Exam Ref 70-534 Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions by Bai, Haishi -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Preparing for the exam Chapter 1. Design Microsoft Azure infrastructure and networking

Objective 1.1: Describe how Azure uses Global Foundation Services (GFS) datacenters

Azure’s global footprints Designing cloud-scale datacenters Designing for the cloud Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.2: Design Azure virtual networks, networking services, DNS, DHCP, and IP addressing configuration

Creating a cloud-only virtual network Understanding Access Control Lists and Network Security Groups Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.3: Design Azure Compute

Selecting VM sizes Managing images Managing VM states Capturing infrastructure as code Scaling applications on VMs Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.4: Describe Azure virtual private network (VPN) and ExpressRoute architecture and design

Designing hybrid solutions with Virtual Network and ExpressRoute ExpressRoute vNet-to-vNet VPN Multi-site VPN Understanding other hybrid solution options Objective summary Objective review

Objective 1.5: Describe Azure Services

Using Azure Traffic Manager Using CDN Objective summary Objective review

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Objective 1.1: Thought experiment Objective 1.1: Review Objective 1.2: Thought experiment Objective 1.2: Review Objective 1.3: Thought experiment Objective 1.3: Review Objective 1.4: Thought experiment Objective 1.4: Review Objective 1.5: Thought experiment Objective 1.5: Review

Chapter 2. Secure resources

Objective 2.1: Secure resources by using managed identities

Understanding claims-based architecture Understanding basic authentication and authorization workflow Working with native clients and multitiered applications Working with multitiered applications Additional scenarios Azure Active Directory A sample scenario with ADAL and Visual Studio Azure AD Graph API Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.2: Secure resources by using hybrid identities

Setting up directory synchronization with AD FS Configuring Azure AD Application Proxy Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.3: Secure resources by using identity providers

Understanding Azure ACS Using Azure ACS with AD FS Using Azure ACS with social networks Using identity providers with ASP.NET applications Using external identity providers with Azure Mobile Services Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.4: Identify an appropriate data security solution

Understanding data protection technologies Implementing effective access control policies Using data reliability and disaster recovery services Understanding Azure Rights Management Services Managing security keys with Azure Key Vault Objective summary Objective review

Objective 2.5: Design a role-based access control strategy

Understanding access control challenges faced by large enterprises Implementing RBAC Using RBAC for Azure resources Empowering users with self-service Using Azure AD Access Panel Managing devices with Azure AD Device Registration Service Improving security policies over time Objective summary Objective review

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Objective 2.1: Thought experiment Objective 2.1: Review Objective 2.2: Thought experiment Objective 2.2: Review Objective 2.3: Thought experiment Objective 2.3: Review Objective 2.4: Thought experiment Objective 2.4: Review Objective 2.5: Thought experiment Objective 2.5: Review

Chapter 3. Design an application storage and data access strategy

Objective 3.1: Design data storage

Designing storage options for data Designing security options for SQL Database or Storage Identifying the appropriate VM type and size for the solution Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.2: Design applications that use Mobile Services

Azure Mobile Services Consuming Mobile Services Offline Sync Implementing Mobile Services Secure Mobile Services Extending Mobile Services by using custom code Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.3: Design applications that use notifications

Implementing push notification services in Mobile Services Sending push notifications Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.4: Design applications that use a web API

Implementing a custom Web API Scaling by using Azure App Service Web Apps WebJobs Securing a Web API Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.5: Design a data access strategy for hybrid applications

Connect to on-premises data by using Azure Service Bus Relay Azure App Service BizTalk API Apps Hybrid Connections Web Apps virtual private network capability Identify constraints for connectivity with VPN Identify options for domain-joining Azure Virtual Machines and Cloud Services Objective summary Objective review

Objective 3.6: Design a media solution

Azure Media Services overview Key components of Media Services Objective summary Objective review

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Objective 3.1: Thought experiment Objective 3.1: Review Objective 3.2: Thought experiment Objective 3.2: Review Objective 3.3: Thought experiment Objective 3.3: Review Objective 3.4: Thought experiment Objective 3.4: Review Objective 3.5: Thought experiment Objective 3.5: Review Objective 3.6: Thought experiment Objective 3.6: Review

Chapter 4. Design an advanced application

Objective 4.1: Create compute-intensive applications

Using Azure in a high-performance computing environment Using Azure Batch Understanding Azure Batch Apps Implementing the Competing Consumers pattern Objective summary Objective review

Objective 4.2: Create long-running applications

Designing available applications Designing reliable applications Designing scalable applications Using Azure Autoscale Using Cloud Services Sample scenario: Cloud Services basics Objective summary Objective review

Objective 4.3: Select the appropriate storage option

Understanding data access patterns Selecting a data storage solution Evaluating data storage qualities Objective summary Objective review

Objective 4.4: Integrate Azure services in a solution

Creating data-centric web applications Working with Big Data and the Internet of Things Building enterprise mobile applications Creating media applications Managing related services Objective summary Objective review

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Objective 4.1: Thought experiment Objective 4.1: Review Objective 4.2: Thought experiment Objective 4.2: Review Objective 4.3: Thought experiment Objective 4.3: Review Objective 4.4: Thought experiment Objective 4.4: Review

Chapter 5. Design Web Apps

Objective 5.1: Design web applications for scalability and performance

Globally scale websites Create websites using Microsoft Visual Studio Debug websites Understand supported languages App Service Web Apps, Azure Virtual Machines, and Azure Cloud Services Objective summary Objective review

Objective 5.2: Deploy websites

Implement Azure Site Extensions Create packages App Service Plan Deployment slots Resource groups Publishing options Objective summary Objective review

Objective 5.3: Design websites for business continuity

Scale-up and scale-out with App Service Web Apps and Azure SQL Database Configure data replication patterns Update websites with minimal downtime Backup and restore data Design for disaster recovery Deploy websites to multiple regions for high availability Design data tier Objective summary Objective review

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Objective 5.1: Thought experiment Objective 5.1: Review Objective 5.2: Thought experiment Objective 5.2: Review Objective 5.3: Thought experiment Objective 5.3: Review

Chapter 6. Design a management, monitoring, and business continuity strategy

Objective 6.1: Evaluate hybrid and Azure-hosted architectures for Microsoft System Center deployment

Understanding System Center components supported in Azure System Center deployment Design considerations for managing Azure resources with System Center Understanding which scenarios dictate a hybrid scenario Objective summary Objective review

Objective 6.2: Design a monitoring strategy

Identify the Microsoft products and services for monitoring Azure solutions Understand the capabilities of System Center for monitoring an Azure solution Understand built-in Azure capabilities Identify third-party monitoring tools, including open source Describe use-cases for Operations Manager, Global Service Monitor, and Application Insights Describe the use cases for WSUS, Configuration Manager, and custom solutions Describe the Azure architecture constructs and how they affect a patching strategy Objective summary Objective review

Objective 6.3: Design Azure business continuity/disaster recovery (BC/DR) capabilities

Understand the architectural capabilities of business continuity and disaster recovery Describe Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery Describe use-cases for Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery Objective summary Objective review

Objective 6.4: Design a disaster recovery strategy

Design and deploy Azure Backup and other Microsoft backup solutions for Azure Understand use-cases when StorSimple and Data Protection Manager would be appropriate Objective summary Objective review

Objective 6.5: Design Azure Automation and PowerShell workflows

Create a Windows PowerShell script specific to Azure Objective summary Objective review

Objective 6.6: Describe the use cases for Azure Automation configuration

Desired State Configuration Windows PowerShell for automation Chef and Puppet Azure Automation Objective summary Objective review

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Objective 6.1: Thought experiment Objective 6.1: Review Objective 6.2: Thought experiment Objective 6.2: Review Objective 6.3: Thought experiment Objective 6.3: Review Objective 6.4: Thought experiment Objective 6.4: Review Objective 6.5: Thought experiment Objective 6.5: Review Objective 6.6: Thought experiment Objective 6.6: Review

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