AZ104 Certification Training - Microsoft Azure Administrator

Microsoft Azure is a cloud platform that provides infrastructure, managed services, and anything else you might need for your business applications. This path will cover the essentials of integration and security on Microsoft Azure. You will learn how to manage subscriptions and resources on Microsoft Azure, how to implement and manage virtual machines and networks, and how to secure identities in the cloud.

About the course

This Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator training covers everything you’ll need to know as an Azure administrator, including managing subscriptions and resources, implementing storage, deploying virtual machines and networks, managing and securing identities, migrating servers to Azure, and managing app services.

Certification

This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: manage Azure identities and governance; implement and manage storage; deploy and manage Azure compute resources; implement and manage virtual networking; and monitor and maintain Azure resource

Course details

What's included

Course content

Introduction to Cloud Computing

  • The need for Cloud Computing
  • Understanding Cost in an On-Premise Data Center
  • On-Premise Data Center Common Issues
  • Characteristics of Cloud Computing
  • Common Terminologies in Cloud Computing
  • Understanding IaaS
  • Understanding SaaS
  • Understanding PaaS
  • Terminologies in the Microsoft Azure Cloud
  • Lab: Creating a Microsoft Azure Cloud Account

Deploying and Managing Virtual Machines

  • Understanding the Components of a Virtual Machine
  • Lab: Creating and Connecting to a Linux VM
  • Lab: Creating and Connecting to a Windows VM
  • States of a Virtual Machine in Azure
  • Virtual Machines Network Security Groups
  • Public and Private IP Addresses in Virtual Machines
  • Lab: Allowing and Disallowing Ports in a Virtual Machine
  • Lab: Changing Virtual Machine IP Addresses
  • Hard Disk Options for an Azure Virtual Machine
  • Lab: Transferring Disks between Azure Virtual Machines
  • High Availability in Virtual Machines using Multi AZ Deployment
  • High Availability in Virtual Machines using Availability Sets
  • Lab: Creating and Managing an Azure Availability Set
  • High Availability in Virtual Machines using Scaling
  • Lab: Creating and Managing an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set
  • Introduction to Azure CLI for Virtual Machines
  • Lab: Creating Azure Virtual Machines using Cloudshell
  • Lab: Creating Azure Virtual Machines using AZ CLI Package

Deploying and Managing Containers and Kubernetes

  • Understanding Azure Container Instances
  • Lab: Launching a Container Application using Azure Container Instances
  • Understanding Azure Kubernetes Service
  • Lab: Creating a Kubernetes Cluster in Azure
  • Lab: Connecting to a Kubernetes Cluster in Azure

Deploying and Managing Monolithic Applications

  • Understanding Monolithic Applications
  • Understanding Azure App Service and Benefits
  • Lab: Creating an Azure App Service
  • Lab: Launching a PHP Application using Azure App Service
  • Lab: Configuring Staging Slots in Azure App Service

Implementing Azure Storage Solutions

  • Understanding Storage Architecture in Azure
  • Understanding Azure Storage Accounts
  • Lab: Creating an Azure Storage Account
  • Understanding Blob Storage in Azure
  • Understanding Blob Storage Authentication in Azure
  • Lab: Creating Blob Storage Containers
  • Lab: Managing Access to Azure Blob Storage
  • Lab: Using Azure Blob Storage for Website Hosting
  • Understanding Azure Storage Explorer
  • Lab: Installing and Configuring Azure Storage Explorer
  • Lab: Using Azure Storage Explorer to Upload and Download Objects
  • Understanding Azure File Storage
  • Lab: Sharing File Storage between Multiple Virtual Machines
  • Azure Storage Import and Export Options
  • Azure Storage Disk Encrypt Options
  • Lab: Performing Azure Customer Managed Key Encryption

Configuring Azure Networking

  • Understanding the need for Azure Networking
  • Understanding the need for DNS in Azure
  • Lab: Creating a Network with 2 Subnets
  • Lab: Connecting Multiple Azure Virtual Machines to a single Network Security Group
  • Understanding Peering in Azure
  • Lab: Performing Local Peering in Azure
  • Lab: Performing Global Peering in Azure
  • Understanding Load Balancers in Azure
  • Lab: Creating a Load Balancer for Web Traffic Routing
  • Understanding Application Gateways in Azure
  • Lab: Creating an Application Gateway for Web Traffic Routing
  • Learning Azure Firewalls and Firewall Policy Options
  • Lab: Creating and Configuring an Azure Firewall
  • Understanding Site to Site and Point to Site VPN Options in Azure
  • Lab: Deploying an Azure Site to Site VPN

Using Azure Backup Solutions

  • Exploring Azure Backup Offerings for Virtual Machines on Azure
  • Exploring Azure Backup Offerings for Virtual Machines Running On-Premise
  • Lab: Creating an Azure Recovery Service Vault
  • Lab: Implementing Backup for Azure Virtual Machines
  • Lab: Performing Recovery of Data on an Azure Virtual Machine
  • Lab: Implementing Backup for an On-Premise Virtual Machine
  • Lab: Performing Recovery of Data on an On-Premise Virtual Machine
  • Understanding Backup Security Settings in Azure
  • Lab: Enabling and Disabling Azure Backup Security Options

Managing Azure Identities and Permissions

  • Learning about Azure Active Directory (Entra ID)
  • Azure Entra ID Pricing and Features
  • Lab: Creating Users using Entra ID
  • Lab: Bulk Creating Users in Entra ID and Microsoft Excel
  • Lab: Creating Groups in Entra ID
  • Understanding Role Based Access Control in Microsoft Azure
  • Lab: Providing Access on a Single Azure Resource
  • Lab: Providing Access on an Azure Resource Group
  • Lab: Providing Access on Azure Subscriptions
  • Using Entra ID for Authentication Third Party Applications
  • Lab: Creating Third Party Credentials in Azure Entra ID
  • Understanding the Need of Azure Resource Locks
  • Lab: Locking Azure Resources

Managing Azure Costs and Budgets

  • Upgrading Subscriptions in Azure
  • Understanding Invoicing and Billing Cycles
  • Downloading and Viewing Invoice Reports for Usage Statistics
  • Using Azure Cost Calculators
  • Lab: Setting Up an Azure Budget Notification

Automating Azure Using Azure Resource Manager

  • Understanding the Need to Automate Azure Deployments
  • Lab: Installing and Configuring VS Code for Azure Automation
  • Understanding the Syntax of an Azure Resource Manager Template
  • Lab: Creating a Blank Deployment in Azure
  • Lab: Creating a Basic Azure Storage Account Deployment Template
  • Lab: Creating an Azure Resource Manager Template with User Parameters

Preparing for the AZ104 Certification

  • Mock Exams for AZ104 Certification

Frequently asked questions

Is this training live or pre-recorded?
The training is live instructor led training which is available in classroom as well as online format. We also record every training session which is then uploaded to our student portal.
How will I join the live online training?
The live online training is conducted via the zoom software, we will be providing you with the zoom meeting link to join the training.
How many students are there in a single batch?
On an average one batch will have a maximum of 18 students. We keep smaller batch sizes to promote interaction between the students and the instructor.
How can I practice the labs?
We will provide you with online labs. If needed, we can also provide you with the software required to create your own labs.
Do you offer payment flexibility?
Yes, we provide zero interest EMI options.
Can I attend the training in classroom?
Yes, our classroom training location is in New Delhi near Lajpat Nagar metro staton.

Part of these learning paths