In Episode 110, Ben and Scott start having a discussion about new Azure Fundamentals exam from Microsoft and how it focuses on core concepts of the cloud. In this episode, they get started at the beginning with cloud concepts, such as the differences between IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

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Show Notes

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* Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

* Principles of cloud computing

* Align requirements with cloud types and service models in Azure

* Design for availability and recoverability in Azure

* Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Edx)

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