Course Overview

Microsoft Azure Administrator – Course Content

A Microsoft Azure Administrator manages Azure infrastructure, virtual machines, networking, storage, security, monitoring, and cloud resources.

1. Azure Fundamentals

• Introduction to Microsoft Azure
• Azure Portal
• Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
• Azure subscriptions
• Resource Groups
• Azure regions & availability zones
• Azure management tools
• Azure CLI & PowerShell

2. Identity & Access Management

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• Users and Groups
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Azure roles
• Managed identities
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Conditional Access
• Identity governance

3. Azure Virtual Machines

• Creating and configuring VMs
• Windows & Linux VMs
• VM sizes
• VM disks
• VM networking
• VM availability
• VM Scale Sets
• VM backup and recovery

4. Azure Storage

• Storage Accounts
• Blob Storage
• File Shares
• Queue Storage
• Table Storage
• Storage access tiers
• Replication
• Shared Access Signatures (SAS)
• Storage security
• Azure Storage Explorer

5. Azure Networking

• Virtual Networks (VNet)
• Subnets
• Network Security Groups (NSG)
• Public & Private IP
• Network Interfaces
• DNS
• Azure Load Balancer
• Application Gateway
• VPN Gateway
• Azure Bastion
• Network routing

6. Azure App & Compute Services

• Azure App Service
• Web Apps
• App Service Plans
• Deployment slots
• Azure Container Instances
• Azure Container Apps
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) basics
• Scaling applications

7. Azure Databases

• Azure SQL Database
• SQL Managed Instance
• Azure Database for PostgreSQL
• Azure Database for MySQL
• Database backup
• Database security
• Connectivity and monitoring

8. Azure Security

• Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Key Vault
• Encryption
• Secrets and certificates
• Network security
• Identity security
• Security policies
• Azure Firewall basics

9. Monitoring & Management

• Azure Monitor
• Log Analytics
• Application Insights
• Alerts
• Metrics
• Activity Logs
• Diagnostic settings
• Network monitoring

10. Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Azure Backup
• Recovery Services Vault
• Azure Site Recovery
• VM backup
• File and database recovery
• Disaster recovery planning
• Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
• Recovery Time Objective (RTO)

11. Governance & Cost Management

• Azure Policy
• Resource Locks
• Tags
• Management Groups
• Azure Blueprints concepts
• Cost Management
• Budgets
• Azure Advisor

12. Automation

• Azure CLI
• Azure PowerShell
• ARM Templates
• Bicep
• Azure Automation
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

13. Real-World Projects

Project 1 – Azure Web Application

• Create VNet
• Deploy VM/App Service
• Configure networking
• Configure database
• Configure monitoring

Project 2 – Secure Azure Infrastructure

• Entra ID
• RBAC
• NSG
• Key Vault
• Defender for Cloud

Project 3 – Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Azure Backup
• Recovery Services Vault
• Site Recovery
• Test VM recovery

Key Skills

Microsoft Azure | Azure Administration | Microsoft Entra ID | Azure VMs | Azure Storage | Azure Networking | VNet | NSG | Azure App Service | Azure SQL | Azure Monitor | Azure Backup | Azure Site Recovery | RBAC | PowerShell | Azure CLI | Bicep | Azure Security