What You'll Be Tested On
- Benefits of cloud computing: high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, and disaster recovery
- Cloud service models: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS with use cases and responsibilities
- Cloud deployment models: public cloud, private cloud, and hybrid cloud
- Shared responsibility model between Microsoft and the customer
- Consumption-based pricing model and CapEx vs OpEx
Key AWS Services in This Domain
Exam Tips for Domain 1
Understand the difference between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS and what responsibility falls on the customer for each.
Know the benefits of cloud computing: elasticity, scalability, high availability, geo-distribution.
The shared responsibility model is critical: know who manages what at each service level.
CapEx is upfront spending; OpEx is pay-as-you-go cloud spending.
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