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Implementing Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies: AZ-303 Exam Prep and Beyond - Second Edition

By : Brett Hargreaves, Sjoukje Zaal
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Implementing Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies: AZ-303 Exam Prep and Beyond - Second Edition

By: Brett Hargreaves, Sjoukje Zaal

Overview of this book

From designing solutions on Azure to configuring and managing virtual networks, the AZ-303 certification validates your knowledge and skills for all this and much more. Whether you want to take the certification exam or gain hands-on experience in administering, developing, and architecting Azure solutions, this study guide will help you get started. Divided into four modules, this book systematically takes you through the wide range of concepts and features covered in the AZ-303 exam. The first module demonstrates how to implement and monitor infrastructure. You'll develop the skills required to deploy and manage core Azure components such as virtual machines, networking, storage, and Active Directory (AD). As you progress, you'll build on that knowledge and learn how to create resilient and secure applications before moving on to working with web apps, functions, and containers. The final module will get you up to speed with data platforms such as SQL and Cosmos DB, including how to configure the different high availability options. Finally, you'll solve mock tests and assess yourself with the answers provided to get ready to take the exam with confidence. By the end of this book, you'll have learned the concepts and techniques you need to know to prepare for the AZ-303 exam and design effective solutions on Microsoft Azure.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Section 1: Implement and Monitor Azure Infrastructure
10
Section 2: Implement Management and Security Solutions
14
Section 3: Implement Solutions for Apps
18
Section 4: Implement and Manage Data Platforms
21
Chapter 17: Mock Exam Questions
22
Chapter 18: Mock Exam Answers

Understanding VMs

You can run both Windows VMs as well as Linux VMs in Azure. VMs come in all sorts of sizes and a variety of prices, ranging from VMs with a small amount of memory and processing power for general purposes, to large VMs that can be used for Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-intensive and high-performance computing workloads.

To create a VM, you can choose from several predefined images. There are images available for operating systems such as Windows Server or Linux, as well as predefined applications, such as SQL Server images, and complete farms that consist of multiple VMs that can all be deployed at once. An example of a farm is a three-tier SharePoint farm.

VMs can be created and managed either from the Azure portal, PowerShell, or the CLI, and they come in the following series and sizes.

VM series and sizes

At the time of writing this book, the following VM series and sizes are available:

For the exam, you will not need to...