This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, create and scale virtual machines, implement storage solutions, configure virtual networking, back up and share data, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement Azure Active Directory, secure identities, and monitor your solution.
Audience profile
This course is for Azure Administrators. Azure Administrators manage the cloud services that span storage, networking, and compute cloud capabilities, with a deep understanding of each service across the full IT lifecycle. They take end-user requests for new cloud applications and make recommendations on services to use for optimal performance and scale, as well as provision, size, monitor, and adjust as appropriate. This role requires communicating and coordinating with vendors. Azure Administrators use the Azure Portal and as they become more proficient they use PowerShell and the Command Line Interface.
Prerequisites
- Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks. Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
- Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, domain controllers, replication, Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
- Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
Course outline
Module 1: Azure Administration
In this module, you’ll learn about the tools Azure Administrators use to manage their infrastructure. This includes the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure PowerShell, CLI, Resource Manager, and Resource Manager Templates. The demonstrations in this module will ensure you are successful in the course labs.
Lessons
Azure Portal and Cloud Shell
Azure PowerShell and CLI
Resource Manager
ARM Templates
Module 2: Azure Virtual Machines
In this module, you’ll learn about Azure virtual machines, including planning, creating, availability, and extensions.
Lessons
Virtual Machine Planning
Creating Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Availability
Virtual Machine Extensions
Lab : Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines
Lab : Virtual Machines and Scale Sets
Module 3: Azure Storage
In this module, you’ll learn about basic storage features, including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files, and storage security.
Lessons
Storage Accounts
Azure Blobs
Azure Files
Storage Security
Lab : Implement and Manage Storage
Module 4: Virtual Networking
In this module, you’ll learn about basic virtual networking concepts like virtual networks, IP addressing, Azure DNS, and network security groups.
Lessons
Virtual Networks
IP Addressing and Endpoints
Azure DNS
Network Security Groups
Lab : Configure Azure DNS
Module 5: Intersite Connectivity
In this module, you’ll learn about intersite connectivity features, including VNet Peering, VNet-to-VNet connections, Site-to-Site Connections, and ExpressRoute.
Lessons
VNet Peering
VNet-to-VNet Connections
ExpressRoute Connections
Lab : VNet Peering and Service Chaining
Module 6: Monitoring
In this module, you’ll learn about monitoring your Azure infrastructure, including Azure Monitor, alerting, log analytics, and Network Watcher.
Lessons
Azure Monitor
Azure Alerts
Log Analytics
Network Watcher
Lab : Network Watcher
Module 7: Data Protection
In this module, you’ll learn about data replication strategies, backing up files and folders, and virtual machine backups.
Lessons
Data Replication
File and Folder Backups
Virtual Machine Backups
Lab : Azure Site Recovery Between Regions
Module 8: Network Traffic Management
In this module, you’ll learn about network traffic strategies, including service endpoints, network routing, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Traffic Manager.
Lessons
Network Routing
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Traffic Manager
Lab : Load Balancer and Traffic Manager
Module 9: Azure Active Directory
In this module, you’ll learn about Azure Active Directory (AD), including Azure AD Connect and Azure AD Join.
Lessons
Azure Active Directory
Azure AD Connect
Azure AD Join
Lab : Implement Directory Synchronization
Module 10: Securing Identities
In this module, you’ll learn how to secure identities, including Multi-Factor Authentication, Azure AD Identity Protection, and Self-Service Password Reset.
Lessons
Multi-Factor Authentication
Azure AD Identity Protection
Self-Service Password Reset
Lab : Azure AD Identity Protection
Lab : Self-Service Password Reset
Module 11: Governance and Compliance
In this module, you’ll learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts, including role-based access control, users and groups, and Azure policy.
Lessons
Subscriptions and Accounts
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Users and Groups
Azure Policy
Lab : Role-Based Access Control
Lab : Governance and Compliance
Module 12: Data Services
In this module, you’ll learn how to effectively share data using Import and Export service, Data Box, Content Delivery Network, and File Sync.
Lessons
Content Delivery Network
File Sync
Import and Export Service
Data Box
Lab : File Sync