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Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure: Describe Azure architecture and services

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Overview

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  • Describe the core architectural components of Azure

    Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe Azure regions, region pairs, and sovereign regions

    • Describe Availability Zones

    • Describe Azure datacenters

    • Describe Azure resources and Resource Groups

    • Describe subscriptions

    • Describe management groups

    • Describe the hierarchy of resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups

  • Introduction to Azure compute services (virtual machines, Azure Virtual Desktop, Azure Functions) and networking services (virtual networks, ExpressRoute, DNS, etc.).

    Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Compare compute types, including container instances, virtual machines, and functions

    • Describe virtual machine (VM) options, including VMs, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, availability sets, Azure Virtual Desktop

    • Describe resources required for virtual machines

    • Describe application hosting options, including Azure Web Apps, containers, and virtual machines

    • Describe virtual networking, including the purpose of Azure Virtual Networks, Azure virtual subnets, peering, Azure DNS, VPN Gateway, and ExpressRoute

    • Define public and private endpoints

  • Azure storage services, tiers, redundancy options, and migration options and tools.

    Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

    • Compare Azure storage services

    • Describe storage tiers

    • Describe redundancy options

    • Describe storage account options and storage types

    • Identify options for moving files, including AzCopy, Azure Storage Explorer, and Azure File Sync

    • Describe migration options, including Azure Migrate and Azure Data Box

  • Describe Azure identity, access, and security

    By the end of this module, you will be able to:

    • Describe directory services in Azure, including Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Entra Domain Services

    • Describe authentication methods in Azure, including single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), and passwordless

    • Describe external identities and guest access in Azure

    • Describe Microsoft Entra Conditional Access

    • Describe Azure Role Based Access Control (RBAC)

    • Describe the concept of Zero Trust

    • Describe the purpose of the defense in depth model

    • Describe the purpose of Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Syllabus

  • Describe the core architectural components of Azure
    • Introduction
    • What is Microsoft Azure
    • Get started with Azure accounts
    • Exercise - Explore interacting with Azure
    • Describe Azure physical infrastructure
    • Describe Azure management infrastructure
    • Exercise - Create an Azure resource
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Describe Azure compute and networking services
    • Introduction
    • 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 - Create an Azure Virtual Machine and Configure network access
    • Describe Azure virtual private networks
    • Describe Azure ExpressRoute
    • Describe Azure DNS
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Describe Azure storage services
    • Introduction
    • 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
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Describe Azure identity, access, and security
    • Introduction
    • 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
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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