Summary of Day-2 | Getting Started With Azure #freeazurecourse

Summary of "Day-2 | Getting Started With Azure #freeazurecourse"

This video, part of the "Azure 0 To Hero" series by Abishek, covers the following key topics related to Microsoft Azure:

Main Ideas and Concepts Covered:

  1. Creating a Microsoft Azure Account
    • Steps to create a free Azure account:
      • Search for Microsoft Azure and select "Try Azure for free."
      • Choose "Start free" (not "Pay as you go") to use the free tier.
      • Sign in preferably with a GitHub account (creating one if necessary).
      • Provide credit/debit card details for verification (a small refundable charge applies).
    • Alternative: Azure Student Account
      • No credit card required.
      • Must verify using a valid school/college email address.
      • Only genuine student emails are accepted.
    • Azure free tier benefits:
      • Access to popular Azure services free for 12 months.
      • 55+ additional services free always.
      • Free credits (~₹13,500 or $200 depending on region) valid for 30 days to use on paid services.
    • Important to monitor costs; Azure charges only with user consent beyond free credits.
  2. Maintaining a GitHub Repository for the Course
    • A GitHub repo is maintained with daily folders and markdown files summarizing each day’s topics.
    • Useful for revision and tracking progress throughout the 25-day series.
  3. Azure Portal Overview
    • Azure Portal offers 150-200 services including AI, analytics, compute, containers, databases, and storage.
    • Users can explore these services but the course focuses on essentials for DevOps engineers.
  4. Regions and Availability Zones in Azure
    • Azure has multiple data centers worldwide to reduce latency and avoid downtime.
    • Latency: Delay caused by data traveling long distances; minimized by placing data centers close to users.
    • Availability Zones: Individual data centers within a region, isolated physically to ensure fault tolerance.
    • Regions: Geographic areas containing multiple availability zones.
    • Example: US region is split into US West and US East, each with multiple data centers separated by hundreds of miles.
    • This geographical distribution ensures:
      • Reduced latency by serving customers from the nearest region.
      • High availability and disaster recovery by spreading data centers apart to avoid downtime due to natural calamities or power failures.
  5. Understanding IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Models in Azure
    • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS):
      • Provides raw infrastructure like virtual machines, storage, and networking.
      • User installs and manages OS, applications, and configurations.
      • Example: Renting a VM and installing MySQL database manually.
    • Platform as a Service (PaaS):
      • Provides managed platforms where infrastructure and middleware are handled by Azure.
      • User configures and uses the platform without managing underlying infrastructure.
      • Example: Using Azure’s managed MySQL database service without managing VMs or storage.
    • Software as a Service (SaaS):
      • Fully managed software applications delivered over the internet.
      • User simply uses the software without any setup or maintenance.
      • Example: Microsoft Outlook email service.
    • Summary:
      • IaaS = Infrastructure only, user manages OS and apps.
      • PaaS = Platform provided, user manages apps and data.
      • SaaS = Complete software solution, user just uses it.

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This video is a foundational session focusing on account setup, Azure’s global infrastructure, and service models, setting the stage for deeper Azure learning in subsequent videos.

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