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Azure Fundamentals
- Part 1: Describe Core Azure Concepts (1.5 hrs).
- Part 2: Describe Core Azure Services (3.25 hrs).
- Includes from Part 1 Introduction to Azure Fundamentals.
- Explore Azure Database and Analytics Services – covers Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, and Big Data/Analytics.
- Explore Azure Compute Services – covers Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Container Instances, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Windows Virtual Desktop.
- Explore Azure Storage Services – covers fundamentals of Azure Storage account, disk storage, Azure Blob storage, and Azure Files. Also understanding Blob access tiers.
- Explore Azure Networking Services – covers fundamentals of Azure Virtual Network, Azure VPN Gateway, and Azure ExpressRoute.
- Part 3: Describe Core Solutions and Management Tools on Azure (3 hrs).
- Includes from Part 1 Introduction to Azure Fundamentals.
- Choose the Best AI Service for Your Needs – covers using Machine Learning for decision support systems, using Cognitive Services for data analysis, and using Bot Service for interactive chat experiences.
- Choose the Best Tools to Help Organizations Build Better Solutions – covers using Azure DevOps to manage the application development lifecycle, using GitHub, and using Azure DevTest Labs to manage testing environments.
- Choose the Best Monitoring Services for Visibility, Insight, and Outage Mitigation – covers using Azure Advisor, Azure Monitor, and Azure Service Health.
- Choose the Best Tools for Managing and Configuring Your Azure Environment – covers Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Azure CLI, Azure Mobile App, and ARM Templates (for deploying an entire cloud infrastructure).
- Choose the Best Azure Serverless Technology for Your Business Scenario – covers Azure Functions and Azure Logic Apps.
- Choose the Best Azure IoT Service for Your Application – covers IoT Hub, IoT Central, and Azure Sphere.
- Part 4: Describe General Security and Network Security Features (1.5 hrs).
- Includes from Part 1 Introduction to Azure Fundamentals.
- Protect Against Security Threats on Azure – covers Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Dedicated Host.
- Secure Network Connectivity – Covers defined in depth, Azure Firewall, Azure DDoS Protection, filtering network traffic using network security groups, and combining Azure services to create a complete network security solution.
- Part 5: Describe Identity, Governance, Privacy, and Compliance Features (2.25 hrs).
- Includes from Part 1 Introduction to Azure Fundamentals.
- Secure Access to Your Applications by Using Azure Identity Services – covers authentication, authorization, Azure Active Directory, multifactor authentication, and Conditional Access.
- Build a Cloud Governance Strategy on Azure – Covers using the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure, creating a subscription governance strategy, controlling access to cloud resources using Azure role-based access control, prevent accidental changes using resource locks, organizing resources by tags, controlling and auditing resources using Azure Policy, and governing multiple subscriptions by using Azure Blueprints.
- Examine Privacy, Compliance, and Data Protection Standards on Azure -covers Microsoft’s Privacy Statement, Online Service Terms, and Data Protection addendum. Also the Trust Center, Azure compliance documentation, Azure Government, and Azure China 21Vianet.
- Part 6: Describe Azure Cost Management and Service Level Agreements (1.75 hrs).
- Includes from Part 1 Introduction to Azure Fundamentals.
- Plan and Manage Your Azure Costs – covers Total Cost of Ownership Calculator, purchasing Azure services, and managing and minimizing total cost.
- Choose the Right Azure Services by Examining SLAs and Service Lifecycle – covers what are service-level agreements (SLAs), defining an application SLA, designing an application to meet the SLA, and accessing preview services/features.
Other Azure Courses
- Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore Core Data Concepts (1.75 hrs).
- Explore Core Data Concepts – covers identifying the need for data solutions, identifying types of data and data storage, and the difference between batch and streaming data.
- Explore Roles and Responsibilities in the World of Data – covers job roles, tasks/tools for database administration, tasks/tools for data engineering, and tasks/tools for data visualization and reporting.
- Describe Concepts of Relational Data – covers the characteristics of relational data, relational data structures, and choosing the right platform for a relational workload.
- Explore Concepts of Non-Relational Data – covers characteristics of non-relational data, types of non-relational data, and types of non-relational and NoSQL databases.
- Explore Concepts of Data Analytics – covers data ingestion and processing, data visualization, and data analytics.
- Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore Non-Relational Data in Azure (2.5 hrs).
- Exploring Non-Relational Data Offerings in Azure – covers Azure Table, Azure Blob, Azure File, and Azure Cosmos DB.
- Exploring Provisioning and Deploying Non-Relational Data Services in Azure.
- Manage Non-Relational Data Stores in Azure.
- Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore Relational Data in Azure (1.5 hrs).
- Explore Relational Data Offerings in Azure – covers SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and MySQL.
- Exploring Provisioning and Deploying Relational Database Services in Azure.
- Query Relational Data in Azure.
- Azure Data Fundamentals: Explore Modern Data Warehouse Analytics in Azure (1.8 hrs).
- Examine Components of a Modern Data Warehouse.
- Explore Data Ingestion in Azure.
- Explore Data Storage and Processing in Azure.
- Getting Started Building with Power BI.
Azure Certification Courses
- AZ-104: Prerequisites for Azure Administrators (6.5 hrs).
- Apply and Monitor Infrastructure Standards with Azure Policy.
- Introduction to Azure Virtual Machines.
- Fundamentals of Computer Networking.
- Fundamentals of Network Security.
- Control Azure Services with the CLI.
- Automate Azure Tasks Using Scripts with PowerShell.
- Secure Your Identities by Using Azure Active Directory.
- Introduction to Docker Containers.
- Choose a Data Storage Approach in Azure.
- AZ-104: Implement and Manage Storage in Azure (6 hrs).
- Create an Azure Storage Account.
- Choose the Right Disk Storage for Your Virtual Machine Workload.
- Provide Disaster Recovery by Replicating Storage Data Across Regions and Failing Over to a Secondary Location.
- Secure Your Azure Storage Account.
- Store and Share Files in Your App with Azure Files.
- Upload, Download, and Manage Data with Azure Storage Explorer.
- Export Large Amounts of Data from Azure by Using Azure Import/Export.
- Move Large Amounts of Data to the Cloud by Using Azure Data Box Family.
- Extend Your On-Premises File Share Capacity Using Azure File Sync.
- AZ-104: Manage Identities and Governance in Azure (7.25 hrs).
- Create Azure Users and Groups in Azure Active Directory.
- Manage Users and Groups in Azure Active Directory.
- Allow Users to Reset Their Password with Azure Active Directory Self-Service Password Reset.
- Manage Access to an Azure Subscription by Using Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Secure Your Azure Resources with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Create Custom Roles for Azure Resources with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Control and Organize Resources with Azure Resource Manager.
- Predict Costs and Optimize Spending for Azure.
- Analyze Costs and Create Budgets with Azure Cost Management.
- Move Azure Resources to Another Resource Group.
- Manage Device Identity with Azure AD Join and Enterprise State Roaming.
- AZ-104: Deploy and Manage Azure Compute Resources (11.25 hrs).
- Create a Linux Virtual Machine in Azure.
- Create a Windows Virtual Machine in Azure.
- Manage Virtual Machines with Azure CLI.
- Add and Size Disks in Azure Virtual Machines.
- Secure Your Azure Virtual Machine Disks.
- Keep Your Virtual Machines Updated.
- Build Azure Resource Manager Templates.
- Deploy Azure Virtual Machines from VHD Templates.
- Build a Scalable Application with Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
- Protect Your Virtual Machine Settings with Azure Automation State Configuration.
- Deploy and Run a Containerized Web App with Azure App Service.
- Scale an App Service Web App to Efficiently Meet Demand with App Service Scale Up and Scale Out.
- Run Docker Containers with Azure Container Instances.
- Introduction to Azure Kubernetes Service.
- AZ-104: Configure and Manage Virtual Networks for Azure Administrators (11.75 hrs).
- Configure the Network for Your Virtual Machines.
- Design an IP Addressing Schema for Your Azure Deployment.
- Distribute Your Services Across Azure Virtual Networks and Integrate Them by Using Virtual Network Peering.
- Secure and Isolate Access to Azure Resources by Using Network Security Groups and Service Endpoints.
- Connect to Virtual Machines Through the Azure Portal by Using Azure Bastion.
- Host Your Domain on Azure DNS.
- Manage and Control Traffic Flow in Your Azure Deployment with Routes.
- Connect Your On-Premises Network to Azure with VPN Gateway.
- Connect Your On-Premises Network to the Microsoft Global Network by Using ExpressRoute.
- Load Balance Your Web Service Traffic with Application Gateway.
- Improve Application Scalability and Resiliency Using Azure Load Balancer.
- Troubleshoot Inbound Network Connectivity for Azure Load Balancer.
- Monitor and Troubleshoot Your End-to-End Azure Network Infrastructure by Using Network Monitoring Tools.
- AZ-104: Monitor and Back Up Azure Resources (7.25 hrs).
- Design a Holistic Monitoring Strategy on Azure.
- Monitor the Health of Your Azure Virtual Machines by Using Azure Metrics Explorer and Metric Alertsd.
- Analyze Your Azure Infrastructure by Using Azure Monitor Logs.
- Monitor Performance of Virtual Machines by Using Azure Monitor for VMs.
- Improve Incident Response with Alerting on Azure.
- Capture and View Page Load Times in Your Azure Web App with Application Insights.
- Protect Your Virtual Machines by Using Azure Backup.
- Protect Your Azure Infrastructure with Azure Site Recovery.
- Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Reliability.
- AZ-400: Facilitate Communication and Collaboration (2.5 hrs).
- Analyze DevOps Continuous Planning and Continuous Integration.
- Introduce the Foundation Pillars of DevOps: Culture and Lean Product.
- Characterize DevOps Continuous Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.
- Explain DevOps Continuous Delivery and Continuous Quality.
- Plan and Manage Azure Costs.
- Route System Feedback to Development Teams.
- AZ-400: Develop an Instrumentation Strategy (9 hrs).
- Capture Web Application Logs with App Service Diagnostics Logging.
- Control and Organize Azure Resources with Azure Resource Manager.
- Introduction to App Center.
- Azure Spring Cloud Workshop.
- Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Performance Efficiency.
- Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework – Operational Excellence.
- Analyze Your Azure Infrastructure by Using Azure Monitor Logs.
- Capture and View Page Load Times in Your Azure Web App with Application Insights.
- Instrument Server-Side Web Application Code with Application Insights.
- Monitor Cloud Resources.
- React to State Changes in Your Azure Services by Using Event Grid.
- Design a Holistic Monitoring Strategy on Azure.
- AZ-400: Develop a Security and Compliance Plan (8.5 hrs).
- Secure Your Identities by Using Azure Active Directory.
- Create Azure Users and Groups in Azure Active Directory.
- Authenticate Apps to Azure Services by Using Service Principals and Managed Identities for Azure Resources.
- Configure and Manage Secrets in Azure Key Vault.
- Control Authentication for Your APIs with Azure API Management.
- Security, Responsibility, and Trust in Azure.
- Monitor and Report on Security Events in Azure AD.
- Maintain a Secure Repository by Using GitHub Best Practices.
- Apply and Monitor Infrastructure Standards with Azure Policy.
- Improve Your Reliability with Modern Operations Practices: Learn from Failure.
- Improve Your Reliability with Modern Operations Practices: Incident Response.
- AZ-400: Manage Source Control (14.5 hrs).
- Introduction to GitHub.
- Migrate Your Repository by Using GitHub Best Practices.
- Upload Your Project by Using GitHub Best Practices.
- Manage Repository Changes by Using Pull Requests on GitHub.
- Settle Competing Commits by Using Merge Conflict Resolution on GitHub.
- Search and Organize Repository History by Using GitHub.
- Manage an InnerSource Program by Using GitHub.
- Communicate Effectively on GitHub by Using Markdown.
- Maintain a Secure Repository by Using GitHub Best Practices.
- Automate DevOps Processes by Using GitHub Apps.
- Automate GitHub by Using GitHub Script.
- Manage Software Delivery by Using a Release Based Workflow on GitHub.
- Build Continuous Integration (CI) Workflows By Using GitHub Actions.
- Build and Deploy Applications to Azure by Using GitHub Actions.
- Implement a Code Workflow in Your Build Pipeline by Using Git and GitHub.
- AZ-400: Develop a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Strategy (7.75 hrs).
- Introduction to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
- Improve Incident Response with Alerting on Azure.
- Capture Web Application Logs with App Service Diagnostic Logging.
- Manage Site Reliability.
- Scale Your Cloud Resources with Elasticity.
- Build Applications on the Cloud.
- Troubleshoot Inbound Network Connectivity for Azure Load Balancer.
- Monitor the Health of Your Azure Virtual Machine by Using Azure Metrics Explorer and Metric Alerts.
- AZ-400: Define and Implement Continuous Integration (11.75 hrs).
- Create a Build Pipeline with Azure Pipelines.
- Run Quality Tests in Your Build Pipeline by Using Azure Pipelines.
- Manage Build Dependencies with Azure Artifacts.
- Host Your Own Build Agent in Azure Pipelines.
- Create a Release Pipeline in Azure Pipelines.
- Create a Multistage Pipeline by Using Azure Pipelines.
- Run Functional Tests in Azure Pipelines.
- Run Nonfunctional Test in Azure Pipelines.
- Configure Infrastructure in Azure Pipelines.
- Protect Your Virtual Machine Settings with Azure Automation State Configuration.
- Build Continuous Integration (CI) Workflows by Using GitHub Actions.