Microsoft Azure Administrator

Learn How To Administrate Microsoft Azure

Learn what you need to be a Microsoft Azure Administrator
Prepare for the Microsoft Azure Administrator exam
Taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers
Includes official Microsoft material

Who should take this course

IT and Azure Administrators and Professionals

Prerequisites

Ideally, you should have proficiency in using PowerShell, the Command Line Interface, Azure Portal, ARM templates, operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, and networking.

Manage Azure subscriptions and resources
Implement and manage storage
Deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs)
Configure and manage virtual networks
Manage identities

Course Overview

In this course, delegates will gain knowledge of how to manage their Azure subscriptions and create and scale virtual machines. They will gain an understanding of how to implement storage solutions, configure virtual networking, back up and share data, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement Azure Active Directory, secure identities, and monitor your solution.

In this 5-Day course, delegates will learn about basic storage features, including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files, and storage security. They will also learn about data replication strategies, backing up files and folders, and virtual machine backups. This course explains multi-factor authentication, self-service password reset, Azure AD identity protection, Azure Active Directory (AD), and Azure AD Join.

This course will prepare IT professionals for the Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate Certification by passing exam AZ-103.

Course Content

Module 1: Azure Administration

In this module, delegates will learn about Azure Administrator uses to manage their infrastructure. This module includes Azure Portal, Azure PowerShell, Cloud Shell, CLI, resource manager, and resource manager templates.

Lesson

Resource Groups
Azure PowerShell and CLI
Resource Manager
ARM Templates

Module 2: Virtual Machines

This module describes Azure virtual machines including planning, creating, availability and extensions.

Lesson

Virtual Machine Planning
Creating Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Availability
Virtual Machine Extensions
Lab: Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines

Module 3: Azure Storage

In this module, delegates will learn about basic storage features, including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files, and storage security.

Lesson

Storage Accounts
Azure Blobs
Azure Files
Storage Security
Lab: Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines

Module 4: Virtual Networking

In this module, delegates will gain knowledge of virtual networks, IP addressing, Azure DNS, and network security groups.

Lesson

Virtual Networks
IP Addressing
Azure DNS
Network Security Groups
Lab: Implement and Manage Virtual Networking

Module 5: Data Protection

This data protection module describes data replication strategies, backing up files and folders, and virtual machine backups.

Lesson

Data Replication
File and Folder Backups
Virtual Machine Backups
Lab: Azure Site Recovery Between Regions

Module 6: Intersite Connectivity

In this module, delegates will learn about intersite connectivity features, including VNet Peering, VNet-to-VNet connections, Site-to-Site Connections, and ExpressRoute.

Lesson

Service Endpoints and Network Routing
VNet-to-VNet Connections
ExpressRoute
Lab: VNet Peering and Service Chaining

Module 7: Network Traffic Management

This module explains network traffic strategies, including service endpoints, network routing, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Traffic Manager.

Lesson

Service Endpoints and Network Routing
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Traffic Manager
Lab: Load Balancer and Traffic Manager

Module 8: Subscriptions and Accounts

In this module, delegates will gain knowledge about managing subscriptions and accounts, including role-based access control, users and groups, Azure policy, and billing.

Lesson

Subscriptions and Accounts
Role-Based Access Control
Users and Groups
Azure Policy
Billing
Lab: Governance and Compliance

Module 9: Azure Active Directory

In this module, delegates will learn about Azure Active Directory (AD), including Azure AD Connect and Azure AD Join.

Lesson

Azure Active Directory
Azure AD Connect
Azure AD Join
Lab: Implement Directory Synchronisation

Module 10: Securing Identities

This module explains how to secure identities, including multi-factor authentication, self-service password reset, Azure AD identity protection.

Lesson

Multi-Factor Authentication
Azure AD Identity Protection
Self-Service Password Reset
Lab: Azure AD Identity Protection and Self-Service Password Reset

Module 11: Sharing Data

In this module, delegates will learn about how to share data using import and export service, content delivery network, data box, and file sync.

Lesson

Import and Export Service
Data Box
Content Delivery Network
File Sync
Lab: File Sync

Module 12: Monitoring

This module explains monitoring Azure infrastructure, alerting, log analytics, and network watcher.

Lesson

Azure Monitor
Azure Alerts
Log Analytics
Network Watcher
Lab: File Sync

About Buxton

Buxton is located at an elevation of 960 feet above sea level in Derbyshire, England. Buxton is also famous as the “gateway to the Peak District National Park”.

History

The town is believed to have been settled by the Romans who lived there throughout the occupation. Later, in the 18th century, the town was developed by the Dukes of Devonshire. After about a hundred years Buxton got introduced to the Victorians who developed it for the healing properties of the waters.

Healing Properties of the Water

Buxton has been known for its geothermal springs that emanate from the River Wye. The spring waters rise at a temperature of 28oC constantly. The fifth Duke of Devonshire is said to have developed the town as a spa from his own profits.

Festivals

The Buxton Festival

The Buxton Festival was founded in 1979 and continues for a three weeks period in July. It is an opera and arts festival that runs at various venues including the Opera House. Various programs are included in this festival. During the festival, literary events, concerts and recitals are also held.

The Buxton Festival Fringe

The festival runs just alongside The Buxton Festival and is a warm-up or prelude to the Edinburg Fringe. The Buxton fringe hosts various kinds of cultural events and films in different venues around the town. In 2014 it had featured 600 such events from 150 plus different entrants.

People

Many known names belong to the town of Buxton. They include

Robert Stevenson who directed many pictures for Disney
John Buxton Hilton – British Crime Writer

Misc

Buxton hosts the Four Four Time music Festival every Feburary. It features rock, pop, folk, blues, jazz and world music. Buxton has various museums and art galleries that feature collections of local artefacts. They also display geological and archaeological samples and 19th- and 20th-century paintings.