Overview
This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure subscriptions, secure identities, administer the infrastructure, configure virtual networking, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement storage solutions, create and scale virtual machines, implement web apps and containers, back up and share data, and monitor your solution.
Audience profile
his course is for Azure Administrators. The Azure Administrator implements, manages, and monitors identity, governance, storage, compute, and virtual networks in a cloud environment. The Azure
Administrator will provision, size, monitor, and adjust resources as appropriate. Successful Azure
Administrators start this role with experience in virtualization, networking, identity, and storage.
Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
Understanding of network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including users, groups, and role-based access control.
Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
Introduction
Azure management options
Navigate the portal
Exercise – Work with resources
Exercise – Use the Azure portal
Azure portal dashboards8 min
Exercise – Customize the dashboard
Access preview features
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Introduction
What is Azure Cloud Shell?
How does Azure Cloud Shell work?
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When should you use Azure Cloud Shell?
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What is Bash?
Bash fundamentals
Bash commands and operators
Exercise – Try Bash
Exercise – Terminate a misbehaving process
Exercise – Use Bash and grep to filter CLI output
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What is PowerShell?
Exercise – Run your first PowerShell commands
Locate commands
Exercise – Locate commands
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Introduction
Explore Azure Resource Manager template structure
Exercise – Create and deploy an Azure Resource Manager template
Add flexibility to your Azure Resource Manager template by using parameters and outputs
Exercise – Add parameters and outputs to your Azure Resource Manager template
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Examine Microsoft Entra ID
Compare Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services
Examine Microsoft Entra ID as a directory service for cloud apps
Compare Microsoft Entra ID P1 and P2 plans
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Examine Microsoft Entra Domain Services
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Create, configure, and manage users
Exercise – assign licenses to users
Exercise – restore or remove deleted users
Create, configure, and manage groups
Exercise – add groups in Microsoft Entra ID
Configure and manage device registration
Manage licenses
Exercise – change group license assignments
Exercise – change user license assignments
Create custom security attributes
Explore automatic user creation
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Summary and resources
Introduction
What is Microsoft Azure
Get started with Azure accounts
Exercise – Explore the Learn sandbox
Describe Azure physical infrastructure
Describe Azure management infrastructure
Exercise – Create an Azure resource
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Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
Azure Policy design principles
Azure Policy resources
Azure Policy definitions
Evaluation of resources through Azure Policy
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Check your knowledge
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What is Azure RBAC?
Knowledge check – What is Azure RBAC?
Exercise – List access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
Exercise – Grant access using Azure RBAC and the Azure portal
Exercise – View activity logs for Azure RBAC changes
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What is self-service password reset in Microsoft Entra ID?
Implement Microsoft Entra self-service password reset
Exercise – Set up self-service password reset
Exercise – Customize directory branding
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Plan virtual networks
Create subnets
Create virtual networks
Plan IP addressing
Create public IP addressing
Associate public IP addresses
Allocate or assign private IP addresses
Exercise: Create and configure virtual networks
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Implement network security groups
Determine network security group rules
Determine network security group effective rules
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Create network security group rules
Implement application security groups
Exercise – Implement virtual networking
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Introduction
What is Azure DNS?
Configure Azure DNS to host your domain
Exercise – Create a DNS zone and an A record by using Azure DNS
Dynamically resolve resource name by using alias record
Exercise – Create alias records for Azure DNS
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Determine Azure Virtual Network peering uses
Determine gateway transit and connectivity
Create virtual network peering
Extend peering with user-defined routes and service chaining
Exercise – Implement Intersite Connectivity
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Identify routing capabilities of an Azure virtual network
Exercise – Create custom routes
What is an NVA?
Exercise – Create an NVA and virtual machines
Exercise – Route traffic through the NVA
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What is Azure Load Balancer?
How Azure Load Balancer works
When to use Azure Load Balancer
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What is Azure Application Gateway?
How Azure Application Gateway works
When to use Azure Application Gateway
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What is Azure Network Watcher?
How Azure Network Watcher works
When to use Azure Network Watcher
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Implement Azure Storage
Explore Azure Storage services
Determine storage account types
Determine replication strategies
Access storage
Secure storage endpoints
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Implement Azure Blob Storage
Create blob containers
Assign blob access tiers
Add blob lifecycle management rules
Determine blob object replication
Manage blobs
Determine Blob Storage pricing
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Exercise – Provide storage for the public website
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Review Azure Storage security strategies
Create shared access signatures
Identify URI and SAS parameters
Determine Azure Storage encryption
Create customer-managed keys
Apply Azure Storage security best practices
Exercise: Manage Azure Storage
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Compare storage for file shares and blob data
Manage Azure file shares
Create file share snapshots
Implement soft delete for Azure Files
Use Azure Storage Explorer
Consider Azure File Sync
Knowledge check
Summary and resources
Introduction
Compile a checklist for creating an Azure Virtual Machine
Exercise – Create a VM using the Azure portal
Describe the options available to create and manage an Azure Virtual Machine
Manage the availability of your Azure VMs
Back up your virtual machines
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Plan for maintenance and downtime
Create availability sets
Review update domains and fault domains
Review availability zones
Compare vertical and horizontal scaling
Implement Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Create Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Implement autoscale
Configure autoscale
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Implement Azure App Service plans
Determine Azure App Service plan pricing
Scale up and scale out Azure App Service
Configure Azure App Service autoscale
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Implement Azure App Service
Create an app with App Service
Explore continuous integration and deployment
Create deployment slots
Add deployment slots
Secure your App Service app
Create custom domain names
Back up and restore your App Service
Use Azure Application Insights
Exercise: Implement Web Apps
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Compare containers to virtual machines
Review Azure Container Instances
Implement container groups
Review Azure Container Apps
Exercise: Implement Container Instances
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What is Azure Backup?
How Azure Backup works
When to use Azure Backup
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Azure Backup features and scenarios
Back up an Azure virtual machine by using Azure Backup
Exercise – Back up an Azure virtual machine
Restore virtual machine data
Exercise – Restore Azure virtual machine data
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Explore the different alert types that Azure Monitor supports
Use metric alerts for alerts about performance issues in your Azure environment
Exercise – Use metric alerts to alert on performance issues in your Azure environment
Use log search alerts to alert on events in your application
Use activity log alerts to alert on events within your Azure infrastructure
Use action groups and alert processing rules to send notifications when an alert is fired
Exercise – Use an activity log alert and an action group to notify users about events in your
Azure infrastructure
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Exam & Certification
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
The Azure Administrator Associate certification validates that you have subject matter expertise in implementing, managing, and monitoring an organization’s Azure environment. You earn this Azure cloud certification by passing Exam AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator.
Exam Code: AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate)
Passing Score: 700 / 1000 (scaled score)
Question Types :
Multiple Choice: Four options with a single correct answer.
Multiple Response: Several options where you must select all correct choices with no partial credit.
Drag-and-Drop: Matching terms or sequencing a correct process.
Hotspot / Dropdown: True/false statements or completing sentences via inline dropdown menus.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.