Azure Administration Workshop

In this Boot Camp students will learn the core skills to create and manage resources in Microsoft Azure. This includes working with the main Azure IaaS and PaaS workloads.

Duration

5 days

Pre-requisites

Before attending this boot camp, students must have:

• A working knowledge of Server Virtualizations;
• A working knowledge of Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs;
• A working knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services (on-prem)

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure
2. Introduction to Azure Resource Manager
   1. ARM
   2. ARM Templates
3. Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI for Microsoft Azure
4. Azure Active Directory (AAD)
   1. AD Directories
   2. Users and Groups
   3. MFA / SSPR
   4. B2C Directories
   5. B2B Directories
   6. Conditional Access Policies
   7. Identity Protection
   8. RBAC
5. Introduction to Azure Networking
   1. Virtual Networks
   2. NSG
   3. Azure Firewall
   4. Connecting VNETs
   5. Azure DNS
6. Azure Virtual Machines
   • Introduction to IaaS
   • Virtual Machines
   • High Availability with Availability Zones and Availability Sets
   • VM Scale Sets
7. Azure Networking
   1. Azure Load Balancers
   2. Azure Application Gateway
   3. Traffic Manager
   4. Front-Door
8. Azure App Services
   • Introduction to Azure App Services
   • Deployment to Azure App Services
   • Configuring Azure App Services
   • Configuring WebJobs/Functions
9. Azure Storage
   • Introduction to Azure Storage
     • Storage Account types
     • Geo-redundancy
   • Azure Blob Storage
   • Azure Storage Queues
   • Azure Storage Tables
   • Azure Storage Files
10. Containers in Azure
    1. Introduction to Containers
    2. Docker
    3. Azure Container Registry
    4. Azure Container Instances
    5. Introduction to AKS
11. Azure Governance
    1. Management Groups
    2. Azure Policy
    3. Tags
    4. Blueprints
    5. Cost Management
12. Introduction to Azure DevOps
13. Backup
    1. Azure Backup
    2. Azure Site Recovery
14. Azure Monitor
    1. Azure Monitor
    2. Log Analytics
    3. Azure Alerts