Azure Architecture Design Concepts

By Russell Croft

Discover some of the primary concepts that form the basis of Solution Architecture.

2 hours
  • 23 Lessons

About the course

This course is meant to introduce the student to some of the primary concepts that form the basis of Solution Architecture.

We will cover the topics of design principles, the utility and practice of technical and non-technical requirements gathering, as well as quite a few concepts around resource consumption and cost control.

  • Chapter 1 3 Lessons Getting Started 3:58

    An Important Note About A Cloud Guru and Linux Academy Courses

    1:19

    Course Intro

    1:48

    About the Instructor

    0:51
  • Chapter 2 5 Lessons Overview 34:31

    Intro to Design Fundamentals

    17:08

    Security

    6:02

    Scalability

    2:28

    Reliability

    3:29

    Efficiency

    5:24
  • Chapter 3 4 Lessons Requirement Gathering 18:56

    Infrastructure and Assessment Overview

    3:18

    Assessing Technical Requirements

    4:19

    Assessing Non-Technical Requirements

    5:44

    Scenario - Assessing Requirements

    5:35
  • Chapter 4 10 Lessons Optimization Concepts 42:32

    Introduction to Consumption Optimization

    2:39

    Azure Purchasing Options

    2:23

    Azure Reservations

    2:26

    Azure Licensing

    3:08

    Azure Product Pricing

    5:27

    Managing Azure Costs

    7:28

    Azure Advisor

    2:54

    Azure Pricing Calculator

    4:05

    Azure Total Cost of Ownership Calculator

    5:54

    Lab Scenario - Pricing Calculator

    6:08
  • Chapter 5 1 Lesson Conclusion 0:48

    Course Conclusion and Next Steps

    0:48

What you will need

  • Taking this course assumes that you, the student, have a strong understanding of most Azure Services and Azure cloud infrastructure. While not mandatory, it is highly recommended that you have worked through our AZ-100 series of courses or their equivalent as there will be many concepts that will be referenced during this and other related courses.

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