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Cloud Concepts
This chapter establishes the vocabulary and mental models behind public cloud computing. You will learn the three core service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), the deployment models (public, private, hybrid), the economic and operational benefits that drive cloud adoption, and the shared responsibility model that divides security duties between provider and customer. These fundamentals underpin every Azure service you encounter later, so a firm grasp here makes the rest of the material far easier to absorb.
Azure Architecture and Core Services
This chapter covers the physical and organizational structure of Azure along with its most important services. You will learn how Azure organizes datacenters into regions and availability zones, how resources are grouped into resource groups and subscriptions, and the core compute, storage, networking, database, and identity services you will use to build solutions. As the largest exam domain, mastering these building blocks is central to Azure fundamentals.
Management and Governance
This chapter explains how to control costs, enforce standards, secure access, and monitor an Azure environment. You will learn the tools for estimating and managing spending, applying organizational rules through policy and tags, granting least-privilege access with RBAC, protecting resources with locks, and observing health with monitoring services. These capabilities keep an Azure deployment compliant, secure, and financially predictable.
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