Azure 30: Cloud Architecture - Putting It All Together
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Well-Architected Framework
Five pillars: Reliability (resiliency, recovery), Security (identity, data protection), Cost Optimization (right-sizing, reservations), Operational Excellence (DevOps, monitoring), Performance Efficiency (scaling, caching). Every decision should be evaluated against these pillars.
Reference Architecture
Production web app: App Service or AKS, Azure SQL + Redis, Blob Storage, Key Vault, Application Gateway with WAF, VNet + NSGs, App Insights, CI/CD pipelines, Tags + Policy for governance.
Build a Well-Architected scorecard
Create a WellArchitectedAnalyzer that scores an architecture spec against all five pillars (0-100 each) based on best practices.
Course Complete!
You have covered Azure from cloud concepts to production architecture! Key takeaways: use PaaS when possible, IaC for everything, Managed Identity for auth, Monitor everything, design for failure. Next steps: AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-305 certifications.