<p><strong>Course Objective</strong></p>

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<p>This course teaches IT Professionals how to manage their Azure resources, including deployment and configuration of virtual machines, virtual networks, storage accounts, and Azure AD that includes implementing and managing hybrid identities. Students will also learn how cloud resources are managed in Azure through user and group accounts, and how to grant access to Azure AD users, groups, and services using Role-based access control (RBAC).</p>

<p>Students will learn about the different storage accounts and services as well as basic data replication concepts and available replication schemes. Students are also introduced to Storage Explorer as a convenient way to work with Azure storage data. Students also learn the types of storage and how to work with managed and custom disks.</p>

<p>Azure blob storage is how Azure stores unstructured data in the cloud, and students will work with blobs and blob containers. In addition to blob storage, the course covers Table and Queue storage as storage options for structured data.</p>

<p>Students will learn how to create and deploy virtual machines in Azure, using the Azure portal, PowerShell, and ARM templates. The course includes instruction on deploying custom images and Linux virtual machines. Students will see how to configure the networking and storage components of virtual machines. Deploying highly available virtual machines is critical for planned and unplanned events, and students will learn how to use availability sets to ensure that virtual machine resources are available during downtime.</p>

<p>Students will learn the monitoring tools and capabilities provided by Azure, including Azure Alerts and Activity Log. In addition to alerts and logs, students will be introduced to Log Analytics as an effective data analytics solution for understanding system status and health. And perhaps the most exciting thing students will learn is how to use the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) deployment model to work with resources, resource groups, and ARM templates.</p>

<p>Because this course is the first course in the series for the Azure Solutions Architect exams, there is a sizeable amount of introductory content presented to prepare students for the remaining courses in the curriculum. Students are provided with a lesson that covers tips and tricks for working in the Azure portal, as well as an introduction to key tools used in the Azure environment, such as the Cloud Shell and Resource Explorer. Emphasis is focused on PowerShell and the command line interface (CLI) as important skills to acquire not only in preparation for the exam but for the job role itself.</p>
<p><strong>Skills gained</strong></p>

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	<p>Managing Azure Subscriptions and Resources</p>
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	<p>Implementing and Managing Storage</p>
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	<p>Deploying and Managing VMs</p>
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	<p>Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks</p>
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	<p>Managing Identities using Azure Active Directory</p>
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