Microsoft Azure: Cloud Computing Made Easy: 3-In-1

Design, configure, and build your cloud-based infrastructure with Microsoft Azure

What you'll learn

Manage resources and access your services with the help of Azure Portal

Know how to start, stop, and deploy your virtual machines in Azure

Work with different storage options and policies for your Azure cloud

Manage storage tasks between on-premise devices and cloud with StorSimple

Host your resources in the cloud with Operations Management Suite

Automate, edit, and test your hybrid cloud with Azure Automation Runbooks

Deliver high-bandwidth content with Azure CDN and Akamai

Develop databases with Azure Table Storage

Leverage Azure Redis Cache as a Service for high throughput and low latency

Discover and consume enterprise data assets with Azure Data Catalog

Requirements

Basic understanding of Microsoft Azure will be an added advantage.

Description

Cloud Computing has changed the way you look at and understand the IT infrastructure. Microsoft Azure is Microsoft’s public cloud computing platform. It provides a range of cloud services, including those for compute, analytics, storage, and networking. You can pick and choose from these services to develop and scale new applications, or run existing applications, in the public cloud. If you wish to dive into cloud development and management to design, configure, and build your cloud-based infrastructure using various services offered by Microsoft Azure, then go for this Learning Path. This  comprehensive 3-in-1 course  equips you with the practical know-how of managing various Azure Services for effective business over the cloud. You will be taken through the core of Infrastructure as a Service (IaSS) with Microsoft Azure to leverage different services offered by it. You will then learn different hybrid solutions used in Azure to build your own fully functional hybrid cloud management with Operations Management Suite. You will also master Azure services to build Platform as a Service (PaaS) cloud wherein you will be able to configure your web and API applications, and manage and test application performance. Finally, you will learn to make use of Database as a Service (DaaS) to know about the various databases with Azure.  This training program includes 3 complete courses, carefully chosen to give you the most comprehensive training possible. The first course, Infrastructure as a Service Solutions with Azure, starts off with an introduction to the core of Infrastructure as a Service with Microsoft Azure, and equips you with the practical know how to manage various Azure Services for effective business over the cloud. You will then dive into Subscription and Resource Management in Azure, and learn to work with various resource groups and policies through the Azure Portal. You will also explore Azure Storage services, and employ various storage options for your virtual machines that work best for your business. Next, you will learn Azure Networking, set up your virtual networks, control network traffic with the help of Azure Traffic Manager and Security Groups, and host your domain name server with Azure DNS. Finally, you will learn to leverage Azure Compute, work with Azure Virtual Machines, and download specialized virtual machines from the Azure Marketplace as per your business requirements. In the second course, Hybrid Operational Management with Azure,  you will explore different hybrid solutions using Azure, learn to simplify your cloud deployment with Azure stack, and host resources on the cloud with Microsoft OMS. You will then dive into OMS recovery services, work with different Azure Backup policies and types, and also disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery. You will work with OMS Automation and Configuration Management, and automate and run your cloud with the help of Azure Automation runbooks. Next, you will learn to analyze your project logs and report any failures with the help of different custom logging and alert management solutions. Finally, you will get ready to set up, manage, and monitor your hybrid cloud performance with Microsoft Azure and Operations Management Suite. The third course, Azure Platform as a Service – Web and API Application Deployment, starts off by exploring Azure App Services and explaining you how to work with supported application types based on different parameters such as languages and functions. You will then learn to configure, publish, secure, and analyze your application APIs with Azure API management. You will also learn to leverage Database as a Service in Azure, and work with different options for database management and also different types of databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL. Next, you will learn to develop NoSQL databases with the help of Azure Table Storage. Finally, you will delve into Data Processing as a Service, and learn how to create custom searches for your application, enable messaging between applications and services, and work with data using Azure Data Factory and Azure Data Catalog.By the end of this Learning Path, you will be able to design, configure, and build your cloud-based infrastructure using various services offered by Microsoft Azure.Meet Your Expert(s):We have the best work of the following esteemed author(s) to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:Brian Christopher Harrison has been involved with Microsoft Azure since 2012, and is currently a Cloud Solutions Architect at Microsoft. He has been involved in Microsoft training, has actively blogged and spoke about Azure on Microsoft's site, and also has his own screencasts.

Overview

Section 1: Infrastructure as a Service Solutions with Azure

Lecture 1 The Course Overview

Lecture 2 Subscriptions and Default Access

Lecture 3 Azure Portal and What’s Available Out of the Box? – Part One

Lecture 4 Azure Portal and What’s Available Out of the Box? – Part Two

Lecture 5 Azure Portal and What’s Available Out of the Box? – Part Three

Lecture 6 Managing Resources with Resource Groups and Tags

Lecture 7 Securing Azure Resources

Lecture 8 Governing Azure Resources

Lecture 9 Scripting Groups and Tags

Lecture 10 Storing Data in Azure

Lecture 11 Storage Tiers and Managed Disks

Lecture 12 Accessing Storage Artifacts and Policies

Lecture 13 Managing Azure Storage with CLI and PowerShell

Lecture 14 Networking Overview

Lecture 15 Networking, Subnets, Gateways, and Peering – Part One

Lecture 16 Networking, Subnets, Gateways, and Peering – Part Two

Lecture 17 Controlling and Balancing User Traffic – Part One

Lecture 18 Controlling and Balancing User Traffic – Part Two

Lecture 19 Controlling and Balancing User Traffic – Part Three

Lecture 20 NIC Cards and Addressing

Lecture 21 Securing Network Traffic

Lecture 22 Domain Services in Azure

Lecture 23 Managing and Monitoring Azure Networking

Lecture 24 Scripting Network Resources

Lecture 25 Azure Compute Overview

Lecture 26 Starting, Stopping, and Deploying VMs

Lecture 27 VM Images and Snapshots

Lecture 28 Scaling and Fault Tolerance through Availability Sets

Lecture 29 Scripting Your Azure VMs

Section 2: Hybrid Operational Management with Azure

Lecture 30 The Course Overview

Lecture 31 Private Cloud with Azure Stack

Lecture 32 Hybrid Storage with StorSimple

Lecture 33 Reviewing Azure Hybrid Networking

Lecture 34 Data Oriented Hybrid Solutions

Lecture 35 Operational Management Suite

Lecture 36 Protecting Azure VM Data

Lecture 37 Backup Policies and Backup Types

Lecture 38 Managing Azure Backup with CLI and PowerShell

Lecture 39 Azure Site Recovery (DRaaS)

Lecture 40 Automation Overview

Lecture 41 Editing and Testing Runbooks

Lecture 42 Azure Automation Runbook Assets

Lecture 43 Processing a Runbook

Lecture 44 Azure Configuration Management

Lecture 45 Log Analytics Service – Data Ingestion

Lecture 46 Specifying Data to Collect

Lecture 47 Log Querying

Lecture 48 Alert Management

Lecture 49 Log Analytics Solution Views

Lecture 50 Building Custom Log Solutions

Section 3: Azure Platform as a Service – Web and API Application Deployment

Lecture 51 The Course Overview

Lecture 52 App Service Types and App Plans – Part One

Lecture 53 App Service Types and App Plans – Part Two

Lecture 54 App Service Configuration – Part One

Lecture 55 App Service Configuration – Part Two

Lecture 56 App Service Configuration – Part Three

Lecture 57 Content Delivery Networks

Lecture 58 API Management – Part One

Lecture 59 API Management – Part Two

Lecture 60 Web Application Performance – Part One

Lecture 61 Web Application Performance – Part Two

Lecture 62 Azure SQL – Part One

Lecture 63 Azure SQL – Part Two

Lecture 64 Azure SQL – Part Three

Lecture 65 Azure SQL Elastic

Lecture 66 Working with MySQL and PostgreSQL

Lecture 67 Azure Table Storage

Lecture 68 NoSQL Databases

Lecture 69 Leveraging Redis Cache

Lecture 70 Full-Text Search as a Service

Lecture 71 Messaging as a Service – Part One

Lecture 72 Messaging as a Service – Part Two

Lecture 73 Data Transformation as a Service

Lecture 74 Azure Data Catalog

This learning path is aimed at IT administrators, developers, and architects who wish to get started with Microsoft Azure platform and services in the cloud to leverage its benefits for their businesses.