Azure Overview

Core Services

Virtual Machines
Virtual Networking
Storage
Identity Services (Microsoft Entra)

Virtual Machine

IaaS
Windows or Linux OS
Can be remotely connected using Remote Desktop (RDP) or SSH
Can be placed on a virtual network
A server can be created in a few minutes

Virtual Machines Abstractions

Azure Batch-> Let’s you run large-scale parallel jobs. A lot of virtual machines running the same task and reporting their results back to a central location

Virtual Machine Scale Sets ->

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) ->

Service Fabric (decreasing role) ->

App Services

Web apps or container apps Windows or Linux OS Fully-managed servers, no ability to remote control .NET, Java, Ruby, Node.js, PHP, and Python Benefits in scaling, CI, deployment slots, integrates with VS

Storage

Scalable to Petabytes Four types of data: Blobs, queues, tables, files Various levels of replication included from local to global Storage tiers (hot, cool, cold, archive) Managed (for VMs) or unmanaged

Data Services

SQL -> Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on a VM. You can also run your own software in a VM
NoSQL: Cosmos DB
Snapse Analytics (SQL Data Warehouse)
PostgreSQL Flexible Server

Microservices / Serverless

Microservices: Running packaged applications without having to manage the underlying machines.

Azure Container Apps
API Management
Azure Container Instances
Services Fabric (minor role)

Serverless / Event-Driven: You only pay when your code or workflow is running, down to the millisecond.

Azure Functions
Azure Logic Apps

Networking

Connectivity How azure resources talk to each other or to the internet

Virtual Networking (VNet)

Security

Network Security Groups (NSG)
Azure Private Link
DDos protection
Azure Firewall
Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Virtual Network Endpoints
Bastion

Delivery

CDN
Azure Pront Door
Traffic Manager
App Gateway

Monitoring

Network Watcher
Metrics and Logs
Packet capture