What is cloud computing?
Delivery of computing services over the internet including storage, databases, networking and software.
What are the three main cloud service models?
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service), SaaS (Software as a Service)
What is IaaS?
Provides virtualized computing resources over the internet.
What is PaaS?
Provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications.
What is SaaS?
Provides software applications over the internet, on a subscription basis.
What are the cloud deployment models?
Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud
What is a public cloud?
Services offered over the public internet and available to anyone
What is a private cloud?
Cloud infrastructure operated solely for a single organization
What is a hybrid cloud?
Combines public and private clouds to allow data and applications to be shared
What are the benefits of cloud computing?
Scalibility, cost-efficiency, performance, reliability and security
What is elasticity in cloud computing?
Ability to automatically scale resources up or down as needed
What is high availability?
System design approach to ensure a certain level of operational performance
What is fault tolerance?
Ability of a system to continue operating properly in the event of a failure
What is disaster recovery?
Strategies and services to recover data and systems after a disaster
What is scalability?
Ability to handle increased workload by adding resources
What is agility in cloud computing?
Ability to rapidly develop, test, and launch applications
What is consumption-based pricing?
Pay only for the resources you use
What is shared responsibility model?
Defines responsibilities of cloud provider and customer for security.
What is Microsoft Azure?
Microsoft’s cloud computing platform offering a wide range of services.
What is a region in Azure?
A set of datacenters deployed within a latency-defined perimeter
What is a resource group?
A container that holds related resources for an Azure solution
What is Azure Resource Manager?
Management layer that enables you to crate, update, and delete resources
What is Azure Marketplace?
Online store for buying and selling cloud solutions certified to run on Azure
What is Azure Advisor?
Personalized cloud consultant that helps optimize Azure deployments
