Microsoft Azure

Course name:

   Course 10979B:  Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Type:

   Course

Delivery method:

   Instructor-led (classroom)

Length:

   5 days

Overview

About this course

This course is intended for information technology (IT) professionals who have a limited knowledge of cloud technologies and want to learn more about Microsoft Azure.

Audience profile

  • Individuals who want to evaluate the deployment, configuration, and administration of services and virtual machines using Microsoft Azure.
  • Developers who want to evaluate the creation of Microsoft Azure solutions.
  • Windows Server administrators who want to evaluate the migration of on-premises Active Directory roles and services to the cloud.
  • IT professionals who want to evaluate the use of Microsoft Azure to host web sites and mobile app back-end services.
  • Database administrators who want to evaluate the use of Microsoft Azure to host Microsoft SQL Server databases.

At course completion:

  • Describe the various Azure services, and access these services from the Azure portal.
  • Create and configure virtual machines in Azure.
  • Describe the Azure Websites service and Azure Cloud Services.
  • Create and implement Azure networks.
  • Create and configure cloud storage in Azure.
  • Use databases to store data in Azure.
  • Use Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), integrate applications with Azure AD, and manage authentication.
  • Manage an Azure subscription by using Azure PowerShell, Microsoft Visual Studio, and the Azure command-line interface.

     Course Details:

Module 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Azure

Lesson 1: What Is Cloud Computing?

Lesson 2: What Is Azure?

Lesson 3: Managing Azure

Lesson 4: Subscription Management and Billing

Lab: Use the Microsoft Azure Portal

Module 2: Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure

Lesson 1: Create and Configure Virtual Machines

Lesson 2: Configure Disks

Lab: Create a Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure

Module 3: Websites and Cloud Services

Lesson 1: Create and Configure Websites

Lesson 2: Deploy and Monitor Websites

Lesson 3: Create and Deploy Cloud Services

Lab: Websites and Cloud Services

Module 4: Virtual Networks

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Virtual Networks

Lesson 2: Creating a Virtual Network

Lesson 3: Implementing Point-to-Site Networks

Lab: Create a Virtual Network

Module 5: Cloud Storage

Lesson 1: Understand Cloud storage

Lesson 2: Create and Manage Storage

Lab: Configure Azure Storage

Module 6: Microsoft Azure Databases

Lesson 1: Understand Relational Database Deployment Options

Lesson 2: Create and Connect to SQL Databases

Lab: Create a SQL Database in Azure

Module 7: Azure Active Directory

Lesson 1: Overview of Azure AD

Lesson 2: Manage Authentication

Lab: Create Users in Azure Active Directory

Module 8: Microsoft Azure Management Tools

Lesson 1: Azure PowerShell

Lesson 2: The Azure SDK and the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface

Lab: Using Microsoft Azure Management Tools

Prerequisites:

To present this course, is recommended to have the following knowledge and skills:

-    Professional experience in information technology

-    An understanding of websites

-    A basic understanding of Active Directory concepts such as domains, users, and domain controllers

-   A basic understanding of database concepts, including tables and simple queries

Exams:

-   This course does not map to an exam

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