Learn how to use Azure Arc to manage hybrid workloads by onboarding on-premises Windows Server and Linux machines, deploying extensions, applying Azure Policy guest configuration, and restricting access with RBAC.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe Azure Arc.
- Explain how to onboard on-premises Windows Server instances in Azure Arc.
- Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal.
- Use Azure Arc to manage devices.
- Restrict access using RBAC.
Learn how to monitor Windows Server IaaS VMs and hybrid instances using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics workspaces, the Dependency Agent for service maps, and integration with Microsoft Operations Manager.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Enable Azure Monitor for VMs.
- Monitor an Azure VM with Azure Monitor.
- Enable Azure Monitor in hybrid scenarios.
- Collect data from a Windows computer in a hybrid environment.
- Plan Azure Monitor and Operations Manager coexistence.
Learn about Microsoft Defender for Cloud and how to onboard Windows Server computers to Defender for Servers by using Azure Arc. Also learn about Microsoft Sentinel, security information and event management (SIEM), and security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR).
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
- Enable Defender for Servers in hybrid environments.
- Onboard Windows Server computers to Defender for Servers by using Azure Arc.
- Implement and assess security policies.
- Describe Microsoft Sentinel.
- Implement SIEM and SOAR.
- Protect your resources with JIT VM access.
Learn how to assess and deploy updates to Azure virtual machines and Azure Arc-enabled servers by using Azure Update Manager.
After completing this module, you can:
- Describe Azure Update Manager.
- Prepare Azure virtual machines and Azure Arc-enabled servers for update management.
- Assess update compliance.
- Deploy one-time and recurring updates.
- Monitor update operations across multiple machines.

Syllabus

Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
- Introduction
- Describe Azure Arc
- Onboard Windows Server instances
- Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal
- Use Azure Arc to manage Windows Server instances
- Restrict access with RBAC
- Module assessment
- Summary
Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
- Introduction
- Enable Azure Monitor for Virtual Machines
- Monitor an Azure Virtual Machine with Azure Monitor
- Enable Azure Monitor in hybrid scenarios
- Collect data from a Windows computer in a hybrid environment
- Integrate Azure Monitor with Microsoft Operations Manager
- Module assessment
- Summary
Audit the security of Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
- Introduction
- Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud
- Enable Defender for Servers in hybrid environments
- Implement and assess security policies
- Protect your resources with JIT VM access
- Implement Microsoft Sentinel
- Module assessment
- Summary
Manage Azure updates
- Introduction
- Describe Azure Update Manager
- Prepare machines for Azure Update Manager
- Deploy updates
- Assess updates
- Manage updates at scale
- Module assessment
- Summary