What you'll learn:
- Configure intersite connectivity solutions like VNet Peering, and virtual network gateways.
- Secure identities with Azure Active Directory and users and groups.
- Implement identity solutions spanning on-premises and cloud-based capabilities
- Apply monitoring solutions for collecting, combining, and analyzing data from different sources.
- Manage subscriptions, accounts, Azure policies, and Role-Based Access Control.
- Administer Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.
- And more...
The AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert course is for students that are becoming subject matter experts in designing cloud and hybrid solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including compute, network, storage, monitoring, and security.
Responsibilities for this role include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into designs for secure, scalable, and reliable Azure solutions.
An Azure solutions architect partners with developers, administrators, and other roles responsible for implementing solutions on Azure.
Course topics include:
Planning and Assessments
You will learn about Azure Governance and Planning
Lessons
Landing Zones
Azure Assessments
Governance
Management Groups
Managing Multiple Subscriptions
Resource Groups
Resource Tagging
Resource Tagging and Naming Conventions
Implement VMs for Windows and Linux
You will learn about Azure virtual machines including planning, creating, availability and extensions.
Lessons
Select Virtual Machine Size
Configure High Availability
Implement Azure Dedicated Hosts
Deploy and Configure Scale Sets
Configure Azure Disk Encryption
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Plan for virtual machine implementations.
Create virtual machines.
Configure virtual machine availability, including scale sets.
Understand High Availability options for VMs in Azure
Automate Deployment and Configuration of Resources
You will learn about the tools an Azure Administrator uses to manage their infrastructure.
Lessons
Azure Resource Manager Templates
Save a Template for a VM
Evaluate Location of New Resources
Configure a Virtual Hard Disk Template
Deploy from a Template
Create and Execute an Automation Runbook
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Leverage Azure Resource Manager to organize resources.
Use ARM Templates to deploy resources.
Create and Execute an Automation Runbook
Deploy an Azure VM from a VHD
Understand Azure encryption technologies
Implement Virtual Networking
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 Network Peering
Implement VNet Peering
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Connect services with Virtual Network Peering
Configure VNet Peering
Modify or delete VNet Peering
Implement Load Balancing and Network Security
You will learn about network traffic strategies including network routing and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, and Traffic Manager.
Lessons
Implement Azure Load Balancer
Implement an Application Gateway
Understand Web Application Firewall
Implement Azure Firewall
Implementing Azure Traffic Manager
Implement Network Security Groups and Application Security Group
Implement Azure Bastion
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Select a Load Balancer solution
Configure Application Gateway
Implement Azure Firewall
Understand Traffic Manager routing methods
Configure Network Security Groups (NSGs)
Implement Storage Accounts
You will learn about basic storage features including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.
Lessons
Storage Accounts
Blob Storage
Storage Security
Managing Storage
Accessing Blobs
Configure Azure Storage Firewalls and Virtual Networks
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand Storage Account services and types
Configure Blob storage, accounts, containers, and access tiers
Implement Shared Access Signatures
Understand Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks
Implement Azure Active Directory
You will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups.
Lessons
Overview of Azure Active Directory
Users and Groups
Domains and Custom Domains
Azure AD Identity Protection
Implement Conditional Access
Configure Fraud Alerts for MFA
Configure Trusted IPs
Configure Guest Users in Azure AD
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Add Guest Users to Azure AD
Configure Location Condition Configuration
Configure Azure MFA settings
Implement Conditional Access Azure MFA
Implement and Manage Azure Governance
You will learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts, implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control.
Lessons
Create Management Groups, Subscriptions, and Resource Groups
Overview of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Roles
Azure AD Access Reviews
Implement and Configure an Azure Policy
Azure Blueprints
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand Resource Groups
Understand how RBAC works
Create an Azure AD access review
Create and manage policies to enforce compliance
Create a Blueprint
Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities
You will learn how to install and configure Azure AD Connect and implement Azure AD Connect Health.
Lessons
Install and Configure Azure AD Connect
Configure Password Sync and Password Writeback
Configure Azure AD Connect Health
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Implement Azure AD seamless Single Sign-On
Perform an Azure AD Connect installation
Implement Azure AD Connect Health
Manage Workloads in Azure
You will learn how to perform Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.
Lessons
Implement Azure Backup
Azure to Azure Site Recovery
Implement Azure Update Management
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand Azure VM backup architecture
Manage updates and patches for Azure VMs
Implement Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
You will learn about Azure Monitor, Azure Workbooks, Azure Alerts, Network Watcher, Azure Service Health, Azure Application Insights.
Lessons
Azure Infrastructure Security Monitoring
Azure Monitor
Azure Workbooks
Azure Alerts
Log Analytics
Network Watcher
Azure Service Health
Monitor Azure Costs
Azure Application Insights
Unified Monitoring in Azure
Manage Security for Applications
You will learn about Azure Key Vault and implementing authentication using Azure Managed Identities.
Lessons
Azure Key Vault
Azure Managed Identity
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain Key Vault uses such as secrets, key, and Certificate management
Use Managed Identities with Azure resources
Implement an Application Infrastructure
You will learn how to create an App Service web App for Containers, create and configure an App Service Plan, and create and manage Deployment Slots.
Lessons
Create and Configure Azure App Service
Create an App Service Web App for Containers
Create and Configure an App Service Plan
Configure Networking for an App Service
Create and Manage Deployment Slots
Implement Logic Apps
Implement Azure Functions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Configure an Azure App Service
Create an App Service Plan
Create a Workflow using Azure Logic Apps
Create a Function App
Implement Container-Based Applications
You will learn how to run Azure Container instances and how to deploy Kubernetes with AKS.
Lessons
Azure Container Instances
Configure Azure Kubernetes Service
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Run Azure Container instances
Deploy Kubernetes with AKS
Implement NoSQL Databases
You will learn about Azure CosmsoDB.
Lessons
Configure CosmosDB APIs
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand options for Azure Cosmos DB
Understand high availability using CosmosDB
Implement Azure SQL Databases
You will create an Azure SQL Database single database, create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, and review high-availability and Azure SQL database.
Lessons
Configure Azure SQL Database Settings
Implement Azure SQL Database Managed Instances
High-Availability and Azure SQL Database
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create an Azure SQL Database single database
Create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Recommend high-availability architectural models used in Azure SQL Database
Plan an Azure Migration
You will review the cloud adoption framework, plan a checklist for Azure migrations. You will discover the migration tools available and which is best suited for specific migration tasks.
Lessons
Review the cloud adoption framework checklist
Initial decisions checklist
Determining your migration strategy
Determining what to migrate and Migration tools
After completing this module, students will be able to
Use Microsoft tools to assist in Azure migrations
