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- 1. AZURE CLOUD ARCHITECTURE PHYSICAL || LOGICAL
- 2. Timmerman Industries PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE Azure's physical architecture refers to the underlying infrastructure that powers Microsoft's cloud computing platform
- 3. AGENDA OVERVIEW 01 05 02 06 03 07 AZURE DATA CENTERS SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH AVAILABILITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY COMPUTE RESOURCES OUR PORTFOLIO 04 08 STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE COOLING AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE
- 4. Timmerman Industries AZURE DATA CENTERS 1. Global Reach: Azure has data centers distributed across the globe, organized into regions. Each region consists of multiple data centers to ensure redundancy and fault tolerance. 2.Regions: These are physical locations where Azure data centers are clustered. Regions are typically located close to major population centers to reduce latency. 3.Availability Zones: Within a region, there can be multiple Availability Zones (AZs). An AZ is a physically separate location with its own power, cooling, and networking. Azure ensures that resources in different AZs are isolated to protect your applications and data from failures in a single location. 4.Geographies: These are discrete markets, typically containing two or more regions, that preserve data residency and compliance
- 5. NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE 1.Global Network: Azure operates one of the largest global networks, connecting all its data centers. This network includes subsea fiber-optic cables, land-based fiber, and peering points, ensuring high-speed data transfer and low latency. 2.Edge Locations: These are strategically placed locations that cache data closer to end-users, improving speed and performance for services like Azure CDN and Azure Front Door. 3.ExpressRoute: Azure ExpressRoute provides a dedicated, private connection between on- premises infrastructure and Azure data centers, bypassing the public internet to offer more security, reliability, and faster speeds.
- 6. COMPUTE RESOURCES 1.Physical Servers: Azure's physical servers are the foundation of its compute services. These servers run hypervisors (like Hyper-V) that allow multiple virtual machines (VMs) to run on a single physical server. 2.VM Scale Sets: These allow you to deploy and manage a set of identical VMs. The scale sets can automatically increase or decrease the number of VMs based on demand. 3.Dedicated Hosts: For customers needing a dedicated physical server, Azure offers dedicated hosts, allowing you to place your VMs on a specific physical server.
- 7. STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE! 1.Disk Storage: Azure uses a mix of Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) for various storage tiers, offering different performance levels. Premium SSDs are used for high-performance workloads. 2.Blob Storage: This is used for storing unstructured data like images, videos, and backups. Azure uses erasure coding and replication across multiple regions to ensure data durability. 3.Azure Storage Accounts: These accounts manage the capacity, access, and performance of data storage. They provide options for hot, cool, and archive access tiers depending on how frequently the data is accessed.
- 8. SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE! 1.Data Encryption: Data at rest is encrypted using 256-bit AES encryption, and data in transit is protected with SSL/TLS protocols. 2.Compliance Certifications: Azure meets a wide range of global, regional, and industry-specific compliance standards, including GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, and others. 3.Physical Security: Azure data centers are protected with multiple layers of security, including biometric access controls, security cameras, and 24/7 security staff.
- 9. HIGH AVAILABILITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY 1.Redundancy: Azure services are designed with redundancy in mind, ensuring that even if one component fails, another can take over without service interruption. 2.Disaster Recovery: Azure offers various disaster recovery solutions, such as Azure Site Recovery, which replicates your workloads to another region and allows for quick failover in case of a regional failure. 3.Service Level Agreements (SLAs): Azure provides SLAs for its services, guaranteeing uptime and availability. The SLA varies depending on the service and the architecture you use (e.g., single VM vs. multiple VMs in different AZs).
- 10. COOLING AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE! 1.Power Redundancy: Azure data centers have multiple power feeds, backup generators, and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) to ensure continuous operation even during power outages. 2.Cooling Systems: Data centers use advanced cooling techniques, including air and liquid cooling, to maintain optimal temperatures for servers. This includes using outside air when conditions allow, to reduce energy consumption.