2.1.1 Introduction - Core Architectural Components

Introduction to core architectural components module.

This module will introduce the core architectural components of Azure. It will describe the physical organization of Azure: datacenters, availability zones, and regions and the organizational structure of Azure: resource groups, subscriptions and management groups.

Learning Objectives

• Describe Azure regions, region pairs and sovereign regions.

• Describe availability zones.

• Describe Azure datacenters.

• Describe Azure resources and resource groups.

• Describe subscriptions.

• Describe management groups.

• Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions and management groups.

• Provide a summary.