Core Solutions and Management Tools

Question 1

Internet of Things (IoT)

Answer 1

The ability for devices to garner and then relay information for data analysis.

Question 2

Azure IoT Central

Answer 2

• A fully-managed global IoT SaaS solution that makes it easy to connect, monitor, and manage IoT assets at scale.
• Utilizes application templates (customizable) to quickly deploy (plug-and-play)

Question 3

Azure IoT Hub

Answer 3

A managed service hosted in the cloud that acts as a central message hub for bi-directional communication b/w IoT apps and the devices it manages. You’re building your customized IoT solution from scratch.

Question 4

Azure Sphere

Answer 4

A secured, high-level app platform with built-in communication and security features for internet-connected devices. A comprehensive IoT security solution.

Question 5

Azure Machine Learning

Answer 5

Cloud-based to develop, train, and deploy machine learning models.

Question 6

Azure Synapse Analytics

Answer 6

A cloud-based enterprise data warehouse.

Question 7

Azure HDInsight

Answer 7

A fully-managed, open-source analytics service for enterprises.

Question 8

Azure Databricks

Answer 8

Apache Spark based analytics service.

Question 9

Cognitive Services

Answer 9

Quickly enable apps to see, hear, speak, understand and interpret a user’s needs.

Question 10

Azure Bot Service

Answer 10

Develop intelligent, enterprise-grade bots.

Question 11

Azure Functions

Answer 11

Event based code running your service and not the underlying infrastructure

Question 12

Azure Logic Apps

Answer 12

Automate and orchestrate tasks, business processes, and workflows to integrate apps.

Question 13

Azure DevOps

Answer 13

Development collab tools including pipelines, Kanban boards, and automated cloud-based load testing

Question 14

GitHub

Answer 14

• Software dev hosting with version control, source code management, and bug/task management.
• GitHub is “lighter weight” than Azure DevOps, with a focus on individual developers contributing to open source.
• Azure DevOps, on the other hand, is more focused on enterprise development with heavier project management
and planning tools, and finer-grained access control.

Question 15

GitHub Actions for Azure

Answer 15

Automate software workflow to build, test, and deploy from within GitHub.

Question 16

Azure DevTest Labs

Answer 16

• Quickly create environments in Azure while minimizing waste and controlling cost.
• Creates a lab/testing environment consisting of pre-configured bases or Azure Resource Manager templates.
• These labs have all the necessary tools and software that you can use to create and tear down environments
quickly for testing purposes.

Question 17

Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

Answer 17

• The deployment and management service for Azure.
• Provides a management layer that enables you to create, update, and delete resources in your Azure account.
• You use management features like access control, locks, and tags to secure and organize your resources after
deployment.

Question 18

What can you do with Resource Manager?

Answer 18

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