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Description

Course Updates
v 8.0 - March 2024
A complete course refresh has been conducted for the course. All videos of the course have been updated. This was done to align the course with any newer changes to the exam objective. And to also align the videos with any changes to the Azure services.
All diagrams that have been shown in the videos have also been updated to have a more seamless and refreshed look with the Azure services.
Practice Tests have also been updated. All older questions have been removed and replaced with newer questions.
v 7.1 - June 2023
Minor updates to the working on the storage account service. This is to line-up with the changes made to the user interface for the storage account service.
Azure Databricks - Code changed to reflect how to access data from an Azure Data Lake Gen 2 storage account
Role-based access control - This is to line-up with the changes made to the user interface for Role-based access control.
v7.0 - November 2022
A major refresh carried out for the course. Almost all videos refreshed to ensure that the new User-Interface changes for the Azure services are reflected. Course is also aligned with the newer exam objectives.
Additional questions also added to the Practice Tests
v6.1 - January 2022
Updated the following chapters reflecting User-Interface changes for the relevant Azure service
Lab - Azure SQL Database
Lab - Azure SQL Database - Adding data
Lab - Basic Azure Load Balancer - Setup
Lab - Basic Azure Load Balancer - Implement
Lab - Role-based access control
v6.0 - August 2021
A refresh carried out for most of the chapters in the course - This was to align with any changes to the User Interface and new features for Azure services.
Also questions commonly asked by students are also now included in the videos.
v5.1 - February 2021
Added new chapters to the course including the following
Azure Synapse Analytics-Creating a workspace and dedicated SQL pool
Lab - Azure Synapse - Setting up Azure SQL and Azure Data Factory
Lab - Azure Synapse - Transferring data Azure Data Factory
Azure Bot Service
Also added a completely new section to serve as a good revision for key concepts discussed in the course
Updated chapters on .Net programs for working with the Blob and queue service in Azure Storage Accounts
v5.0 - November 2020
Aligned course updates based on exam objectives changed in November 2020
Added chapters that include
Lab on Azure Kubernetes
The various tools in Azure DevOps services
Shared Responsibility Model
Azure Database for MySQL and PostgreSQL
Refreshed chapters that include
Azure Security Center
Availability sets and Availability Zones understanding
Azure storage accounts - Blob and File service
v4.2 - June 2020
Refreshed the chapters on Azure Regions, Deploying a Windows Virtual Machine, Azure Marketplace
v4.1 April 2020
Updated chapters on Network Security Groups , Azure SQL database , Azure Web Apps , Communication within an Azure virtual network
Added chapters on Example Invoice, Azure Container Instances, Availability Zones implementation
v4.0 March 2020
Refreshed several chapters including the creation of virtual machines, Azure Functions , Azure Logic Apps to reflect User interface changes in Azure.
Added chapters on "Important Points" at the end of each section.
v3.0 October 2019
Refresh on existing topics to reflect Azure changes
Added chapters on cloud concepts
Added chapters on security, privacy and compliance
Added chapters on pricing and support
v2.0 June 2019
Feedback from Students
"Perfectly what need for beginner's in azure"
"I got exactly what I wanted, an overview of Azure services to the perfect level of details, not too high level and not too detailed. The instructor was methodical and straight to the point."
Cloud Computing is the next big thing , just look around you at how the digital world is evolving. Big players such as Amazon , Microsoft , Google are working towards the goal of allowing customers to embrace cloud computing. 
Microsoft has made big strides in this domain , and its no surprise as to why they are one of the leaders when it comes to Cloud Computing. 
This course is designed to help students get themselves familiar with Microsoft's Cloud platform , Microsoft Azure.
In this course you will learn the following
1. Creating a Free Account in Azure
2. Working with Virtual Machines
3. Working with Azure Storage - BLOB , Table , Queues , Files
4. Introduction to Azure SQL Databases and CosmosDB
5. Basic Networking concepts in Azure
6. A Basic understanding on various services such as Azure Functions , Azure Logic Apps , Azure Scale Sets etc.
Don't get left behind. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION is the need of the hour and Cloud computing is one of the backbone for empower the world towards this goal.
Who this course is for:
Students who wish to start learning how to use the Azure Platform.
Students who want to get a head start and look towards passing the AZ-900 certification.

What you'll learn

A basic understanding on concepts that are involved when working with a cloud platform.

A basic understanding on working with services on the Azure platform.

How to deploy machines to the cloud and work with other compute services.

How to work with storage services and other services that Azure has to offer.

Be prepared when taking the AZ-900 certification exam.

Requirements

  • You will need a copy of Adobe XD 2019 or above. A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe.
  • No previous design experience is needed.
  • No previous Adobe XD skills are needed.

Course Content

27 sections • 95 lectures
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1-Introduction
11
1.1-Important Course Instructions
1.2-Slides and Diagrams download
1.3-How are we approaching the course objectives
1.4-Introduction onto Azure as a Cloud Computing Platform
1.5-Introduction to Azure
1.6-The Azure Free Account
1.7-Creating an Azure Free Account
1.8-Tour around the portal
1.9-Disabling security defaults
1.10-Some key terms to know at this point
1.11-Summary on what we have learnt
2-Describe Azure architecture and services - Azure compute
47
2.1-What are we going to start with
2.2-The Virtual Machine service
2.3-Lab - Deploying a Windows Virtual Machine
2.4-Connecting to an Azure Windows Virtual Machine
2.5-Lab - Resizing the virtual machine
2.6-Troubleshooting connectivity
2.7-Connecting to the machine from macOS
2.8-Lab - Installing Internet Information Services
2.9-Virtual Machine sizes
2.10-Costing for Azure resources
2.11-Understanding Azure regions
2.12-Shutting down the virtual machine
2.13-About Public IP addresses for virtual machines
2.14-Lab - Creating a Linux Virtual Machine
2.15-Lab - Deploying a web server on the Linux machine
2.16-Lab - Deploying a web server on the Linux machine - Resources
2.17-Connecting to the Linux machine from macOS
2.18-Note on vCPU quota
2.19-Deleting your resources
2.20-Lab - Azure Marketplace for Virtual Machines
2.21-Availability Sets
2.22-Lab - Availability Sets
2.23-Availability Zones
2.24-Lab - Availability Zones for virtual machines
2.25-Azure Dedicated Host
2.26-More on costs for Virtual Machines
2.27-Azure Spot Virtual Machines
2.28-Reserved Pricing
2.29-Virtual Machine Scale Set service
2.30-Lab - Building a Virtual Machine Scale Set
2.31-Lab - Scaling the Virtual Machine Scale Set
2.32-Lab - Scaling the Virtual Machine Scale Set - Resources
2.33-About Azure Web Apps
2.34-Lab - Deploying an Azure Web App
2.35-An example of deploying code onto the Azure Web App
2.36-Quick note on Azure Web App scaling
2.37-About Azure Functions
2.38-Lab - Azure Functions
2.39-Primer on containers
2.40-Lab - Azure Container Instance
2.41-Using Azure Kubernetes
2.42-Azure Virtual Desktop - Creating a host pool
2.43-Azure Virtual Desktop - Using the host pool
2.44-Important points on resources and resource groups
2.45-Note on Bandwidth pricing
2.46-Summary on what we have learnt
2.47-Section Quiz
3-Describe Azure architecture and services - Networking
18
3.1-Azure Virtual Network
3.2-Lab - Creating an Azure virtual network
3.3-Lab - Deploying a virtual machine to the virtual network
3.4-Lab - Communication across virtual machines in a virtual network
3.5-Network Security Groups
3.6-An overview of Network Security Groups
3.7-Application Security Groups
3.8-Lab - Azure virtual network peering
3.9-Overview of VPN connections to Azure
3.10-Overview of Azure ExpressRoute
3.11-Azure Load Balancer
3.12-Lab - Azure Load Balancer - Setup
3.13-Lab - Azure Load Balancer - Setup - Resources
3.14-Lab - Azure Load Balancer - Implementation
3.15-Azure DNS
3.16-A look at using DNS names
3.17-Summary
3.18-Section Quiz
4-Describe Azure architecture and services - Storage
22
4.1-Introduction to Azure Storage Accounts
4.2-Lab - Creating an Azure Storage Account
4.3-Lab - Working with the BLOB service
4.4-Azure Storage Accounts - Access tiers
4.5-Lab - Azure Storage Accounts - Access tiers
4.6-Azure Storage Accounts - Data Redundancy
4.7-Lab - Working with Azure File shares
4.8-Connecting onto a file share from macOS
4.9-Azure File Sync service
4.10-Lab - Azure Queue Storage
4.11-Lab - Azure Table Storage
4.12-Azure Premium Storage accounts
4.13-Lab - Azure Storage Explorer
4.14-Using the Azure storage explorer from a macOS system
4.15-Example on a program interacting with Azure Storage Accounts
4.16-Lab - AzCopy tool
4.17-Lab - AzCopy tool - Resources
4.18-Azure Data Box
4.19-Azure Migrate
4.20-Azure Endpoints
4.21-Summary
4.22-Section Quiz
5-Describe Azure architecture and services - Databases
21
5.1-What are we going to cover
5.2-Azure SQL Database service
5.3-Lab - Azure SQL Database
5.4-Lab - Azure SQL Database - Adding data
5.5-Lab - Azure SQL Database - Adding data - Resources
5.6-Lab - Azure Database for MySQL
5.7-Lab - Azure Database for MySQL - Adding data
5.8-Lab - Azure Database for MySQL - Adding data - Resources
5.9-About Azure Cosmos DB
5.10-Lab - Azure Cosmos DB - SQL API
5.11-Lab - Azure Cosmos DB - SQL API - Resources
5.12-Enterprise Data warehouse architecture
5.13-Lab - Enterprise Data Warehouse - Azure Data Lake Gen2 storage account
5.14-Lab - Enterprise Data Warehouse - Creating an Azure Synapse workspace
5.15-Lab - Enterprise Data Warehouse - Using pipelines to transfer data
5.16-Using Azure Databricks
5.17-Lab - Azure Databricks - Resources
5.18-A sample architecture - use case 1
5.19-A sample architecture - use case 2
5.20-Summary
5.21-Section Quiz
6-Describe cloud concepts
11
6.1-Benefits of the cloud - High Availability
6.2-Benefits of the cloud - Scalability
6.3-Benefits of the cloud - Disaster recovery
6.4-Benefits of the cloud - Elasticity
6.5-Benefits of the cloud - Fault tolerance
6.6-Cloud service model
6.7-Cloud model types
6.8-Economies of scale
6.9-Shared Responsibility Model
6.10-Quick summary of some important points
6.11-Section Quiz
7-Describe Azure architecture and services - Other services
22
7.1-Azure Traffic Manager
7.2-Lab - Azure Traffic Manager - Setup
7.3-Lab - Azure Traffic Manager - Implementation
7.4-Azure Content Delivery Network
7.5-Lab - Azure Content Delivery Network
7.6-About DevOps
7.7-Azure DevOps Free Account
7.8-Azure DevOps - Quick look at Azure Boards
7.9-Azure DevOps - Quick look at Azure Repos
7.10-Azure DevOps - Quick look at Build Pipelines
7.11-Azure DevOps - Quick look at Release Pipelines
7.12-Azure DevTest Labs
7.13-Machine Learning
7.14-Lab - Creating a Machine Learning workspace
7.15-Lab - Using the Machine Learning workspace
7.16-Azure AI Services
7.17-Lab - Azure Key Vault
7.18-Azure Logic Apps
7.19-IoT Hub
7.20-Azure Batch Service
7.21-Summary
7.22-Section Quiz
8-Describe Azure architecture and services - Identity and Access
20
8.1-What is Microsoft Entra ID
8.2-Lab - Creating users in Microsoft Entra ID
8.3-Role Based Access Control
8.4-Lab - Role Based Access Control
8.5-Note on defining groups in Microsoft Entra ID
8.6-Lab - Multi-Factor Authentication
8.7-Microsoft Entra ID licensing
8.8-Conditional Access Policies
8.9-Passwordless authentication
8.10-Microsoft Entra ID - Inviting external identities
8.11-Microsoft Entra Domain Services
8.12-Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync
8.13-Microsoft Defender for Cloud
8.14-Quick look at Microsoft Sentinel
8.15-Azure DDoS protection
8.16-Azure Firewall
8.17-Concept of Zero Trust
8.18-Defense on Depth
8.19-Summary
8.20-Section Quiz
9-Describe Azure management and governance
35
9.1-Pricing Calculator
9.2-Total cost of ownership
9.3-Azure Cost Management
9.4-An additional aspect to Cost Management
9.5-Creating budgets in Azure
9.6-Support options in Azure
9.7-Azure Service Level Agreements
9.8-A note on composite SLA
9.9-Services in preview
9.10-Cloud Adoption Framework
9.11-Service Trust Portal
9.12-Resource tags
9.13-Ability to create an additional subscription
9.14-Moving resources across resource groups
9.15-Quick note on other Azure environments
9.16-Management Groups
9.17-Azure Blueprints
9.18-Azure Policy
9.19-Azure resource locks
9.20-Lab - Azure CLI
9.21-Lab - Azure CLI - Resources
9.22-Using Azure PowerShell modules
9.23-Using Azure PowerShell modules - Resources
9.24-Lab - Azure Cloud Shell
9.25-Lab - ARM templates
9.26-Lab - ARM templates - Resources
9.27-Note on the Azure Arc service
9.28-Azure Advisor
9.29-Azure Service Health
9.30-Azure Monitor service
9.31-Azure Monitor Alerts
9.32-Lab - Log Analytics
9.33-Using Application Insights
9.34-Summary
9.35-Section Quiz
10-Putting everything together
12
10.1-Understanding your requirements
10.2-Hosting your infrastructure on the cloud
10.3-High Availability
10.4-Understanding costs
10.5-Connecting data center to Azure
10.6-Monitoring your infrastructure
10.7-Revision - Important concepts
10.8-Revision - Costing
10.9-Revision - Tools
10.10-Revision - Security and Governance
10.11-Revision - Core Services
10.12-Revision - General Concepts
11-Practice Section
4
11.1-Its time to take the exam
11.2-Practice Test 1
11.3-Practice Test 2
11.4-Bonus Lecture