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Azure Infrastructure Fundamentals

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Microsoft Azure is a service created by Microsoft to provide cloud computing for creating and managing applications and services using a cloud environment. Azure provides software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). The platform supports many programming languages and frameworks and can be used alone or in a multi-vendor cloud environment. 
This course focuses on the Fundamentals of Azure Infrastructure including infrastructure as a service. We’ll begin with understanding the subscription, configuring security and acquiring storage. Then you’ll build virtual machines and VNETS. Azure environments can be highly available and very resilient. Data can be backed up to the cloud for safety. These are the concepts we will discuss in this course.

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What you will learn

Configure and manage Azure subscriptions
Create and manage resource groups and identities
Configure and manage storage and backups
Create and manage virtual machines and virtual networks

Skills you will gain

Remote Backup Service
Cloud Computing
Azure
Architect Cloud Network

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Michael Krout

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

11 minutes to complete

Course Introduction

11 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 11 min)

5 hours to complete

Module 1: Managing Azure Subscriptions

Our journey begins with learning about the subscription and how to manage it. The subscription is the building block for all that we do in Azure. So, we need to understand what it is and how it is used. We will first take a look at the resources and resource groups. Then we will explores the permissions structure that is used to secure Azure resources. Then we are introduced to the first tool that is the Azure Monitor. We will look at creating alerts and also analyzing data using Log Analytics. Then we look at how we can configure additional diagnostics to help us make more informed decisions in designing the Azure environment.

5 hours to complete

13 videos (Total 97 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz

13 videos

Azure Subscriptions and Resource Groups 8mSubscriptions, Resource Groups and Resource Manager5mManaging Resources 5mConnecting to Resources and the Resource Manager Flow5mPermissions and Roles7mAzure Monitor 7mMetrics and Azure Logs 9mAzure Logs Structure and Metrics vs Logs9mApplication Tiers9mCreating and Analyzing Metrics and Alerts6mManaging Alerts6mDiagnostic Settings and Logs7mLog Analytics and Summary8m

6 readings

Subscriptions and Resource Groups 10mPermissions10mLab Activity - Managing Azure Subscriptions1hAzure Monitor 10mAlerts10mLab Activity - Implement Monitoring1h

1 practice exercise

Managing Azure Subscriptions and Resource Groups30m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Module 2: Managing Resource Groups

Now that we have a foundation for Azure we need to delve a little deeper into security. In this module we will be looking at how to use RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). We will be look at working with Azure roles and how to configure access to Azure resources. We will also talk about creating custom Azure roles. Then we discuss using Azure policy to prevent project sprawl and also to protect the Azure environment.

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 58 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

10 videos

RBAC and Best Practices6mRBAC and Security Principals3mRole Definition and Built-In Roles8mScope and Role Assignments5mConfiguring Access to Azure Resources3mAzure Resource Demo6mCreating Custom Roles9mAzure Policy and Security3mAzure Policy Definition, Constraints, and Recommendation5mAzure Policy Demo and Summary5m

5 readings

RBAC10mAzure Resource Access10mLab Activity - Manage Azure Resources Using the Azure Portal 45mAzure Custom Roles10mAzure Policy10m

1 practice exercise

Managing Resource Groups30m

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Module 3: Azure AD Identity Management

When working with Azure we are using identities. These are housed in Azure AD and also on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). In this module, we will examine Azure AD and contrast it with AD DS. Also, we will look at the tools that are involved in creating a Hybrid Azure AD environment. The discussion would not be complete without talking about how to secure the environment and using MFA. Plus, we need to understand the different editions of Azure AD, so we will be exploring this topic also.

3 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 58 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

11 videos

Azure AD7mUsers, Groups, and Guest Accounts7mSSPR and Azure AD Join5mManaging Device Settings and Adding Custom Domains3mLesson 2 - Azure AD Connect3mAzure AD Connect Express Setup and Management6mPassword Writeback and Azure AD Connect Custom Install5mPassword Sync4mMulti-Factor Authentication (MFA)4mEnabling MFA for an Azure AD Tenant5mConfiguration and Summary2m

4 readings

Guest Accounts10mAzure Active Directory Domain Services10mAzure MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)10mAzure Identity Management Lab1h

1 practice exercise

Azure AD30m

Week4

Week 4

6 hours to complete

Module 4: Storage

6 hours to complete

25 videos (Total 148 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz

25 videos

Azure Storage Accounts3mTypes of Storage Accounts4mReplication5mRPO and RTO with GRS4mEncryption, Endpoints, and Copying Data4mStorage Account Demo7mAzure Storage Explorer3mConfiguration, Storage Account Name, and Key7mData Lake Storage Gen23mBlob Storage Resources and Containers3mAzure Data Box Disk4mAzure Data Box6mAzure Data Box Heavy5mAzure Import/Export Service6mCDN (Content Delivery Network)11mAzure File Shares5mData Security9mAzure File Sync Service Overview4mAzure File Sync Configuration10mAzure Backup Overview6mAzure Backup Configuration4mAzure Backup Server5mAzure Site Recovery Overview4mMigration7mModule Summary4m

6 readings

Azure Storage Accounts10mAzure Import/Export Service10mContent Delivery Network (CDN)10mAzure Files10mLab Activity - Storage 1h 30mMicrosoft Azure Backup Server (MABS)10m

1 practice exercise

Storage30m

Week5

Week 5

6 hours to complete

Module 5: Virtual Networks

6 hours to complete

17 videos (Total 121 min), 7 readings, 1 quiz

17 videos

Azure VNETs5mUser Defined Routes (UDR) and VNet Peering7mService Chaining and VNET Demo11mVPNs4mVPNs and VNET-to-VNET Configuration11mNetwork Watcher5mDiagnostics7mDiagnostics Continued6mMetrics and Logs3mNetwork Security Groups (NSG)7mAzure DNS5mPublic and Private DNS Zones 8mAzure Load Balancer8mAzure Traffic Manager8mAzure Front Door7mAzure Application Gateway and WAF9mModule Summary2m

7 readings

Azure Virtual Networks10mAzure VPN Gateway10mLab Activity - Virtual Networking1h 30mAzure Network Watcher10mAzure DNS 10mWeb Application Firewall (WAF)10mLab Activity - Implement Intersite Connectivity1h

1 practice exercise

Azure VNETS30m

Week6

Week 6

6 hours to complete

Module 6: Virtual Machines

So, you start off with the subscription, you configure some security, you acquire the storage, you build your VNETS and now it is time to explore VMS. If you have worked with hyper-visors in the past this will be your wheelhouse. Azure is backed by Hyper-V. We can support Windows and Linux VMS. We can make them highly available and also resilient. We can back them up and also provide DR. These are the concepts that you will learn about in this Module.

6 hours to complete

15 videos (Total 96 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

15 videos

Azure Virtual Machines3mWhat Do You Need to Know about VMs?4mVM Series and Sizes6mLinux VMs8mWindows VM Demo8mLinux VM Demo1mAvailability Sets4mVM Scale Sets5mAvailability Sets vs. VMSS and Demos5mARM Templates8mManaging VMs 10mManaging VMs Demo7mAzure Backups for VMs11mAzure Backup Demo and Summary6mFarewell and What's Next2m

5 readings

Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)10mVirtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS)10mARM Templates10mAzure Business Continuity/Diaster Recovery (BC/DR)10mLab Activity - Managing VMs 2h 30m

1 practice exercise

Azure VMS30m

2 hours to complete

Final Exam

2 hours to complete

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TOP REVIEWS FROM AZURE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDAMENTALS

by HASep 15, 2020

This course had provided good practical and functional knowledge of the Azure subject and well cover the key operational topics.

by LKMay 3, 2021

The course has really been helpful in gaining azure fundamentals

by GVJun 22, 2021

Good and challenging course. The labs and quizzes have minor issues with typos and missing download links. Overall, I had a lot of fun reviewing my Azure knowledge.

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