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Scaling Cloud Solutions

Scaling Cloud Solutions

  • Online, Self-Paced

Course Description

This course introduces features used to scale and Azure solution. Features include horizontal and vertical scaling, sharding, elastic database pools. It will prepare you for the 70-473 exam.

Learning Objectives

Scalable Solutions

  • start the course
  • recognize the difference between horizontal and vertical scaling
  • describe the sharding technique and how it relates to scaling out
  • describe the different between multi-tenant and single tenant solutions
  • describe the features of the elastic database model
  • demonstrate how to create an elastic database pool
  • describe how to optimize elastic pool performance

Practice: Use Azure Scaling Features

  • scale an Azure solution

Framework Connections

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The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

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