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Microsoft Azure Management Tools and Security Solutions
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 9 hours
  • Course by Microsoft
  • Offered by

About

Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of services to deploy your applications. To keep control of your environment and to make deployments easier, it also offers a wide array of management tools and services. In this course, you will be introduced to these tools and services and you will be asked to help choose the best one for a given business scenario. Some modules cover software development processes and services. You will learn about cloud monitoring solutions for your applications and infrastructure. As well as picking the right Microsoft Azure management tool depending on your technical needs. When you have completed this course, you will be able to choose the right serverless compute technology, Azure IoT service, or Azure Artificial Intelligence service. Having a good security strategy is essential in today's digital world. Every application and service, whether on-premises or in the cloud, needs to be designed with security in mind. Security needs to happen at the application level, at the data level, and the network level. You will learn about the various Microsoft Azure services you can use to help ensure that your cloud resources are safe, secure, and trusted. When you have completed this course, you will be able to identify security threats in Microsoft Azure, make security recommendations, and detect and respond to events using security and event management. From a developer perspective, you will look at how to secure your secrets and ensure that they are not exposed. You will also examine network security scenarios such as firewalling, network security groups, and protecting yourself from distributed denial of service attacks. You will learn how to build a complete network security solution that brings all these tools together to secure your Microsoft Azure deployments and resources. When you have completed this course, you will be able to choose the best Microsoft Azure tools and services for a given business scenario. You will also be able to describe how to protect the workloads that you run both in the cloud and in your on-premises datacenter. This beginner-level course is suitable for IT personnel who are just beginning to work with Microsoft Azure and want to learn about Microsoft Azure offerings and get hands-on experience with the product. This course can help you prepare for AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam. This is the second course in a four-course program that prepares you to take the AZ-900 certification exam. This course teaches you the core concepts and skills that are assessed in the Microsoft Azure management tools, and security solutions exam domains. To be successful in this course, you need to have basic computer literacy and proficiency in the English language. You should be familiar with basic computing concepts and terminology, general technology concepts, including concepts of networking, storage, compute, application support, and application development. You should also be familiar with the concept of application programming interfaces, or APIs. It is beneficial to have a high-level familiarity with relevant Microsoft products such as Dynamics 365 and Office 365.

Modules

Welcome to the Microsoft Azure Management Tools and Security Solutions Course

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Share your experience

2 Videos

  • Introduction to the program
  • Course introduction

3 Readings

  • Course syllabus
  • How to be successful in this course
  • Additional reading

AI Services

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge check

1 Discussions

  • What are the challenges facing artificial intelligence?

6 Videos

  • Weekly introduction
  • Identify the product options
  • Analyze the decision criteria
  • Use Machine Learning for decision support systems
  • Use Cognitive Services for data analysis
  • Use Bot Service for Interactive chat experiences

1 Readings

  • Additional Reading

Software Development Process Tools and Services

    • 7 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Knowledge check
  • Test prep

7 Videos

  • Weekly introduction
  • Understand your product options
  • Analyze the decision criteria
  • Manage the application development lifecycle
  • Use GitHub to contribute to open-source software
  • Use Azure DevTest Labs to manage testing environments
  • Weekly summary

Monitoring Services in Microsoft Azure

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge check

6 Videos

  • Weekly introduction
  • Identify Your product options
  • Analyze the decision criteria
  • Use Azure Advisor
  • Use Azure Monitor
  • Use Azure Service Health

Managing and Configuring Your Microsoft Azure Environment

    • 9 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Knowledge check
  • Test prep

9 Videos

  • Lesson introduction
  • Identify the product options
  • Analyze the decision criteria
  • Visually understand and manage your cloud environment
  • Use Azure for one-off administrative tasks
  • Use the Azure CLI for one-off administrative tasks
  • Manage Azure on the go
  • Use ARM Templates to deploy an entire cloud Infrastructure
  • Weekly summary

Microsoft Azure Serverless Technology

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge Check

5 Videos

  • Weekly introduction
  • Identify the product options
  • Analyze the decision criteria
  • Use Azure Functions
  • Use Azure Logic Apps

Microsoft Azure IOT Services

    • 7 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Knowledge Check
  • Test prep

7 Videos

  • Lesson introduction
  • Identify the product options
  • Analyze the decision criteria
  • Use the IoT Hub
  • Use the IoT Central
  • Use the Azure Sphere
  • Weekly Summary

1 Readings

  • Additional Reading

Protect Against Security Threats on Microsoft Azure

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Exercise quiz
  • Knowledge check

5 Videos

  • Weekly introduction
  • Protect against security threats by using Azure Security Center
  • Detect and respond to security threats by using Azure Sentinel
  • Store and manage secrets by using Azure Key Vault
  • Host your Azure virtual machines on dedicated physical servers by Using Azure Dedicated Host

1 Readings

  • Exercise - Manage a password in Azure Key Vault

Secure Network Connectivity on Microsoft Azure

    • 7 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Exercise quiz
  • Knowledge check
  • Test prep

1 Discussions

  • Discussion on what you have learned about security from this module

7 Videos

  • Lesson introduction
  • What is defense in depth?
  • Protect virtual networks by using Azure Firewall
  • Protect from DDoS attacks by using Azure DDoS Protection
  • Filter network traffic by using network security groups
  • Combine Azure services to create a complete network security solution
  • Weekly summary

2 Readings

  • Exercise - Configure Network Access to a VM by Using a Network Security Group
  • Additional reading

Course Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Course review

1 Videos

  • Congratulations and next steps

1 Readings

  • What to expect next

Auto Summary

Dive into "Microsoft Azure Management Tools and Security Solutions," a beginner-friendly course by Coursera tailored for IT professionals eager to master Azure's vast array of services. Led by expert instructors, this comprehensive program covers cloud monitoring, security strategies, and network protection. Over 540 minutes, gain hands-on experience and prepare for the AZ-900 certification. Ideal for those familiar with basic computing concepts and Microsoft products, this course offers essential skills to effectively deploy and secure applications in Azure. Join now with a Starter subscription and elevate your IT expertise.

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