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Microsoft Azure Architect Design

Course code: AZ304

Duration: 4 Days

PART 1: AZ-301T01-A: DESIGNING FOR IDENTITY AND SECURITY

Course Description:

Learn how to manage security and identity within the context of Azure. Also, you’ll be introduced to multiple SaaS services available in Azure that for integration into existing Azure solutions. 

Intended Audience:

 Successful Cloud Solutions Architects begin this role with practical experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, billing, and networking.

Course Objectives:

 After completing this course, students will be able to: 

•    Integrate their existing solutions with external identity providers using Azure AD B2B or B2C. 
•    Design a hybrid identity solution. 
•    Determine when to use advanced features of Azure AD such as Managed Service Identity, MFA and Privileged Identity Management. 
•    Secure application secrets using Key Vault. 
•    Secure application data using SQL Database and Azure Storage features. 
•    Detail the various APIs available in Cognitive Services. 
•    Identify when to use the Face API, Speech API or Language Understanding (LUIS) service. 
•    Describe the relationship to Bot Framework and Azure Bot Services. 

Course Outlines:

Module 1: Managing Security & Identity for Azure Solutions 

Module 2: Integrating SaaS Services Available on the Azure Platform 


PART 2: AZ-301T02-A: DESIGNING A DATA PLATFORM SOLUTION

Course Description:

Learn to Compare and contrast various database options on Azure, identify data streaming options for large-scale data ingest, and identify longer-term data storage options.

Intended Audience:

Successful Cloud Solutions Architects begin this role with practical experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, billing, and networking.

Course Objectives:

•    After completing this course, students will be able to: 
•    Determine the ideal pricing option for Azure Storage based on a solution’s requirements. 
•    Identify performance thresholds for the Azure Storage service. 
•    Determine the type of Storage blobs to use for specific solution components. 
•    Use the Azure Files service for SMB operations. • Identify solutions that could benefit from the use of StorSimple physical or virtual devices. 
•    Compare and contrast monitoring services for applications, the Azure platform, and networking. 
•    Design an alert scheme for a solution hosted in Azure. 
•    Select the appropriate backup option for infrastructure and data hosted in Azure. 
•    Automate the deployment of future resources for backup recovery or scaling purposes. 

Course Outlines:

Module 1: Backing Azure Solutions With Azure Storage 

Module 2: Comparing Database Options In Azure 

Module 3: Monitoring & Automating Azure Solutions 

PART 3: AZ-301T03-A: DESIGNING FOR DEPLOYMENT, MIGRATION, AND INTEGRATION

Course Description:

Learn how to deploy an ARM template to a resource group, author a complex deployment using the Azure Building Blocks tools and integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service.

Intended Audience:

Successful Cloud Solutions Architects begin this role with practical experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, billing, and networking.

Course Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to: 
•    Create a resource group. 
•    Add resources to a resource group. 
•    Deploy an ARM template to a resource group Integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service. 
•    Design an App Service Plan or multi-region deployment for high performance and scale. 
•    Integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service. 
•    Design an App Service Plan or multi-region deployment for high performance and scale. 

Course Outlines:

Module 1: Deploying Resources With Azure Resource Manager 

Module 2: Creating Managed Server Applications In Azure 

Module 3: Authoring Serverless Applications In Azure 

PART 4: AZ-301T04-A: DESIGNING AN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY

Course Description:

Learn how to Describe DNS and IP strategies for VNETs in Azure, compare connectivity options for ad-hoc and hybrid connectivity, distribute network traffic across multiple loads using load balancers, and design a hybrid connectivity scenario between cloud and on-premise 

Intended Audience:

Successful Cloud Solutions Architects begin this role with practical experience with operating systems, virtualization, cloud infrastructure, storage structures, billing, and networking.

Course Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to: 

•    Describe various patterns pulled from the Cloud Design Patterns. 
•    Distribute network traffic across multiple loads using load balancers. 
•    Design a hybrid connectivity scenario between cloud and on-premise. 
•    Design an availability set for one or more virtual machines. 
•    Describe the differences between faults and update domains. 
•    Author a VM Scale Set ARM template. 

Course Outlines:

Module 1: Application Architecture Patterns In Azure

Module 2: Building Azure Iaas-Based Server Applications (ADSK)
 
Module 3: Networking Azure Application Components 

Module 4: Integrating Azure Solution Components Using Messaging Services