Azure certifications are critical to the millions of IT professionals Microsoft has certified as MCSE and MCSA in Windows Server in the last 20 years. All of these professionals need to certify in key Azure exams to stay current and advance in their careers. Exams AZ-303 and AZ-304 are the key solutions architect exams that experienced Windows professionals will find most useful at the intermediate and advanced points of their careers.
Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies and Design Complete Study Guide Exams AZ-303 and AZ-304 covers the two critical Microsoft Azure exams that intermediate and advanced Microsoft IT professionals will need to show proficiency as their organizations move to the Azure cloud.
* Understand Azure
* Set up your Microsoft Cloud network
* Solve real-world problems
* Get the confidence to pass the exam
By learning all of these things plus using the Study Guide review questions and practice exams, the reader will be ready to take the exam and perform the job with confidence.
Author(s): Benjamin Perkins; William Panek
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 716
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Contents at a Glance
Contents
Table of Exercises
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
What This Book Covers
How This Book Is Structured
What You Need to Use This Book
Conventions
Source Code
AZ-303 Objective Map
AZ-304 Objective Map
Assessment Test
Answers to Assessment Test
Chapter 1 Gaining the Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification
The Journey to Certification
A Strategy to Pass the Azure Exams
Use Azure Daily
Read Azure Articles, Keeping Yourself Current
Recognize Azure Product Names, Features, and Functionalities
Strive for a Deep Knowledge of a Few, Some Knowledge of Many, and a Basic Knowledge of All
An Introduction to “Must-Know” Azure Features
Azure Active Directory and Security
Networking
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure App Service
Azure Functions
API Management
Azure Monitor
Azure SQL
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Storage
Service Bus
Site Recovery
Azure Bastion
Summary
Exam Essentials
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 2 Security and Identity
Azure Active Directory
Add a Custom Domain to Azure Active Directory
AAD Connect
Connect Health
Directory Objects
Single Sign-On
B2B Collaboration
Self-Service Password
Application Proxy
Service Level Agreement
Identity Protection
Conditional Access
Multifactor Authentication
Privileged Identity Management
Managed Identities
Azure AD Domain Services
Role-Based Access Control
How to Control Who or What Has Access
How to Provide Permissions to Resources
How Are the Permissions to Resources Controlled?
Custom Roles
Hardware and Network Security
Microsoft Trust Center
Security Center
Azure Network Security
Application Gateway/WAF
Azure DDoS Protection
Azure Confidential Computing
Azure Security Products and Techniques
Shared Access Signature
Azure Key Vault
Easy Auth
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 3 Networking
Microsoft’s Global Network
Overview of Hybrid Networks
Azure Virtual Network
Azure Virtual Networking
Regions
Key Features and Capabilities
Network Security
Traffic Filtering with NSG, ASG, and NVA
Application Gateway/WAF
IP Restrictions
Network Map and Topology
Using Azure DNS
Azure-Provided DNS
Hybrid Azure Networking
ExpressRoute
Site-to-Site VPN Gateway
Additional Azure Networking Products
Application Gateway
Hosting Multiple Websites
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Front Door
Azure Content Delivery Network
Traffic Manager
Azure Relay/Hybrid Connection Manager
Key Terms
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 4 Compute
An Overview of Compute (Hosting Model)
Cloud Service Models
How to Choose the Right Hosting Model
Architectural Styles, Principles, and Patterns
Azure Compute Best Practices
Azure Container Instances
OS Virtualization, Containers, and Images
Container Groups and Multicontainers
Azure Virtual Machines
Creating Azure Virtual Machines
Managing Azure Virtual Machines
Azure App Services
Web Apps
Web App for Containers (Linux)
App Service Environments
Azure WebJobs
Azure Batch and HPC
Storage
Marketplace
Azure Functions
Hosting Plans
Triggers and Bindings
Runtime Versions
Supported Programming Languages
Service Fabric
Clusters and Nodes
Architecture
Best-Practice Scenarios
Azure Integration
Azure Kubernetes Service
Kubernetes vs. AKS
Clusters, Nodes, and Pods
Development and Deployment
Maintaining and Scaling
Cloud Services
Windows Virtual Desktop
Summary
Key Terms
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Chapter 5 Data and Storage
RDBMS, OLTP, OLAP, and ETL
Big Data/NoSQL
Choosing the Right Data Storage Solution
Document Databases
Key/Value Pairs
Graph Databases
Object Storage
Relational Database Management System
Search Engine Databases
Data Analytics/Data Warehouse
Shared Files
Azure Data Store
Azure SQL Database
Other Azure Data Stores
Azure Storage
Zone Replication
Data Backup, Migration, and Retention
Securing Azure Data
Summary
Exam Essentials
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 6 Hybrid, Compliance, and Messaging
Hybrid Solutions
Hybrid Security
Hybrid Networking
Hybrid Computing
Hybrid Data Solutions
Azure Cloud Compliance Techniques
Compliance and Governance
Security
Resiliency and Reliability
Privacy
Security Center
Microsoft Cloud App Security
Azure Messaging Services
Event vs. Messaging
How to Choose the Right Messaging Service
Messaging Patterns
Event Hubs
Service Bus
Azure Storage Queue
Event Grid
Logic Apps
Notification Hubs
Summary
Exam Essentials
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 7 Developing for the Cloud
Architectural Styles, Principles, and Patterns
Architectural Styles
Design Principles
Cloud Design Patterns
An Introduction to Coding for the Cloud
Triggering a Background Job
Connecting to Regional/Global Database Instances
Working with the Azure Queue Storage SDK
Forms, Certificate, Windows, MFA, Open Standard, Managed Identities, and Service Principle Authentication
Reading Encrypted Data from a Database
IDEs and Source Code Repositories
Implementing Security
Summary
Exam Essentials
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 8 Migrate and Deploy
Migrating to Azure
Azure Site Recovery
Azure Migrate
Migrating Azure Virtual Machines
Database Migration
Migrating Azure App Services
Import/Export
Moving Resources in Azure
Moving Azure App Services
Moving Azure Virtual Machines
Deploying Application Code and Azure Resources
Deploying with Visual Studio
Deploying with ARM Templates
Working with DevOps
Learning Azure Automation
Exercise 8.8
Process Automation
Configuration Management
Update Management
Other Automation Resources
Summary
Exam Essentials
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 9 Monitor and Recover
Monitoring Azure Resources
Azure Service Health
Azure Monitor
Azure Monitoring by Component
Additional Monitoring Topics
Recover Azure Resources
What Is BCDR?
Azure Recovery Services
Azure Recovery by Product Type
Summary
Exam Essentials
Review Questions
Answers to Review Questions
Chapter 1: Gaining the Azure Solutions Architect Certification
Chapter 2: Security and Identity
Chapter 3: Networking
Chapter 4: Compute
Chapter 5: Data and Storage
Chapter 6: Hybrid, Compliance, and Messaging
Chapter 7: Developing for the Cloud
Chapter 8: Migrate and Deploy
Chapter 9: Monitor and Recover
Index
EULA
