(Online Delivery) Microsoft Azure Administrator vs AWS Concepts
Description
Overview
Map Azure skills to AWS and identify comparable features for multi-cloud environments.
Lesson 1: Overview of Cloud Administration
- AZ-104: Focus on Azure platform management and administration.
- AWS: Focus on AWS platform administration (similar scope in AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate).
Lesson 2: Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Active Directory (AAD)
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Conditional Access Policies
- AWS Equivalent:
- AWS IAM (Identity and Access Management)
- IAM Policies and Roles
- AWS Organizations and Service Control Policies (SCPs)
Lesson 3: Azure Resource Management
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
- Resource Groups and Templates
- Azure Policies and Blueprints
- AWS Equivalent:
- AWS CloudFormation
- Resource Groups
- AWS Config and Service Catalog
Lesson 4: Compute Services
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)
- Scale Sets and Availability Sets
- Azure App Services
- AWS Equivalent:
- Amazon EC2 Instances
- Auto Scaling Groups
- AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Lesson 5: Storage Solutions
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Blob, File, Table, and Queue Storage
- Azure Disk Storage
- AWS Equivalent:
- Amazon S3, EFS, and Glacier
- Amazon EBS
Lesson 6: Networking
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Virtual Network (VNet)
- Load Balancers (Standard and Application Gateway)
- VPN Gateway and ExpressRoute
- AWS Equivalent:
- Amazon VPC
- Elastic Load Balancers (ALB, NLB)
- AWS Direct Connect and Site-to-Site VPN
Lesson 7: Security and Compliance
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Security Center and Azure Defender
- Key Vault and Managed Identities
- AWS Equivalent:
- AWS Security Hub and Guard Duty
- AWS KMS (Key Management Service)
Lesson 8: Monitoring and Optimization
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
- Application Insights
- AWS Equivalent:
- Amazon CloudWatch
- AWS X-Ray
Lesson 9: Backup and Disaster Recovery
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery
- AWS Equivalent:
- AWS Backup and Disaster Recovery (via AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery)
Lesson 10: Cost Management
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Cost Management + Billing
- AWS Equivalent:
- AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Budgets
Lesson 11: Governance
- AZ-104 Topics:
- Azure Management Groups and Policy
- Azure Blueprints
- AWS Equivalent:
- AWS Organizations and SCPs
- AWS Config Rules