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The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Azure Cache for Redis overview Azure Cache for Redis is based on the popular software Redis. It is typically used as a cache to improve the performance and scalability of systems that rely heavily on backend data-stores. Performance is improved by temporarily copying frequently accessed […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Common autoscale patterns Note: Azure Monitor autoscale currently applies only to Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Cloud Services, App Service – Web Apps, and API Management services. Scale based on CPU You have a web app (/VMSS/cloud service role) and You want to scale out/scale in […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Azure Monitor overview Note: Consolidation of monitoring services into Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Application Insights have been consolidated into Azure Monitor to provide a single integrated experience for monitoring Azure resources and hybrid environments. Overview The following diagram gives a high-level view of Azure […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Encryption Encryption is the process of translating plain text data (plaintext) into something that appears to be random and meaningless (ciphertext). Decryption is the process of converting ciphertext back to plaintext. To encrypt more than a small amount of data,symmetric encryption is used. A symmetric […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Claims Authorization is the process of determining which entities have permission to change, view, or otherwise access a computer resource. For example, in a business, only managers may be allowed to access the files of their employees. In the past, this was simple toaccomplish with […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Managed identities for Azure resources overview Note: Managed identities for Azure resources is a feature of Azure Active Directory. Each of the Azure services that support managed identities for Azure resources are subject to their own timeline. Make sure you review the availability status of […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Microsoft identity platform overview Microsoft identity platform is an evolution of the Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) identity service and developer platform. It allows developers to build applications that sign in all Microsoft identities, get tokens to call Microsoft Graph, other Microsoft APIs, or APIs […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Introduction to Azure Blob storage Azure Blob storage is Microsoft’s object storage solution for the cloud. Blob storage is optimized for storing massive amounts of unstructured data. Unstructured data is data that does not adhere to a particular data model or definition, such as text […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 The Azure SQL Database service SQL Database is a general-purpose relational database managed service in Microsoft Azure that supports structures such as relational data, JSON, spatial, and XML. SQL Database delivers dynamically scalable performance within two different purchasingmodels: a vCore-based purchasing model and a DTU-based […]
The following is from Azure Developer Training lab for AZ-203 Azure Cosmos DB Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB is a database service native to Azure that focuses on providing a high-performance database regardless of your selected API or data model. Azure Cosmos DB offers multiple APIs and models that can be used interchangeably for various application […]