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

• Azure Administrators
• Professionals responsible for implementing, managing, and monitoring cloud environments
• Individuals managing identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networking in Azure
• Administrators responsible for provisioning, sizing, monitoring, and optimizing cloud resources
• IT professionals working with Microsoft Azure infrastructure services

Course Outlines

Day 1: Identity & Governance

• Azure Active Directory
• Users and Groups
• Subscriptions and Accounts
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Azure Policy
• Lab: Manage Azure Active Directory identities
• Lab: Manage subscriptions and RBAC
• Lab: Manage governance via Azure Policy

Day 2: Azure Administration & Resource Management

• Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
• Azure Administrator tools
• ARM templates
• Azure Portal management
• Azure PowerShell (optional)
• Azure CLI (optional)
• Lab: Manage Azure resources using ARM templates
• Lab: Manage Azure resources using Azure Portal
• Lab: Manage Azure resources using PowerShell (optional)
• Lab: Manage Azure resources using Azure CLI (optional)

Day 3: Virtual Networking

• Virtual Networks (VNets)
• Network Security Groups (NSG)
• Azure Firewall
• Azure DNS (public & private zones)
• VNet Peering
• Lab: Implement virtual networking
• Lab: Configure DNS zones

Day 4: Connectivity, Traffic & Compute

• VPN Gateway connections
• ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN
• Network routing and endpoints
• Azure Load Balancer
• Azure Application Gateway
• Virtual Machines (planning, creation, availability, extensions)
• Lab: Implement inter-site connectivity
• Lab: Implement traffic management
• Lab: Manage virtual machines

Day 5: Storage, PaaS, Backup & Monitoring

• Azure Storage accounts
• Blob storage
• Azure Files and File Sync
• Storage security and management
• Azure App Service and App Service Plans
• Containers and Kubernetes (AKS)
• Azure Container Instances
• Data protection (VM and file backups)
• Azure Monitor, Alerts, Log Analytics, Network Watcher
• Lab: Manage Azure storage
• Lab: Implement web apps, AKS, and container instances
• Lab: Implement data protection
• Lab: Implement monitoring