Cloud Computing with Azure (Microsoft Azure Fundamentals)

Duration: 8 weeks + 4weeks project
Language: English
Level: Beginners
Delivery Method: Online
Start Date: Jan 11, 2025
End Date: March 30th, 2025
Classes are weekends only

Overview

As a candidate for this course, you’re a technology professional who wants to demonstrate foundational knowledge of cloud concepts in general and Microsoft Azure in particular. This course is a common starting point in a journey towards a career in Azure.

You can describe Azure architectural components and Azure services, such as:

  • Compute
  • Networking
  • Storage

You can also describe features and tools to secure, govern, and administer Azure. You should have skills and experience working with an area of IT, such as:

  • Infrastructure management
  • Database management
  • Software development

What you will learn

  • Describe cloud concepts ( 25 – 30% )
  • Describe Azure architecture and services ( 35 – 40% )
  • Describe Azure management and governance ( 30 – 35% )

Describe cloud computing

  • Define cloud computing
  • Describe the shared responsibility model
  • Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid
  • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model
  • Describe the consumption-based model
  • Compare cloud pricing models
  • Describe serverless

Describe the benefits of using cloud services

  • Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud
  • Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud

Describe cloud service types

  • Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
  • Describe platform as a service (PaaS)
  • Describe software as a service (SaaS)
  • Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service type (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)

Describe the core architectural components of Azure

  • Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions
  • Describe availability zones
  • Describe Azure datacenters
  • Describe Azure resources and resource groups
  • Describe subscriptions
  • Describe management groups
  • Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

Describe Azure compute and networking services

  • Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions
  • Describe virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop
  • Describe the resources required for virtual machines
  • Describe application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines
  • Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure virtual networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
  • Define public and private endpoints

Describe Azure storage services

  • Compare Azure Storage services
  • Describe storage tiers
  • Describe redundancy options
  • Describe storage account options and storage types
  • Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync
  • Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box

Describe Azure identity, access, and security

  • Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services
  • Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and passwordless
  • Describe external identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C)
  • Describe Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
  • Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Describe the concept of Zero Trust
  • Describe the purpose of the defense-in-depth model
  • Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Describe cost management in Azure

  • Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
  • Compare the pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
  • Describe cost management capabilities in Azure
  • Describe the purpose of tags

Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance

  • Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
  • Describe the purpose of resource locks

Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources

  • Describe the Azure portal
  • Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell
  • Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
  • Describe infrastructure as code (IaC)
  • Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates

Describe monitoring tools in Azure

  • Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
  • Describe Azure Service Health
  • Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights

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