Getting started with Azure Cloud

Unlock the Power of Microsoft Azure: A Comprehensive Cloud Computing Course

This course provides a deep dive into Microsoft Azure, a leading cloud platform for deploying and managing enterprise applications. While currently a preview with new modules added weekly, this course offers a solid foundation in cloud computing principles and Azure's extensive capabilities.

Course Introduction: Understanding the Cloud & Getting Started

• What is the Cloud? Gain a fundamental understanding of cloud computing concepts.
• Create a Subscription: Learn how to set up your Azure account.
• Azure Portal Tour: Navigate the Azure portal and explore its key features.
• Azure Subscription Management: Understand Azure subscription management, including RBAC (Role-Based Access Control) and cost management.
• Azure App Service & Plan: Deploy and manage web applications with Azure App Service.
• Demo: Create Web App: A hands-on demonstration of creating a web application using Visual Studio Code.
• Deploy .NET 6.0 Web App using VS Code: Learn to deploy modern .NET applications to Azure.
• Azure CLI: Utilize the Azure CLI for command-line management.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• IaC with ARM Templates: Automate infrastructure deployment using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates.
• IaC with Azure Bicep: Leverage Azure Bicep, a declarative language for deploying Azure resources.
• IaC with Terraform: Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform, a popular open-source tool.

Cost Management & FinOps

• Cost of Azure Services: Understand the pricing models for various Azure services.
• Cost Management: Tools and techniques for monitoring and optimizing Azure spending.
• FinOps for Cloud: Implement FinOps practices for cloud financial management.

DevOps for Azure

• DevOps with Azure Pipelines: Automate software delivery pipelines with Azure Pipelines.
• DevOps with GitHub Actions: Integrate GitHub Actions into your Azure DevOps workflow.

Container Services

• Web App for Containers: Deploy and manage containerized applications with Web App for containers.
• Azure Container Instances (ACI): Run containers without managing virtual machines.
• Azure Container Apps: Build and run containerized applications with ease.
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): Orchestrate containerized applications with AKS.
• Azure Container Registry (ACR): Securely store and manage container images.

Storage Services

• Storage Account: Learn about different storage tiers and options.
• SQL Server & Database: Deploy and manage SQL Server databases in Azure.
• Cosmos DB: Utilize Cosmos DB, a globally distributed, multi-model database service.
• MySQL: Deploy and manage MySQL databases in Azure.
• Postgres: Deploy and manage PostgreSQL databases in Azure.

Compute Services

• Virtual Machine: Deploy and manage virtual machines in Azure.

Network Services

• VNET & Subnet: Configure virtual networks and subnets.
• Load Balancer: Distribute traffic across multiple instances.
• Traffic Manager: Route traffic to different endpoints based on various criteria.
• Front Door: Global HTTP(S) load balancer.
• Application Gateway: Web traffic load balancer with advanced features.

Security Services

• Key Vault: Securely store and manage secrets, keys, and certificates.
• Defender for Cloud: Enhance cloud security posture with threat detection and vulnerability assessment.
• DDOS Protection: Protect your applications from distributed denial-of-service attacks.
• Azure Firewall: Secure your network with a cloud-native firewall.
• Azure Arc: Extend Azure management capabilities to on-premises and multi-cloud environments.
• Arc enabled for Servers: Manage servers across environments with Azure Arc.
• Arc enabled for Kubernetes: Manage Kubernetes clusters across environments with Azure Arc.
• Arc enabled for Database: Manage databases across environments with Azure Arc.

Governance

• Management Group: Organize and manage Azure subscriptions.
• Subscription: Understand the structure and management of Azure subscriptions.
• Resource Group: Organize Azure resources into logical groups.
• AuthN & AuthZ with Azure AD & RBAC: Implement authentication and authorization using Azure AD and RBAC.
• Intro to Azure AD: An introduction to Azure Active Directory.
• Service Principal: Create and manage service principals for application access.
• Managed Identity: Enable managed identities for secure access to Azure resources.