Microsoft Azure technologies for AWS Architects (AZ-030) (MSAZ16)

Module 1: Introduction to Azure

In this module, you’ll learn about how Azure organizes subscriptions and accounts, and you can set up resource groups and templates to standardize creation and life-cycle management of your resources.

Lessons

Subscriptions and accounts

Resource groups and templates in Azure Resource Manager

Module 2: Azure global infrastructure

In this module, you’ll see the worldwide architecture of Microsoft Azure and how that architecture affects the availability and reliability of your applications and sites.

Lessons

Azure regions

Azure Availability Zones

Comparison with AWS

Module 3: Implement Azure Active Directory

In this module, you will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups.

Lessons

Introduction to Azure Active Directory

Domains and custom domains

Safety features

Guest users in Azure Active Directory

Manage multiple directories

Comparison with AWS

Module 4: Implement and manage hybrid identities

In this module, you will learn how to extend your on-premise Active Directory accounts to the cloud, and how to sync the accounts.

Lessons

Introduction to Azure AD Connect

Comparison with AWS

Module 5: Implement virtual networking

In this module, you will learn about basic virtual networking concepts like virtual networks and subnetting, IP addressing, Azure DNS, network security groups, and Azure Firewall.

Lessons

Azure Virtual Network and VNet peering

VPN and ExpressRoute connections

Comparison with AWS

Module 6: Implement VMs for Windows and Linux

In this module, you will learn how to configure VMs for high availability and how to deploy and configure scale sets.

Lessons

Configure high availability

Comparison with AWS

Module 7: Implement load balancing and network security

In this module, you will learn how to implement Azure Load Balancer, and how to set up security groups.

Lessons

Implement Azure Load Balancer

Implement an Azure Application Gateway

Implement Azure Firewall

Implement network security groups and application security groups

Comparison with AWS

Module 8: Implement container-based applications

In this module, you will learn how to configure the Azure Kubernetes Service and how to publish a solution on an Azure container.

Lessons

Configure Azure Kubernetes Service

Publish a solution on an Azure Container Instance

Comparison with AWS

Module 9: Implement an application infrastructure

In this module, you’ll learn the basics of selecting an App Service plan, configuring your plan, and setting up Logic Apps and Azure Functions.

Lessons

Create an App Service plan

Create and configure Azure App Service

Configure networking for an App Service

Introduction to Logic Apps and Azure Functions

Comparison with AWS

Module 10: Implement storage accounts

In this module, you’ll be introduced to Azure Storage and how to configure network access, replication, authentication, access, and failover.

Lessons

Azure Storage core concepts

Managing the Azure Blob storage lifecycle

Working with Azure Blob storage

Comparison with AWS

Module 11: Implement NoSQL databases

In this module, you will learn about Azure Cosmos DB and how to configure it.

Lessons

Introduction to Azure Cosmos DB

Consistency

Select appropriate CosmosDB APIs

Set up replicas in CosmosDB

Comparison with AWS DynamoDB

Module 12: Implement Azure SQL databases

In this module, you will learn how to implement managed instances of Azure SQL database and how to configure it for high availability.

Lessons

Configure Azure SQL database settings

Implement Azure SQL Database managed instances

Configure high availability for an Azure SQL database

Comparison with AWS

Module 13: Implement cloud infrastructure monitoring

In this module, you will learn how to use Azure Monitor to set alerts and how to log and manage costs.

Lessons

Monitor security

Monitor cost

Configure a Log Analytics workspace

Comparison with AWS

Module 14: Implement and manage Azure governance solutions

In this module, you will learn how to configure role-based access control and how to configure Azure Policy to force compliance with governance requirements.

Lessons

Assign RBAC roles

Configure management access to Azure

Implement and configure an Azure Policy

Comparison with AWS

Module 15: Manage security for applications

In this module, you will learn how to implement and configure KeyVault, how to register and manage application in Azure Active Directory, and how to configure Azure Active Directory Managed Identities.

Lessons

Implement Azure Key Vault

Implement and configure Azure AD Managed Identities

Register and manage applications in Azure AD

Comparison with AWS

Module 16: Migration, backup, and disaster recovery management

In this module, you will learn how to migrate workloads, and how to manage backup, disaster recovery, and updates.

Lessons

Migrate workloads

Implement Azure Backup for VMs

Implement disaster recovery

Comparison with AWS

This course is for AWS Cloud Architects with expertise in designing and implementing solutions running on AWS who now want to design for Microsoft Azure.

Experience (>1year) as an AWS Architect designing secure and scalable AWS cloud solutions across storage structures, compute, networking, and the interaction with external resources/services.

Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.

Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.

Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, domain controllers, replication, Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.

Understanding of programming fundamentals and use of a scripting language.

Al termine del corso i partecipanti saranno in grado di:

• Determine the type of account and subscription best suited to your solution.
• Create resource groups and templates to standardize and manage solutions.
• Implement an architecture that provides the availability and reliability required by your solution.
• Secure identities with Azure Active Directory.
• Implement users and groups.
• Use your on-premise Active Directory account to authenticate to your cloud solution.
• Sync accounts between on-premise and the cloud.
• Design virtual networks with security in mind.
• Implement VMs to create high availability solutions.
• Deploy and configure scale sets.
• Implement the components of load balancing.
• Set up network and application security groups.
• Configure Azure Kubernetes Service for your solution.
• Publish your solution on an Azure Container Instance.
• Select an App Service plan suitable for your solution.
• Configure the App Service.
• Incorporate Logic Apps and Azure Functions into your solution.
• Select an appropriate Azure Storage account for your solution.
• Configure your storage account.
• Configure a NoSQL database solution by using Azure Cosmos DB.
• Implement managed instances of Azure SQL database.
• Configure your database for high availability.
• Set up security monitoring for your solution.
• Monitor costs by analyzing logs.
• Configure RBAC roles for governance access.
• Configure an Azure Policy to enforce compliance with governance requirements.
• Register your app in Azure Active Directory.
• Configure Azure Active Directory for managed identities used by your app to access data.
• Migrate workloads to the cloud and across VMs.
• Implement cloud backups.
• Implement disaster recovery options.
• Implement update strategies that avoid negative impacts to availability and performance