Class 6 - Azure Load Balancer & SQL Database: The Cloud Architect’s Playbook 📘
Class 6 Training : Mastering Azure Load Balancer & SQL Database
🚀 Class 6 Summary: Mastering Azure Load Balancer & SQL Database! 🌟
🔹 Part 1: Hands-On with Azure Load Balancer 🌐
In this session, we performed a real-time lab on Azure Load Balancer, learning how to distribute traffic efficiently across virtual machines.
✅ What We Did:
🔹 Created a VNet in East US
🔹 Deployed two Ubuntu VMs
🔹 Installed Apache2 on both VMs and set up custom web pages:
VM1: Displays "server1"
VM2: Displays "server2"
🔹 Configured an Azure Load Balancer to evenly distribute traffic between the two VMs.
🔹 Tested the setup by accessing the public IPs and verifying traffic routing.
✅ Key Features of Azure Load Balancer:
✔️ Load balancing for internal & external traffic
✔️ Ultra-low latency pass-through balancing
✔️ High availability across zones
✔️ Health probes for monitoring VM status
✔️ IPv6 support and outbound connectivity
🔹 Part 2: Deep Dive into Azure SQL Database 🏦
We also explored the fundamentals of Azure SQL Database, comparing it with traditional on-prem SQL Server and learning about its deployment models and key benefits.
✅ Discussion Topics:
🔹 Azure SQL vs. On-Prem SQL Server – What’s the difference?
🔹 Various deployment options available in Azure
🔹 DTU (Database Transaction Unit) and its impact on performance ⚡
🔹 Step-by-step Azure SQL Database creation
🔹 Geo-replication & high availability strategies
🔹 Security mechanisms: Firewall rules, TDE (Transparent Data Encryption), and Advanced Threat Protection 🔐
🔹 Performance tuning: Indexing strategies, auto-tuning, and query insights
🔹 Backup & Restore methods in Azure SQL Database
💡 Key Takeaways from Class 6:
🔹 Azure Load Balancer ensures scalability, availability, and efficient traffic distribution.
🔹 Azure SQL Database offers flexible pricing, security, and high availability without the need for managing infrastructure.
🔹 Hands-on labs and real-world scenarios make cloud learning more effective!
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