Implementing a Partition Strategy

In Chapter 1, Introducing Azure Basics, you gained foundational knowledge on the Azure portal, subscriptions, Resource groups, and resources. You also learned how to create Virtual Machines (VMs), storage instances, and Virtual Networks (VNets) using both the Azure portal and the Command-Line Interface (CLI). From this chapter onward, you will be following the exact sequence of the DP-203 syllabus.

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Following the August 2023 update, the first topic listed is the Implement a Partition Strategy topic (left unchanged after a further update in November 2023). You can find the MSFT official DP-203 certification syllabus updates for reference at https://packt.link/wT0ay.

Partitioning represents, above all, an optimization strategy. This means that you first need to clarify what it is exactly that you will try to optimize and why the topic of partitioning has so much come to the fore.

Before delving into the partition strategy, it’...