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You're reading from Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions ??? Exam Guide 70-535 A complete guide to passing the 70-535 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions exam

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788991735

Length 418 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Author (1):

Sjoukje Zaal

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Title Page

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Foreword

Contributors

Preface

1. Working with Azure Virtual Machines

2. Configuring Compute-Intensive Applications FREE CHAPTER

3. Designing Web Applications

4. Implementing Serverless and Microservices

5. Robust Networking Implementations

6. Connecting Hybrid Applications

7. Using Storage Solutions

8. Scalable Data Implementations

9. Securing Your Resources

10. Securing Your Data

11. Governance and Policies

12. Artificial Intelligence, IoT, and Media Services

13. Implementing Messaging Solutions

14. Application Monitoring and Alerting Strategies

15. Exploring Operations Automation Strategies

1. Appendix A – Assessments

2. Appendix B – Mock Test Questions

3. Appendix C – Mock Test Answers

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Index

Azure Disk Storage

The disks that are used for virtual machines are stored in Azure Blob Storage as page blobs. Azure stores two disks for each virtual machine, the actual operating system (VHD) of the VM and a temporary disk that is used for short-term storage. This data is erased when the VM is turned of or rebooted.

There are two different performance tiers that Azure offers, Standard Disk Storage and Premium Disk Storage.

Standard Disk Storage

Standard Disk Storage offers HDD drives to store the data on and is the most cost-effective storage tier from which you can choose. It can only use LRS or GRS for supporting high availability for your data and applications.

Standard Disk Storage offers HDDs and is more cost-effective. Standard Disk Storage can only use LRS or GRS.

Premium Disk Storage

With Premium Disk Storage, your data is stored on SSDs. Not all Azure Virtual Machine series can use this type of storage. It can only be used with DS, DSv2, GS, LS, or FS series Azure Virtual Machines...