Core services, identity, and DevOps on Microsoft's cloud
Day 1
Compute, Networking & Storage
- Azure resource model: subscriptions, resource groups, regions, availability zones
- Virtual Machines: sizing, VM Scale Sets, managed disks
- App Service: Web Apps, deployment slots, scaling plans
- Azure Container Apps and AKS basics
- Virtual Networks: subnets, NSGs, peering, private endpoints
- Azure DNS, Load Balancer, Application Gateway
- Storage: Blob, File, Queue, Table — tiers, redundancy, access keys vs SAS
- Azure CDN and Front Door
Day 2
Databases, Identity & Security
- Azure SQL Database: managed service, DTUs vs vCores, elastic pools
- Cosmos DB: multi-model, partitioning, consistency levels
- Azure Cache for Redis
- Azure Active Directory: users, groups, app registrations, service principals
- Managed Identity: system-assigned vs user-assigned, no secrets
- RBAC: built-in roles, custom roles, scope hierarchy
- Key Vault: secrets, keys, certificates, access policies vs RBAC
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: secure score, recommendations
Day 3
Monitoring, Cost & DevOps
- Azure Monitor: metrics, logs, alerts, action groups
- Log Analytics workspace: KQL queries, workbooks, dashboards
- Application Insights: distributed tracing, live metrics, availability tests
- Azure Cost Management: budgets, cost alerts, cost analysis
- Azure DevOps overview (Boards, Repos, Pipelines basics)
- ARM templates vs Bicep vs Terraform for Azure
- Azure Policy: compliance, deny effects, initiative definitions
- Well-Architected Framework: reliability, security, cost, performance, operations
What your team walks away with
Teams can design and operate Azure-based infrastructure with confidence — selecting the right services, securing them correctly, and monitoring what matters.
- Design Azure architectures using compute, networking, and storage services correctly
- Configure Azure AD identity with Managed Identity and RBAC for secure, secretless access
- Set up Azure Monitor and Application Insights for observability
- Control cloud costs with budgets, alerts, and cost analysis tooling
Book the Microsoft Azure training
Available as a 3-day comprehensive course or as focused 1-day modules per layer. Can be combined with Terraform for infrastructure-as-code coverage.
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