Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

Who is the training for?

This course is for Azure Administrators. Azure Administrators manage the cloud services that span storage, networking, and compute cloud capabilities, with a deep understanding of each service across the full IT lifecycle. They take end-user requests for new cloud applications and make recommendations on services to use for optimal performance and scale, as well as provision, size, monitor and adjust as appropriate. This
role requires communicating and coordinating with vendors.

Level reached

Advanced

Duration

4,00 day(s)

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Goals

This course teaches IT Professionals how to secure identities, manage their Azure subscriptions, 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.

Module 1: Identity

In this module, you will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups.

Lessons

Azure Active Directory
Users and Groups

Lab: Manage Azure Active Directory Identities

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Secure and manage identities with Azure Active Directory.
Implement and manage users and groups.

Module 2: Governance and Compliance

In this module, you will learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts, implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control.

Lessons

Subscriptions and Accounts
Azure Policy
Role-based Access Control (RBAC)

Lab: Manage Subscriptions and RBAC
Lab: Manage Governance via Azure Policy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement and manage Azure subscriptions and accounts.
Implement Azure Policy, including custom policies.
Use RBAC to assign permissions.

Module 3: Azure Administration

In this module, you will learn about the tools an Azure Administrator uses to manage their infrastructure. This includes the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure PowerShell, CLI, and Resource Manager Templates. This module includes:

Lessons

Azure Resource Manager
Azure Portal and Cloud Shell
Azure PowerShell and CLI
ARM Templates

Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using the Azure Portal
Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using ARM Templates
Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using Azure PowerShell
Lab: Manage Azure resources by Using Azure CLI

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Leverage Azure Resource Manager to organize resources.
Use the Azure Portal and Cloud Shell.
Use Azure PowerShell and CLI.
Use ARM Templates to deploy resources.

Module 4: Virtual Networking

In this module, you will learn about basic virtual networking concepts like virtual networks and subnetting, IP addressing, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and Azure DNS.

Lessons

Virtual Networks
IP Addressing
Network Security groups
Azure Firewall
Azure DNS

Lab: Implement Virtual Networking

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Implement virtual networks and subnets.
Configure public and private IP addressing.
Configure network security groups.
Configure Azure Firewall.
Configure private and public DNS zones.

Module 5: Intersite Connectivity

In this module, you will learn about intersite connectivity features including VNet Peering, Virtual Network Gateways, and Site-to-Site Connections.

Lessons

VNet Peering
VPN Gateway Connections
ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN

Lab: Implement Intersite Connectivity

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure VNet Peering.
Configure VPN gateways.
Choose the appropriate intersite connectivity solution.

Module 6: Network Traffic Management

In this module, you will learn about network traffic strategies including network routing and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, and Traffic Manager.

Lessons

Network Routing and Endpoints
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Application Gateway
Traffic Manager

Lab: Implement Traffic Management

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure network routing including custom routes and service endpoints.
Configure an Azure Load Balancer.
Configure and Azure Application Gateway.
Choose the appropriate network traffic solution.

Module 7: Azure Storage

In this module, you will learn about basic storage features including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.

Lessons