Microsoft - MCSD: Azure Solutions Architect

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Course 20533C: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Module 1: Introduction to Azure

This module introduces cloud solutions in general and then focuses on the services that Azure offers. The module goes on to describe the portals that you can use to manage Azure subscriptions and services before introducing Windows PowerShell as a scripting solution for managing Azure. Finally, the module provides explanations and guidance for the use of Azure Resource Manager and Azure management services.

Lessons

• Cloud technology overview
• Overview of Azure
• Managing Azure with the Azure portal
• Managing Azure with Windows PowerShell
• Overview of Azure Resource Manager
• Azure management services

Lab : Managing Microsoft Azure

• Use the Azure portals.
• Use Azure Resource Manager features via the Azure portal.
• Use Azure PowerShell.

Module 2: Implementing and managing Azure networking

This module explains how virtual networking provides the glue that brings together VMs, web apps, and storage to enable you to publish a service onto the Internet.

Lessons

• Overview of Azure networking
• Implementing and managing Azure virtual networks
• Configuring Azure virtual networks
• Configuring Azure virtual network connectivity
• Overview of Azure networking in an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) version 1 (v1)

Lab : Using a deployment template to implement Azure virtual networks

• Creating an Azure virtual network by using a deployment template
• Creating a virtual network by using PowerShell
• Configure virtual networks

Lab : Configuring connectivity between the IaaS v1 and IaaS version 2 (v2)

• Using a PowerShell script to Connect IaaS v1 VNet and IaaS v2 VNet
• Configuring a point-to-site VPN
• Using a PowerShell script to connect IaaS v1 VNet and IaaS v2 VNet

Module 3: Implementing virtual machines

This module explains how to implement virtual machines.

Lessons

• Overview of IaaS v2 virtual machines
• Planning for Azure virtual machines
• Deploying Azure IaaS v2 virtual machines
• Authoring Azure Resource Manager templates
• Overview of IaaS v1 virtual machines

Lab : Creating IaaS v2 virtual machines in Azure

• Creating virtual machines by using the Azure portal and Azure PowerShell
• Validating virtual machine creation

Lab : Deploying IaaS v2 virtual machines by using Azure Resource Manager templates

• Using Visual Studio and an Azure Resource Manager template to deploy IaaS v2 virtual machines
• Using Azure PowerShell and an Azure Resource Manager template to deploy virtual machines

Module 4: Managing virtual machines

This module explains how to manage virtual machines.

Lessons

• Configuring virtual machines
• Configuring virtual machine disks
• Managing and monitoring Azure virtual machines
• Managing IaaS v1 virtual machines

Lab : Managing Azure virtual machines

• Configuring availability
• Implementing desired state configuration (DSC)
• Implementing storage space–based volumes

Module 5: Implementing Azure App services

This module explains how to implement Azure Web App services.

Lessons

• Introduction to App Service
• Planning app deployment in App Service
• Implementing and maintaining web apps
• Configuring web apps
• Monitoring web apps and WebJobs
• Implementing mobile apps
• Traffic Manager

Lab : Implementing websites

• Creating web apps
• Deploying a web app
• Managing web apps
• Implementing Traffic Manager

Module 6: Planning and implementing storage, backup, and recovery services

This module explains how to plan and implement storage, backup, and recovery services.

Lessons

• Planning storage
• Implementing and managing storage
• Implementing Azure Content Delivery Networks
• Implementing Azure Backup
• Planning for and implementing Azure Site Recovery

Lab : Planning and implementing storage

• Creating and configuring storage
• Using Azure file storage
• Protecting data with Microsoft Azure Backup

Module 7: Planning and implementing Azure SQL Database

This module explains how to plan and implement Azure SQL Database.

Lessons

• Planning and deploying Azure SQL Database
• Implementing and managing Azure SQL Database
• Managing Azure SQL Database security
• Monitoring Azure SQL Database
• Managing Azure SQL Database business continuity

Lab : Planning and implementing Azure SQL Database

• Creating, securing, and monitoring an Azure SQL Database
• Migrating a Microsoft SQL Server database to Azure SQL Database
• Restoring a database

Module 8: Implementing PaaS cloud services

This module explains how to implement platform as a service (PaaS) cloud services.

Lessons

• Planning and deploying PaaS cloud services
• Managing and maintaining cloud services

Lab : Implementing PaaS cloud services

• Deploying a PaaS cloud services
• Configuring deployment slots and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
• Monitoring cloud services

Module 9: Implementing Azure Active Directory

This module explains how to implement Azure AD.

Lessons

• Creating and managing Azure AD tenants
• Configuring application and resource access with Azure AD
• Overview of Azure AD Premium

Lab : Implementing Azure AD

• Administering Active AD
• Configuring SSO
• Configuring Multi-Factor Authentication
• Configuring SSO from a Windows 10–based computer that is joined to Azure AD

Module 10: Managing Active Directory in a hybrid environment

This module explains how to manage Active Directory in a hybrid environment.

Lessons

• Extending on-premises Active Directory domain to Azure
• Implementing directory synchronisation by using Azure AD Connect
• Implementing federation

Lab : Implementing and managing Azure AD synchronization

• Configuring directory synchronization
• Synchronising directories

Module 11: Implementing Azure-based management and automation

This module explains how to implement Azure-based management and automation.

Lessons

• Implementing Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS)
• Implementing Azure Automation
• Implementing Automation runbooks
• Managing Azure Automation

Lab : Implementing Automation

• Configuring Automation accounts
• Creating runbooks

Course 20532C: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions

Module 1: Overview of the Microsoft Azure Platform

This module reviews the services available in the Azure platform and the Management Portals used to manage the service instances.

Lessons:

• Azure Services
• Management Portals

Lab : Using the Azure Preview Portal

Module 2: Establishing a Development Environment using Azure Virtual Machines

This module describes the Virtual Machine hosting options available in Azure. Students will be able to deploy custom workloads to an Azure Virtual Machine, manage the VM and images and also monitor VMs.

Lessons:

• Constructing Azure Virtual Machines
• Azure Virtual Machine Workloads
• Migrating Azure Virtual Machine Instances
• Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to Connect to a Virtual Machine

Lab : Creating an Azure Virtual Machine for Development & Testing

Module 3: Hosting Web Applications on the Azure Platform

In this module, students will be able to create and host a simple website using Azure Web Sites. Students will learn how to monitor and manage the website using the Management Portal.

Lessons:

• Azure Web Sites
• Hosting Web Applications in Azure
• Configuring an Azure Web Site
• Publishing an Azure Web Site
• Monitoring and Analyzing Running Azure Web Sites
• Lab Overview

Lab : Creating an ASP.NET Web Site Using Azure Websites

Module 4: Storing SQL Data in Azure

In this module, students will learn how to use Azure SQL Databases to store and retrieve data.

Lessons:

• Azure SQL Database Overview
• Managing SQL Databases in Azure
• Using Azure SQL Databases with SQL Server Data Tools
• Migrating Data to Azure SQL Databases
• Replication and Recovery of Azure SQL Database Instances

Lab : Storing Event Data in Azure SQL

Module 5: Designing Cloud Applications For Resiliency

In this module, students will understand and identify the common practices and patterns for building resilient and scalable web applications that will be hosted in Azure.

Lessons:

• Design Considerations for Scale with Cloud Applications
• Application Design Practices for Highly Available Applications
• Building High Performance Applications using ASP.NET
• Common Cloud Application Patterns
• Application Analytics
• Caching Application Data

Module 6: Managing Cloud Services in Azure

In this module, students will learn how to use Cloud Service Worker Roles and Web Sites Web Jobs to process data in the background. Students will also be able to use Cloud Service Cache Roles to store data in the cache.

Lessons:

• Overview of Cloud Services
• Cloud Service Web Roles
• Customising Cloud Service Configurations
• Updating and Managing Cloud Service Deployments
• Cloud Service Worker Role
• Cloud Service Worker Role Processing
• Analyzing Application Cloud Service Role Instances

Lab : Creating Azure Web Roles Using Visual Studio 2013Lab : Creating a Background Process Using Azure Worker Roles

Module 7: Storing NoSQL Data in Azure

In this module, students will learn how to store data in Azure Table Storage.

Lessons:

• Azure Storage Overview
• Azure Storage Tables Overview
• Table Entity Transactions
• Azure DocumentDB

Lab : Storing Attendee Registration Data in Azure Table Storage

Module 8: Storing and Consuming Files from Azure Storage

In this module, students will be able to store and access multimedia files in Azure using Blob Storage.

Lessons:

• Azure Storage Blobs
• Controlling Access to Storage Blobs & Containers
• Monitoring Storage Blobs
• Configuring Azure Storage Accounts
• Azure Files
• Uploading and Migrating Storage Data

Lab : Storing Generated Documents in Azure Blob StorageLab : Creating File Shares using Azure Files

Module 9: Designing a Communication Strategy using Queues and Service Bus

In this module, students will use Azure Queue Storage to queue data for asynchronous processing. Students will also be able to identify the Service Bus offerings and identify which ones to use in appropriate scenarios. Students will be able to use the Azure Service Bus Relay to connect on-premise services with client applications.

Lessons:

• Queue Mechanisms in Azure
• Azure Storage Queues
• Handling Storage Queue Messages
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Service Bus Queues
• Azure Service Bus Relay
• Azure Service Bus Notification Hubs

Lab : Using Storage Queues to Manage Requests Between Web Applications in AzureLab : Using Service Bus to Manage Communication Between Web Applications in Azure

Module 10: Managing Infrastructure in Azure

In this module students will explore the Infrastructure components in Azure. Students will be able to describe Virtual Networks and understand the relationship between the VNETs and the different services offered in Azure. Students will also be able to add Cloud Services and Virtual Machines to VNETs. Finally students will scale multiple instances of services in a VNET.

Lessons:

• Azure Virtual Networks
• Highly Available Azure Virtual Machines
• Customise Azure Virtual Machine Networking

Lab : Managing Multiple Virtual Machines in a Virtual Network

Module 11: Automating Integration with Azure Resources

In this module, students will explore the options for Automating their interactions with Azure Resources using PowerShell, Client Libraries or the REST API. Students will also explore the two sets of modules available for PowerShell automation.

Lessons:

• Azure SDK Client Libraries
• Virtual Machine Configuration Management
• Scripting Azure Service Management using PowerShell
• Azure REST Interface
• Azure Resource Manager

Lab : Automating the Creation of a Test Environment using PowerShell

Module 12: Securing Azure Web Applications

In this module, students will be able to use Azure Active Directory to implement security in a Cloud web application

Lessons:

• Azure Active Directory
• Introduction to Identity Providers
• Azure AD Directories
• Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication
• Azure Role-Based Access Control

Lab : Integrating Azure Active Directory with the Events Administration Portal

Module 13: Maintaining and Monitoring Web Solutions in Azure

In this module, students will learn how to deploy web applications to Azure by using WebDeploy and Service Packages.

Lessons

• Deployment Strategies for Web Applications
• Deploying Azure Services
• Continuous Integration
• Monitoring Cloud Applications

Lab : Deploying the Events Web Application to Azure