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Today, an organisation’s data is not limited to small files that store employee data. Various kinds of data are being stored and the amount of data is growing day by day. This requires a number of separate servers which at some point in time is not feasible. The IT World has as such come up with a solution called Virtualization. All the data that is required to be stored on the servers is stored on the Cloud in Virtual Servers. These servers can be Database Servers, Web Servers, Application Servers or any other for that matter. Microsoft Azure is such a service that can help the users deploy their data on the net for different purposes.

Who should take this course

Professionals eager to use Microsoft Azure to host websites and mobile app back-end services.
IT professionals who are familiar with cloud technologies and want to learn more about the cloud using Microsoft
IT professional who use Microsoft System Center to manage server infrastructure.
Windows Server administrators who want to migrate their organisation's Active Directory roles and services to the cloud.
IT professionals who, having experience in non-Microsoft cloud technologies, want to cross-train on Azure.
Professionals interested in installing, configuring, and managing Virtual Machines and other related services using Microsoft Azure.
IT professionals who want to take the Microsoft Certification Exam .

Before the delegates enrol for the course they must fulfil the following criteria as a precondition to the course:

MCSA certification in Windows Server 2012.
The delegate must be familiar with on-premises virtualization technologies, including virtual machines, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks (VHDs).
They must have an understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
The delegates must know how to deploy a website on Internet Information Services (IIS).
Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, domain controllers, replication, Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) must be clear to the delegates attending the course.
Further, the candidates need to have an understanding of database concepts, including tables, queries, Structured Query Language (SQL), and database schemas.
They should also have an understanding of operations such as resilience and disaster recovery that include backup and restore operations.

What Will You Learn

At the end of the course, the candidate will be able to do the following tasks:

Describe the components of Azure architecture that include infrastructure, tools, and portals.
Apply and manage virtual networking using Microsoft Azure platform and connect to the organisation's on-site environments.
Create Azure virtual machines.
Configure, manage, and monitor Azure VM's to optimise availability and reliability.
Deploy and configure web apps and mobile apps.
Implement, manage, backup, and monitor storage solutions.
Bring into practice data services based on SQL Database to support applications.
Deploy, configure, monitor, and diagnose cloud services.
Create and manage Azure Active Directory clients, and setup application integration with Azure Active Directory.
Combine Windows AD with Azure AD thus providing a Hybrid solution.
Automate operations in Azure management by using automation.

Courseware

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Key Learning Points

Certificate

Course Overview

The course helps a delegate to optimise Windows Server workloads on Azure. It further teaches them to explore the IaaS architecture, services, tools, and portals of Microsoft Azure. The delegates get to manage and implement virtual networks in Azure. Also implementing websites and data services, managing Azure Content Delivery Networks, and creating and managing Azure Active Directory forms a part of the course.

Course Content

Introduction to Azure

Cloud technology overview
Overview of Azure
Managing Azure with the Azure portal
Managing Azure with Windows PowerShell
Overview of Azure Resource Manager
Azure management services

Implementing and managing Azure networking

Overview of Azure networking
Implementing and managing Azure virtual networks
Configuring Azure virtual networks
Configuring Azure virtual network connectivity
Overview of Azure classic networking

Implementing virtual machines

Overview of Azure Resource Manager virtual machines
Planning for Azure virtual machines
Installing Azure Resource Manager virtual machines
Authoring Azure Resource Manager templates
Overview of classic VM’s.

Virtual machines Administration

Configuring virtual machines
Configuring virtual machine disks
Managing and monitoring Azure virtual machines
Administering classic virtual machines

Implementing Azure App services

Introduction to App Service
Planning app deployment in App Service
Implementing and maintaining web apps
Configuring web apps
Monitoring web apps and WebJobs
Implementing mobile apps
Traffic Manager

Storage, backup, and recovery services - Planning and implementing

Planning storage
Implementing and managing storage
Implementing Azure Content Delivery Networks
Implementing Azure Backup
Planning for and implementing Azure Site Recovery

Planning and implementing Azure SQL Database

Planning and deploying Azure SQL Database
Implementing and managing Azure SQL Database
Managing Azure SQL Database security
Monitoring Azure SQL Database
Managing Azure SQL Database business continuity

Implementing PaaS cloud services

Planning and deploying PaaS cloud services
Managing and maintaining cloud services

Implementing Azure Active Directory

Manage Microsoft Azure Active Directory Clients
Application and resource access Configuration with Azure AD
Summary of Azure AD Premium

Management of Active Directory in a hybrid environment

Extending an on-premises Active Directory domain to Azure IaaS
Implementing directory synchronisation by using Azure AD Connect
Implementing federation

Implementation of Azure-based management and automation

Implementing Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS)
Implementing Azure Automation
Implementing Automation runbook
Managing Azure Automation

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