- This module describes what the cloud is and what Microsoft Azure is, and how businesses can grow and transform with Azure.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe what the cloud is and what Microsoft Azure is.
Describe the basics of cloud economics, and how the consumption-based, operational expenditures model opens new business opportunities.
Describe the basic financial and operational benefits of cloud over a traditional, off-cloud IT system.
Cite real examples of businesses that have used Azure to transform their operations and improve their bottom lines.
- This module explores various business benefits of Azure, including cost-efficiency, innovation, agility, and security.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Describe how your business can be more cost-efficient with Microsoft Azure and cloud economics.
Envision growth and innovation strategies for your company with Azure.
Imagine how Azure can make your workforce more agile and responsive.
Describe how your business’s data and services can be highly secure and reliable with Azure.
Describe how Azure empowers you to monitor your business’s cloud activities for compliance and reporting.
Describe how Azure can ease your business’s regulatory compliance.
Describe how Azure can decrease your business’s carbon footprint.
- This module introduces various decisions that business decision makers can anticipate when considering a transition to Azure.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
Identify and categorize your business’s motivations for transitioning to the cloud.
Describe the major categories of Azure services and what each enables a business to do.
Describe public, private, and hybrid cloud arrangements, and the reasons for adopting each.
Look ahead to the technical and organizational considerations you will encounter when planning a cloud transition.
