This chapter provides a brief overview of Azure architecture and services, with a subsequent focus on the storage services available in the Azure cloud.

Azure architecture & services overview

Prepare for Azure cloud usage

Azure physical infrastructure

Azure hierarchical structure

Azure storage services

Storage account functionality

The right storage service

Table storage use cases

Creating and removing storage accounts

Create storage accounts

Remove storage account

Storage configuration and file management

Redundancy hierarchy

Storage tools comparison

Migration vs. file operations

Work with blobs in storage accounts

Upload blobs

Edit and download blob

Azure Storage Services

This chapter provides an overview of compute services within Azure Cloud, exploring virtual machines, networking components, and app services in more detail.

Exploring Azure compute services

Compute service models

Compute service selection

Azure networking overview

Cloud resources connectivity

Azure virtual networks

The right network service

Azure virtual machines

Virtual machine characteristics

Virtual machine properties

Create and configure virtual machines

Create a virtual machine

Options for hosting applications

Migrate application

Application architecture

Compute and Networking Services

This chapter explores Azure's identity and access control, covering the shift to cloud-based identity solutions, access control features, and key security concepts like RBAC and zero trust, with a focus on Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

Azure directory services

Active Directory key elements

Cloud counter part

Active Directory components

Options

User

Computer

Group

Entra ID in practice

Azure identity services and access control

Azure authentication methods

Windows Hello for Business

Microsoft Authenticator app

FIDO2 security keys

Passwordless authentication

Conditional access

Create users and groups in Entra ID

Azure permission model

Directory roles

Role-based access control (RBAC)

Directory roles vs. RBAC

RBAC inheritance

Configure Azure permissions

Browse RBAC permissions

Cloud security in Azure

Zero trust model

Defense-in-depth layers

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Defense-In-Depth

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Security vs. access control

Azure architecture and services

Identity, Access Control and Security

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<h2> Azure Infrastructure</h2>
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<h2> Azure Compute and Networking</h2>
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<h2> Security and Access Control</h2>
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Understanding Microsoft Azure

This course dives deeper into the Azure's backbone by going into topics like containers, virtual machines and much more.

Understanding Microsoft Azure Architecture and Services

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Directory roles

Understanding Microsoft Azure Architecture and Services

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