Azure Cloud Engineers design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.

Proficiency varies, but service selection depends on workload requirements, cost, and compatibility, tailored to specific use cases.

Secure data and resources with Azure Active Directory, Virtual Networks, Network Security Groups, encryption, and Azure Security Center for monitoring and threat protection.

AZs provide data center redundancy. Design high-availability architectures by distributing resources across AZs, using load balancers, and employing fault tolerance mechanisms.

The framework provides guidance on building secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient infrastructures through best practices, focusing on the five pillars of the framework.

Utilize tools like Azure Resource Manager templates or Terraform to define and automate the provisioning and management of Azure resources in a structured, version-controlled manner.

Monitor resource utilization, implement cost allocation tags, use Azure Cost Management, leverage reserved instances, and optimize resource utilization to manage costs effectively.

AKS simplifies container orchestration and scaling. Manage containerized applications using AKS to deploy, manage, and orchestrate container workloads in Azure.

Utilize services like Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Blob Storage, and Azure Archive Storage for data backup, disaster recovery, and archiving.

Implement Azure Active Directory, role-based access control (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and Azure Key Vault for secure access and identity management.

 Azure certifications validate knowledge and skills. Mention relevant certifications you hold, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, etc.

Configure Azure Monitor, Azure Security Center, and Azure Log Analytics to monitor and log activities. Establish alerting and response procedures to address security incidents.

Consider migration strategies such as rehosting, refactoring, rearchitecting, or repurchasing. Plan data transfer, security, and application compatibility during migration.

Utilize Azure Auto Scaling, Application Gateway, and Azure Load Balancer to automatically adjust resource capacity to meet varying workloads

Azure Functions enables serverless computing by executing code in response to events, without managing infrastructure. Create functions and define triggers based on events.

Design Azure Virtual Networks with subnets, Network Security Groups, Azure Firewall, and VPN Gateway to isolate and secure network resources.

Azure and customers share responsibility for security. Azure secures the infrastructure, while customers are responsible for securing data, applications, and configurations.

Implement Azure services like Azure Policy, Azure Blueprints, and Azure Security Center to monitor, audit, and enforce compliance with specific regulations and standards.

Optimize application performance with Azure Auto Scaling, Azure Cache, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure SQL Database performance tuning, while monitoring with Azure Monitor.

Choose Azure services like Azure Blob Storage for object storage, Azure Disk Storage for block storage, and Azure SQL Database for managed databases, based on specific storage requirements.

Use Azure Site Recovery, Azure Traffic Manager, and Azure Global VNet Peering to transfer resources between regions efficiently with minimal disruption.

Monitor cost allocation tags, use Azure Cost Management, implement cost-saving measures like reserved instances, and optimize resource utilization to manage costs effectively.

Implement rolling updates, blue-green deployments, and traffic routing with Azure Traffic Manager to minimize downtime during maintenance and ensure continuous availability.

 Azure Resource Manager is an IaC tool that enables the definition and automation of Azure resource provisioning, simplifying resource management and deployment.

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