MCSA: Cloud Platform certification demonstrates your expertise in Microsoft cloud-related technologies to reduce IT costs and deliver more value for the modern business.  Earning this certification provides the foundation for a position as a cloud administrator or architect and is the first step on your path to becoming a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE).

The modules in the program are:

20532C: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions

20533D: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Duration: 72 hours

COURSE OUTLINE

20532C: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions

This course is intended for students who have experience building ASP.NET and C# applications. Students will also have experience with the Microsoft Azure platform and a basic understanding of the services offered.

This course offers students the opportunity to take an existing ASP.NET MVC application and expand its functionality as part of moving it to Azure.

This course focuses on the considerations necessary when building a highly available solution in the cloud. This course also prepares the students for the Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions certification exam.

Candidates suitable for this course

• The candidates targeted by this training have basic experience in implementing and monitoring Microsoft Azure solutions.
• Candidates are also proficient with the development tools, techniques, and approaches used to build application solutions.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Compare the services available in the Azure platform
• Configure and deploy web applications
• Creating Azure Web Apps from the gallery
• Deploying and monitoring Azure Web Apps
• Creating and configuring Azure Virtual Machines
• Create and manage a storage account
• Manage blobs and containers in a storage account
• Create, configure and connect to a SQL Databases instance
• Identify the implications of importing a SQL standalone database
• Manage users, groups and subscriptions in an Azure Active Directory instance
• Create a virtual network
• Implement a point-to-site network

Prerequisites

In addition to their professional experience, students must have experience working with the Azure platform. They will also have a general understanding of C# concepts for the lab scenario.

Candidates experience can include:

• Compare the services available in the Azure platform
• Configure and deploy web applications
• Creating Azure Web Apps from the gallery
• Deploying and monitoring Azure Web Apps
• Creating and configuring Azure Virtual Machines
• Create and manage a storage account
• Manage blobs and containers in a storage account
• Create, configure, and connect to a SQL Databases instance
• Identify the implications of importing a SQL standalone database
• Manage users, groups, and subscriptions in an Azure Active Directory instance
• Create a virtual network
• Implement a point-to-site network

This course covers:

• Overview of the Microsoft Azure Platform
• Building Application Infrastructure in Azure
• Hosting Web Applications on the Azure Platform
• Storing SQL Data in Azure
• Designing Cloud Applications for Resiliency
• Storing Tabular Data in Azure
• Storing and Consuming Files from Azure Storage
• Designing a Communication Strategy by Using Queues and Service Bus
• Automating Integration with Azure Resources
• Securing Azure Web Applications

20533D: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

This course teaches IT professionals how to provision and manage services in Microsoft Azure. Students will learn how to implement infrastructure components such as virtual networks, virtual machines, containers, web and mobile apps, and storage in Azure.

Students also will learn how to plan for and manage Azure AD and configure Azure AD integration with on-premises Active Directory domains.

Candidates suitable for this course:

• This course is intended for IT professionals who have some knowledge of cloud technologies and want to learn more about Azure.
• IT professionals who want to deploy, configure, and administer services, containers, and virtual machines (VMs) in Azure.
• IT professional who use Microsoft System Center to manage and orchestrate server infrastructure.
• Windows Server administrators who are looking to evaluate and migrate on-premises Active Directory roles and services to the cloud.
• IT professionals who want to use Azure to host websites and mobile app back-end services.
• IT professionals who are experienced in other non-Microsoft cloud technologies, meet the course prerequisites, and want to cross-train on Azure.
• IT professionals who want to take the Microsoft Certification Exam 70-533: “Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions.”

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Describe Azure architecture components, including infrastructure, tools, and portals
• Implement and manage virtual networking within Azure and configure cross-premises connectivity
• Plan and create Azure VMs
• Configure, manage, and monitor Azure VMs to optimize availability and reliability
• Implement Azure App Service
• Plan and implement storage, backup, and recovery services
• Implement container-based workloads in Azure
• Deploy, configure, monitor, and diagnose cloud services
• Implement Azure AD
• Manage an Active Directory infrastructure in a hybrid environment
• Automate operations in Azure by using Azure Automation runbooks

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you must have the following technical knowledge:

• Completed the Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) certification in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016
• Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks
• Understanding of network configuration, including: TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies
• Understanding of websites, including: how to create, configure, monitor and deploy a website on Internet Information Services (IIS)
• Understanding of Active Directory concepts, including: domains, forests, domain controllers, replication
• Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• Understanding of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations

This course includes

• Introduction to Microsoft Azure
• Implementing and managing Azure networking
• Implementing virtual machines
• Managing virtual machines
• Implementing Azure App Service
• Planning and implementing storage, backup, and recovery services
• Planning and implementing Azure SQL Database
• Implementing PaaS cloud services
• Implementing Azure Active Directory
• Managing an Active Directory infrastructure in a hybrid environment
• Implementing Azure-based management and automation