Module 2- Core Cloud Services- Introduction to Azure

Question 1

LO1) What is Microsoft Azure and how does it relate to the cloud?

Answer 1

Microsoft Azure is the cloud platform for Microsoft. Azure has a variety of services that allow for applciation management to Artificial Intelligence capabilities for customers. Gives users the ability to “create.”

Question 2

LO2) Learn how to deploy & configure a web server with Microsoft Azure. Please explain it to me.

Answer 2

Go to Microsoft Azure Market Place–> Create a “resource group” –> select a region for the resource group –> create a URL –> go to service plan & choose a bandwidth in the different categories (AZURE ADVISOR & AZURE COST MANAGEMENT BOTH HELP YOU SAVE ON COSTS)

Question 3

LO3) Once the website is created on Azure, can you explain to me how you would scale up the computing storage or scale down the computing storage for your website?

Answer 3

Go back to “ App Service Plan” to choose the type of bandwidth we need.

i) Dev/ Test - less demanding workload tab
ii) Production Tab- ideal for more demanding workloads (has extra features like staging slots, daily backups, traffic manager)
iii) isolates tab -> advanced networking & fine grained scaling

Question 4

LO4) What is Azure Cloud Shell? What function does it play on the Azure Cloud and how does it interact with your web server?

Answer 4

Azure Cloud Shell helps you manage your web server by allowing you to command “stop the website” or “ “start the website.”

Question 5

LO1) What are networking services?

Answer 5

Networking capabilities is the ability to connect computers into one network and if needed so, isolate from other networks. Computers “talk to each other” by IP addresses & virtual sockets.

You can setup private networks for your organization. Give access & control a network with an administrator.

Question 6

LO1) What are computing services?

Answer 6

Computing services are services that allow you to test and deploy applications or create virtual machines, containers, or micro-services.

 Virtual Machines- can be pulled up on other computers 
 by hypervisor which separates OS & hardware.

 Container- VM that is not physical, but can be pulled 
 from anywhere within a network.

Question 7

LO1) What are IoT services?

Answer 7

Integrate sensors & hubs and allow for them to be managed by IoT hubs.

Question 8

LO1) What are App Hosting services?

Answer 8

Allow you to host applications with your content on their cloud.

Question 9

LO1) What are integration services?

Answer 9

All you to calibrate networks and make sure everything is working together properly. They allow for work flow and orchestrate business processes.