When was Azure launched?

2010 (February 1, 2010).

What are the seven advantages of the cloud over on-premise?

• High availability
• Scalability
• Elasticity
• Agility
• Geo-distribution
• Disaster recovery
• Expenses (OpEx instead of CapEx)

What are the advantages of cloud computing?

• You pay only what you use.
• You don't need your own server(s).
• Better data security.
• Disaster recovery.
• High flexibility.
• Software updates are automatic.
• Team members can be anywhere.
• Rapid implementation is much easier.
• Scalability.

Name the 10 main concerns for creating a cloud solution?

• Purpose
• Hardware
• Storage
• Network
• Security
• Management tools
• Development tools
• Testing
• Analytics
• Metrics

What are the three deployment models for cloud computing?

• Public: accessible by everyone (mnemonic: traveling by bus)
• Private: owned by a single person (mnemonic: traveling by car)
• Hybrid: a mix of private and public (mnemonic: traveling by taxi)

What are the three main cloud service models?

• IaaS (Infrastructure as-a Service): the most flexible, complete control over the hardware, pay-as-you-use model, and web services, no upfront costs (mnemonic: buy your ingredients and make your own dinner).
• PaaS (Platform as-a Service): managed hosting environment, when you just need to develop software without worrying about the hardware and network (mnemonic: have your dinner delivered).
• SaaS (Software as-a Service): for end-users using finished software products (mnemonic: dine out).

What are the four computing Azure services?

• Virtual machine
• Cloud service
• Service Fabric
• Functions

What are the four Azure networking services?

• Azure CDN (Content Delivery Network)
• Express route (connecting on-premise networks to the cloud)
• Virtual Network (connecting resources to others)
• Azure DNS (Domain Name System)

What are the four Azure storage services?

• Disk storage: HDD (Hard Disk Drive) vs SSD (Solid State Drive)
• Blob storage: for massive amounts of unstructured data
• File storage: files accessible via the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol
• Queue storage: for handing message queueing for large workloads

What are the 18 service categories in Azure?

• Compute
• Networking
• Storage
• IoT
• Migration
• Mobile
• Analytics
• Containers
• AI + Machine Learning
• Integration
• Management Tools
• Developer Tools
• Security
• Databases
• DevOps
• Media
• Identity
• Web

What are the advantages of using HDD storage?

Hard Disk Drives are cheaper and provide more storage. HDD's are better for long-term storage.

What are the advantages of using SSD storage?

Solid State Storage is faster and more durable because they use less energy. SSD's are better for fast data transfer.

What is a microservice?

An application that consists of smaller applications coupled together.

What are the six largest cloud providers?

• Azure (Microsoft)
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• DigitalOcean
• IBM Cloud
• VMware (Dell)
• Google Cloud Platform