Introduction to Microsoft Azure

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COURSE OVERVIEW

This course provides the underlying knowledge required by all individuals who will be evaluating Microsoft Azure, whether they are administrators, developers, or database administrators. This course also provides the prerequisite knowledge for students wishing to attend Course: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions, or Course: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions.

During this course, you will be introduced to the principles of cloud computing and will become familiar how these principles have been implemented in Microsoft Azure. You will walk through the process of implementing the core Azure infrastructure, consisting of virtual networks and storage and learn how to create the most common Azure services, including Azure virtual machines (VMs), Web Apps, and SQL Databases. You will conclude the course by describing features of Azure AD and methods of integrating it with on-premises Active Directory.

COURSE SUMMARY

Before attending this course, students must have a background in IT. In addition to their professional experience, students who attend this training should already have the following technical knowledge:

• Understanding of how to deploy websites
• A basic understanding of virtualization
• A basic understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, users, and domain controllers
• A basic understanding of database concepts, including tables and simple queries

By the end of this course, you should be able to learn and implement:

• Cloud computing, Azure, and Azure subscriptions
• Use Azure PowerShell, the Azure Software Development Kit (SDK), and the Azure command-line interface (CLI) to manage Azure subscriptions.
• Create and configure virtual machines in Azure, and manage their disks
• Create and configure an Azure virtual network
• Create, manage, and configure cloud storage in Azure
• Use Azure SQL Database to create, configure, and manage SQL databases
• Create and manage Azure AD

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• What is Cloud Computing
• What is Azure
• Managing Azure
• Subscription Management and Billing

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• What is Azure PowerShell
• The Azure SDK and the Azure CLI

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• Create and Configure Virtual Machines
• Configure Azure VM in Azure

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• Creating and configuring Azure web apps
• Deploying and Monitoring web apps

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• Getting started with Azure networking
• Getting started with Azure Load Balancer

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• Understanding Azure Storage options
• Creating and managing storage
• Understanding options for relational database deployments
• Creating and connecting to Azure SQL databases

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• Implementing Windows and Linux containers in Azure
• Introduction to Azure serverless computing

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• Overview of Azure AD
• Manage Azure AD Authentication

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