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Azure for Researchers part 2: Cloud Security and Cost Management

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Overview

  • Module 1: Learn how Azure can help you protect the workloads that you run both in the cloud and in your on-premises datacenter. Prepare for AZ-900.

    • After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Strengthen your security posture and protect against threats by using Azure Security Center.
    • Collect and act on security data from many different sources by using Azure Sentinel.
    • Store and access sensitive information such as passwords and encryption keys securely in Azure Key Vault.
    • Manage dedicated physical servers to host your Azure VMs for Windows and Linux by using Azure Dedicated Host.
  • Module 2: Learn about the Azure services you can use to help ensure that your network is safe, secure, and trusted. Prepare for AZ-900.

    • After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Identify the layers that make up a defense in depth strategy.
    • Explain how Azure Firewall enables you to control what traffic is allowed on the network.
    • Configure network security groups to filter network traffic to and from Azure resources within a Microsoft Azure virtual network.
    • Explain how Azure DDoS Protection helps protect your Azure resources from DDoS attacks.
  • Module 3: Migration to the cloud presents new ways to think about your IT expenses. This module teaches you about the factors that influence cost and tools you can use to help estimate and manage your cloud spend. Prepare for AZ-900.

    • After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Use the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator to compare your current datacenter costs to running the same workloads on Azure.
    • Describe the different ways you can purchase Azure products and services.
    • Use the Pricing calculator to estimate the monthly cost of running your cloud workloads.
    • Define some of the major factors that affect total cost and apply recommended practices to minimize cost.
  • Module 4: Learn how to use cost analysis to understand how your costs accrue each month.

    • In this module, you will:

    • Set up your organization for success when using Cost Management
    • Analyze costs on a subscription using cost analysis
    • Create your first Azure budget based on your analysis

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Protect against security threats on Azure
    • Introduction
    • Protect against security threats by using Azure Security Center
    • Detect and respond to security threats by using Azure Sentinel
    • Store and manage secrets by using Azure Key Vault
    • Exercise - Manage a password in Azure Key Vault
    • Host your Azure virtual machines on dedicated physical servers by using Azure Dedicated Host
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Secure network connectivity on Azure
    • Introduction
    • What is defense in depth?
    • Protect virtual networks by using Azure Firewall
    • Protect from DDoS attacks by using Azure DDoS Protection
    • Filter network traffic by using network security groups
    • Exercise - Configure network access to a VM by using a network security group
    • Combine Azure services to create a complete network security solution
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Plan and manage your Azure costs
    • Introduction
    • Compare costs by using the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
    • Exercise - Compare sample workload costs by using the TCO Calculator
    • Purchase Azure services
    • Exercise - Estimate workload cost by using the Pricing calculator
    • Manage and minimize total cost on Azure
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Introduction to analyzing costs and creating budgets with Azure Cost Management
    • Introduction
    • Cost management principles
    • Evaluate your costs using cost analysis
    • Exercise - Determine your most expensive resource and see trends
    • Build budgets and alerts
    • Exercise - Create your first budget
    • Summary

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