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Azure for IT Professionals: SysAdmins and SysOps Course Details:

The Azure for IT Professionals: SysAdmins and SysOps course is designed to equip IT professionals with the skills and knowledge required to manage and operate systems on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Participants will learn essential Azure services, tools, and best practices for system administration, deployment, monitoring, and optimization. Through hands-on labs and real-world scenarios, participants will gain proficiency in using Azure to build, deploy, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available IT infrastructure.

The primary objective of this course is to provide IT professionals, particularly system administrators and operations personnel, with the expertise to leverage Azure effectively for managing and operating systems in the cloud. Participants will learn how to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure-based infrastructure, ensuring reliability, security, and performance. By the end of the course, participants will be prepared to handle various system administration tasks and operations responsibilities in an Azure environment.


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What you will learn

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Understand key Azure services and features relevant to system administration and operations
  • Learn how to deploy and configure Azure resources using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates
  • Gain proficiency in monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting Azure infrastructure using Azure Monitor and other monitoring tools
  • Explore best practices for security, compliance, and data protection in Azure environments
  • Learn how to automate routine tasks and workflows using Azure Automation and other automation tools
  • Develop skills in optimizing cost, performance, and reliability of Azure-based systems
  • Prepare for Microsoft Azure certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Security Engineer Associate

Beneficial for

This course is suitable for:
  • System Administrators
  • System Operations (SysOps) Engineers
  • IT Professionals responsible for managing and operating IT infrastructure

Course Pre-requisite

Participants should have a basic understanding of:
  • Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
  • Familiarity with IT infrastructure components such as servers, networks, and storage
  • Experience with operating systems (Windows and Linux/Unix)
  • Basic knowledge of networking and security concepts

Course Outline

Overview of Azure services and global infrastructure

Understanding the Azure portal and Azure CLI

Managing user identities, roles, and permissions in Azure Active Directory (AD)

Implementing security best practices for IAM in Azure

Deploying and managing virtual machines (VMs) in Azure

Implementing auto-scaling and load balancing for VMs

Configuring Virtual Networks (VNets) and subnets

Implementing network security with Network Security Groups (NSGs) and Azure Firewall

Using Azure Blob Storage for object storage

Deploying and managing Azure SQL Database for relational data storage

Monitoring Azure infrastructure with Azure Monitor

Centralized logging with Azure Monitor Logs (formerly known as Log Analytics)

Introduction to Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates for infrastructure as code (IaC)

Automating tasks and workflows with Azure Automation

Implementing security controls and best practices in Azure

Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations in Azure

Optimizing cost, performance, and reliability of Azure infrastructure

Using Azure Advisor and Cost Management tools for cost management

Advanced troubleshooting techniques for Azure environments

Best practices for disaster recovery, high availability, and scaling in Azure

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