This course will provide foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. The course can be taken as an optional first step in learning about cloud services and Microsoft Azure, before taking further Microsoft Azure or Microsoft cloud services courses.
The course will cover general cloud computing concepts as well as general cloud computing models and services such as Public, Private and Hybrid cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service(PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
It will also cover some core Azure services and solutions, as well as key Azure pillar services concerning security, privacy, compliance and trust. It will finally cover pricing and support services available with Azure.
What You’ll Learn：
The following are the course learning objectives:
Understand general cloud computing concepts
Understand core services available with Microsoft Azure
Understand security, privacy, compliance and trust with Microsoft Azure
Understand pricing and support models available with Microsoft
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for taking this course. Technical IT experience is not required however some general IT knowledge or experience would be beneficial.
Course Syllabus
Module 0 - Course Introduction
Lesson 1 – Welcome
Lesson 2 - Course Overview
Lesson 3 - Labs Overview
Lesson 4- Pre-Course Survey
Module 1 - Cloud Concepts
Lesson 1 - Learning Objectives
Lesson 2 – Why Cloud Services?
Lesson 3 - Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Lesson 4 - Public, Private and Hybrid cloud models
Lesson 5 - Module 2 Review Questions
Lesson 6 - Module 2 Summary
Module 2 - Core Azure Services
Lesson 1 - Learning Objectives
Lesson 2 - Core Azure architectural components
Lesson 3 - Core Azure Services and Products
Lesson 4 - Azure Solutions
Lesson 5 - Azure management tools
Lesson 6 - Module 3 Review Questions
Lesson 7 - Module 3 Summary
Module 3 - Security, Privacy, Compliance and Trust
Lesson 1 - Learning Objectives
Lesson 2 - Securing network connectivity in Azure
Lesson 3 - Core Azure Identity services
Lesson 4 - Security tools and features
Lesson 5 - Azure governance methodologies
Lesson 6 - Monitoring and Reporting in Azure
Lesson 7 - Privacy, Compliance and Data Protection standards in Azure
Lesson 8 - Module 4 Review Questions
Lesson 9 - Module 4 Summary
Module 4 - Azure Pricing and Support
Lesson 1 - Learning Objectives
Lesson 2 - Azure subscriptions
Lesson 3 - Planning and managing costs
Lesson 4 - Support options available with Azure
Lesson 5 - Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Lesson 6 - Service lifecycle in Azure
Lesson 7 - Module 5 Review Questions
Lesson 8 - Module 5 Summary
Module 5 – Final Exam
Lesson 1 - Graded Final Exam
Module 6 – Course End
Lesson 1 - Course Complete
Lesson 2 - Post – Course Survey
Course Staff
Eamonn Kelly
IT Professional
Eamonn has worked in IT for approx 20 years, working in a range of areas from systems administration, product development, localization, client and server systems and cloud services for many years. He has worked most recently as a Content Developer within Microsoft’s World Wide Learning (WWL) team.
