Azure OpenAI Landing Zone reference architecture
In this article, delve into the synergy of Azure Landing Zones and Azure OpenAI Service, building a secure and scalable AI environment. Unpack the Azure OpenAI Landing Zone architecture, which integrates numerous Azure services for optimal AI workloads. Explore robust security measures and the significance of monitoring for operational success. This journey of deploying Azure OpenAI evolves alongside Azure's continual innovation.Security Best Practices for GenAI Applications (OpenAI) in Azure
This article presents an in-depth guide on security best practices for GenAI applications that use LLM models within the Azure platform. Aimed at developers and system administrators, it explores the essentials for maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of LLMs such as Azure OpenAI. It delves into practical measures for addressing security challenges, including data breaches, misuse of AI, and regulatory compliance, while also emphasizing the role of a shared responsibility model in cloud security. The guide provides a comprehensive roadmap for implementing layered security strategies, encryption protocols, access controls, and monitoring practices to ensure the robust security of LLM applications in Azure.Azure Cost Optimisation
One of the 5 pillars of WAF, Cost optimisation is a fairly popular choice, as everyone wants to save money in Azure and realise value. I share my experience in cost optimisation after delivering Cost Optimisation Assessments at a rate of about once a fortnight for our large enterprise customers.Azure Course Blueprints
Overview The Course Blueprint is a comprehensive visual guide to the Azure ecosystem, integrating all the resources, tools, structures, and connections covered in the course into one inclusive diagram. It enables students to map out and understand the elements they've studied, providing a clear picture of their place within the larger Azure ecosystem. It serves as a 1:1 representation of all the topics officially covered in the instructor-led training. Formats available include PDF, Visio, Excel, and Video. Links: Each icon in the blueprint has a hyperlink to the pertinent document in the learning path on Learn. Layers The Visio Template+ for expert-level courses like SC-100 and AZ-305 includes an additional layer for each associate-level certification, allowing you to compare courses along the same path—such as SC-100, SC-200, SC-300, and AZ-500—within a single diagram. Likewise, you can compare any combination of AZ-305, AZ-104, AZ-204, AZ-700, and AZ-140 to identify differences and study gaps. Since associate certifications like SC-300 and AZ-500 are potential prerequisites for SC-100, and AZ-104 or AZ-204 for AZ-305, this comparison is especially useful for understanding the extra knowledge and skills required to advance to the next level And demos are an integral part of achieving end-to-end understanding of Azure. To make this seamless, we partnered with Peter De Tender to align the Trainer Demo Deploy with the corresponding Blueprint, enabling trainers to easily deploy the full scenario and reinforce learning objectives. https://aka.ms/DemoDeployPDF Advantages for Students Defined Goals: The blueprint presents learners with a clear vision of what they are expected to master and achieve by the course’s end. Focused Learning: By spotlighting the course content and learning targets, it steers learners’ efforts towards essential areas, leading to more productive learning. Progress Tracking: The blueprint allows learners to track their advancement and assess their command of the course material. Topic List: A comprehensive list of topics for each slide deck is now available in a downloadable .xlsx file. Each entry includes a link to Learn and its dependencies. Download links Associate Level PDF - Demo Visio Contents AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate R: 12/14/2023 U: 12/17/2025 Blueprint Demo Mod 01Video Visio Excel AZ-204 Azure Developer Associate R: 11/05/2024 U: 12/17/2025 Blueprint Demo Visio Excel AZ-500 Azure Security Engineer Associate R: 01/09/2024 U: 10/10/2024 Blueprint Demo Visio+ Excel AZ-700 Azure Network Engineer Associate R: 01/25/2024 U: 12/17/2025 Blueprint Demo Visio Excel SC-200 Security Operations Analyst Associate R: 04/03/2025 U:04/09/2025 Blueprint Demo Visio Excel SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator Associate R: 10/10/2024 Blueprint Demo Excel Specialty PDF Visio AZ-140 Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty R: 01/03/2024 U: 12/17/2025 Blueprint Demo Visio Excel Expert level PDF Visio AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions R: 05/07/2024 U: 12/17/2025 Blueprint Demo Visio+ AZ-104 AZ-204 AZ-700 AZ-140 Excel SC-100 Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect R: 10/10/2024 U: 04/09/2025 Blueprint Demo Visio+ AZ-500 SC-300 SC-200 Excel Skill based Credentialing PDF AZ-1002 Configure secure access to your workloads using Azure virtual networking R: 05/27/2024 Blueprint Visio Excel AZ-1003 Secure storage for Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage R: 02/07/2024 U: 02/05/2024 Blueprint Excel Subscribe if you want to get notified of any update like new releases or updates. Author: Ilan Nyska, Microsoft Technical Trainer My email ilan.nyska@microsoft.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilan-nyska/ I’ve received so many kind messages, thank-you notes, and reshares — and I’m truly grateful. But here’s the reality: 💬 The only thing I can use internally to justify continuing this project is your engagement — through this survey https://lnkd.in/gnZ8v4i8 ___ Benefits for Trainers: Trainers can follow this plan to design a tailored diagram for their course, filled with notes. They can construct this comprehensive diagram during class on a whiteboard and continuously add to it in each session. This evolving visual aid can be shared with students to enhance their grasp of the subject matter. Explore Azure Course Blueprints! | Microsoft Community Hub Visio stencils Azure icons - Azure Architecture Center | Microsoft Learn ___ Are you curious how grounding Copilot in Azure Course Blueprints transforms your study journey into smarter, more visual experience: 🧭 Clickable guides that transform modules into intuitive roadmaps 🌐 Dynamic visual maps revealing how Azure services connect ⚖️ Side-by-side comparisons that clarify roles, services, and security models Whether you're a trainer, a student, or just certification-curious, Copilot becomes your shortcut to clarity, confidence, and mastery. Navigating Azure Certifications with Copilot and Azure Course Blueprints | Microsoft Community HubGetting Started with Reliability on Azure: Ensuring Cloud Applications Stay Up and Running
Looking for uncompromised uptime and steadfast cloud solutions? Azure's architecture promises exceptional reliability, designed to keep your operations smooth around the clock. Delve into the essence of Azure's robustness—where every click matters, every second counts, and resilience is the rule, not the exception.
So, you want to be an architect?
Architects are typically revered throughout the organization and are often astute, technologically capable, and often must "walk and chew gum simultaneously”! Are you interested in exploring a career in technical architecture? In this episode of Armchair Architects, Eric Charran and Uli Homann (both highly revered architects within Microsoft) delve into the traits, behaviors, and proclivities of this rare breed.Demystifying Azure VM Maintenance: A practical guide to minimizing disruptions
Discover the inside world of Azure's virtual machine maintenance in this comprehensive article. Learn about the planned and unplanned maintenance events, the innovative techniques used to apply updates, how Azure minimizes impact during these processes, and how customers can be notified in advance. Plus, find out about how customers can diagnose disruptions to VM availability. Don't miss out on this deep-dive into Azure's advanced maintenance strategies.
