01-Cloud Computing and Vocabulary

02-Principle of economies of scale

03-CapEx vs OpEx and their differences

04-Consumption-based Model

05-IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS cloud service models

06-Public, Private & Hybrid cloud deployment models

07-Geographies Regions & Availability Zones

08-Resources Resource Groups & Resource Manager

09-Compute Services VMs VM Scale Set App Service Functions ACI AKS

10-Networking Services Virtual Network VPN Gateway CDN Load Balancer App GW

11-Azure Storage Services Blob Queue Table Files Disk and Storage Tiers

12-Database Services Cosmos DB SQL Database Db for MySQL & PostgreSQL

13- Azure Marketplace

14-Azure IoT Services IoT Hub IoT Central Azure Sphere

15-Azure Big Data & Analytics Services Synapse HDInsight Databricks

16- Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI) Services Machine Learning Studio & Service

17-Azure Serverless Computing Services Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid

18-Azure DevOps Solutions Azure DevOps DevTest Labs

19-Azure Tools Azure Portal CLI PowerShell & Cloud Shell

20-Azure Advisor

21-Azure Security Groups Network and Application Security Groups (NSG ASG)

22-User-defined Routes (UDR) with Route Tables

23-Azure Firewall

24- Azure DDoS Protection Distributed Denial of Service

25-Azure Identity Services Authentication Authorization & Active Directory (AD)

26-Azure Security Center

27-Azure Key Vault Secret Key and Certificate Management

28-Azure Role-based Access Control (RBAC)

29-Azure Resource Locks

30-Azure Resource Tags

31-Azure Policy

32-Azure Blueprints

33-Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

34-Core tenets of Security Privacy Compliance (Trust Center DPA OST and more.)

35-Cost Affecting Factors

36-Cost Reduction Methods Reservations Hybrid Benefit Spot VM Pricing & TCO

37-Azure Cost Management

38-SLA and Composite SLA in Azure

39-Service Lifecycle in Azure Public Preview and General Availability

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Chapter 1

Introducing Cloud Computing Configurations and Deployments

Introducing Cloud Computing

Virtualization

Cloud Service Models

Cloud Reference Designs and Delivery Models

Introducing Cloud Concepts and Components

Connecting the Cloud to the Outside World

Deciding Whether to Move to the Cloud

Selecting Cloud Compute Resources

Hypervisor Affinity Rules

Validating and Preparing for the Move to the Cloud

Choosing Elements and Objects in the Cloud

Internet of Things

Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Creating and Validating a Cloud Deployment

The Cloud Shared Resource Pooling Model

Organizational Uses of the Cloud

Scaling and Architecting Cloud Systems Based

on Requirements

Understanding Cloud Performance

Delivering High Availability Operations

Managing and Connecting to Your Cloud Resources

Is My Data Safe? (Replication and Synchronization)

Understanding Load Balancers

Cloud Testing

Verifying System Requirements

Correct Scaling for Your Requirements

Making Sure the Cloud Is Always Available

Remote Management of VMs

Monitoring Your Cloud Resources

Writing It All Down (Documentation)

Creating Baselines

Shared Responsibility Model

Chapter 2

Cloud Deployments

Executing a Cloud Deployment

Understanding Deployment and Change Management

Cloud Deployment Models

Network Deployment Considerations

Service Level Agreements

Matching Data Center Resources to Cloud Resources

What Are Available and Proposed Hardware Resources?

Templates and Images

Physical Resource High Availability

Introducing Disaster Recovery

Physical Hardware Performance Benchmarks

Cost Savings When Using the Cloud

Energy Savings in the Cloud

Shared vs. Dedicated Hardware Resources in a Cloud

Data Center

Microservices

Configuring and Deploying Storage

Identifying Storage Configurations

Storage Provisioning

Storage Priorities: Understanding Storage Tiers

Managing and Protecting Your Stored Data 95 Storage Security

Considerations

Accessing Your Storage in the Cloud

Performing a Server Migration

Different Types of Server Migrations

Addressing Application Portability

Workload Migration Common Procedures

Examining Infrastructure Capable of Supporting

a Migration

Managing User Identities and Roles

RBAC: Identifying Users and What Their Roles Are

What Happens When You Authenticate?

Understanding Federation

Single Sign-On Systems

Understanding Infrastructure Services

Chapter 3

Security in the Cloud 

Cloud Security Compliance and Configurations

Establishing Your Company’s Security Policies

Selecting and Applying the Security Policies to Your Cloud Operations

Some Common Regulatory Requirements

Encrypting Your Data

Remote Access Protocols

Automating Cloud Security

Security Best Practices

Access Control

Accessing Cloud-Based Objects

Cloud Service Models and Security

Cloud Deployment Models and Security

Role-Based Access Control

Mandatory Access Control

Discretionary Access Control

Multifactor Authentication

Single Sign-On

Chapter 4

Implementing Cloud Security 

Implementing Security in the Cloud

Data Classification

Segmenting Your Deployment

Implementing Encryption

Applying Multifactor Authentication

Regulatory and Compliance Issues During Implementation

Cloud Access Security Broker

Automating Cloud Security

Automation Tools

Techniques for Implementing Cloud Security

Security Services

Chapter 5

Maintaining Cloud Operations 

Applying Security Patches 

Patching Cloud Resources 
Patching Methodologies 
Patching Order of Operations and Dependencies 

Updating Cloud Elements 

Hotfix 
Patch 
Version Update

Rollback 
Workflow Automation 
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment 
Virtualization Automation Tools and Activities 

Storage Operations 

Types of Backups 
Backup Targets 
Backup and Restore Operations 

Chpter 6

Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Ongoing Maintenance

Implementing a Disaster Recovery and Business

Continuity Plan 
Service Provider Responsibilities and Capabilities 
Disaster Recovery Models and Techniques 

Business Continuity 

Establishing a Business Continuity Plan 
Establishing Service Level Agreements 

Cloud Maintenance 

Establishing Maintenance Windows 
Maintenance Interruptions to Operations 
Maintenance Automation Impact and Scope 
Common Maintenance Automation Tasks

Chapter 7

Cloud Management 

Cloud Metrics
Monitoring Your Deployment 
Cloud Support Agreements 
Standard Cloud Maintenance Responsibilities 
Configuration Management Applications and Tools 
Change Management Processes 
Adding and Removing Cloud Resources 
Determining Usage Patterns 
Bursting 
Migrating Between Cloud Providers 
Scaling Resources to Meet Requirements 
Extending the Scope of the Cloud 
Understanding Application Life Cycles 
Organizational Changes 
Managing Account Provisioning 
Account Identification 
Authentication 
Authorization 
Lockout Policies 
Password Complexity 
Account Automation and Orchestration

Chapter 8

Cloud Management Baselines, Performance, and SLAs 

Measuring Your Deployment Against the Baseline 
Object Tracking for Baseline Validation 

Applying Changes to the Cloud to Meet Baseline Requirements 
Changing Operations to Meet Expected
Performance/Capacity Requirements 
Cloud Accounting, Chargeback, and Reporting

Chapter 9

Troubleshooting 

Incident Management 

Incident Types 
Logging Incidents 
Prioritizing Incidents 
Preparation 
Templates 
Time Synchronization 
Workflow 

Troubleshooting Cloud Capacity Issues

Capacity Boundaries in the Cloud 
Troubleshooting Automation and Orchestration 
Process and Workflow Issues

Chapter 10

Troubleshooting Networking and Security Issues and Understanding Methodologies 

Troubleshooting Cloud Networking Issues 

Identifying the Common Networking Issues in the Cloud 
Network Troubleshooting and Connectivity Tools 
Remote Access Tools 

Troubleshooting Security Issues 

Account Privilege Escalation 
Network Access Issues 
Authentication 
Authorization 
Federations 
Certificate Configuration Issues 
Device- Hardening Settings 
External Attacks 
Internal Attacks 
Maintain Sufficient Security Controls and Processes 
Network Access Tunneling and Encryption 

Troubleshooting Methodology 
Identifying the Problem 
Establishing a Theory 
Testing the Theory 
Creating and Implementing a Plan of Action 
Verifying the Resolution 
Documenting the Ordeal