Lessons include virtualization, automation, networking, storage, identity, security, data platform, and application infrastructure. This course outlines how decisions in each theses area affects an overall solution.
Candidates will benefit from familiarity with Azure administration, Azure development processes, and DevOps processes.
Module 1: Introduction to Azure
Lessons
- Subscriptions and accounts
- Resource groups and templates in Azure Resource Manager
Module 2: Azure global infrastructure
Lessons
- Azure regions
- Azure Availability Zones
- Comparison with AWS
Module 3: Implement Azure Active Directory
Lessons
- Introduction to Azure Active Directory
- Domains and custom domains
- Safety features
- Guest users in Azure Active Directory
- Manage multiple directories
- Comparison with AWS
Module 4: Implement and manage hybrid identities
Lessons
- Introduction to Azure AD Connect
- Comparison with AWS
Module 5: Implement virtual networking
Lessons
- Azure Virtual Network and VNet peering
- VPN and ExpressRoute connections
- Comparison with AWS
Module 6: Implement VMs for Windows and Linux
Lessons
- Configure high availability
- Comparison with AWS
Module 7: Implement load balancing and network security
Lessons
- Implement Azure Load Balancer
- Implement an Azure Application Gateway
- Implement Azure Firewall
- Implement network security groups and application security groups
- Comparison with AWS
Module 8: Implement container-based applications
Lessons
- Configure Azure Kubernetes Service
- Publish a solution on an Azure Container Instance
- Comparison with AWS
Module 9: Implement an application infrastructure
Lessons
- Create an App Service plan
- Create and configure Azure App Service
- Configure networking for an App Service
- Introduction to Logic Apps and Azure Functions
- Comparison with AWS
Module 10: Implement storage accounts
Lessons
- Azure Storage core concepts
- Managing the Azure Blob storage lifecycle
- Working with Azure Blob storage
- Comparison with AWS
Module 11: Implement NoSQL databases
Lessons
- Introduction to Azure Cosmos DB
- Consistency
- Select appropriate CosmosDB APIs
- Set up replicas in CosmosDB
- Comparison with AWS DynamoDB
Module 12: Implement Azure SQL databases
Lessons
- Configure Azure SQL database settings
- Implement Azure SQL Database managed instances
- Configure high availability for an Azure SQL database
- Comparison with AWS
Module 13: Implement cloud infrastructure monitoring
Lessons
- Monitor security
- Monitor cost
- Configure a Log Analytics workspace
- Comparison with AWS
Module 14: Implement and manage Azure governance solutions
Lessons
- Assign RBAC roles
- Configure management access to Azure
- Implement and configure an Azure Policy
- Comparison with AWS
Module 15: Manage security for applications
Lessons
- Implement Azure Key Vault
- Implement and configure Azure AD Managed Identities
- Register and manage applications in Azure AD
- Comparison with AWS
Module 16: Migration, backup, and disaster recovery management
Lessons
- Migrate workloads
- Implement Azure Backup for VMs
- Implement disaster recovery
- Comparison with AWS