Introduction
This training course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer the infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor your solution.
Course Objectives
- How to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups.
- Manage subscriptions and accounts, implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control.
- What are the tools an Azure Administrator uses to manage their infrastructure?
- What are the basic virtual networking concepts like virtual networks and sub-netting, IP addressing, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and Azure DNS?
- Interstice connectivity features including VNet Peering, Virtual Network Gateways, and Site-to-Site Connections.
- Network traffic strategies including network routing and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Application Gateway.
- Basic storage features including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.
- Azure virtual machines including planning, creating, availability and extensions.
- How to administer server less computing features like Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.
- Backing up files and folders, and virtual machine backups.
- Monitoring your Azure infrastructure including Azure Monitor, alerting, and log analytics.
Target Audience
This course is for Azure Administrators. The Azure Administrator implements, manages, and monitors identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. The Azure Administrator will provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate.
Prerequisites
- Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage.
- Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking,and virtual hard disks.
- Understanding of network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS),virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
- Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including users, groups, and role-based access control.
- Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
Course Outlines
Module 1: Identity
- Azure Active Directory
- Users and Groups
Lab: Manage Azure Active Directory Identities
Module 2: Governance and Compliance
- Subscriptions and Accounts
- Azure Policy
- Role-based Access Control (RBAC)
Lab: Manage Subscriptions and RBAC
Lab: Manage Governance via Azure Policy
Module 3: Azure Administration
- Azure Resource Manager
- Azure Administrator Tools
- ARM Templates
Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using ARM Templates
Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using Azure PowerShell (optional)
Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using Azure CLI (optional)
Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using the Azure Portal
Module 4: Virtual Networking
- Virtual Networks
- Network Security groups
- Azure Firewall
- Azure DNS
Lab: Implement Virtual Networking
- Configure private and public DNS zones.
Module 5: Inter site Connectivity
- VNet Peering
- VPN Gateway Connections
- ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN
Lab: Implement Inter site Connectivity
Module 6: Network Traffic Management
- Network Routing and Endpoints
- Azure Load Balancer
- Azure Application Gateway
Lab: Implement Traffic Management
Module 7: Azure Storage
- Storage Accounts
- Blob Storage
- Storage Security
- Azure Files and File Sync
- Managing Storage
Lab: Manage Azure storage
Module 8: Azure Virtual Machines
- Virtual Machine Planning
- Creating Virtual Machines
- Virtual Machine Availability
- Virtual Machine Extensions
Lab: Manage virtual machines
Module 9: PaaS Compute Options
- Azure App Service Plans
- Azure App Service
- Container Services
- Azure Kubernetes Service
Lab: Implement Web Apps
Lab: Implement Azure Kubernetes Service
Lab: Implement Azure Container Instances
Module 10: Data Protection
- File and Folder Backups
- Virtual Machine Backups
Lab: Implement Data Protection
Module 11: Monitoring
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Alerts
- Log Analytics
- Network Watcher
Lab: Implement Monitoring
