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Managing Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure - Getting Started

By Tim Warner
This course covers foundational concepts, common scenarios and best practices about managing IaaS on Microsoft Azure. The goal is to help you gain the practical skills and knowledge to be successful at your job as an Azure operations professional.
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Course info
Rating
(215)
Level
Beginner
Updated
May 4, 2018
Duration
5h 39m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 2m
Foundational Concepts
Overview 2m How Do You Do Business On-premises? 3m The Cloud Metaphor 3m Cloud Infrastructure and Delivery Models 3m Demo: Investigate Azure Service Delivery Models 4m Demo: Get Started with Azure 3m Azure Regions 2m Demo: Explore Service Status and Regions 4m The Solution You'll Build 3m For Further Learning 1m Book and White Paper References 1m Summary 1m
Virtual Machines
Overview 1m Which Model Is Best for Your Workload? 2m What You Need to Keep in Mind Concerning Azure VMs 3m VM Instance Types and Sizes 4m Demo: Plan Your VM Implementation 4m Demo: Scale an Azure VM up or Down 1m Azure Virtual Machine Resources 2m Demo: Deploy an Azure VM from the Portal 7m Demo: Deploy an Azure VM Using PowerShell 5m Demo: Deploy an Azure VM Using Azure CLI v2.0 2m Connect to Your Azure VMs 2m Demo: Use RDP, SSH, and PowerShell to Interact with Azure VMs 5m For Further Learning 1m Book Reference 1m Summary 1m
Disks and Storage
Overview 2m What You Need to Think About 3m Azure Storage Basics 2m Replication Options 2m Demo: Investigate Azure Storage Pricing 1m Demo: Work with Storage Accounts 4m Azure VM Disk Types 2m Azure Storage Account Types 4m Host Caching 2m Demo: Create a Storage Account and Add a Data Disk 5m Demo: Capture an OS Image 6m Demo: Copy a Blob Between Storage Accounts 3m For Further Learning 1m Summary 1m
Inside the VM
Overview 5m Things to Keep in Mind 2m Azure Load Balancers 3m Azure VM Configuration Options 2m Demo: Review Your Network Environment 4m Demo: VM Network Configuration 5m What Are VM Extensions? 2m Demo: Configure Your Azure VMs 3m Demo: Deploy a VM Extension 2m Demo: PowerShell-based Configuration Management 5m For Further Learning 1m Summary 1m
Scaling and High Availability
Overview 2m Things to Keep in Mind 2m Azure Maintenance Events 1m Fault and Update Domains 2m Demo: Deploy an Availability Set 3m Demo: Configure an Availability Set 3m Scale Sets 2m Demo: Deploy a Scale Set 5m Demo: Configure a Scale Set 2m Azure Load Balancers 3m Other Load Balancer Options 2m Demo: Investigate Azure Load Balancers 5m For Further Learning 1m Summary 1m
Networking
Overview 1m What You Need to Think About 3m IP Address Options 3m Demo: Review Your Solution 7m Demo: Configure IP Addresses 2m Azure VPN Gateway 3m Demo: Deploy an Azure Site-to-Site VPN 6m Demo: Test the Configuration 3m For Further Learning 2m Summary 1m
Security
Overview 1m Things to Keep in Mind 3m Access Concepts 2m Azure RBAC 2m Demo: Investigate Azure RBAC 3m Demo: RBAC with PowerShell and Azure CLI v2.0 4m Activity Log 2m Demo: Investigate the Azure Activity Log 4m Dogfooding 2m Demo: Tour Azure Security Center 8m For Further Learning 1m Summary 2m
Monitoring
Overview 1m What You Need to Think About 3m Monitoring - A Layered Approach 2m Monitoring and Diagnostics Pipeline 2m Azure Diagnostics Data 1m Demo: Enable VM Diagnostics 5m Monitoring and OMS 3m Demo: Investigate Monitoring Logs 6m Demo: Other Diagnostics Data Sources 3m Alerting and Webhooks 3m Demo: Configure a Webhook Integration 2m For Further Learning 1m Summary 1m
Troubleshooting and Support
Overview 1m VM Troubleshooting Checklist 2m Reset the Local Administrator Password 2m Demo: Troubleshoot VMs in Azure 5m Demo: Submit an Azure Support Request 3m Demo: Investigate Azure Advisor 4m For Further Learning 1m Summary 1m
Cost Management
Overview 1m How to Buy Azure Services 2m Demo: Use the Azure Pricing Calculator 3m The Monthly Spend - Points to Ponder 2m Demo: Analyze Your Azure Subscription 4m Demo: Manage Your Azure Subscription 4m Study Azure SLAs 1m Demo: Check Azure SLAs and Service Status 5m For Further Learning 1m Summary 1m
Managed Disks
Overview 1m Storage Account Limitations 3m Managed Disks Value Proposition 1m How Managed Disks Work 3m Managed Disk Facts 1m Demo: Deploy a Managed Disk 2m Demo: Work with Managed Disks 7m For Further Learning 1m Summary 1m
Description
Course info
Rating
(215)
Level
Beginner
Updated
May 4, 2018
Duration
5h 39m
Description

This course, Managing Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure - Getting Started, equips the new Azure administrator with the skills needed to be successful deploying infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) applications and services. First, you'll learn to deploy Azure virtual machines (VMs) by using the Azure Portal, Windows PowerShell, and the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI). Second, you will perform configuration management on those VMs. Last, you will learn how to enhance Azure system security and understand how to monitor and troubleshoot your Azure services. By the end of this course, you'll have the knowledge to lay the foundation for an IaaS infrastructure, including storage, networking, and security.

About the author
Tim Warner
About the author

Timothy Warner is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Cloud and Datacenter Management who is based in Nashville, TN.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
Section Introduction Transcripts

Course Overview
(electronic music) My name is Tim Warner and I'm a full time Pluralsignt trainer and a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management. We designed this course to answer the question how can we help you to be successful in the Microsoft Azure Public Cloud as quickly and as comfortably as possible? By the end of this course, you'll be able to plan IS solutions for tolerance and performance. You'll know how to deploy Windows Server and Linux virtual machines in Azure using the Azure portal, Windows PowerShell and the Azure CLIv2

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