Course Overview
Duration: 3 Days
This course is designed for IT professionals looking to understand the Microsoft Azure Infrastructure components, including virtual machines, virtual networks, migrating, extending, running, managing and monitoring common workloads in the cloud. The course will guide student through the process of managing virtual machines, websites, and cloud services in Microsoft Azure.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for IT professionals looking to evaluate or deploy Microsoft Azure.
Course Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students should have:
Deep understanding of Virtualization technologies
Understanding of cloud computing
Prior experience with Hyper-V or other virtualization technologies
Previous storage configuration experience
Previous networking configuration experience
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Deploy Azure Virtual Machines
Deploy Azure Web Sites
Deploy Azure Cloud Services
Understand Azure Active Directory
Manage Azure Storage
Migrate on-premises Virtual Machines and VHDs to Microsoft Azure
Configure Virtual Networks
Configure cross-premises communication
Understand Azure SQL Database
Understand Azure Recovery
Understand the Windows Azure Pack
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Azure
After completing this module students will be able to describe cloud computing and how it relates to Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to sign up for Microsoft Azure and explore the Management Portal.
Lessons
What is cloud computing
Overview of Microsoft cloud computing
Azure Overview and Services
Lab: Planning for Cloud Computing
After completing this module students will be able to
Describe cloud computing
Understand Iaas, Paas and Saas
Plan for cloud computing
Understand Private, Public, and Hybrid clouds
Sign up for Microsoft Azure
Use certification-based authentication with Microsoft Azure
Describe Azure Subscriptions
Describe Azure Accounts
Describe the various components of Microsoft Azure
Module 2: Azure Services
This module introduce students to all of the services that are available with Microsoft Azure. Students get a brief introduction to the services and then learn how to plan for a migration to Microsoft Azure.
Lessons:
Data Services
Network Services
Compute Services
App Services
Lab: Planning for Microsoft Azure
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Azure Compute Services
Describe Azure Data Services
Describe Azure App Services
Describe Azure Networks
Module 3: Azure Data Services
After completing this module students will understand the types of storage offered by Microsoft Azure and how to manage those different storage options. Students will use Azure PowerShell to manage and create storage in Microsoft Azure. Students will also learn how to create and manage an Azure SQL Database.
Lessons
Storage
Azure Cache
Azure Marketplace and Tools
Lab: Configuring Azure Data Services
Describe Azure account
Create a storage account
Create affinity group
Describe Azure SQL Database
Describe Blob storage
Implement Azure Storage
Describe tables in Microsoft Azure
Migrate Data to Microsoft Azure
Module 4: Azure Network Services
This module describes how virtual network can be used in Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement a virtual network, configure DNS for a virtual network and configure cross-premises connectivity with Microsoft Azure. Students will also learn how to implement Traffic Manager and the benefit of this service.
Lessons
Azure Virtual Networks
Configuration of Virtual Networks
Traffic Manager
Lab: Create and Configure Virtual Network
Lab: Configure Traffic Manager
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement a virtual network
Connect a virtual network to on-premises network
Configure DNS for a virtual network
Configure Traffic Manager
Describe Traffic Manager
Describe supported VPN devices and configurations
Use network configuration files to configure a virtual network
Module 5: Azure Compute Services
This module will introduce you to the website, cloud service, and virtual machine services offered by Microsoft Azure. After this module you will be able to decide when to use each service and how to configure each service.
Lessons
Websites
Virtual Machines
Cloud Services
Lab: Create a website in Microsoft Azure
Lab: Create and Manage Azure Virtual Machines
Lab: Create and Manage Azure Cloud Services
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Azure Websites
Implement a website
Understand Azure Cloud Service
Implement a cloud service
Understand virtual machines in Microsoft Azure
Migrate applications and virtual machines to Microsoft Azure
Module 6: Azure Active Directory
This module will introduce the students to Azure Active Directory. Students will learn how to manage users and access to cloud resources, extend their on-premises AD to the cloud, provide single sign-on across cloud applications, enable multi-factor authentication, and provide authentication and access management for developers
Lessons
Introduction to Azure Active Directory
Administering Azure Active Directory
Managing Azure Active Directory
Lab: Managing Azure Active Directory
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe Azure AD
Implement Azure AD
Administer Azure AD
Enable single sign on
Enable multi-factor authentication
Manage your ACS namespace
Synchronize your on-premises AD with Azure AD
Module 7: Azure Data Management
This module introduces the students to the topic of big data. Students will learn how to use HDInsight to manage data of any type. Students will also learn how to use Azure Backup to back up and recover company data to the cloud.
Lessons
HDInsight Service
Recovery Services
Lab: Introduction to Azure HDInsightLab: Configure Azure Backup
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement HDInsight
Describe HDInsight
Understand MapReduce
Understand Azure Recovery Services
Implement Azure Backup Describe
Module 8: Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server
This module will describe the Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server. Students will learn how to deploy the Windows Azure Pack and how to provision services using the Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server.
Lesson
Deploying Windows Azure Pack
Provision and Configure Services
Administer Windows Azure Pack
Lab: Install Windows Azure Pack Express
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Deploy Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server
Provision and configure service in Windows Azure Pack
Administer Windows Azure Pack
Describe the components and architecture of the Windows Azure Pack
Administer user account.
