Duration: 15 days – 120 hrs
Overview
The Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Training Course is an extensive 15-day program designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of Azure cloud services. Covering cloud concepts, Azure architecture, core services, identity, access, security, management, and governance, this course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the cloud computing domain.
Objectives
• Define cloud computing and its principles.
• Understand the shared responsibility model.
• Differentiate between public, private, and hybrid clouds.
• Identify use cases for each cloud model.
• Introduce the consumption-based model and pricing.
• Explore serverless computing advantages.
• Explore high availability and scalability benefits.
• Understand reliability and predictability in the cloud.
• Dive into security, governance, and manageability benefits.
• Define IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Identify use cases for each cloud service type.
• Explore Azure regions, availability zones, and datacenters.
• Understand Azure resources, groups, and subscriptions.
• Dive into compute, networking, storage, and security services.
• Describe cost management factors in Azure.
• Utilize Cost Management capabilities.
• Explore governance, compliance, and management features.
• Understand monitoring tools in Azure.
Audience
• Systems Administrators
• Network Administrators
• Database Administrators
• Cloud Administrators
• IT Managers
• Software Developers
• Application Developers
• DevOps Engineers
• Cloud Developers
• Full-Stack Developers
• CTOs and CIOs
• Business Analysts
• Project Managers
• Technical Project Managers
• Product Owners
• Students
Prerequisites
• Participants should be comfortable navigating and using computers.
• Familiarity with basic Information Technology (IT) concepts is beneficial.
• Reliable internet access is necessary for virtual sessions and hands-on labs.
• Access to a device (computer or laptop) suitable for online learning.
• An eagerness to learn and explore cloud computing concepts.
Course Content
Day 1 to Day 5: Cloud Concepts
Describe cloud computing
• Define cloud computing
• Describe the shared responsibility model
• Define cloud models, including public, private, and hybrid
• Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud model
• Describe the consumption-based model
• Compare cloud pricing models
• Describe serverless
Describe the benefits of using cloud services
• Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud
• Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud
• Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud
• Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud
Describe cloud service types
• Describe infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
• Describe platform as a service (PaaS)
• Describe software as a service (SaaS)
• Identify appropriate use cases for each cloud service (IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS)
Day 6 to Day 10: Azure Architecture and Services
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
• Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions
• Describe availability zones
• Describe Azure datacenters
• Describe Azure resources and resource groups
• Describe subscriptions
• Describe management groups
• Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups
Describe Azure compute and networking services
• Compare compute types, including containers, virtual machines, and functions
• Describe virtual machine options, including Azure virtual machines, Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, and Azure Virtual Desktop
• Describe the resources required for virtual machines
• Describe application hosting options, including web apps, containers, and virtual machines
• Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure virtual networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, Azure VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute
• Define public and private endpoints
Describe Azure storage services
• Compare Azure storage services
• Describe storage tiers
• Describe redundancy options
• Describe storage account options and storage types
• Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync
• Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box
Describe Azure identity, access, and security
• Describe directory services in Azure, including Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), part of Microsoft Entra and Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)
• Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and password less
• Describe external identities in Azure, including business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C)
• Describe Conditional Access in Azure AD
• Describe Azure role-based access control (RBAC)
• Describe the concept of Zero Trust
• Describe the purpose of the defense-in-depth model
• Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Day 10 to Day 15: Azure management and governance
Describe cost management in Azure
• Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
• Compare the Pricing calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) calculator
• Describe Cost Management capabilities in Azure
• Describe the purpose of tags
Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
• Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview in Azure
• Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
• Describe the purpose of resource locks
Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resources
• Describe the Azure portal
• Describe Azure Cloud Shell, including Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) and Azure PowerShell
• Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
• Describe infrastructure as code (Iac)
• Describe Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and ARM templates
Describe monitoring tools in Azure
• Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
• Describe Azure Service Health
• Describe Azure Monitor, including Log Analytics, Azure Monitor alerts, and Application Insights
