# Skills Measured ## [[Describe cloud concepts]] (25-30%) ### [[Describe cloud computing]] - define [[cloud computing]] - describe the [[shared responsibility model]] - define [[cloud model]]s including [[public cloud]], [[private cloud]], and [[hybrid cloud]] - identify appropriate use cases for each [[cloud model]] - describe the [[consumption-based model]] - compare [[cloud pricing models]] ### [[Describe the benefits of using cloud services]] - describe the benefits of [[high availability]] and [[scalability]] in the cloud - describe the benefits of [[reliability]] and [[predictability]] in the cloud - describe the benefits of [[security]] and [[governance]] in the cloud - describe the benefits of [[manageabilty]] in the cloud ### [[Describe cloud service types]] - describe [[infrastructure as a service]] ([[infrastructure as a service | IaaS]]) - describe [[platform as a service]] ([[platform as a service | PaaS]]) - describe [[software as a service]] ([[software as a service | SaaS]]) - identify appropriate [[use case]]s for each cloud service ([[infrastructure as a service | IaaS]], [[platform as a service | PaaS]], [[software as a service | SaaS]]) ## [[Describe Azure architecture and services]] (35-40%) ### [[Describe the core architectural components of Azure]] - describe [[Azure regions, regional pairs, and sovereign regions]] - describe [[Azure availability zone]] - describe [[Azure datacenters]] - describe [[Azure resources and resource groups]] - describe [[Azure subscription]] - describe [[Azure management group]] - descibe the [[hierarchy of Azure resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups]] ### [[Describe Azure compute and networking services]] - compare [[Azure compute types, including container instances, virtual machines (VMs), and functions]] - describe [[Azure VM options, including Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop]] - describe [[resources required for virtual machines]] - describe [[Azure application hosting options, including the Web Apps feature of Azure App Service, containers, and virtual machines]] - describe [[virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and Azure ExpressRoute]] - define [[public and private endpoints]] ### [[Describe Azure storage services]] - compare [[Describe Azure storage services]] - describe [[Azure storage tiers]] - describe [[Azure storage redundancy options]] - describe [[Azure storage account options and storage types]] - identify [[options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync]] - describe [[migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box]] ### [[Describe Azure identity, acces, and security]] - describe [[directory services in Azure, including Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)]] - describe [[authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication, and passwordless]] - describe [[external identities and guest access in Azure]] - describe [[Azure AD Conditional Access]] - describe [[Azure role-based access control (RBAC)]] - describe [[the concept of Zero Trust]] - describe [[the purpose of the defense in depth model]] - describe [[the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud]] ## [[Describe Azure mnagement and governance]] (30-35%) ### [[Describe cost management in Azure]] - describe [[factors that can affect costs in Azure]] - compare the [[Azure Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator]] - describe the [[Azure Cost Management and Billing tool]] - describe the [[purpose of tags in Azure]] ### [[Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance]] - describe the [[purpose of Azure Blueprints]] - describe the [[purpose of Azure Policy]] - describe the [[purpose of Azure resource locks]] - describe the [[purpose of the Azure Service Trust Portal]] ### [[Describe features and tools for managing and deplooying Azure resources]] - describe the [[Azure portal]] - describe [[Azure Cloud shell, including Azure CLI and Azure Powershell]] - describe the [[purpose of Azure Arc]] - describe [[Azure Resource Manager and Azure Resource Manager templates (ARM templates)]] ### [[Describe monitoring tools in Azure]] - describe the [[purpose of Azure Advisor]] - describe [[Azure Service Health]] - describe [[Azure monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights]]