Overview
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for taking this course. However, the more technical knowledge a student has, the more they will understand about the cloud.
At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- clearly understand cloud computing concepts.
- identify the core Azure services and appreciate the utility of these technologies.
- detail the core solutions and management tools.
- appreciate the general security & network features of Microsoft Azure.
- understand the available identity, governance, privacy features.
- articulate the cost and service management considerations of Azure services.
Outline
- Digital stage – up to 10 hours of of core content completed over a minimum of two weeks
- Live event – one day
- Exam stage – learners will be receive an exam voucher in order to book the AZ-900 online exam at a time of their choosing. The exam is 45 minutes in duration with 40-60 questions and a pass mark of 70%.
Digital stage
- Understanding cloud concepts
- Understanding core Azure services
- Understanding security, privacy, compliance, and trust
- Understanding Azure pricing and support
- What is cloud computing?
- Cloud deployment models
- Key cloud concepts
- Cloud service models
- Common use cases of cloud computing
- How data centre architecture is reflected in the cloud
- Knowledge Check: What is cloud computing?
- Azure overview
- Using the Azure portal
- Using the Azure CLI
- Service categories
- Designing a solution
- Managing services
- Knowledge Check: AZ-900 Overview of Azure services (1 of 3) - Core services
- Knowledge Check: AZ-900 Overview of Azure services (2 of 3) - Security and management
- Knowledge Check: AZ-900 Overview of Azure services (3 of 3) - Additional services
- Logging in to the Microsoft Azure portal
- Configuring and launching a Windows VM
- Introduction to helpful Azure portal features
- Connecting to the virtual machine (RDP)
- Logging in to the Microsoft Azure portal
- Storing Blob data in Azure
- Reviewing file storage in Azure
- Reviewing disk storage in Azure
- Reviewing Azure storage concepts with the Azure portal
- Logging in to the Microsoft Azure portal
- Reviewing Azure Virtual Networks
- Reviewing Azure Load Balancers
- Reviewing Azure Application Gateways
- Reviewing Azure VPN Gateways
- Starting an Azure Cloud Shell
- Reviewing Azure Content Delivery Network
- General Azure security
- Storage security
- Database security
- Dynamic data masking
- Identity and access management
- Knowledge Check: Microsoft Azure security solutions
- Understanding Azure pricing and support: Introduction
- Price and support
- Azure subscriptions
- Planning and management
- Best practices
- Support options
- Service-level agreements
- Service lifecycle
- Summary
- Cloud economics - Capex vs. Opex
- Azure Regions and data residency
- Resource groups
- Multiple VNets
- Further Azure storage
- Github in Azure
- Resource logs
- Azure Dedicated Host
- Azure Advanced Threat Protection and Azure Information Protection
- Resource locks
- Azure Policy Service
- Management groups
- Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework
- The Trust Centre, the Microsoft Privacy Statement, and personal data
- Reserved capacity
- Cert Prep: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
Live event
Exam
- AZ-900 examination
- 45 minutes in duration, 40-60 questions with a pass mark of 70% required
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