AZURE FUNDAMENTALS

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Microsoft Azure Cloud 4

Cloud Models 4

1. Public Cloud: 4

2. Private Cloud: 4

3. Hybrid Cloud: 5

Cloud Pricing Models 5

Pay-as-You-Go: 5

Reserved Instances: 5

Spot Instances: 5

Benefits of Using Cloud Services: 5

High Availability: 5

Scalability: 5

Reliability: 6

Predictability: 6

Security: 6

Governance: 6

Manageability: 6

Cloud Service Types 6

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 6

Platform as a Service (PaaS) 7

Software as a Service (SaaS) 7

Azure Regions 7

Azure's Key Components 8

Azure Datacenters 8

Azure Resources and Resource Groups 8

Azure Subscriptions 8

Management Groups 8

The Azure Resource Groups, Subscriptions, and Management Groups 8

Azure hierarchy 9

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Understanding Azure Compute and Networking Services 9

Azure Container Instances (ACI) 9

Virtual Machines (VMs) 9

Functions 10

Resources Required for Virtual Machines 10

Virtual Networking 10

Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) 10

Azure Virtual Subnets 10

Peering 10

Azure DNS 11

Azure VPN Gateway 11

Azure ExpressRoute 11

Azure Network Security Groups (NSG) 11

What is an Azure NSG 11

Key Components of NSG 12

How NSG Works 12

Use Cases 12

NSG vs. Azure Firewall 12

Public and Private Endpoints 12

Public Endpoints 12

Private Endpoints 12

Azure Storage Services 13

Blob Storage 13

File Storage 13

Queue Storage 13

Table Storage 13

Disk Storage 13

Storage Tiers 14

Hot Tier 14

Cool Tier 14

Archive Tier 14

Data redundancy options 14

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Locally Redundant Storage (LRS) 15

Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS) 15

Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS) 16

Read-Access Geo-Redundant Storage (RA-GRS) 16

Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage (GZRS) 16

Read-Access Geo-Zone-Redundant Storage (RA-GZRS) 16

Azure Entra ID 17

Introduction to Azure Entra ID 17

Key Features 17

Core Components 17

Benefits of Azure Entra ID 18

Azure Entra ID Editions 18

Practical Use Cases 18

Best Practices 18

Zero Trust Security Model 18

Azure Backup Services 18

Key Features 18

Use Cases 19

Benefits 19

Factors Affecting Azure Costs 19

Features and Tools for Managing and Deploying Azure Resources 20

Azure Portal 20

Azure Cloud Shell 20

Azure CLI 20

Azure PowerShell 20

Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM Templates 21

Azure Monitor and its Components 21

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