Module 1: Cloud Concepts In this module, you’ll take an entry level end-to-end look at Azure and its capabilities, which will provide you with a solid foundation for completing the available modules for Azure Fundamentals. Lessons

• Introduction to Azure fundamentals
• Fundamental Azure concepts

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the benefits of cloud computing in Azure and how it can save you time and money
• Explain concepts such as high availability, scalability, elasticity, agility, and disaster recovery

Module 2: Core Azure Services In this module, you learn about core Azure services like Azure database, Azure compute, Azure storage, and Azure Networking. Lessons

• Core Azure Architectural components
• Core Azure workload products
• Azure networking services
• Azure storage services
• Azure database services

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Describe core Azure architecture components such as subscriptions, management groups, and resources
• Summarize geographic distribution concepts like Azure regions, region pairs, and availability zones
• Understand services available in Azure including compute, network, storage, and database
• Identify services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Container Instances, and Azure Kubernetes
• Compare Azure’s database services such as Azure Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, and Azure Database for MySQL
• Examine Azure networking resources such as Virtual Networks, VPN Gateways, and Azure ExpressRoute
• Summarize Azure storage services such Azure Blob Storage, Azure Disk Storage, and Azure File Storage

Module 3: Core Solutions In this module, you’ll learn about AI machine learning, Azure DevOps, monitoring fundamentals, management fundamentals, serverless computing fundamentals. and IoT fundamentals. Lessons

• Choose the best Azure IoT service
• Choose the best AI service
• Choose the best Azure serverless technology
• Choose the best tools with DevOps and GitHub
• Choose the best management tools
• Choose the best Azure monitoring service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Choose the correct Azure Artificial Intelligence service to address different business challenges
• Choose the best software development process tools and services for a given business scenario
• Choose the correct cloud monitoring service to address different kinds of business challenges
• Choose the correct Azure management tool to address different technical needs and challenges
• Choose the right serverless computing technology for your business scenario
• Choose the best Azure IoT service for a given business scenario

Module 4: General security and networking features In this module, you will learn how to protect yourself against security threats, and secure your networks with Azure. Lessons

• Security Tools and Features
• Secure Network Connectivity

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Strengthen your security posture and protect against threats by using Azure Security Center
• Collect and act on security data from many different sources by using Azure Sentinel
• Manage dedicated physical servers to host your Azure VMs by using Azure Dedicated Host
• Identify the layers that make up a *defense in depth* strategy
• Explain how Azure Firewall enables you to control what traffic is allowed on the network
• Configure network security groups to filter network traffic to and from Azure resources
• Explain how Azure DDoS Protection helps protect your Azure resources from DDoS attacks

Module 5: Identity, Governance, Privacy, and Compliance In this module, you will learn about Azure identity services, how to build a cloud governance strategy, and privacy, compliance, and data protection standards on Azure. Lessons

• Core Azure identity services
• Azure Governance Methodologies
• Privacy, Compliance, and Data Protection standards

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Explain the difference between authentication and authorization
• Describe how Azure Active Directory provides identity and access management
• Explain the role single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication, and Conditional Access play
• Make organizational decisions about your cloud environment by using the CAF for Azure
• Define who can access cloud resources by using Azure role-based access control
• Apply a resource lock to prevent accidental deletion of your Azure resources
• Apply tags to your Azure resources to help describe their purpose
• Control and audit how your resources are created by using Azure Policy
• Enable governance at scale across multiple Azure subscriptions by using Azure Blueprints
• Explain the types of compliance offerings that are available on Azure
• Gain insight into regulatory standards and compliance on Azure
• Explain Azure capabilities that are specific to government agencies

Module 6: Azure Pricing and Lifecycle In this module, you will learn how to plan and manage Azure costs, and how to choose the right Azure services though SLAs and service lifecycle. Lessons

• Planning and Cost Management
• Azure Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
• Describe the different ways you can purchase Azure products and services
• Use the Pricing calculator to estimate the monthly cost of running your cloud workloads
• Define the major factors that affect total cost and apply recommended practices to minimize cost
• Describe what a service-level agreement (SLA) is and why SLAs are important
• Identify factors, such as the service tier you choose, that can affect an SLA
• Combine SLAs to compute a composite SLA
• Describe the service lifecycle in Azure

Module 1: Identity In this module, you will learn how to secure identities with Azure Active Directory, and implement users and groups.Lessons

• Azure Active Directory
• Users and Groups

Lab : Manage Azure Active Directory IdentitiesAfter completing this module, students will be able to:

• Secure and manage identities with Azure Active Directory.
• Implement and manage users and groups.

Module 2: Governance and Compliance In this module, you will learn about managing your subscriptions and accounts, implementing Azure policies, and using Role-Based Access Control. Lessons

• Subscriptions and Accounts
• Azure Policy
• Role-based Access Control (RBAC)

Lab : Manage Subscriptions and RBAC
Lab : Manage Governance via Azure Policy

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement and manage Azure subscriptions and accounts.
• Implement Azure Policy, including custom policies.
• Use RBAC to assign permissions.

Module 3: Azure Administration In this module, you will learn about the tools an Azure Administrator uses to manage their infrastructure. This includes the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure PowerShell, CLI, and Resource Manager Templates. This module includes: Lessons

• Azure Resource Manager
• Azure Administrator Tools
• ARM Templates

Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using the Azure Portal
Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using ARM Templates
Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using Azure PowerShell (optional)
Lab : Manage Azure resources by Using Azure CLI (optional)After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Leverage Azure Resource Manager to organize resources.
• Use the Azure Portal and Cloud Shell.
• Use Azure PowerShell and CLI.
• Use ARM Templates to deploy resources.

Module 4: Virtual Networking In this module, you will learn about basic virtual networking concepts like virtual networks and subnetting, IP addressing, network security groups, Azure Firewall, and Azure DNS. Lessons

• Virtual Networks
• Network Security groups
• Azure Firewall
• Azure DNS

Lab : Implement Virtual Networking

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Implement virtual networks and subnets.
• Configure network security groups.
• Configure Azure Firewall.
• Configure private and public DNS zones.

Module 5: Intersite Connectivity In this module, you will learn about intersite connectivity features including VNet Peering, Virtual Network Gateways, and Site-to-Site Connections. Lessons

• VNet Peering
• VPN Gateway Connections
• ExpressRoute and Virtual WAN

Lab : Implement Intersite Connectivity

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure VNet Peering.
• Configure VPN gateways.
• Choose the appropriate intersite connectivity solution.

Module 6: Network Traffic Management In this module, you will learn about network traffic strategies including network routing and service endpoints, Azure Load Balancer, and Azure Application Gateway. Lessons

• Network Routing and Endpoints
• Azure Load Balancer
• Azure Application Gateway

Lab : Implement Traffic Management

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure network routing including custom routes and service endpoints.
• Configure an Azure Load Balancer.
• Configure and Azure Application Gateway.

Module 7: Azure Storage In this module, you will learn about basic storage features including storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files and File Sync, storage security, and storage tools.Lessons

• Storage Accounts
• Blob Storage
• Storage Security
• Azure Files and File Sync
• Managing Storage

Lab : Manage Azure storage

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create Azure storage accounts.
• Configure blob containers.
• Secure Azure storage.
• Configure Azure files shares and file sync.
• Manage storage with tools such as Storage Explorer.

Module 8: Azure Virtual Machines In this module, you will learn about Azure virtual machines including planning, creating, availability and extensions.Lessons

• Virtual Machine Planning
• Creating Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machine Availability
• Virtual Machine Extensions

Lab : Manage virtual machines

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Plan for virtual machine implementations.
• Create virtual machines.
• Configure virtual machine availability, including scale sets.
• Use virtual machine extensions.

Module 9: Serverless Computing In this module, you will learn how to administer serverless computing features like Azure App Service, Azure Container Instances, and Kubernetes.Lessons

• Azure App Service Plans
• Azure App Service
• Container Services
• Azure Kubernetes Service

Lab : Implement Web Apps
Lab : Implement Azure Container Instances
Lab : Implement Azure Kubernetes Service

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create an app service plan.
• Create a web app.
• Implement Azure Container Instances.
• Implement Azure Kubernetes Service.

Module 10: Data Protection In this module, you will learn about backing up files and folders, and virtual machine backups.Lessons

• File and Folder Backups
• Virtual Machine Backups

Lab : Implement Data Protection

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Backup and restore file and folders.
• Backup and restore virtual machines.

Module 11: Monitoring In this module, you will learn about monitoring your Azure infrastructure including Azure Monitor, alerting, and log analytics.Lessons

• Azure Monitor
• Azure Alerts
• Log Analytics
• Network Watcher

Lab : Implement Monitoring

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use Azure Monitor.
• Create Azure alerts.
• Query using Log Analytics.
• Use Network Watcher.