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TT226-AZBBATY · Intermediate
Microsoft Azure Cloud Infrastructure
Design and operate secure, scalable infrastructure on Microsoft Azure.
Duration6 days
AudienceSoftware development, system administration and DevOps teams, plus technical leaders
PrerequisitesBasic Linux, networking and virtualization knowledge
About this programme
Overview
Hands-on coverage of all the core and advanced services required to design, build and manage IT infrastructure on Azure.
Curriculum
What we cover
Day 1 — Fundamentals
- Cloud concepts (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS)
- Azure global infrastructure and account setup
- Interacting with Azure: SDK, CLI, PowerShell, Portal
- Azure AD and identity management
- Subscriptions, resource groups and management groups
- Lab: account setup and RBAC
Day 2 — Management and core services
- RBAC, service principals and managed identity
- Resource locks, naming and tagging
- Cost management and billing
- VNet and virtual machines
- NSG and application security groups
- Lab: VM and network security
Day 3 — Platform services
- App Service and web hosting
- Relational database services
- Azure Cosmos DB
- Azure Storage (Blob, File, Queue, Table)
- AKS, ACR and container services
- Lab: storage and databases
Day 4 — Networking
- Azure DNS
- Load balancer
- Application Gateway and WAF
- Traffic Manager and Front Door
- VNet peering and Private Link
- Lab: redundant network topology
Day 5 — Serverless
- Azure Functions
- API Management (API gateway)
- Azure Event Grid
- Azure Logic Apps
- Azure Service Bus
- Lab: event-driven application
Day 6 — Infrastructure and governance
- Azure Monitor and alerting
- Azure Key Vault and secrets management
- Azure Backup and disaster recovery
- IaC with ARM templates and Bicep
- Cloud Adoption Framework and enterprise landing zone
- Closing: best practices and exam preparation
Topics
Key topics
- 01Cloud concepts and Azure global infrastructure
- 02Azure management layer: subscription, RG, RBAC, identity
- 03Core Azure services: VNet, VM, App Service, storage, database
- 04Networking: DNS, load balancer, app gateway, front door
- 05Containers: AKS, ACR
- 06Serverless: Functions, Logic Apps, Event Grid, Service Bus
- 07Infrastructure: Monitor, Key Vault, Backup, Bicep
- 08Cloud Adoption Framework and landing zone
Outcomes
What the team takes away
- Design a governed Azure foundation
- Select appropriate infrastructure services
- Operate workloads with security and cost visibility