Course Name: Azure Cloud Administrator
Certification: Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
Total Duration: 90 Hours
PART A: Prerequisites for Azure Administration
Duration: 50 Hours
Module1: Networking
Introduction to Networking, OSI Model, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, IPv4 addressing, Sub netting, CIDR, IPv6 addressing, VLAN, STP, Switching and Routing
Module2: Windows Server Administration
Editions of Windows server 2016, installing windows Server 2016, Configuring the Disks for RAID, Configuring the NTFS and share permissions, Installing and configuring ADDS, DNS, DHCP, VPN and IIS, Monitoring the performance of the server.
Module3: Linux Administration
Introduction Linux Operating System, Installing and configuring Linux, Creating users and Groups, Assigning permissions, installing and configuring apache web server, installing and configuring EFS server, Linux Shell Scripting.
Module4: Virtualization
Introduction to Virtualization, Types of Virtualization, Types of Hypervisors, Installing and Configuring VMware workstation, Installing and Configuring ESXi Server, Installing and Configuring Hyper-v
Module5: PowerShell Scripting
Configuring the PowerShell, Importing the Azure Modules, PowerShell Basic commands, Writing PowerShell Scripts.
Module6: Cloud Computing
Introduction to Cloud Computing, Cloud Service Models, Cloud Deployment Models, Cloud benefits, Cloud Service providers.
PART B: Microsoft Azure Administration
Duration: 40 Hours
Module 6: Identity and Access Management
Azure Active Directory, AD DS vs. Azure Active Directory, Azure Active Directory Editions, Azure AD Join, Multi-Factor Authentication, Self-Service Password Reset, Managing User Accounts and Groups, Azure AD Connect, Azure AD B2B and B2C
Module 7: Governance and Compliance
Azure eco system, Azure Subscriptions and accounts, Cost Management and Cost Savings, Management Groups, Implementing Azure Policies, Determine Compliance, Role-Based Access Control, Azure RBAC Roles vs Azure AD Administrator Roles
Module 8: Azure Administration
Resource Manager, Resource Group Deployments, Resource Groups settings, Managing Azure through Portal and Cloud Shell, Azure Mobile App, Managing Azure through Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI, Creating Azure Resource Manager(ARM) Templates, Deploying Azure Resource Manager(ARM) Templates
Module 9: Azure Virtual Networking
Azure Networking Components, Creating and configuring Virtual Networks and Subnets, Creating and assigning the Public IP and Private IP Addresses, Creating and configuring Network Security Groups and its Rules, Application Security Groups, Implementing Firewalls and Firewall Rules, Understanding Azure DNS, Configuring Domains and Custom Domains in Azure DNS
Module 10: Intersite Connectivity
Creating and configuring VNet Peering, Gateway Transit and Connectivity, Creating and configuring VPN Gateway Connections, Implement Site-to-Site VPN Connections, ExpressRoute Capabilities, Coexisting Site-to-Site and ExpressRoute, Intersite Connection Comparisons, Virtual WANs
Module 11: Network Traffic Management
Configuring System Routes and User Defined Routes, Creating and configuring Service Endpoints, Types of Azure Load Balancer, Creating and configuring Public Load Balancer, Creating and configuring Internal Load Balancer, Application Gateway Routing, Application Gateway Configuration, Requirements of Azure Traffic Manager, Configuring Traffic Manager Routing Methods, Distributing Network Traffic
Module 12: Azure Storage
Creating and configuring Azure Storage Accounts, Azure Storage Services, Storage Account Kinds, Replication Strategies, Accessing Storage, Securing Storage Endpoints, Creating and configuring the Azure Blob storage, Managing authentication and authorization for Azure Storage, Storage Security Best Practices, Creating and configuring Azure Files and File Sync, Tools and services to manage the Azure Storage
Module 13: Azure Virtual Machines
Understanding IaaS Cloud Services, Creating and Configuring Windows and Linux Virtual Machines, Components of Virtual Machine, Virtual Machine Connections, Configuring Virtual machine for Availability Sets, Understanding Update and Fault Domains, Understanding Availability Zones, Implementing Scale Sets and Autoscale, Virtual Machine Extensions, Custom Script Extensions, Desired State Configuration(DSC)
Module 14: Serverless Computing
Creating and configuring Azure App Service Plans, Creating and configuring Azure App Service, Continuous Deployment, Creating Deployment Slots, Securing an App Service, Backup an App Service, Application Insights, Containers vs. Virtual Machines, Azure Container Instances, Container Groups, Docker, Creating and configuring Azure Kubernetes Services, Deploy Azure Kubernetes Service
Module 15: Data Protection
Azure Backup, Recovery Service Vault Backup Options, Implementing On-Premises File and Folder Backups, Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent, Virtual Machine Backups, Virtual Machine Data Protection, Virtual Machine Snapshots, Recovery Services Vault VM Backup Options, Azure Site Recovery
Module 16: Monitoring
Azure Monitor Service, Azure Advisor, Activity Log, Query the Activity Log, Azure Monitor Alerts, Creating Alert Rules, Action Groups, Log Analytics, Create a Workspace, Connected Sources, Data Sources, Log Analytics Querying, Network Watcher, Network Watcher Diagnostics, Logs – NSG Flow Logs, Monitoring – Topology
