Describe the benefits and considerations of using cloud services
- Understand terms such as:
- High Availability
- Scalability
- Elasticity
- Agility
- Fault Tolerance
- Disaster Recovery
- Understand the Principles of Economies of Scale (PDF)
- Understand the differences between:
- Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
- Operational Expenditure (OpEx)
- Understand the consumption-based model
Describe the differences between Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Describe Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
- Describe Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Describe Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
- Compare and contrast the 3 different service types
Describe the differences between Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models
- Describe Public cloud
- Describe Private cloud
- Describe Hybrid cloud
- Compare and contrast the 3 different cloud models
Understand the core Azure architectural components
- Describe Regions
- Describe Availability Zones
- Describe Resource Groups
- Describe Azure Resource Manager
- Describe the benefits and usage of core Azure architectural components
Describe some of the core products available in Azure
- Describe products available for Compute such as:
- Windows Virtual Machines | Linux Virtual Machines
- Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- App Service
- Azure Functions
- Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Describe products available for Networking such as:
- Describe products available for Storage such as:
- Describe products available for Databases such as:
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure Databsae for MySQL
- Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Azure Database Migration Service (DMS)
- Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL DW)
- Describe the Azure Marketplace and its usage scenarios
Describe some of the solutions available on Azure
- Describe Internet of Things (IoT) and products that are available for IoT on Azure such as:
- Describe Big Data and Analytics and products that are available for Big Data and Analytics such as:
- Describe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and products that are available for AI such as:
- Describe Serverless computing and Azure products that are available for serverless computing such as:
- Azure Functions
- Logic Apps
- Event grid
- Describe the benefits and outcomes of using Azure solutions
Understand Azure management tools
Understand Azure tools such as:
Understand Azure Advisor
Understand securing network connectivity in Azure
- Describe Network Security Groups (NSG)
- Describe Application Security Groups (ASG)
- Describe User Defined Rules (UDR)
- Describe Azure Firewall
- Describe Azure DDoS Protection
- Choose an appropriate Azure security solution
Describe core Azure Identity services
- Understand the difference between Authentication and Authorization
- Describe Azure Active Directory
- Describe Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
Describe security tools and features of Azure
- Describe Azure Security Center
- Understand Azure Security Center usage scenarios
- Describe Key Vault
- Describe Azure Information Protection (AIP)
- Describe Azure Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)
Describe Azure governance methodologies
- Describe policies and initiatives with Azure Policy
- Describe Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Describe Locks
- Describe Azure Advisor security assistance
- Describe Azure Blueprints
Understand monitoring and reporting options in Azure
- Describe Azure Monitor
- Describe Azure Service Health
- Understand the use cases and benefits of:
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Service Health
Understand privacy, compliance and data protection standards in Azure
- Understand industry compliance terms such as:
- Understand the Microsoft Privacy Statement
- Describe the Trust Center
- Describe the Service Trust Portal | Getting Started
- Describe Compliance Manager
- Determine if Azure is compliant for a business need
- Understand Azure Government cloud services
- Describe Azure China cloud services
Understand Azure Subscriptions
- Describe an Azure Subscription
- Understand the uses and options with Azure Subscriptions such as:
- Access Control
- Offer Types
- Understand subscription management using Management Groups
Understand planning and management of costs
- Understand options for purchasing Azure products and services
- Understand options around Azure Free account
- Understand the factors affecting costs such as:
- Resource Types
- Services
- Locations
- Ingress traffic
- Egress traffic
- Understand Zones for billing purposes
- Understand the Pricing calculator
- Understand the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
- Understand best practices for minimizing Azure costs such as:
- Performing Cost Analysis
- Creating spending limits and quotas
- Using tags to identify cost owners
- Using Azure reservations
- Using Azure Advisor recommendations
- Describe Azure Cost Management
Understand the support options available with Azure
- Understand support plans that are available such as:
- Understand how to open a support ticket
- Understand available support channels outside of support plan channels
- Describe the Knowledge Center
Describe Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Describe a Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Understand Composite SLAs
- Understand how to determine an appropriate SLA for an application
Understand service lifecycle in Azure
- Understand Public Preview features
- Understand Private Preview features
- Understand the term General Availability (GA)
- GA means a service is in production and can be used by anyone with an Azure subscription
- Understand how to monitor feature updates and product changes