Summary
In this chapter, we zoomed in on two Microsoft frameworks, the WAF and part of the CAF.
We discussed the five pillars of the WAF. Although this framework is designed for all workloads, we curated the relevant principles for data and AI workloads. We explored design principles to optimize reliability, build airtight security, architect for cost-effectiveness, maximize operational excellence, and boost the performance efficiency of an Azure data solution.
Next, the concept of landing zones was introduced, as part of the CAF. After an introduction to some fundamental Azure concepts, such as subscriptions and resource groups, we examined both the data management landing zone and the data landing zone. Leveraging these landing zones is a great way to get started quickly with any data solution at scale on the Azure cloud.
In the next chapter, we will focus on data ingestion into the cloud.
