The Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Training & Certification 6 Day Boot Camp focuses on actual job task for implementing, monitoring and maintaining Microsoft Azure solutions including major services related to compute, storage, virtual machines, network, Azure Active Directory and security. This camp includes an essential Azure Foundations training to make sure students have an end-to-end understanding of Azure Administration.
The Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate boot camp is taught using Microsoft Official Courseware
While attending this 6 day camp - students will take two exams (AZ-900 & AZ-104) to achieve two certifications - Microsoft Certified Foundations and Associate Azure Administrator certifications. This hands on, instructor led live camp teaches the knowledge to administer an Azure environment along with the knowledge needed for the certification exams which are administered while attending.
Skills Gained
Describe Cloud Computing
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
Introduction to cloud computing
What is cloud computing
Describe the shared responsibility model
Define cloud models
Describe the consumption-based model
Describe the benefits of using cloud services
Describe the benefits of high availability and scalability in the cloud
Describe the benefits of reliability and predictability in the cloud
Describe the benefits of security and governance in the cloud
Describe the benefits of manageability in the cloud
Describe cloud service types
Describe Infrastructure as a Service
Describe Platform as a Service
Describe Software as a Service
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
What is Microsoft Azure
Get started with Azure accounts
Exercise – Explore the Learn sandbox
Describe Azure physical infrastructure
Describe Azure management infrastructure
Describe Azure compute and networking services
Describe Azure virtual machines
Exercise – Create an Azure virtual machine
Describe Azure virtual desktop
Describe Azure containers
Describe Azure functions
Describe application hosting options
Describe Azure virtual networking
Exercise – Configure network access
Describe Azure virtual private networks
Describe Azure ExpressRoute
Describe Azure DNS
Describe Azure storage services
Describe Azure storage accounts
Describe Azure storage redundancy
Describe Azure storage services
Exercise – Create a storage blob
Identify Azure data migration options
Identify Azure file movement options
Describe Azure identity, access and security
Describe Azure directory services
Describe Azure authentication methods
Describe Azure external identities
Describe Azure conditional access
Describe Azure role-based access control
Describe Zero Trust model
Describe defense-in-depth
Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Describe cost management in Azure
Describe factors that can affect costs in Azure
Compare the Pricing and Total Cost of Ownership calculators
Exercise – Estimate workload costs by using the Pricing calculator
Exercise – Compare workload costs using the TCO calculator
Describe the Microsoft Cost Management tool
Describe the purpose of tags
Describe features and tools in Azure for governance and compliance
Describe the purpose of Microsoft Purview
Describe the purpose of Azure Policy
Describe the purpose of resource locks
Exercise – Configure a resource lock
Describe the purpose of the Service Trust portal
Describe features and tools for managing and deploying Azure resourcse
Describe tools for interacting with Azure
Describe the purpose of Azure Arc
Describe Azure Resource Manager and Azure ARM templates
Describe monitoring tools in Azure
Describe the purpose of Azure Advisor
Describe Azure Service Health
Describe Azure Monitor
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
Create, configure, and manage identities
Create, configure, and manage users
Exercise – assign licenses to users
Exercise – restore or remove deleted users
Create, configure, and manage groups
Exercise – add groups in Microsoft Entra ID
Configure and manage device registration
Manage licenses
Exercise – change group license assignments
Exercise – change user license assignments
Create custom security attributes
Explore automatic user creation
Describe the core architectural components of Azure
What is Microsoft Azure
Get started with Azure accounts
Exercise – Explore the Learn sandbox
Describe Azure physical infrastructure
Describe Azure management infrastructure
Azure Policy initiatives
Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
Azure Policy design principles
Azure Policy resources
Azure Policy definitions
Evaluation of resources through Azure Policy
Secure your Azure resources with Azure role-based access control
What is Azure RBAC?
Knowledge check – What is Azure RBAC?
Exercise – List access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
Exercise – Grant access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
Exercise – View activity logs for Azure RBAC change
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
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
Interactive lab simulation
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
Interactive lab simulation
Host your domain on Azure DNS
What is Azure DNS?
Configure Azure DNS to host your domain
Exercise – Create a DNS zone and an A record by using Azure DNS
Dynamically resolve resource name by using alias record
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
Manage and control traffic flow in your Azure deployment with routes
Identify routing capabilities of an Azure virtual network
Exercise – Create custom routes
What is an NVA?
Exercise – Create an NVA and virtual machines
Exercise – Route traffic through the NVA
Introduction to Azure Load Balancer
What is Azure Load Balancer?
How Azure Load Balancer works
When to use Azure Load Balancer
Introduction to Azure Application Gateway
What is Azure Application Gateway?
How Azure Application Gateway works
When to use Azure Application Gateway
Instroduction to Azure Network Watcher
What is Azure Network Watcher?
How Azure Network Watcher works
When to use Azure Network Watcher
Configure storage accounts
Implement Azure Storage
Explore Azure Storage services
Determine storage account types
Determine replication strategies
Access storage
Secure storage endpoints
Configure Azure Blob Storage
Implement Azure Blob Storage
Create blob containers
Assign blob access tiers
Add blob lifecycle management rules
Determine blob object replication
Upload blobs
Determine Blob Storage pricing
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
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
Introduction to Azure virtual machines
Compile a checklist for creating an Azure Virtual Machine
Exercise – Create a VM using the Azure portal
Describe the options available to create and manage an Azure Virtual Machine
Manage the availability of your Azure VMs
Back up your virtual machines
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
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
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
Configure Azure Container Instances
Compare containers to virtual machines
Review Azure Container Instances
Implement container groups
Review Azure Container Apps
Introduction to Azure Backup
What is Azure Backup?
How Azure Backup works
When to use Azure Backup
Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup
Azure Backup features and scenarios
Back up an Azure virtual machine by using Azure Backup
Exercise – Back up an Azure virtual machine
Restore virtual machine data
Introduction to Azure Monitor
Monitoring and Azure Monitor
Metrics and Logs
Azure Monitor Insights, visualizations, and actions
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
Exercise – Use metric alerts to alert on 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
Exercise -Use an activity log alert and an action group to notify users about events in your Azure infrastructure
Analyze your Azure infrastructure by using Azure Monitor logs
Features of Azure Monitor logs
Create basic Azure Monitor log queries to extract information from log data
Exercise – Create basic Azure Monitor log queries to extract information from log data
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Students have the choice to opt for airfaire and lodging included in pricing for Classroom Live dates which mirror the virtual dates. Please contact us for more information
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