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Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies Training (AZ-303)
Level: Advanced
This course teaches Solutions Architects how to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. Lessons include virtualization, automation, networking, storage, identity, security, data platform, and application infrastructure. This course outlines how decisions in each of these areas affect an overall solution.
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Key features of this Azure Solutions Architect Training:
- Prepare for Microsoft AZ-303 certification exam
- Microsoft Official Course content
- After-course instructor coaching benefit
You Will Learn How To:
- Secure identities with Azure Active Directory and users and groups.
- Implement identity solutions spanning on-premises and cloud-based capabilities.
- Apply monitoring solutions for collecting, combining, and analyzing data from different sources.
- Manage subscriptions, accounts, Azure policies, and Role-Based Access Control.
- Administer Azure using the Resource Manager, Azure portal, Cloud Shell, and CLI.
- Configure intersite connectivity solutions like VNet Peering, and virtual network gateways.
- Administer Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.
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Prerequisites
Successful Azure Architect students have prior experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, and networking:
- Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including VMs and virtual networking
- 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, and domain controllers
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Software/Tools
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Azure portal, PowerShell, and ARM templates
- Azure Alerts and Activity Log
- Cloud Shell and Resource Explorer
- ASR on a Hyper-V infrastructure to prepare and complete the migration process
- Azure Multi-Factor Authentication
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Container Registry
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Recommended Experience
Attendees should have broad knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. -
Who Should Attend
This course is for IT Professionals with expertise in designing and implementing solutions running on Microsoft Azure. They should have broad knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. Azure Solution Architects use the Azure Portal and as they become more adept they use the Command Line Interface. Candidates must have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development processes and DevOps processes. -
Microsoft Exam Information
This course can help you prepare for the following Microsoft role-based certification exam — AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies
Instructor-Led Course Outline
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Module 1: Implement Azure Active Directory
In this module, you will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups. This module includes:
Lessons
- Overview of Azure Active Directory
- Users and Groups
- Domains and Custom Domains
- Azure AD Identity Protection
- Implement Conditional Access
- Configure Fraud Alerts for MFA
- Implement Bypass Options
- Configure Guest Users in Azure AD
- Configure Trusted IPs
- Manage Multiple Directories
- Understand how Multiple AAD organizations interact
- Add Guest Users to Azure AD
- Configure Location Condition Configuration
- Configure Azure MFA settings
- Implement Conditional Access Azure MFA
- Create a Blueprint
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Module 2: Implement and Manage Hybrid Identities
In this module, you will learn how to install and configure Azure AD Connect and implement Azure AD Connect Health. This module includes: - Lessons
- Install and Configure Azure AD Connect
- Configure Password Sync and Password Writeback
- Configure Azure AD Connect Health
- Implement Azure AD seamless Single Sign-On
- Perform an Azure AD Connect installation
- Implement Azure AD Connect Health
Module 3: Implement Virtual Networking
In this module, you will learn about basic virtual networking concepts like virtual networks and subnetting, IP addressing, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and Azure DNS. This module includes:
Lessons
- Virtual Network Peering
- Implement VNet Peering
- Connect services with Virtual Network Peering
- Configure VNet Peering
- Understand Service Chaining
- Modify or delete VNet Peering
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Module 4: Implement VMs for Windows and Linux
In this module, you will learn about Azure virtual machines including planning, creating, availability and extensions.
Lessons
- Select Virtual Machine Size
- Configure High Availability
- Implement Azure Dedicated Hosts
- Deploy and Configure Scale Sets
- Configure Azure Disk Encryption
- Plan for virtual machine implementations
- Create virtual machines
- Configure virtual machine availability, including scale sets
- Understand High Availability options for VMs in Azure
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Module 5: Implement Load Balancing and Network Security
In this module, you will learn about network traffic strategies including network routing and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, Azure Application Gateway, and Traffic Manager.
Lessons
- Implement Azure Load Balancer
- Implement an Application Gateway
- Understand Web Application Firewall
- Implement Azure Firewall
- Implement Azure Front Door
- Implementing Azure Traffic Manager
- Implement Network Security Groups and Application Security Groups
- Implement Azure Bastion
- Describe characteristics of highly available Azure VMs residing in the same availability set
- Describe characteristics of highly available Azure VMs residing in different availability zones
- Describe characteristics of automatic horizontal scaling of Azure VM Scale Sets
- Describe characteristics of manual vertical scaling of Azure VM Scale Sets
- Select a Load Balancer solution
- Configure Application Gateway
- Implement Azure Firewall
- Create an Azure Front Door
- Understand Traffic Manager routing methods
- Configure Network Security Groups (NSGs)
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Module 6: Implement Storage Accounts
In this module, you will learn about basic storage features including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.
Lessons
- Storage Accounts
- Blob Storage
- Storage Security
- Managing Storage
- Accessing Blobs and Queues using AAD
- Implement authorization of Azure Storage blobs by leveraging shared access signatures
- Implement authorization of Azure Storage blobs by leveraging Azure Active Directory
- Implement authorization of Azure Storage file shares by leveraging access keys
- Configure Azure Storage Firewalls and Virtual Networks
- Understand Storage Account services and types
- Configure Blob storage, accounts, containers, and access tiers
- Implement Shared Access Signatures (SAS)
- Understand Azure Storage firewalls and virtual networks
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Module 7: Implement NoSQL Databases
In this module, you will learn about Azure Table Storage and recommend options for CosmsoDB APIs.
Lessons- Configure Storage Account Tables
- Select Appropriate CosmosDB APIs
- Outline the Table Service Data Model
- Understand options for Azure Cosmos DB
- Understand high availability using CosmosDB
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Module 8: Implement Azure SQL Databases
In this module, you will create an Azure SQL Database single database, create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, and review high-availability and Azure SQL database.
Lessons
- Configure Azure SQL Database Settings
- Implement Azure SQL Database Managed Instances
- High-Availability and Azure SQL Database
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- Create an Azure SQL Database (single database)
- Create an Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
- Recommend high-availability architectural models used in Azure SQL Database
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Module 9: Automate Deployment and Configuration of Resources
In this module, you will learn about the tools an Azure Administrator uses to manage their infrastructure. This includes the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure PowerShell, CLI, and Resource Manager Templates.
Lessons- Azure Resource Manager Templates
- Save a Template for a VM
- Evaluate Location of New Resources
- Configure a Virtual Hard Disk Template
- Deploy from a template
- Create and Execute an Automation Runbook
- Leverage Azure Resource Manager to organize resources
- Use ARM Templates to deploy resources
- Create and Execute an Automation Runbook
- Deploy an Azure VM from a VHD
- Understand Azure encryption technologies
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Module 10: Implement and Manage Azure Governance
In this module, you will learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts, implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control.
Lessons
- Create Management Groups, Subscriptions, and Resource Groups
- Overview of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Roles
- Azure AD Access Reviews
- Implement and Configure an Azure Policy
- Azure Blueprints
- Implement authorization of Azure Storage blobs by leveraging shared access signatures
- Implement authorization of Azure Storage blobs by leveraging Azure Active Directory
- Implement authorization of Azure Storage file shares by leveraging access keys
- Define a custom RBAC role
- Assign a custom RBAC role
- Understand Resource Group Organization
- Understand how RBAC works
- Create an Azure AD access review
- Create and manage policies to enforce compliance
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Module 11: Manage Security for Applications
In this module, you will learn about Azure Key Vault and implementing authentication using Azure Managed Identities.
Lessons
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Managed Identity
- Explain Key Vault uses such as secrets, key, and Certificate management
- Use Managed Identities with Azure resources
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Module 12: Manage Workloads in Azure
In this module, you will learn how to migrate workloads using Azure Migrate, perform VMware agent-based and agent-less migrations, and perform Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery.
Lessons
- Migrate Workloads using Azure Migrate
- VMware - Agentless Migration
- VMware - Agent-Based Migration
- Implement Azure Backup
- Azure to Azure Site Recovery
- Implement Azure Update Management
- Configure Azure Site Recovery
- Perform test failover
- Perform planned failover
- Perform unplanned failover
- Understand agent-based migration architecture
- Prepare for Azure for migration
- Prepare an on-premises VMware environment
- Understand Azure VM backup architecture
- Manage updates and patches for Azure VMs
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Module 13: Implement Container-Based Applications
In this module, you will learn how to run Azure Container instances and how to deploy Kubernetes with AKS.
Lessons
- Azure Container Instances
- Configure Azure Kubernetes Service
- Run Azure Container instances
- Deploy Kubernetes with AKS
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Module 14: Implement an Application Infrastructure
In this module, you will learn how to create an App Service web App for Containers, create and configure an App Service Plan, and create and manage Deployment Slots.
Lessons
- Create and Configure Azure App Service
- Create an App Service Web App for Containers
- Create and Configure an App Service Plan
- Configure Networking for an App Service
- Create and Manage Deployment Slots
- Implement Logic Apps
- Implement Azure Functions
- Configure and validate an Azure Function App Storage Blob trigger
- Configure and validate an Azure Event Grid subscription-based queue messaging
- Implement Blue/Green deployment pattern by using deployment slots of Azure App Service web apps
- Perform A/B testing by using deployment slots of Azure App Service web apps
- Configure an Azure App Service
- Create an App Service Plan
- Create a Workflow using Azure Logic Apps
- Create a Function App
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Module 15: Implement Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
In this module, you will learn about Azure Monitor, Azure Workbooks, Azure Alerts, Network Watcher, Azure Service Health, Azure Application Insights.
Lessons
- Azure Infrastructure Security Monitoring
- Azure Monitor
- Azure Workbooks
- Azure Alerts
- Log Analytics
- Network Watcher
- Azure Service Health
- Monitor Azure Costs
- Azure Application Insights
- Unified Monitoring in Azure
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- Understand Azure Log Analytics
- Understand Azure Service Health
Azure Solutions Architect Training FAQs
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What is required to achieve the Azure Solutions Architect certification?
To achieve the role-based certification, you must pass the following exams:- AZ-303: Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies Training
- AZ-304: Microsoft Azure Architect Design Training
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What do I receive if I pass just one of the two exams required for certification?
Individuals who pass one of the two required exams for certification will receive an achievement badge.
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