This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include virtualization, automation, networking, storage, identity, security, data platform, and application infrastructure. This course outlines how decisions in each theses area affects an overall solution.
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Prerequisites
Successful Azure Solution Architects start this role with experience on operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, and networking.
Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, domain controllers, replication, Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
Detailed Class Syllabus
Module 1: Implement Azure Active Directory
Overview of Azure Active Directory
Users and Groups
Domains and Custom Domains
Azure AD Identity Protection
Implement Conditional Access
Configure Fraud Alerts for MFA
Implement Bypass Options
Configure Guest Users in Azure AD
Configure Trusted IPs
Manage Multiple Directories
Module 2: Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities
Install and Configure Azure AD Connect
Configure Password Sync and Password Writeback
Configure Azure AD Connect Health
Module 3: Implement Virtual Networking
Virtual Network Peering
Implement VNet Peering
Module 4: Implement VMs for Windows and Linux
Select Virtual Machine Size
Configure High Availability
Implement Azure Dedicated Hosts
Deploy and Configure Scale Sets
Configure Azure Disk Encryption
Module 5: Implement Load Balancing and Network Security
Implement Azure Load Balancer
Implement an Application Gateway
Understand Web Application Firewall
Implement Azure Firewall
Implement Azure Front Door
Implementing Azure Traffic Manager
Implement Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups
Implement Azure Bastion
Module 6: Implement Storage Accounts
Storage Accounts
Blob Storage
Storage Security
Managing Storage
Accessing Blobs and Queues using AAD
Module 7: Implement NoSQL Databases
Configure Storage Account Tables
Select Appropriate CosmosDB APIs
Module 8: Implement Azure SQL Databases
Configure Azure SQL Database Settings
Implement Azure SQL Database Managed Instances
High-Availability and Azure SQL Database
Module 9: Automate Deployment and Configuration of Resources
Azure Resource Manager Templates
Save a Template for a VM
Evaluate Location of New Resources
Configure a Virtual Hard Disk Template
Deploy from a template
Create and Execute an Automation Runbook
Module 10: Implement and Manage Azure Governance
Create Management Groups, Subscriptions, and Resource Groups
Overview of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Roles
Azure AD Access Reviews
Implement and Configure an Azure Policy
Azure Blueprints
Module 11: Manage Security for Applications
Azure Key Vault
Azure Managed Identity
Module 12: Manage Workloads in Azure
Migrate Workloads using Azure Migrate
VMware - Agentless Migration
VMware - Agent-Based Migration
Implement Azure Backup
Azure to Azure Site Recovery
Implement Azure Update Management
Module 13: Implement Container-Based Applications
Azure Container Instances
Configure Azure Kubernetes Service
Module 14: Implement an Application Infrastructure
Create and Configure Azure App Service
Create an App Service Web App for Containers
Create and Configure an App Service Plan
Configure Networking for an App Service
Create and Manage Deployment Slots
Implement Logic Apps
Implement Azure Functions
Module 15: Implement Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Azure Infrastructure Security Monitoring
Azure Monitor
Azure Workbooks
Azure Alerts
Log Analytics
Network Watcher
Azure Service Health
Monitor Azure Costs
Azure Application Insights
Unified Monitoring in Azure