Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Course Introduction

This course offers the knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of Microsoft Azure to those candidates who are interested in Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions.

Overveiw

Candidates will be introduced to the concepts of cloud computing as they are implemented in Microsoft Azure. Candidates learn to create common Azure services including Virtual Machines, Web Apps and SQL Databases.

At the end of the course candidates learn about Azure Active Directory and how to incorporate it with Active Directory on the company premises.

Course Content

• Basic introduction:

  • An Introduction To Cloud Computing

  • Introducing Microsoft Azure

  • Managing Azure Subscriptions, Support and Billing

  • Getting Started : Lab Session

    • Familiarizing With Azure Portals

    • Modifying The Microsoft Azure Portal Interface

    • View Billing, Usage and Quotas

• Microsoft Azure Management Tools

  • The Azure PowerShell

  • The Azure SDK and the Azure Command Line Interface

  • Microsoft Azure Management Tools :Lab Session

    • Using Microsoft Azure Management Tools

    • Using the Azure PowerShell

    • Using the CLI

• Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

  • Creating and Configuring Azure VM’s

  • Configuring Disks

  • Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines : Lab Session

    • Create a Virtual Machine in Azure

    • Create a VM from the Azure Portal using Azure Marketplace image

    • Ensuring the VM’s functionality

    • Configure the Virtual Machine’s Storage

• Web Apps and Cloud Services

  • Web Apps – Creating and Setting Up

  • Installing and Observing Web Apps

  • Creating and Deploying Platform As A Service Cloud Services

  • Web Apps and Cloud Services – Lab Session

    • Web Apps and Cloud Services

    • Create A WordPress Web App and Configure It

    • Creating A Cloud Service

• Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks

  • Introduction to Virtual Networks

  • Setting up a Virtual Network

  • Introducing Azure Load Balancers

  • Creating and Configuring Virtual Networks – Lab Session

    • Creating a Virtual Network and Verifying its Functionality

Prerequisites

The course requires the candidates to be familiar with a few technical concepts of IT. They should also have an understanding of the following concepts along with their working experience:

• Websites

• Virtualization

• Active Directory, Domains, Users, Domain Controllers

• Fundamentals of SQL Databases

Target Audience

• Developers wanting to develop Azure solutions.

• Administrators requiring Active Directory migration to the cloud.

• IT professionals who want to host web and mobile apps using Azure.

• Database administrators looking forward to assess the requirements of Azure services for hosting SQL Databases.

Delegates Will Learn How To

Following are the objectives the candidates will learn during the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals course:

• Introduction to cloud computing, Azure, and Azure subscriptions.

• Creating Azure Web Apps.

• How to create and configure Virtual Machines using Microsoft Azure.

• Creating an Azure virtual network.

• Azure Storage.

• Deploying SQL Databases in Azure.

• Defining Azure Active Directory.