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Azure Cloud Essentials
Build the essential Azure skills needed by cloud engineers, DevOps professionals and IT administrators. This course teaches you how to create virtual networks, deploy and manage virtual machines and secure cloud storage.
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Course outline
Industry focussed curriculum designed by experts
Introduction to Azure
5 items
0.53 hr
- Azure Components
- Azure Components - Demo
- Azure Regions and Azure Resource Manager
- Azure and Types of Services
- Cloud Computing and Models
Virtual Networking
7 items
0.58 hr
- Creating a Vnet Peering part 1
- Creating a Vnet Peering part 2
- Creating a Vnet Peering part 3
- Express Route
- Point-to-Site Connection
- Site-to-Site Connection
- Summarizing Virtual Networking
Azure Virtual Machines
6 items
1.26 hr
- What are Virtual Machine Scale Sets
- Creating a Virtual Machine in Azure
- Creating a Virtual Machine
- Creating a Virtual Network
- Networking Components
- Different Aspects of a Virtual Machine
Azure Load Balancer
7 items
0.46 hr
- What is Azure Load Balancer?
- Load Balancer Types
- Different types of Rules
- Load Balancing Rule Components
- Load Balancing Rule Components Algorithm
- Setting up a Load Balancing Rule Part 1
- Setting up a Load Balancing Rule Part 2
Azure Storage
6 items
1.59 hr
- Azure Storage Services
- Containers in Azure Storage
- Container Data Protection
- Shared Access Signature (SAS)
- Access Tiers
- Configuring Replication Strategy
Azure Security Services
5 items
1.27 hr
- Introduction to Azure Security Services
- Azure Key Vault
- Managed Identities
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Service Principal in Azure
Azure Monitoring
7 items
1.36 hr
- What is Azure Monitor (overview)
- Application Insights
- Log Analytics part 1
- Log Analytics part 2
- Monitoring Options - Activity Log
- Monitoring Options - Service Health
- Setting up Alerts
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- GUIDED PROJECT 1
- Set Up Your First Virtual Network in Azure
- In this project, you will create and configure your first Azure Virtual Network (VNet), learning how to connect different resources within Azure using networking. You will also set up subnets within the VNet and establish VNet peering and a VPN Gateway to simulate secure site-to-site connectivity. By the end, you’ll have practical experience with essential Azure networking tools.
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Mohit Batra
Founder
Mohit is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Pluralsight author, and a consultant. He has 17+ years of experience in architecting large-scale applications, and BI & Big Data solutions.
He has worked with organizations like Microsoft, Saxo Bank & Persistent Systems, and has engaged with several fortune 500 companies for training & consulting.
Mohit truly loves to teach and enjoys producing high-quality, engaging learning materials for his sessions. He often speaks at public forums, and as a corporate trainer.
Check out Mohit's LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/mohitbatra
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