The latest articles on DEV Community by Thea Sea (@theasea). https://dev.to/theasea https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1379859%2F112696a1-71be-4ceb-90e8-a25acf6f0297.jpeg https://dev.to/theasea en Thea Sea Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:33:58 +0000 https://dev.to/theasea/2-years-on-dev-2koh https://dev.to/theasea/2-years-on-dev-2koh <p><strong>2 Years on DEV!</strong><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fe2rl0eleobndo6qwvw6b.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fe2rl0eleobndo6qwvw6b.jpg" alt=" " width="800" height="728"></a></p> community devjournal watercooler Thea Sea Fri, 24 May 2024 09:53:31 +0000 https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-achievement-describe-the-core-architectural-components-of-azure-fj0 https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-achievement-describe-the-core-architectural-components-of-azure-fj0 <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F9apam4q8or3k9njpgmea.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F9apam4q8or3k9njpgmea.png" alt="Achievement Image" width="800" height="431"></a></p> <p>Today, I learnt how to describe the following definitions in Microsoft Azure. They are:</p> <ul> <li>Resource Groups</li> <li>Availability Zones</li> <li>Region Pairs</li> <li>Subscriptions</li> <li>Management Groups</li> </ul> <p>Using the Microsoft Learn Sandbox, I also learnt the steps to create an Azure Resource:</p> <ul> <li>at Microsoft Azure (portal.azure.com), I created a Virtual Machine resource</li> <li>I noticed how in the resource group of the virtual machine I created, Azure created the rest of the resources by default and associated them using similar names </li> </ul> <p>Achievement Link: <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/theasea-4752/achievements/uxvjxsk3">Click Here</a></p> Thea Sea Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:49:50 +0000 https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-microsoft-azure-fundamentals-4m https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-microsoft-azure-fundamentals-4m <p>Today I successfully completed the 3 modules for Azure Fundamentals!</p> <p>From the last module, I learnt the different Cloud Service types, being:</p> <ul> <li>Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)</li> <li>Platform as a Service (Paas)</li> <li>Software as a Service (SaaS)</li> </ul> <p>From I to P to S, </p> <ul> <li>I is most flexible in allowing lift-and-shift migration from the datacentre to a cloud environment</li> <li>S is most suited for a Finance and Expense tracking solution, as SaaS allows access to software solutions, such as a ticketing system and email system</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/api/achievements/share/en-gb/TheaSea/YMEYDBZR?sharingId=FEA7CC64B7C603B">Achievement Link here</a></p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fa2j0awc3u9zny8d91nxt.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fa2j0awc3u9zny8d91nxt.jpg" alt="Image description" width="800" height="365"></a></p> Thea Sea Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:25:05 +0000 https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-microsoft-azure-describe-the-benefits-of-using-cloud-services-module-49f6 https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-microsoft-azure-describe-the-benefits-of-using-cloud-services-module-49f6 <p>I learnt about the benefits of Cloud services, mainly:</p> <ul> <li>Scalability (Vertical and Horizontal)</li> <li>Reliability (Stability of the platform)</li> <li>Predictability </li> </ul> <p>Vertical vs Horizontal Scalability:</p> <ul> <li>Vertical scalability means increasing/decreasing the capabilities of resources such as CPUs</li> <li>Horizontal scalability means adding/subtracting the number of resources</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://dev.toDescribe%20the%20benefits%20of%20using%20cloud%20services">Achievement Link<br> <img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fsffwclloiho0kb4k22fq.jpg" alt="Achievement" width="800" height="310"></a></p> Thea Sea Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:04:07 +0000 https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-describe-cloud-computing-module-3g42 https://dev.to/theasea/self-study-describe-cloud-computing-module-3g42 <p>Today, I self-studied a Microsoft Learn module on Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Describe cloud concepts</p> <p><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/api/achievements/share/en-gb/TheaSea/ET528F7P?sharingId=FEA7CC64B7C603B">Cloud Module Achievement Link</a></p> <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F3xokov3efaqljamhjpvb.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/cdn-cgi/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F3xokov3efaqljamhjpvb.jpg" alt="Achievement Preview" width="800" height="340"></a></p>