Domain 2 · 35-40% of Exam

Describe Azure Architecture and Services

Domain 2 covers Azure core architectural components and services including compute, networking, storage, and databases.

What You'll Be Tested On

  • Azure regions, region pairs, availability zones, and sovereign regions
  • Azure resources, resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups
  • Azure compute services: VMs, App Service, ACI, AKS, Functions, and Virtual Desktop
  • Azure networking: Virtual Network, subnets, peering, VPN, ExpressRoute, DNS, and Firewall
  • Azure storage services: Blob, Files, Queue, Table, tiers, and redundancy options

Key AWS Services in This Domain

Exam Tips for Domain 2

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Azure regions contain one or more data centers; availability zones are physically separate locations within a region.

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Resource groups are logical containers that cannot be nested.

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Management groups can be nested up to 6 levels deep.

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Know the difference between VPN Gateway (encrypted over internet) and ExpressRoute (private connection).

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