Azure Administrator Bootcamp
Real-World Certification Prep for AZ-104 Exam
Livestreaming March 17th, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Join us for this 14 Week Azure Cloud Administrator Bootcamp and prepare for certification and the AZ-104 exam by following a PROJECT-FOCUSED approach.
Course Instructor: Tim Warner
Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN. His professional specialties include Microsoft Azure, cross-platform PowerShell, and all things Windows Server-related.
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Course Outline
NOTE: All sessions are recorded and available for replay. You can take your time to work through the bootcamp.
Week 1: Manage Azure AD Objects
Wednesday, March 10th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service, helping your employees sign in and access resources such as Microsoft 365, the Azure portal, thousands of other SaaS products, or apps on your corporate network and intranet, along with any cloud apps developed by your own organization. In this module, you'll learn how to manage Azure AD objects.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Create users and groups
- Manage user and group properties
- Manage device settings
- Perform bulk user updates
- Manage guest accounts
- Configure Azure AD Join
- Configure self-service password reset
Week 2: Manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Wednesday, March 17th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
It's clear that access management for cloud resources is critical for any organization moving to the cloud. Azure role-based access control (Azure RBAC) helps you manage who has access to your Azure resources. Azure RBAC is an authorization system built on top of Azure Resource Manager that provides fine-grained access control of Azure resources. In this module, you'll learn how to managed Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Create a custom role
- Provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles
- Interpret access assignments
- Manage multiple directories
Week 3: Manage Subscriptions and Governance
Wednesday, March 24th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Azure subscription management and proper governance ensures taht organizations can manage assets effectively in Azure. As part of this process, organizations typically categorize their applications differently, often separating subscriptions based on specific environment, and a range of other factors, while tapping into numerous platform services that help enable a solid governance strategy. In this module you'll learn how to manage Azure subscriptions and governance.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Configure Azure policies
- Configure resource locks
- Apply tags
- Create and manage resource groups
- Manage subscriptions
- Configure Cost Management
- Configure management groups
Week 4: Manage Storage Accounts and Data in Azure Storage
Wednesday, March 31st, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Azure storage accounts contain all data objects such as blobs, files, queues, tables, and disks. Your storage account provides a unique namespace for your Azure Storage data that is accessible from anywhere in the world over an internet connection. In this module you'll learn how Azure storage accounts are durable and highly available, secure, and massively scalable, and how to manage storage accounts in your Azure environment.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Configure network access to storage accounts
- Create and configure storage accounts
- Generate shared access signature
- Manage access keys
- Implement Azure storage replication
- Configure Azure AD Authentication for a storage account
- Export from Azure job
- Import into Azure job
- Install and use Azure Storage Explorer
- Copy data by using AZCopy
Week 5: Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage
Wednesday, April 7th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
The Azure Files service offers fully managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible via the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol or Network File System (NFS) protocol. You can mount Azure file shares concurrently by cloud or on-premises systems. Azure Files SMB file shares are accessible from Windows, Linux, and macOS systems, and Azure Files SMB file shares can be cached on Windows Servers with Azure File Sync for fast access close to where the data is being utilized. In this module you'll learn how to Configure Azure Files and Azure Blob Storage.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Create an Azure file share
- Create and configure Azure File Sync service
- Configure Azure blob storage
- Configure storage tiers for Azure blobs
- Configure blob lifecycle management
- Configure blob object replication
Week 6: High Availability, Scalability, and Deplyment Automation
Wednesday, April 21st, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
In Azure you can run critical workloads across datacenters with independent power, cooling, and networking by making use Availability zones. You can also completely automate your entire deployment process using Infrastrcuture as Code templates. In this module, you'll learn how to implement High Availability, Scalability, and Deplyment Automation.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Configure high availability
- Deploy and configure scale sets
- Modify Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template
- Configure VHD template
- Deploy from template
- Save a deployment as an ARM template
- Automate configuration management by using custom script extensions
Week 7: Create and Configure Virtual Machines
Wednesday, April 28th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
When it comes to working with virtual machines in Azure, there's a ton of stuff to think about. From Azure Disk Encryption, to moving VMs from one resource group to another, to managing VM sizes, and more! In this module, you'll learn how to Create and Configure Virtual Machines.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Configure Azure Disk Encryption
- Move VMs from one resource group to another
- Manage VM sizes
- Add data discs
- Configure networking
- Redeploy VMs
Week 8: Create and Configure Containers & Web Apps
Wednesday, May 5th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Learn how to work with Docker containers, how to build images and store them in a repository in Azure Container Registry, and how to use Azure App Service to deploy a web app using the Docker image. In this module, you'll learn how to Create and Configure Containers & Web Apps.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Create and configure Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Create and configure Azure Container Instances (ACI)
- Create and configure App Service
- Create and configure App Service Plans
Week 9: Implement and Manage Virtual Networking & Name Resolution
Wednesday, May 12th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Learn how to create and managage a virtual network and change settings, such as DNS servers and IP addresses. In this module you'll learn how to Implement and Manage Virtual Networking & Name Resolution.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Create and configure VNET peering
- Configure private and public IP addresses, network routes, network interface, subnets, and virtual network
- Configure Azure DNS
- Configure custom DNS settings
- Configure a private or public DNS zone
Week 10: Secure Access to Virtual Networks
Wednesday, May 19th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Azure Network security is a critical aspect of every cloud deployment. In this module you'll learn all about network security groups, working with Azure Firewall, and configuring the Azure Bastion Service. When complete, you'll have a solid understanding of how to Secure Access to Virtual Networks.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Create security rules
- Associate an NSG to a subnet or network interface
- Evaluate effective security rules
- Deploy and configure Azure Firewall
- Deploy and configure Azure Bastion Service
Week 11: Configure Load Balancing
Wednesday, May 26th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Azure Load balancing aims allows you to improve application performance, eliminate single points of failure, and avoid overloading any single resource. It can also improve availability by sharing a workload across redundant services like Availability Zones. In this module you'll learn how to Configure Load Balancing.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Configure Application Gateway
- Configure an internal load balancer
- Configure load balancing rules
- Configure a public load balancer
- Troubleshoot load balancing
Week 12: Monitor and Troubleshoot Virtual Networking
Wednesday, June 2nd, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Understanding how to monitor and troubleshoot Azure Virtual Networking can be a daunting task. In this module, you'll learn a ton of ways to monitor on-premises connectivity, use Network Performance Monitor, configure Azure VPN Gateways, and much more!
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Monitor on-premises connectivity
- Use Network Performance Monitor
- Use Network Watcher
- Troubleshoot external networking
- Troubleshoot virtual network connectivity
- Create and configure Azure VPN Gateway
- Create and configure VPNs
- Configure ExpressRoute
- Configure Azure Virtual WAN
Week 13: Monitor Resources by using Azure Monitor
Wednesday, June 9th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Azure Monitor helps you stay on top of the availability and performance of your applications. Azure Monitor delivers a complete solution for collecting, analyzing, and acting on telemetry from your cloud and on-premises environments. This data will help you understand how your apps are running and proactively identify issues affecting their performance.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Configure and interpret metrics
- Configure Log Analytics
- Query and analyze logs
- Set up alerts and actions
- Configure Application Insights
Week 14: Implement Backup and Recovery
Wednesday, June 16th, 12:00pm - 1:15pm PT
Azure Backup provides a simple, secure, and cost-effective solution for backing up your data and performing restore operations from the Azure cloud platform. In this module you'll learn how Monitor Resources by using Azure Monitor.
Here's what you'll learn how to do:
- Configure and review backup reports
- Perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup
- Create a Recovery Services Vault
- Create and configure backup policy
- Perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery
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