Course AZ-900T01-A: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (2 Days)

This one-day course will provide foundational level knowledge on cloud concepts; core
Azure services; security, privacy, compliance, and trust; and Azure pricing and support. 

Skills gained

 Understand general cloud computing concepts

 Understand core services available with Microsoft Azure
 Understand security, privacy, compliance, and trust with Microsoft Azure
 Understand pricing and support models available with Microsoft

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for taking this course. Technical IT experience is not required;
however, some general IT knowledge or experience would be beneficial.

Course outline

Module 1: Cloud Concepts

In this module you will learn basic cloud concepts.

Lessons
 Learning Objectives
 Why Cloud Services?
 Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service
(SaaS)
 Public, Private, and Hybrid cloud models

After completing this module, students will be able:

 Understand general cloud computing concepts

Module 2: Core Azure Services

In this module you will learn the basics core services available with Microsoft Azure.
Lessons
 Core Azure architectural components
 Core Azure Services and Products
 Azure Solutions
 Azure management tools

After completing this module, students will be able:

 Understand core services available with Microsoft Azure

Module 3: Security, Privacy, Compliance and Trust

In this module, you learn about security, privacy, compliance, and trust with Microsoft
Azure.

Lessons
 Securing network connectivity in Azure
 Core Azure Identity services
 Security tools and features
 Azure governance methodologies
 Monitoring and Reporting in Azure
 Privacy, Compliance and Data Protection standards in Azure

After completing this module, students will be able:

 Understand security, privacy, compliance, and trust with Microsoft Azure

Module 4: Azure Pricing, Service Level Agreements(SLAs), and Lifecycle

In this module, you will focus on pricing and support models available with Microsoft.

Lessons
 Azure subscriptions
 Planning and managing costs
 Service lifecycle in Azure

After completing this module, students will be able:

 Understand pricing and service lifecycle models available with Microsoft

 Course AZ-104T00-A: Microsoft Azure Administrator(5 Days)

This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure
identities, administer the infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and
on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and
scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data,
and monitor your solution.
Prerequisites

Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization,

networking, identity, and storage.

 Understanding on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual

networking, and virtual hard disks.
 Understanding network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS),
virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
 Understanding Active Directory concepts, including users, groups, and role-based access
control.
 Understanding resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.

Course outline

Module 1: Identity

In this module, you will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory and
implement users and groups.

Lessons
 Azure Active Directory
 Users and Groups

Lab : Manage Azure Active Directory Identities

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Secure and manage identities with Azure Active Directory.

 Implement and manage users and groups.
Module 2: Governance and Compliance

In this module, you will learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts,
implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control.

Lessons
 Subscriptions and Accounts
 Azure Policy
 Role-based Access Control (RBAC)

Lab : Manage Subscriptions and RBAC

Lab : Manage Governance via Azure Policy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Implement and manage Azure subscriptions and accounts.

 Implement Azure Policy, including custom policies.
 Use RBAC to assign permissions.

Module 3: Azure Administration

In this module, you will learn about the tools an Azure Administrator uses to manage
their infrastructure. This includes the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure PowerShell, CLI,
and Resource Manager Templates. This module includes:

Lessons
 Azure Resource Manager
 Azure Portal and Cloud Shell
 Azure PowerShell and CLI
 ARM Templates
Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using the Azure Portal

Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using ARM Templates

Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using Azure PowerShell (optional)

Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using Azure CLI (optional)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Leverage Azure Resource Manager to organize resources.

 Use the Azure Portal and Cloud Shell.
 Use Azure PowerShell and CLI.
 Use ARM Templates to deploy resources.

Module 4: Virtual Networking

In this module, you will learn about basic virtual networking concepts like virtual
networks and subnetting, IP addressing, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and
Azure DNS.

Lessons
 Virtual Networks
 IP Addressing
 Network Security groups
 Azure Firewall
 Azure DNS

Lab : Implement Virtual Networking

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Implement virtual networks and subnets.

 Configure public and private IP addressing.
 Configure network security groups.
 Configure Azure Firewall.
 Configure private and public DNS zones.
Module 5: Intersite Connectivity

In this module, you will learn about intersite connectivity features including VNet
Peering, Virtual Network Gateways, and Site-to-Site Connections.

Lessons
 VNet Peering
 VPN Gateway Connections
 ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN

Lab : Implement Intersite Connectivity

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Configure VNet Peering.

 Configure VPN gateways.
 Choose the appropriate intersite connectivity solution.

Module 6: Network Traffic Management

In this module, you will learn about network traffic strategies including network routing
and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Application Gateway.

Lessons
 Network Routing and Endpoints
 Azure Load Balancer
 Azure Application Gateway

Lab : Implement Traffic Management

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Configure network routing including custom routes and service endpoints.

 Configure an Azure Load Balancer.
 Configure and Azure Application Gateway.

Module 7: Azure Storage

In this module, you will learn about basic storage features including storage accounts,
blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.

Lessons
 Storage Accounts
 Blob Storage
 Storage Security
 Azure Files and File Sync
 Managing Storage

Lab : Manage Azure storage

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Create Azure storage accounts.

 Configure blob containers.
 Secure Azure storage.
 Configure Azure files shares and file sync.
 Manage storage with tools such as Storage Explorer.

Module 8: Azure Virtual Machines

In this module, you will learn about Azure virtual machines including planning, creating,
availability and extensions.

Lessons
 Virtual Machine Planning
 Creating Virtual Machines
 Virtual Machine Availability
 Virtual Machine Extensions

Lab : Manage virtual machines

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Plan for virtual machine implementations.

 Create virtual machines.
 Configure virtual machine availability, including scale sets.
  Use virtual machine extensions.

Module 9: Serverless Computing

In this module, you will learn how to administer serverless computing features like Azure
App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.

Lessons
 Azure App Service Plans
 Azure App Service
 Container Services
 Azure Kubernetes Service

Lab : Implement Web Apps

Lab : Implement Azure Container Instances

Lab : Implement Azure Kubernetes Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Create an app service plan.

 Create a web app.
 Implement Azure Container Instances.
 Implement Azure Kubernetes Service.

Module 10: Data Protection

In this module, you will learn about backing up files and folders, and virtual machine
backups.

Lessons
 File and Folder Backups
 Virtual Machine Backups
Lab : Implement Data Protection

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Backup and restore file and folders.

 Backup and restore virtual machines.

Module 11: Monitoring

In this module, you will learn about monitoring your Azure infrastructure including
Azure Monitor, alerting, and log analytics.

Lessons
 Azure Monitor
 Azure Alerts
 Log Analytics
 Network Watcher

Lab : Implement Monitoring

After completing this module, students will be able to:

 Use Azure Monitor.

 Create Azure alerts.
 Query using Log Analytics.
 Use Network Watcher.