Azure: Understanding the Big Picture

Course details

This Azure fundamentals course is designed to give you a strong foundation in cloud computing, focusing specifically on Microsoft Azure services. Join instructor Walt Ritscher as he explores the big picture of cloud computing, including the benefits and different models like IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and more. Learn how to navigate Azure, manage costs, and use the broad range of services available in Azure, from app services and API management to storage, databases, and beyond. Find out how Azure supports serverless computing and how to enhance your working knowledge of infrastructure components. Whether you're a developer, an IT professional, or just interested in cloud computing, this course equips you with the skills required to leverage Azure for building and managing applications in the cloud effectively.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Azure from a 10,000-foot view
02 - Getting the best out of this course
03 - The fluctuating nature of the Azure portal

1. The Big Picture

04 - What is the cloud
05 - Benefits of using the cloud
06 - What is infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
07 - What is software as a service (SaaS)
08 - What is platform as a service (PaaS)
09 - What is services as a service (SEaaS)
10 - Surveying the cloud market leaders

2. Azure Basics

11 - Subscription choices for Azure
12 - Understand Azure costs and fees
13 - The broad world of Azure services
14 - A quick tour of the Azure portal

3. Azure App Service

15 - A quick tour of Azure app service
16 - Relationship between Azure app service and app service plan
17 - Build a new app service
18 - Explore a web app on app service

4. APIs and API Management

19 - Host Web APIs on app service
20 - Manage APIs with Azure API management service

5. Code and Workflows

21 - Run serverless code with Azure Functions
22 - Building powerful workflows with logic apps

6. Azure Storage

23 - A quick tour of Azure Storage
24 - Store any kind of object in blob storage
25 - Blob storage example
26 - File share example

7. Azure Databases

27 - A quick tour of Azure databases
28 - Explore Cosmos DB, the multimodel, no-SQL database
29 - Cosmos DB in action

8. Infrastructure

30 - Protect access to services with Microsoft Entra ID
31 - Explore the Azure networking components
32 - Build out your system with virtual machines

9. DevOps

33 - Enhance development and deployment with Azure DevOps
34 - Simplify app deployment with containers
35 - GitHub and Azure
36 - Azure deployment environments - Streamline cloud infrastructure management
37 - Microsoft Dev Box - A cloud-based development workstation

10. Other Services

38 - The Azure AI family
39 - Messaging with event grid, event hub, or service bus
40 - Send mobile notifications with notification hubs
41 - Use media services to encode and stream media
42 - Manage IoT devices
43 - Azure Virtual Desktop - Remote work with cloud-based desktops
44 - Azure Arc - Unify multicloud and on-premises management
45 - Back up and recover data with Azure Backup
46 - The Azure Marketplace - Use partner services
47 - The rest of the services

Conclusion

48 - Next steps