IaaS, PaaS, SaaS service models. Public, private, and hybrid cloud. The shared responsibility model and the economic case for cloud adoption.
Regions, availability zones, resource groups, and subscriptions. Azure Resource Manager and the management hierarchy.
Virtual Machines, App Service, Azure Functions. Blob, File, Queue storage with redundancy options, tiers, and lifecycle management.
Azure Active Directory, RBAC, MFA, and Conditional Access. Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Azure Policy for compliance governance. Key Vault for secrets, keys, and certificate management.
Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box for migration planning and transfer. AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync for moving and synchronizing files.
Virtual Networks, NSGs, VPN Gateway, and Load Balancer. Azure DNS, Application Gateway, and ExpressRoute connectivity options.
Azure pricing models, TCO Calculator, and budgets. Cost optimization strategies, resource tagging, and governance for billing control.
Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps. Building, deploying, and integrating cloud-native web services and serverless workflows.
Azure Policy for compliance enforcement and guardrails. Defining, assigning, and evaluating policies to ensure resources stay within organizational standards.
Azure SQL Database for managed relational data, Elastic Pools for multi-tenant cost efficiency, and database monitoring for performance tuning, query insights, and alerting.
EnrichmentAzure Monitor for metrics and alerts, Log Analytics for querying telemetry with KQL, and Dashboards for unified operational visibility across resources and services.
Continuous integration and delivery with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions. Infrastructure as code, container workflows, automated testing, and reliable cloud deployment practices.