This course runs for a duration of 4 days.
The class will run daily from 8 AM CT to 4 PM CT.
Class Location: Virtual LIVE Instructor Led - Virtual Live Classroom.
About This Course
This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer the infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor your solution.
Who Should Attend:
This course is for Azure Administrators. The Azure Administrator implements, manages, and monitors identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. The Azure Administrator will provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate. Successful Azure Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage.
Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
Understanding of network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (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.
1 - Manage services with the Azure portal
Azure management options
Navigate the portal
Azure portal dashboards
Access preview features
2 - Introduction to Azure Cloud Shell
What is Azure Cloud Shell?
How does Azure Cloud Shell work?
When should you use Azure Cloud Shell?
Module assessment
3 - Introduction to Bash
What is Bash?
Bash fundamentals
Bash commands and operators
Module assessment
4 - Introduction to PowerShell
What is PowerShell?
Locate commands
Module assessment
5 - Deploy Azure infrastructure by using JSON ARM templates
Explore Azure Resource Manager template structure
Add flexibility to your Azure Resource Manager template by using parameters and outputs
Module assessment
6 - Understand Microsoft Entra ID
Examine Microsoft Entra ID
Compare Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services
Examine Microsoft Entra ID as a directory service for cloud apps
Compare Microsoft Entra ID P1 and P2 plans
Examine Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Module assessment
7 - Create, configure, and manage identities
Create, configure, and manage users
Create, configure, and manage groups
Configure and manage device registration
Manage licenses
Create custom security attributes
Explore automatic user creation
Module assessment
8 - Describe the core architectural components of Azure
What is Microsoft Azure
Get started with Azure accounts
Describe Azure physical infrastructure
Describe Azure management infrastructure
Module assessment
9 - Azure Policy initiatives
Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
Azure Policy design principles
Azure Policy resources
Azure Policy definitions
Evaluation of resources through Azure Policy
10 - Secure your Azure resources with Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC)
What is Azure RBAC?
Module assessment
11 - Allow users to reset their password with Microsoft Entra self-service password reset
What is self-service password reset in Microsoft Entra ID?
Implement Microsoft Entra self-service password reset
12 - Configure virtual networks
Plan virtual networks
Create subnets
Create virtual networks
Plan IP addressing
Create public IP addressing
Associate public IP addresses
Allocate or assign private IP addresses
Module assessment
13 - Configure network security groups
Implement network security groups
Determine network security group rules
Determine network security group effective rules
Create network security group rules
Implement application security groups
Module assessment
14 - Host your domain on Azure DNS
What is Azure DNS?
Configure Azure DNS to host your domain
Dynamically resolve resource name by using alias record
15 - Configure Azure Virtual Network peering
Determine Azure Virtual Network peering uses
Determine gateway transit and connectivity
Create virtual network peering
Extend peering with user-defined routes and service chaining
Module assessment
16 - Manage and control traffic flow in your Azure deployment with routes
Identify routing capabilities of an Azure virtual network
What is an NVA?
17 - Introduction to Azure Load Balancer
What is Azure Load Balancer?
How Azure Load Balancer works
When to use Azure Load Balancer
Module assessment
18 - Introduction to Azure Application Gateway
What is Azure Application Gateway?
How Azure Application Gateway works
When to use Azure Application Gateway
Module assessment
19 - Introduction to Azure Network Watcher
What is Azure Network Watcher?
How Azure Network Watcher works
When to use Azure Network Watcher
Module assessment
20 - Configure storage accounts
Implement Azure Storage
Explore Azure Storage services
Determine storage account types
Determine replication strategies
Access storage
Secure storage endpoints
Module assessment
21 - Configure Azure Blob Storage
Implement Azure Blob Storage
Create blob containers
Assign blob access tiers
Add blob lifecycle management rules
Determine blob object replication
Manage blobs
Determine Blob Storage pricing
Module assessment
22 - Configure Azure Storage security
Review Azure Storage security strategies
Create shared access signatures
Identify URI and SAS parameters
Determine Azure Storage encryption
Create customer-managed keys
Apply Azure Storage security best practices
Module assessment
23 - Configure Azure Files
Compare storage for file shares and blob data
Manage Azure file shares
Create file share snapshots
Implement soft delete for Azure Files
Use Azure Storage Explorer
Consider Azure File Sync
24 - Introduction to Azure virtual machines
Compile a checklist for creating an Azure Virtual Machine
Describe the options available to create and manage an Azure Virtual Machine
Manage the availability of your Azure VMs
Back up your virtual machines
Module assessment
25 - Configure virtual machine availability
Plan for maintenance and downtime
Create availability sets
Review update domains and fault domains
Review availability zones
Compare vertical and horizontal scaling
Implement Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Create Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Implement autoscale
Configure autoscale
Module assessment
26 - Configure Azure App Service plans
Implement Azure App Service plans
Determine Azure App Service plan pricing
Scale up and scale out Azure App Service
Configure Azure App Service autoscale
Module assessment
27 - Configure Azure App Service
Implement Azure App Service
Create an app with App Service
Explore continuous integration and deployment
Create deployment slots
Add deployment slots
Secure your App Service app
Create custom domain names
Back up and restore your App Service app
Use Azure Application Insights
Module assessment
28 - Configure Azure Container Instances
Compare containers to virtual machines
Review Azure Container Instances
Implement container groups
Review Azure Container Apps
Module assessment
29 - Introduction to Azure Backup
What is Azure Backup?
How Azure Backup works
When to use Azure Backup
Module assessment
30 - Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup
Azure Backup features and scenarios
Back up an Azure virtual machine by using Azure Backup
Restore virtual machine data
31 - Improve incident response with Azure Monitor alerts
Explore the different alert types that Azure Monitor supports
Use metric alerts for alerts about performance issues in your Azure environment
Use log search alerts to alert on events in your application
Use activity log alerts to alert on events within your Azure infrastructure
Use action groups and alert processing rules to send notifications when an alert is fired
Before attempting AZ-104, attendees should have taken or have equivalent knowledge and hands-on experience of Introduction to Microsoft Azure (AZ-900).