources
Describe AZURE API Management:
- Manage API’s in azure
Describe AZURE Managed Desktop
Virtualised desktop hosted by 3rd party for increased security.
Describe AZURE Government:
- US GOV only service
- For compliance with US Std.
Describe AZURE Blob storage:
- Object storage
- Images, videos and documents.
Describe AZURE Files:
- Serverless file shares
- SMB + NFS
Describe AZURE File Sync:
- Centralised org. file shares.
Describe AZURE Stack Edge:
- Cloud storage gateway between CLOUD and EDGE
Describe AZURE Reservations:
- Allows users to commit to 1-3 year plans in order to save money
Describe AZURE App Insights:
- App Monitoring
Describe AZURE Sphere
- IoT communication platform for IoT devices
- combines a microcontroller unit (MCU) with a tailored Linux operating system.
Describe AZURE Logic Apps:
- Automated work flows with little code
Describe AZURE Bastion:
- Seamless RDP + secure
Describe AZURE Sentinel:
- Security info event man. (SIEM)
- Security orchestration auto. response (SOAR)
- Threat collection,detection + response
Describe AZURE Key:
- Store app secrets, keys + certs in a centralized cloud location.
Describe AZURE Compliance manager:
- Assists with regulatory requirements.
- Works in conjunction with trust portal
Describe AZURE IoT Hub:
- Connect, manage, monitor IoT devices
- Telemetry for IoT devices
Describe AZURE Firewall:
- Rules
- Filtering
- Security
Describe AZURE IoT Central:
- Connection and Management of devices at a LARGE scale.
- Trend analysis
Describe AZURE Stream Analytics:
- Real time analysis
- Complex event processing engine
Describe AZURE Migrate:
Simplifies complex moving to cloud
Describe AZURE Synapse:
- BDA
- Big data warehousing
- Unified
Describe AZURE Cosmos DB
- Globally distributed
- Non-SQL
- Elastic storage
Describe AZURE CDN:
- Rapid content delivery
- Handles high loads (eg. Product launch)
Describe AZURE Info Protect:
- Control + Secure important data
Describe AZURE Spot VM’s:
- Low cost VM’s
- Relies on unused capacity
Describe AZURE Trust Centre:
- Sec + Comp info
Describe AZURE Copy:
- CMD util for copying BLOBS and FILES
Describe AZURE Event Hubs:
- BIG data streaming platform
Describe AZURE Dev Test Labs:
- ENV creation
- Resource management
- Cost control
Describe AZURE Blueprints:
- Governance tool
- Quick environment building whilst compliant
Describe Microsoft Entra:
- Identity access capture and management
Describe AZURE Repos:
- GIT repos (like github) hosting
Describe Microsoft Purview:
- Auto. data discovery on data landscapes
- E2E data lineage
Describe AZURE Time series insights:
IoT solutions in the form of:
1.Telemetry tools
2. Data exploration