Streamlining Processes with Azure Automation
2h 30mBeginner2022-06-28
Authors
Neeraj Kumar
Cloud Evangelist | Architect | Author
Course details
Did you know you can use Azure to streamline and automate many manual business processes and activities? Automation can help you reduce the overall operational expenses, resulting in increased performance. In this course, Cloud evangelist, architect, and author Neeraj Kumar shows you how. First, Neeraj explains the capabilities and core features of Azure Automation. Next, he dives into cross-service automation, outlining the process flow and presenting several demos. Neeraj covers update management with Azure Automation, then shows you how to configure the Desired State Configuration (DSC). He outlines the benefits that you can achieve by using the Automation Desired State Configuration and walks you through deployment models and onboarding machines for Automation DSC management. Neeraj concludes with a discussion of the core Azure Automation resources and how you can put them to use.
Skills covered
Cloud AdministrationAzureCloud ServicesNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsLearningNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoft
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Understanding Azure automation
- 02 - What you should know
1. Understanding Azure Automation
- 03 - Introduction to Azure Automation
- 04 - Azure Automation Capabilities and Core Features
- 05 - Why should we trust Azure Automation
- 06 - Create the Automation account
2. Cross-Service Automation Using PowerShell Runbooks
- 07 - Understanding the cross-service automation
- 08 - Cross-service automation process flow
- 09 - Configuring Virtual Network and network security group
- 10 - Configuring Storage account
- 11 - Understanding Excel file structure
- 12 - Creating the managed identity for the service
- 13 - Configuring the Automation account
- 14 - Creating PowerShell runbooks for VM creation
- 15 - Configuring Event Grid to trigger VM creation process
3. Update Management Using Azure Automation
- 16 - Understanding Update Management using Azure Automation
- 17 - Configuring Log Analytics workspace
- 18 - Adding virtual machines to Update Management
4. Configure Your VMs with Desired State Configuration (DSC)
- 19 - Automation Desired State Configuration (DSC)
- 20 - Benefits of Azure Automation State configuration
- 21 - PowerShell DSC deployment models
- 22 - Onboarding machines for management by Automation DSC
- 23 - Configuring DSC and onboarding VMs
- 24 - Automation DSC reporting
- 25 - DSC reporting integration with Azure Monitor Logs
Conclusion
- 26 - Azure Automation resources
- 27 - Learning more about Azure Automation