Preparing for the Azure Exam 70-533

Prepare to pass the Microsoft Azure 70-533 exam

So the Primary focus should be on the topics mentioned below, this is as per the blue print listed on the Microsoft website for the certification 70-533

• Implement Websites
• Implement Virtual Machines
• Implement Cloud Services
• Implement Storage
• Implement an Azure Active Directory
• Implement Virtual Network

You need to have a good Understanding of  Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has several Datacenter accross the world, these are listed on the azure portal

Services offfered :-
On-Demand Self Service
-Don't have to be an admin
-end user can do it, create, Delete, provision
-App Developers can use this

Broad Network Access
Requires LAN/WAN
-You need High speed Network Connection on premises

Resource Pooling
Cloud Provider abstract Infrastructure
-Cloud computing tenant
-pay as you need (Disk, Memory, CPU)

Rapid Elasticity
Scale up and down to meet demand
Automatically- you can host business website online and  do not pay for tha less load
pay for load as per usage
-pay only for the services

Measured Service
Pay for the resources you use
if you buy a Computer-OEM, also gets junk software that get them money


Cloud Computing –Some of the Leading Providers

• Microsoft Azure
• Office 365
• Amazon Web Services
• Google Cloud Platform (Developer focused)
• Salesforce (Pioneer of the public cloud)..SAAD
• Dropbox (generated a lot of business-Cloud based storage)

Cloud Service Models
SaaS
Audience :  End Users
Examples :

• Office 365
• Dropbox

PaaS
Audience : Software Developer
Examples :

• Mobile Apps (iOS, Android, Windows)
• API Services

Back-end VMs are abstracted away, developers can use its seemlessly

IaaS
Audience: System Administrator
Direct access to VMs and Virtual networks

Premises is a location
Premise is an Idea

Cloud Deployment Types
Microsoft Describes Azure as a combination of IaaS and PaaS
Public Cloud
Azure, AWS

Private Cloud
Take as much of the Public cloud ideas,

• scale
• self service
• resource pooling

Replicate a public cloud in your data center would be expenses
System center or Azure Stack could be used here
Hybrid Cloud

• on premises
• Domain Controller
• Exchange
• File Services
• Extending on premises to cloud

Demo:
Registering a Azure Account
Search for Azure Credit
Trail :
You need a credit card for subscription
You could avail around $200 a month during the trail period to evaluate and user the Azure services
Microsoft Certified Trainers, MVP also get these free credits as a reward

There is a Calculator you could use,
Spending limit to control your expenses on your subscription
Let’s sign-up
https://azure.microsoft.com



Sign-Up with a Credit Card
MS will not accept Prepaid cards
Post Completion of Phone Verification
Remember you will not be charged till you explicitly  upgrade to a paid offer
it will take you to Portal.azure.com

the other one that you need to know is manage.windowsazure.com
you can always keep a track of the credit status, this will get used up based on the services you use





Understand the Difference Between ASM Vs ARM

Azure Service Managementmanage.windowsazure.com	Azure Resource Manager portal.azure.com
XML-based REST API	JSON-based REST API
Separate Xplat-CLI modes, Portals, PowerShell modules	Resources are JSON template-based container     Taxonomic tagging(Costs)      Download pre-build services (ARM templates)
Resources are created and managed separately in cloud services	Role Based access control (RBAC)
Look for “Classic” in the new portal	you can manage resource groups  as a single unit

Azure Resource Manager*
Focus more in Production


Demo:

Visit the Classic Azure Portal
and then compare it with the new Azure Portal
manage.windowsazure.com

know the console better
Global Navigation  on  the  left
portal.azure.com

a lot of java script libraries are present
Dashboard and tiles are customizable
the list is customizable


the options on the navigation bar and sub categories are awesome, Microsoft call them blades
always keep an eye on the Bell Icon to read the notification

Tip : Understanding Cloud Computing and PowerShell Automation ensures your future viability in the IT Market place