Cloud computing has revolutionized the way businesses operate by offering on-demand access to essential computing resources like virtual machines (VMs), storage, databases, networking, and software over the internet. This approach eliminates the need for significant investments in physical infrastructure, offering businesses greater flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
As you are preparing for your AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam, be mindful of the key benefits of cloud services, shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1. Key benefits of cloud services
In this chapter, I’ll focus on each of these benefits as they relate to Microsoft Azure to keep you focused on your upcoming exam.
Let’s begin with high availability.
High Availability
One of the major benefits of using cloud services like Azure is that they ensure high availability, or the continuous availability and reliability of applications, data, and infrastructure. Backed by a global network of datacenters across multiple regions, Azure provides unparalleled levels of redundancy and fault tolerance, allowing organizations to reduce downtime and maintain seamless operations, even during unexpected outages or disasters.
Azure’s resilient infrastructure, combined with industry-leading service level agreements (SLAs), supports and defines expectations for high availability ...
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