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Exam Ref AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, 2nd Edition
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Exam Ref AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, 2nd Edition

by Jim Cheshire
August 2020
Beginner to intermediate
320 pages
8h 47m
English
Microsoft Press
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Chapter 2

Describe core Azure services

In Chapter 1, “Describe cloud concepts,” you learned about the cloud and how you can benefit from using cloud services. Microsoft Azure was mentioned, but not in much detail.

In this chapter, we dive into the many services and solutions that Azure offers. You’ll gain an understanding of the key concepts in Azure’s architecture, which apply to all Azure services. We cover Azure datacenters and ways that Microsoft implements fault tolerance and disaster recovery by spreading Azure infrastructure across the globe. You’ll also learn about availability zones, which are Microsoft’s solution for ensuring your services aren’t affected when a particular Azure datacenter experiences a problem.

You’ll also discover ...

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