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Duration

6 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Schedule type

Self paced

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Prerequisites for Azure administrators
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Prerequisites for Azure administrators
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Microsoft 
Course details

What are the course deliverables?
  • Build a cloud governance strategy on Azure
  • 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
More about this course
  • Learn the basic Azure concepts you'll need to know as an Azure administrator
  • Learn how access policies, resource locks, and tags, as well as Azure services such as Azure Policy and Azure Blueprints, can help you build a comprehensive cloud governance strategy
  • Learn about the decisions you make before creating a virtual machine, the options to create and manage the VM, and the extensions and services you use to manage your VM
  • You'll learn the fundamental principles of computer networking to prepare you for the Azure admin and developer learning paths

Prerequisites for Azure administrators
 at 
Microsoft 
Curriculum

Build a cloud governance strategy on Azure

Introduction

Control access to cloud resources by using Azure role-based access control

Prevent accidental changes by using resource locks

Exercise - Protect a storage account from accidental deletion by using a resource lock

Organize your Azure resources by using tags

Control and audit your resources by using Azure Policy

Exercise - Restrict deployments to a specific location by using Azure Policy

Govern multiple subscriptions by using Azure Blueprints

Accelerate your cloud adoption journey by using the Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

Create a subscription governance strategy

Knowledge check

Summary

Introduction to Azure virtual machines

Introduction

Compile a checklist for creating an Azure Virtual Machine

Exercise - Create a VM using the Azure portal

Describe the options available to create and manage an Azure Virtual Machine

Manage the availability of your Azure VMs

Back up your virtual machines

Knowledge check

Summary

Fundamentals of computer networking

Introduction

Network types and topologies to use when you design a network

Types of network devices to use when you build a network

Network protocols to use when you implement a network

IP address standards and services

Summary

Fundamentals of network security

Introduction

An introduction to network client and server technology

Use authentication and authorization in your network

Understand firewalls and network security

Network monitoring

Summary

Control Azure services with the CLI

Introduction

What is the Azure CLI?

Exercise - Install and run the Azure CLI

Work with the Azure CLI

Exercise - Create an Azure website using the CLI

Summary

Automate Azure tasks using scripts with PowerShell

Introduction

Decide if Azure PowerShell is right for your tasks

Install PowerShell

Exercise - Install Azure PowerShell

Create an Azure Resource using scripts in Azure PowerShell

Exercise - Create an Azure Resource using scripts in Azure PowerShell

Create and save scripts in Azure PowerShell

Exercise - Create and save scripts in Azure PowerShell

Summary

Secure your identities by using Azure Active Directory

Introduction

Azure Active Directory overview

Understand Azure AD licenses and terminology

Essential features of Azure AD

Get started with Azure AD

Summary

Introduction to Docker containers

Introduction

What is Docker?

How Docker images work

How Docker containers work

When to use Docker containers

Summary

Choose a data storage approach in Azure

Introduction

Classify your data

Determine operational needs

Group multiple operations in a transaction

Choose a storage solution on Azure

Summary

Prerequisites for Azure administrators
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Microsoft 
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