Microsoft Azure

This module explains the basic infrastructure components of Microsoft Azure. You'll learn about the physical infrastructure, how resources are managed.

Introduction

What is Microsoft Azure

Get started with Azure accounts

Describe Azure physical infrastructure

Describe Azure management infrastructure

Module 01- Describe the core architectural components of Azure

This module focuses on some of the computer services and networking services available within Azure.

Describe Azure virtual machines

Exercise - Create an Azure virtual machine

Describe Azure virtual desktop

Describe Azure containers

Describe Azure functions

Describe application hosting options

Describe Azure virtual networking

Describe Azure virtual private networks

Describe Azure ExpressRoute

Describe Azure DNS

Module 02- Describe Azure compute and networking services

This module explains Azure storage options and how distributed infrastructure enhances data resilience.

Describe Azure storage accounts

Describe Azure storage redundancy

Describe Azure storage services

Exercise - Create a storage blob

Identify Azure data migration options

Identify Azure file movement options

Module 03- Describe Azure storage services

This module covers some of the authorization and authentication methods available with Azure.

Describe Azure directory services

Describe Azure authentication methods

Describe Azure external identities

Describe Azure conditional access

Describe Azure role-based access control

Describe zero trust model

Describe defense-in-depth

Describe Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Module 04- Describe Azure identity, access, and security

The module provides comprehensive guidance on the Cloud Adoption Framework, including documentation, best practices, and tools for aligning business, technology

Overview

Define strategy

Plan

Ready

Adopt

Govern and manage

Module 05- Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure

Using key principles in architecture, regardless of technology choice, can help design, build, and continuously improve architecture for great things on Azure.

Azure Well-Architected Framework pillars

Cost optimization

Operational excellence

Performance efficiency

Reliability

Security

Module 06- Introduction to the Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework

Azure Architects design and recommend governance solutions.



Design for governance

Design for management groups

Design for subscriptions

Design for resource groups

Design for resource tags

Design for Azure Policy

Design for role-based access control (RBAC)

Design for Azure landing zones

Module 07- Design governance

Azure Architects design and recommend authentication and authorization solutions.

Design for identity and access management (IAM)

Design for Microsoft Entra ID

Design for Microsoft Entra business-to-business (B2B)

Design for Azure Active Directory B2C (business-to-customer)

Design for conditional access

Design for identity protection

Design for access reviews

Design service principals for applications

Design managed identities

Design for Azure Key Vault

Module 08- Design authentication and authorization solutions

Azure Architects design and recommend logging and monitoring solutions.

Design for Azure Monitor data sources

Design for Azure Monitor Logs (Log Analytics) workspaces

Design for Azure Workbooks and Azure insights

Design for Azure Data Explorer

Module 09 Design a solution to log and monitor Azure resources

Develop a robust high availability and disaster recovery strategy for IaaS, PaaS, or hybrid workloads, focusing on recovery time and point objectives.

Describe recovery time objective and recovery point objective

Explore high availability and disaster recovery options

Describe Azure high availability and disaster recovery features for Azure Virtual Machines

Describe high availability and disaster recovery options for PaaS deployments

Explore an IaaS high availability and disaster recovery solution

Describe hybrid solutions

Module 10- Describe high availability and disaster recovery strategies

Learn how to select appropriate backup solutions and disaster recovery solutions for Azure workloads.

Design for backup and recovery

Design for Azure Backup

Design for Azure blob backup and recovery

Design for Azure files backup and recovery

Design for Azure virtual machine backup and recovery

Design for Azure SQL backup and recovery

Design for Azure Site Recovery

Module 11- Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery

Azure Architects design and recommend non-relational data storage solutions.

Design for data storage

Design for Azure storage accounts

Design for data redundancy

Design for Azure Blob Storage

Design for Azure Files

Design for Azure managed disks

Design for storage security

Module 12- Design a data storage solution for non-relational data

Azure Architects design and recommend relational data storage solutions.

Design for Azure SQL Database

Design for Azure SQL Managed Instance

Design for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines

Recommend a solution for database scalability

Recommend a solution for database availability

Design security for data at rest, data in motion, and data in use

Design for Azure SQL Edge

Design for Azure Cosmos DB and Table Storage

Module 13- Design a data storage solution for relational data

Azure Architects design and recommend Azure compute solutions.

Choose an Azure compute service

Design for Azure Virtual Machines solutions

Design for Azure Batch solutions

Design for Azure App Service solutions

Design for Azure Container Instances solutions

Design for Azure Kubernetes Service solutions

Design for Azure Functions solutions

Design for Azure Logic Apps solutions

Module 14- Design an Azure compute solution

Azure Architects design and recommend application architectures.

Describe message and event scenarios

Design a messaging solution

Design an Azure Event Hubs messaging solution

Design an event-driven solution

Design a caching solution

Design API integration

Design an automated app deployment solution

Design an app configuration management solution

Module 15- Design an application architecture

Azure Architects design and recommend network solutions.

Recommend a network architecture solution based on workload requirements

Design patterns for Azure network connectivity services

Design outbound connectivity and routing

Design for on-premises connectivity to Azure Virtual Network

Choose an application delivery service

Design for application delivery services

Design for application protection services

Module 16- Design network solutions

Azure Architects design and recommend migration solutions.

Evaluate migration with the Cloud Adoption Framework

Describe the Azure migration framework

Assess your on-premises workloads

Select a migration tool

Migrate your structured data in databases

Select an online storage migration tool for unstructured data

Migrate offline data

Module 17- Design migrations

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This course teaches Azure Solution Architects how to design infrastructure solutions. Course topics cover governance, compute, application architecture, storage, data integration, authentication, networks, business continuity, and migrations. 

AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Alpesh NAKAR

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