Azure Security Features
Learn about Network Security Groups (NSG), Azure DDoS Protection, and Azure Firewall. NSGs filter traffic to VMs, DDoS Protection safeguards against attacks, and Azure Firewall enforces security rules.
AZURE FUNDAMENTALS (AZ-900) SECURITY
Privacy, Compliance, and Trust
Azure Identity Services
Azure Active Directory (AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds a second verification step, enhancing security.
Compliance Offerings
Azure meets global compliance standards like GDPR, ISO, and SOC. The Microsoft Trust Center provides information on compliance, privacy, and data protection within Azure.
Azure Governance
Azure Policy, Blueprints, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) help maintain resource compliance. Azure Policy ensures compliance, Blueprints streamline setup, and RBAC manages access to resources.
Azure Pricing and Support
Azure Pricing Model
Azure uses pay-as-you-go, reserved, and spot pricing. Pay-as-you-go charges by usage, reserved pricing offers discounts for long-term commitments, and spot pricing is for unused capacity at a discount.
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
TCO calculator helps estimate the cost of running Azure services versus on-premises. It factors in cost savings from hardware, power, and administrative costs.
Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
SLAs guarantee uptime and performance for Azure services. For instance, Azure Virtual Machines have an SLA of 99.9% or higher, depending on the redundancy option.
Azure Support Plans
Azure offers Basic, Developer, Standard, and Professional Direct support plans. Each plan varies by response time and scope of services provided.