Understand the capabilities and architecture of Azure Arc-enabled servers. Learn how to test and select the right deployment method for your machines. Finally, adopt best practices and advanced security considerations for Azure Arc-enabled servers.
After completing this module, you're able to:
- Understand Azure Arc's built-in and supplemental security functions.
- Evaluate different deployment and testing channels for Azure Arc-enabled servers.
- Apply best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers architecture and management.
Learn about the benefits of and how to onboard Azure Arc-enabled servers to Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Defender for Servers, and Microsoft Sentinel.
After you've completed this module, you'll be able to:
- Understand the onboarding process for and benefits of using Microsoft Defender for Cloud with Azure Arc-enabled servers.
- Evaluate the benefits of using Microsoft Defender for Servers with Azure Arc-enabled servers.
- Understand the onboarding process for and benefits of using Microsoft Sentinel with Azure Arc-enabled servers.
Understand the monitoring capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers. Learn about the benefits of and how to onboard Azure Arc-enabled servers to Azure Logs and Metrics, VM Insights, and Azure Monitor Alerts.
After you've completed this module, you'll be able to:
- Understand the usage of VM extensions to manage observability agents with Azure Arc-enabled servers.
- Evaluate different Azure Monitor offerings across logs, metrics, and alerts.
- Understand the onboarding process for and benefits of using VM Insights with Azure Arc-enabled servers.
Understand the governance capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers. Learn about the benefits of and how to onboard Azure Arc-enabled servers to Azure Policy, Azure Automation, and Azure Automanage.
After you complete this module, you're able to:
- Understand the usage of Azure Policy and Guest Configuration with Azure Arc-enabled servers
- Evaluate different Azure Automation offerings across inventory management, change tracking, and update management
- Understand the onboarding process for and benefits of using Azure Automanage with Azure Arc-enabled servers

Syllabus

Plan and deploy Azure Arc-enabled servers at scale
- Introduction
- What is Azure Arc-enabled servers and its capabilities?
- Test Azure Arc-enabled servers capabilities using Azure VMs
- Planning considerations for a secure configuration
- Explore different methods to onboard servers at scale to Azure Arc
- Best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers management and services in Azure
- Module assessment
- Summary
Secure your hybrid and multicloud machines by using Azure Arc-enabled servers
- Introduction
- Assess, secure, and defend Azure Arc-enabled servers with Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Onboard Azure Arc-enabled servers to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Secure Azure Arc-enabled servers with Microsoft Defender for Servers
- Threat intelligence for Azure Arc-enabled servers with Microsoft Sentinel
- Onboard Azure Arc-enabled servers to Microsoft Sentinel
- Module assessment
- Summary
Monitor your hybrid and multicloud machines through Azure Arc-enabled servers
- Introduction
- Deploy and manage observability agents with ease using VM extensions for Azure Arc-enabled servers
- Onboard Azure Arc-enabled servers to VM insights
- Develop a robust data foundation of Azure Arc enabled servers with Azure Monitor Metrics and Logs
- Smart and scalable alerts for Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Monitor
- Module assessment
- Summary
Govern your hybrid and multicloud machines through Azure Arc-enabled servers
- Introduction
- Govern Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Policy Guest Configuration
- Assign Azure Policies to govern Azure Arc-enabled servers
- Azure Automanage best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers
- Modernize deployment, response, and orchestration of Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Automation
- Module assessment
- Summary