Microsoft Azure Fundamentals -Describe the benefits of using cloud services

Question 2

What are 2 of the biggest considerations when building/deploying a cloud application?

Answer 2

1. Uptime
2. Scalability

Question 3

How are Azure SLAs represented?

SLA - Service Level Agreement

Answer 3

Represented as %

E.g. 98% uptime

Question 4

What two varieties does scaling usually take?

Answer 4

• Vertical scaling
• Horizontal scaling

Question 5

What is the difference between horizontal and vertical scaling?

Answer 5

Horizontal scaling is adding or subtracting the number of resources.

Question 6

If you were developing an app and you needed more processing power, you could scale to add more CPUs or RAM to the virtual machine.

What type of scaling is this?

Answer 6

Vertical scaling

Question 7

If you suddenly experienced a steep jump in demand, your deployed resources could be scaled (either automatically or manually).

For example, you could add additional virtual machines or containers. What type of scaling is this?

Answer 7

Horizontal scaling

Question 8

What two tools can you use to get an estimate of potential cloud spend?

Answer 8

1. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
2. Pricing Calculator

Question 9

What are the different ways you can manage your cloud environment and resources?

Answer 9

1. Through a web portal.
2. Using a command line interface.
3. Using APIs.
4. Using PowerShell.