Cloud Specialist-Azure (Premium)

Topics

·Laying the Foundation

·Agile / Scrum / Kanban

·Basic Computing Concepts

·Introduction to Operating Systems

·Networking Fundamentals

·Server Basics

·Computer Systems

·Applications and Software

·Introduction to Cloud Computing

·Overview of Azure

·Cloud Concepts

Hands-On Lab

·Hardware and Software Inventory

·OS Navigation

·Ping Test

·Set Up a Local Server

·Azure Account Setup.

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Topics

·Overview of Azure's core services likeCompute, Networking, Storage, and Databases.

·Introduction to ARM and its role inmanaging resources.

·What are VMs and why are they important in Azure?

·Understanding the different types and sizes of Azure VMs.

·How Azure organizes resources and billing.

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Hands-On Lab

·Azure Resource Groups

·Deploy a Virtual Machine

·Connect to VM

·Azure Pricing Calculator

·Resource Cleanup

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Topics

·Introduction to Azure's storage services and why storage is crucial in cloud computing.

·Understanding blob storage and its use-cases.

·Types of disk storage and their applications.

·Introduction to Azure File Storage and how it differs from blob and disk storage.

·Brief overview of Azure Queue Storage for message queuing and Azure Table Storage for NoSQL data.

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Hands-On Lab

·Create a Storage Account

·Blob Storage

·Disk Storage

·File Storage

·Azure Queues

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Topics

·Overview of how networking functions inthe Azure environment.

·What are VNets and how do they enableAzure resources to communicate with each other?

·Understanding the role of subnets within aVNet.

·Basics of NSGs and how they controlinbound and outbound traffic to network interfaces (NIC), VMs, and subnets.

·Introduction to load balancing in Azureand its importance.

·Load balancing across multiple regions.

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Hands-On Lab

·Create a Virtual Network

·Subnet Configuration

·Network Security Group

·Test Network Rules

·Basic Load Balancer Setup

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Week 5 - Linux, Git, GitHub and Python

Topics

·Introduction to the Linux operating system, basic commands, and why Linux is important in cloud computing.

·Basics of version control with Git and how GitHub works.

·Introduction to variables, functions, and methods.

·Why Python is widely used in cloud computing and DevOps, and basic Python syntax.

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Hand-On Lab

·Linux Commands

·Git Operations

·Python Scripting

·Variable and Function Exercise

Week 6 - Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and IAM

Topics

·Introduction to Azure AD and its role in Azure architecture.

·How to manage users and groups in AzureAD.

·Understanding roles and permissions in Azure.

·What they are and why they are important for securing Azure services.

·Introduction to governance and compliance in Azure through policies.

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Hand-On Lab

·Create Azure AD Users and Groups

·Assign Roles

·Implement an Azure Policy

·Managed Identity Setup

·RBAC with Azure CLI

Week 7 - Azure Monitor & Azure Automation

Topics

·Introduction to Azure Monitor and its capabilities for tracking performance and health metrics.

·How to use Azure Log Analytics to query and analyze logs.

·Setting up alerts based on metrics or log queries.

·Monitoring the performance and usage of web apps.

·Introduction to automating repetitive tasks in Azure.

Hand-On Lab

·Setup Azure Monitor

·Log Analytics Query

·Create an Alert

·Application Insights Integration

·Runbook Automation

Week 8 - Azure PaaS Services

Topics

·Introduction to Azure App Service and its capabilities for hosting web apps, RESTful APIs, and mobile app backends.

·How to deploy and manage web applications in Azure.

·Introduction to Kubernetes in Azure and why it's important for container orchestration.

·Basics of running containers without managing the underlying infrastructure.

·Introduction to Azure Container Registry for storing and managing Docker container images.

·Azure Functions and Logic Apps for event-driven architecture.

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Hand-On Lab

·Deploy a Web App

·Scale a Web App

·Deploy a Container in AKS

·Run a Container in ACI

·Push an Image to Container Registry

Week 9 - Azure Firewall and Security Governance

Topics

·Introduction to Azure Firewall and its role in securing Azure resources.

·Basics of Azure Key Vault for securely storing and managing sensitive information like secrets, encryption keys, and certificates.

·Introduction to governance in Azure using policies.

·Overview of Azure Security Center and its capabilities for assessing and improving security posture.

·Introduction to compliance standards and how Azure Blueprints can help in maintaining compliance.

·How to manage updates for your Azure VMs.

·More in-depth look at automating tasks in Azure.

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Hand-On Lab

·Configure Azure Firewall

·Use Key Vault

·Implement an Azure Policy

·Security Assessment

·Create an Azure Blueprint

Week 10 - Azure Backup& Pricing

Topics

·Introduction to Azure Backup services and how to protect data and applications.

·Basics of Azure Site Recovery for disaster recovery planning.

·Understanding Azure's pricing models, including pay-as-you-go and reserved instances.

·How to manage and monitor Azure costs.

·Overview of Azure's support plans and when to consider each.

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Hand-On Lab

·Configure Azure Backup

·Implement Site Recovery

·Cost Analysis

·Set a Budget

Week 11 - Azure Advanced Networking and Azure Data

Topics

·Introduction to Azure VPN Gateway and its role in hybrid connectivity.

·Basics of Azure ExpressRoute for private connections to Azure.

·Introduction to Azure SQL Database and its use-cases.

·Basics of Azure Cosmos DB, a globally distributed, multi-model database service.

·Overview of Azure Data Lake Storage for big data analytics.

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Hand-On Lab

·Configure VPN Gateway

·ExpressRoute Simulation

·Deploy Azure SQL Database

·Cosmos DB Setup

·Data Lake Exploration

Week 12 - Introduction to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD

Topics

·Overview of what IaC is, its benefits, and why it's crucial in modern cloud computing.

·Deep dive into Azure Resource Manager templates, their structure, and how to use them for provisioning Azure resources.

·Introduction to Terraform, another IaC tool, and how it differs from Azure ARM templates.

·Brief overview of how to use GitHub Actions to automate the deployment of infrastructure using ARM Templates or Terraform.

·A quick recap of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment concepts, tying it back to IaC.

Hand-On Lab

·Create an ARM Template

·Deploy Using ARM Template

·Terraform Setup

·Run Terraform Commands

·GitHub Actions Workflow

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