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This course is designed for IT professionals who aim to excel as Azure Administrators. Participants will gain hands-on experience in managing Azure subscriptions, securing identities, administering infrastructure, configuring virtual networking, and connecting Azure with on-premises environments. The course covers essential skills such as managing network traffic, implementing storage solutions, creating and scaling virtual machines, and deploying web apps and containers. Additionally, students will learn to back up, share data, and monitor Azure solutions to ensure optimal performance and security. Ideal for professionals with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage, this course provides a comprehensive understanding of Azure\\\'s core components. It covers key concepts such as virtual machines, virtual networking, TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, encryption technologies, Active Directory, and role-based access control. Participants will also explore resilience and disaster recovery strategies, including backup and restore operations, to maintain a robust and secure Azure environment.

##### Module 1 - Use Azure Resource Manager - Review Azure Resource Manager benefits - Review Azure resource terminology - Create resource groups - Create Azure Resource Manager locks - Reorganize Azure resources - Remove resources and resource groups - Determine resource limits ##### Module 2 - Introduction to Azure Cloud Shell - What is Azure Cloud Shell? - How does Azure Cloud Shell work? - When should you use Azure Cloud Shell? ##### Module 3 - Introduction to Bash - What is Bash? - Bash fundamentals - Bash commands and operators ##### Module 4 - Introduction to PowerShell - What is PowerShell? - Locate commands ##### Module 5 - Configure resources with Azure Resource Manager templates - Review Azure Resource Manager template advantages - Explore the Azure Resource Manager template schema - Explore the Azure Resource Manager template parameters - Consider Bicep templates - Review QuickStart templates ##### Module 6 - Understand Microsoft Entra ID - Examine Microsoft Entra ID - Compare Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services - Examine Microsoft Entra ID as a directory service for cloud apps - Compare Microsoft Entra ID P1 and P2 plans - Examine Microsoft Entra Domain Services ##### Module 7 - Configure user and group accounts - Create user accounts - Manage user accounts - Create bulk user accounts - Create group accounts - Create administrative units ##### Module 8 - Configure subscriptions - Identify Azure regions - Implement Azure subscriptions - Obtain an Azure subscription - Identify Azure subscription usage - Implement Microsoft Cost Management - Apply resource tagging - Apply cost savings ##### Module 9 - Configure Azure Policy - Create management groups - Implement Azure policies - Create Azure policies - Create policy definitions - Create an initiative definition - Scope the initiative definition - Determine compliance ##### Module 10 - Configure role-based access control - Implement role-based access control - Create a role definition - Create a role assignment - Compare Azure roles to Microsoft Entra roles - Apply role-based access control - Review fundamental Azure RBAC roles ##### Module 11 - Create Azure users and groups in Microsoft Entra ID - What are user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID? - Manage app and resource access by using Microsoft Entra groups - Collaborate by using guest accounts and Microsoft Entra B2B ##### Module 12 - Secure your Azure resources with Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC) - What is Azure RBAC? ##### Module 13 - Allow users to reset their password with Microsoft Entra self-service password reset - What is self-service password reset in Microsoft Entra ID? - Implement Microsoft Entra self-service password reset ##### Module 14 - Configure virtual networks - Plan virtual networks - Create subnets - Create virtual networks - Plan IP addressing - Create public IP addressing - Associate public IP addresses - Allocate or assign private IP addresses ##### Module 15 - Configure network security groups - Implement network security groups - Determine network security group rules - Determine network security group effective rules - Create network security group rules - Implement application security groups ##### Module 16 - Configure Azure Virtual Network peering - Determine Azure Virtual Network peering uses - Determine gateway transit and connectivity - Create virtual network peering - Extend peering with user-defined routes and service chaining ##### Module 17 - Configure network routing and endpoints - Review system routes - Identify user-defined routes - Determine service endpoint uses - Determine service endpoint services - Identify private link uses ##### Module 18 - Configure Azure Load Balancer - Determine Azure Load Balancer uses - Implement a public load balancer - Implement an internal load balancer - Determine load balancer SKUs - Create back-end pools - Create health probes - Create load balancer rules ##### Module 19 - Configure Azure Application Gateway - Implement Azure Application Gateway - Determine Azure Application Gateway routing - Configure Azure Application Gateway components ##### Module 20 - Design an IP addressing schema for your Azure deployment - Network IP addressing and integration - Public and private IP addressing in Azure - Plan IP addressing for your networks ##### Module 21 - Distribute your services across Azure virtual networks and integrate them by using virtual network peering - Connect services by using virtual network peering ##### Module 22 - Host your domain on Azure DNS - What is Azure DNS? - Configure Azure DNS to host your domain - Dynamically resolve resource name by using alias record ##### Module 23 - Manage and control traffic flow in your Azure deployment with routes - Identify routing capabilities of an Azure virtual network - What is an NVA? ##### Module 24 - Improve application scalability and resiliency by using Azure Load Balancer - Azure Load Balancer features and capabilities - Configure a public load balancer - Internal load balancer ##### Module 25 - Configure storage accounts - Implement Azure Storage - Explore Azure Storage services - Determine storage account types - Determine replication strategies - Access storage - Secure storage endpoints ##### Module 26 - Configure Azure Blob Storage - Implement Azure Blob Storage - Create blob containers - Assign blob access tiers - Add blob lifecycle management rules - Determine blob object replication - Upload blobs - Determine Blob Storage pricing ##### Module 27 - Configure Azure Storage security - Review Azure Storage security strategies - Create shared access signatures - Identify URI and SAS parameters - Determine Azure Storage encryption - Create customer-managed keys - Apply Azure Storage security best practices ##### Module 28 - Configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync - Compare storage for file shares and blob data - Manage Azure file shares - Create file share snapshots - Implement soft delete for Azure Files - Use Azure Storage Explorer - Deploy Azure File Sync ##### Module 29 - Create an Azure Storage account - Decide how many storage accounts you need - Choose your account settings - Choose an account creation tool ##### Module 30 - Control access to Azure Storage with shared access signatures - Authorization options for Azure Storage - Use shared access signatures to delegate access to Azure Storage - Use stored access policies to delegate access to Azure Storage ##### Module 31 - Upload, download, and manage data with Azure Storage Explorer - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Data Lake Storage ##### Module 32 - Configure virtual machines - Review cloud services responsibilities - Plan virtual machines - Determine virtual machine sizing - Determine virtual machine storage - Create virtual machines in the Azure portal - Connect to virtual machines ##### Module 33 - Configure virtual machine availability - Plan for maintenance and downtime - Create availability sets - Review update domains and fault domains - Review availability zones - Compare vertical and horizontal scaling - Implement Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets - Create Virtual Machine Scale Sets - Implement autoscale - Configure autoscale ##### Module 34 - Configure Azure App Service plans - Implement Azure App Service plans - Determine Azure App Service plan pricing - Scale up and scale out Azure App Service - Configure Azure App Service autoscale ##### Module 35 - Configure Azure App Service - Implement Azure App Service - Create an app with App Service - Explore continuous integration and deployment - Create deployment slots - Add deployment slots - Secure your App Service app - Create custom domain names - Back up and restore your App Service app - Use Azure Application Insights ##### Module 36 - Configure Azure Container Instances - Compare containers to virtual machines - Review Azure Container Instances - Implement container groups - Review Azure Container Apps ##### Module 37 - Manage virtual machines with the Azure CLI - What is the Azure CLI? ##### Module 38 - Create a Windows virtual machine in Azure - Create a Windows virtual machine in Azure - Use RDP to connect to Windows Azure virtual machines - Configure Azure virtual machine network settings ##### Module 39 - Host a web application with Azure App Service - Create a web app in the Azure portal - Prepare the web application code - Deploy code to App Service ##### Module 40 - Introduction to Azure Backup - What is Azure Backup? - How Azure Backup works - When to use Azure Backup ##### Module 41 - Configure virtual machine backups - Explore options to protect virtual machine data - Create virtual machine snapshots in Azure Backup - Set up Azure Recovery Services vault backup options - Back up your virtual machines - Restore your virtual machines - Implement soft delete for your virtual machines - Implement Azure Site Recovery ##### Module 42 - Configure Azure Monitor - Describe Azure Monitor key capabilities - Describe Azure Monitor components - Define metrics and logs - Identify monitoring data and tiers - Describe activity log events - Query the activity log ##### Module 43 - Configure Log Analytics - Determine Log Analytics uses - Create a Log Analytics workspace - Create Kusto (KQL) queries - Structure Log Analytics queries ##### Module 44 - Configure Network Watcher - Describe Azure Network Watcher features - Review IP flow verify diagnostics - Review next hop diagnostics - Visualize the network topology ##### Module 45 - Improve incident response with Azure Monitor alerts - Explore the different alert types that Azure Monitor supports - Use metric alerts for alerts about performance issues in your Azure environment - Use log alerts to alert on events in your application - Use activity log alerts to alert on events within your Azure infrastructure - Use action groups and alert processing rules to send notifications when an alert is fired ##### Module 46 - Analyze your Azure infrastructure by using Azure Monitor logs - Features of Azure Monitor logs - Create basic Azure Monitor log queries to extract information from log data ##### Module 47 - Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor - Monitoring for Azure VMs - Monitor VM host data - Use Metrics Explorer to view detailed host metrics - Collect client performance counters by using VM insights - Collect VM client event logs