This course in an introduction to Microsoft Azure services. Students will gain familiarity with core Azure topics and practice implementation of infrastructure components.
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Approx. 20 hours to complete
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Cloud PlatformsCloud DatabasesMicrosoft AzureCloud ManagementCloud Computing
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Beginner Level
Approx. 20 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Navigating Azure Tools and Services
Welcome to "Getting Started with Azure". This course is designed to give you the skills needed to successfully manage Microsoft Azure resources.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 9 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
3 readings
Activity: Create a Microsoft Subscription20m
Activity: Create Azure Portal Dashboard45m
More about Dashboards30m
1 practice exercise
Module 1 Review30m
1 hour to complete
Deploying Virtual Machines (VMs)
In this lesson you will be introduced to basic concepts of deploying virtual machines in Microsoft Azure.
1 hour to complete
1 video (Total 4 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
1 video
2 readings
Key Considerations for Virtual Machines20m
Activity: Create a Virtual Machine30m
1 practice exercise
Module 2 Review30m
4 hours to complete
Azure Network Security
Cloud security is an important topic. This lesson covers key concepts of security for Azure resources.
4 hours to complete
1 video (Total 6 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
1 video
4 readings
Activity: Tutorial - Filter Network Traffic with a Network Security Group1h
Security Responsibilities45m
Azure Network Security Groups45m
Activity: Create Application Security Group1h
1 practice exercise
Module 3 Review30m
4 hours to complete
Deploying an Azure Network
Azure resources are frequently deployed with many related resources. You will be introduced to key considerations for deploying to an Azure Network.
4 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 12 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
3 readings
Azure Networking Tutorial1h
Network Addressing in VNets1h
Activity: Install PowerShell and Create VM1h
1 practice exercise
Module 4 Review25m
3 hours to complete
Firewall Configurations and Resource Groups
This module introduces common firewall configuration activities. You will also learn the benefits of resource groups in Azure, how they are managed, their configuration settings, and common components.
3 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 8 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
3 readings
Activity: Deploy Azure Firewall with PowerShell45m
Managing Resources with Resource Groups1h 15m
Activity: Manage Resource Groups20m
1 practice exercise
Module 5 Review30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM GETTING STARTED WITH AZURE
by RBMay 15, 2020
I find this is an excellent course and very much useful for my Organizations initiative of Azure Lift and Shift of the legacy medical imaging applications. Course content had good breadth and depth.
by JDSep 1, 2020
The course covered the essential information for familiarizing with how Azure works and is configured. The introduction to Azure PowerShell, CLI, and portal were very helpful.
by NDJul 31, 2020
This course really helps me in understanding the fundamental concepts of Azure. Thanks to instructor,learnquest and coursera in helping me achieving this feet.
by NWSep 29, 2020
A thorough and insightful course with a good balance of tutorials and concepts. If you need to understand Azure, this course is a valuable resource.
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