Planning a Microsoft Azure Solution
2h 19mBeginner2023-05-24
Authors

Robin Smorenburg
Cloud Solution Architect, Cofounder of StreamingClouds
Course details
In this course, instructor Robin Smorenburg provides a thorough introduction to cloud computing and Microsoft Azure, focusing on the various Azure technologies designed to help support and protect your company as it scales. Learn how to build a base of operations with Azure resource groups, virtual networking, and storage—the foundations of your infrastructure—and ensure business continuity using out-of-the-box Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery services, set up virtual machines, and manage users and access with Azure Active Directory. This introduction is a perfect primer for IT pros who want to move resources to the Azure platform.
Skills covered
AzureNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoftOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Moving your infrastructure to Azure
- 02 - What you should know
1. What Is the Cloud
- 03 - Understanding the cloud
- 04 - Considerations for cloud computing
2. Why Azure
- 05 - What is Azure
- 06 - What are the possibilities with Azure
3. Laying the Foundation
- 07 - Understanding the Azure layers
- 08 - Understanding Azure Resource Manager
- 09 - Resource organization
- 10 - Azure Portal overview
- 11 - Creating a management structure
- 12 - Assigning policies
- 13 - Creating a budget
- 14 - Creating a resource group
- 15 - Understanding virtual networks
- 16 - Creating a virtual network
4. Virtual Machines
- 17 - Understanding virtual machines
- 18 - Hybrid infrastructure
- 19 - High availability options
- 20 - Service level agreements
- 21 - Creating a virtual machine
- 22 - Connecting to a virtual machine
5. Azure Active Directory
- 23 - What is Azure Active Directory
- 24 - Azure Active Directory licensing
- 25 - Creating users and groups
- 26 - Azure AD Connect overview
- 27 - Setting up Azure AD Connect
6. Azure SQL
- 28 - What is Azure SQL
- 29 - SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
- 30 - Azure SQL Database
7. Azure Migrate
- 31 - What is Azure Migrate
- 32 - Creating a migration appliance
- 33 - Discovering your resources
- 34 - Creating an assessment
- 35 - Replicating your resources
- 36 - Migrating your resources
8. Backup and Disaster Recovery
- 37 - Understanding backup and disaster recovery
- 38 - Azure Backup
Conclusion
- 39 - The next step