Pre-requisites

Successful Azure Administrators typically begin this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity management, and storage concepts.

• Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
• Understanding of network configurations including TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls, and encryption technologies.
• Understanding of Active Directory concepts including users, groups, and role-based access control.
• Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery including backup and restore operations.

Course Outline

Module 1: Identity

• Azure Active Directory
• Users and Groups

Lab: Manage Azure Active Directory Identities

Module 2: Governance and Compliance

• Subscriptions and Accounts
• Azure Policy
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Lab: Manage Subscriptions and RBAC
Lab: Manage Governance via Azure Policy

Module 3: Azure Administration

• Azure Resource Manager
• Azure Portal and Cloud Shell
• Azure PowerShell and CLI
• ARM Templates

Lab: Manage Azure Resources Using the Azure Portal
Lab: Manage Azure Resources Using ARM Templates
Lab (Optional): Manage Azure Resources Using PowerShell
Lab (Optional): Manage Azure Resources Using Azure CLI

Module 4: Virtual Networking

• Virtual Networks
• IP Addressing
• Network Security Groups
• Azure Firewall
• Azure DNS

Lab: Implement Virtual Networking

Module 5: Intersite Connectivity

• VNet Peering
• VPN Gateway Connections
• ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN

Lab: Implement Intersite Connectivity

Module 6: Network Traffic Management

• Network Routing and Endpoints
• Azure Load Balancer
• Azure Application Gateway

Lab: Implement Traffic Management

Module 7: Azure Storage

• Storage Accounts
• Blob Storage
• Storage Security
• Azure Files and File Sync
• Managing Storage

Lab: Manage Azure Storage

Module 8: Azure Virtual Machines

• Virtual Machine Planning
• Creating Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machine Availability
• Virtual Machine Extensions

Lab: Manage Virtual Machines

Module 9: Serverless Computing

• 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

Module 10: Data Protection

• File and Folder Backups
• Virtual Machine Backups

Lab: Implement Data Protection

Module 11: Monitoring

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Alerts
• Log Analytics
• Network Watcher

Lab: Implement Monitoring