Overview
This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include virtualization, automation, networking, storage, identity, security, data platform, and application infrastructure. This course outlines how decisions in each theses area affects an overall solution.
Audience profile
This course is for IT Professionals with expertise in designing and implementing solutions running on Microsoft Azure. They should have broad knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. Azure Solution Architects use the Azure Portal and as they become more adept they use the Command Line Interface. Candidates must have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development processes and DevOps processes.
Job role: Solution Architect
Preparation for the exam: AZ-303
Skills gained
- Secure identities with Azure Active Directory and users and groups.
- Implement identity solutions spanning on-premises and cloud-based capabilities
- Apply monitoring solutions for collecting, combining, and analyzing data from different sources.
- Manage subscriptions, accounts, Azure policies, and Role-Based Access Control.
- Administer Azure using the Resource Manager, Azure portal, Cloud Shell, and CLI.
- Configure intersite connectivity solutions like VNet Peering, and virtual network gateways.
- Administer Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.
Prerequisites
Successful Azure Architect students have prior experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, and networking:
- Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including VMs and virtual networking
- Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies
- Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, and domain controllers
Curriculum
Curriculum
- 22 Sections
- 102 Lessons
- 5 Days
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- Module 1: Implement Azure Active DirectoryIn this module, you will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups. This module includes:10
- Module 2: Implement and Manage Hybrid IdentitiesIn this module, you will learn how to install and configure Azure AD Connect and implement Azure AD Connect Health. This module includes:3
- Module 3: Implement Virtual NetworkingIn 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. This module includes:2
- Module 4: Implement VMs for Windows and LinuxIn this module, you will learn about Azure virtual machines including planning, creating, availability and extensions.5
- Module 5: Implement Load Balancing and Network SecurityIn this module, you will learn about network traffic strategies including network routing and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, and Traffic Manager.8
- Lab : Implementing Highly Available Azure IaaS Compute Architecture4
- 7.1Describe characteristics of highly available Azure VMs residing in the same availability set
- 7.2Describe characteristics of highly available Azure VMs residing in different availability zones
- 7.3Describe characteristics of automatic horizontal scaling of Azure VM Scale Sets
- 7.4Describe characteristics of manual vertical scaling of Azure VM Scale Sets
- Module 6: Implement Storage AccountsIn this module, you will learn about basic storage features including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.5
- Lab : Implementing and Configuring Azure Storage File and Blob Services4
- 9.1Implement authorization of Azure Storage blobs by leveraging shared access signatures
- 9.2Implement authorization of Azure Storage blobs by leveraging Azure Active Directory
- 9.3Implement authorization of Azure Storage file shares by leveraging access keys
- 9.4Configure Azure Storage Firewalls and Virtual Networks
- Module 7: Implement NoSQL DatabasesIn this module, you will learn about Azure Table Storage and recommend options for CosmsoDB APIs.2
- Module 8: Implement Azure SQL DatabasesIn this module, you will create an Azure SQL Database single database, create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, and review high-availability and Azure SQL database.7
- 11.1Configure Azure SQL Database Settings
- 11.2Implement Azure SQL Database Managed Instances
- 11.3High-Availability and Azure SQL Database
- 11.4In this module, you will learn how to
- 11.5Create an Azure SQL Database (single database)
- 11.6Create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
- 11.7Recommend high-availability architectural models used in Azure SQL Database
- Module 9: Automate Deployment and Configuration of ResourcesIn 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.6
- Module 10: Implement and Manage Azure GovernanceIn this module, you will learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts, implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control.6
- Lab : Implementing and Configuring Azure Storage File and Blob Services3
- Lab : Managing Azure Role-Based Access Control2
- Module 11: Manage Security for ApplicationsIn this module, you will learn about Azure Key Vault and implementing authentication using Azure Managed Identities.2
- Module 12: Manage Workloads in AzureIn this module, you will learn how to migrate workloads using Azure Migrate, perform VMware agent-based and agent-less migrations, and perform Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.6
- Lab : Protecting Hyper-V VMs by using Azure Site Recovery4
- Module 13: Implement Container-Based ApplicationsIn this module, you will learn how to run Azure Container instances and how to deploy Kubernetes with AKS.2
- Module 14: Implement an Application InfrastructureIn this module, you will learn how to create an App Service web App for Containers, create and configure an App Service Plan, and create and manage Deployment Slots.7
- Lab : Configuring a Message-Based Integration Architecture2
- Lab : Implementing an Azure App Service Web App with a Staging Slot2
- Module 15: Implement Cloud Infrastructure MonitoringIn this module, you will learn about Azure Monitor, Azure Workbooks, Azure Alerts, Network Watcher, Azure Service Health, Azure Application Insights.10
- 23.1Azure Infrastructure Security Monitoring
- 23.2Azure Monitor
- 23.3Azure Workbooks
- 23.4Azure Alerts
- 23.5Log Analytics
- 23.6Network Watcher
- 23.7Azure Service Health
- 23.8Monitor Azure Costs
- 23.9Azure Application Insights
- 23.10Unified Monitoring in Azure In this module, you will learn how to Understand Azure Log Analytics Understand Azure Service Health
