Course Description

Welcome to First Look Clinic: Microsoft Azure. Congratulations on taking the first step toward learning about how to successfully manage and administer a Microsoft Azure cloud solution. This course will help you to become familiar with the fundamentals of Microsoft Azure including the web-based portals for deploying resources and managing Azure subscriptions. You'll learn about Azure Resource Manager and how to use templates to manage resources. This course also introduces PowerShell as a key tool to manage and automate Azure resources.

Objectives

Please refer the Course overview

Audience

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Content

Module 1: Cloud OverviewLessons

• Introduction to Cloud Computing

Module 2: Microsoft AzureLessons

• Overview of Microsoft Azure
• Azure Data Centers and Services

Module 3: PortalsLessons

• Classic Azure Portal
• New Azure Portal
• Azure Subscriptions

Module 4: Infrastructure OverviewLessons

• Virtual Machines, Networks, and Storage

Module 5: Azure Resource Manager (ARM)Lessons

• Introduction to Resource Manager

Module 6: Azure PowerShellLessons

• Azure PowerShell Modules
• Azure PowerShell Cmdlets

Module 7: Practice exercisesLab : Practice Exercises

• Take an Azure Virtual Data Center Tour
• Sign-in and Explore the Classic Azure Portal
• Sign-in and Explore the New Azure Portal
• Azure Subscriptions
• Deploy a New Virtual Machine
• Work with Azure Resource Manager and a VM Template
• Download and install the Azure PowerShell modules
• Connect to Azure by using PowerShell
• Work with Azure Resource Manager by using PowerShell