Operational decisions – Exploring Storage Solutions
As we have discussed already, for each data type, there are also other factors that will determine which storage mechanism we choose. We need to think about how we will receive the data, how we will interact with the data, and how we will present it back to the user. User-interactive applications If data will …
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Data classification – Exploring Storage Solutions
The first question you need to ask when choosing a storage technology is what kind of data you are storing? In other words, we need to classify our data. Typically, data could be classified as one of the following types. Structured data Structured data is data that follows a strict definition or schema. Typically, this …
Data protection – Exploring Storage Solutions
Storage accounts offer several services to help you protect your data from accidental deletion or updates – these include the following: Important note At the time of writing, both soft delete and versioning are not available with Data Lake Gen 2 when using hierarchical namespaces. Both of these options cost more as you are effectively …
Understanding storage types – Exploring Storage Solutions-2
We have already mentioned that the GPv1 and GPv2 support file shares, so it is useful to take note of some of the main differences: Important note You might be expecting the sizes in GB, TB, or PB (that is, gigabyte, terabyte, or petabyte); however, these tables show TiB, GiB, and PiB (that is, gibibyte, …
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In the previous chapter, we looked at network connectivity and security, including how IP addresses and the Domain Name System (DNS) work, and how to control traffic with network security groups, application groups, and routing. We then looked at advanced traffic flow tools, such as Azure Load Balancer, Traffic Manager, and Application Gateway. Most solutions, …
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Choosing the right options – Network Connectivity and Security
Each of the four load balancing options has its own use cases. Therefore, you can use the following flow chart to determine which to use based on your requirements: Figure 8.19 – Choosing the right load balancer As you can see, on some occasions it makes sense to combine one or more options to meet …
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Azure Front Door – Network Connectivity and Security
Azure Front Door offers a service that also works at the application layer (Layer 7). It is an Application Delivery Network (ADN) as a service, and it offers various load balancing capabilities for your applications. Both Azure Front Door and Azure Application Gateway are Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS) load balancers. The difference between the two is …
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Azure Traffic Manager – Network Connectivity and Security-2
Azure Application Gateway offers the following features and capabilities: Azure Application Gateway comes in the following tiers: Azure Application Gateway comes in three different sizes. The following table shows the average performance throughput for each application gateway:
Azure Traffic Manager – Network Connectivity and Security-1
When you wish to protect VMs or web apps across regions, for example, East US and West US, you cannot use Azure Load Balancer. Instead, we can use Azure Traffic Manager. Azure Traffic Manager is essentially a DNS router. This means that unlike Load Balancer, which directs the flow of IP traffic from one address …
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