AZ-900 Certification Notes

Chapter 4.4 - Azure Container Instances

Manage Application Dependencies
- All the dependencies for an application are included in the container image. You can manage the application and its dependencies with confidence
Less Overhead
- Virtual machines require a lot more maintenance and updates. Containers don't have any components relating to the operating system that require maintenance
Increased Portability
- Applications running in containers can be deployed easily to multiple different operating systems and hardware platforms
Efficiency
- Development, deployment, and maintenance are all more efficient when using containers. Scaling and patching is much simpler
Consistency
- The operations team can rely on containers being the same every time, no matter which target they are being deployed to

User to Run Container Workloads
- Primary Azure service for running container workloads. A workload is your process or application
On Demand = Save money
- Use containerized applications to process data on demand, by only creating the container image when you need it. Saving some money in the process
Works With Your Tool of Choice
- Use the Azure Portal, Azure CLI, or PowerShell. Whichever you like the most