AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure with SIMS! from Udemy

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Training from an instructor of over 20 years who has trained thousands of people and also a Microsoft Certified Trainer
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Instructor led hands on and simulations to practice that can be followed even if you have little to no experience

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDING HANDS ON LECTURE AND PRACTICE TUTORIALS:

Introduction

Welcome to the course
Understanding the Microsoft Environment
Having a Solid Foundation of Active Directory Domains
Having a Solid Foundation of RAS, DMZ, and Virtualization
Having a Solid Foundation of the Microsoft Cloud Services
Order of concepts covered in the course
Questions for John Christopher

Setting up for hands on

IMPORTANT Using Assignments in the course
Creating a trial Microsoft 365/Azure Account
Adding a subscription to your Azure account
Creating some resources to use in the course

Design a solution for logging and monitoring

Starting content for AZ-305
Designing log routing based on the appropriate level of logging
Using the appropriate level of metric logging in Azure monitor
Log routing using a log analytics workspace
Setting up an alert strategy in Azure monitor
Using insights in Azure monitor
Using the Azure Advisor for strengthening your environment
Implementing a solution for DDos protection

Design authentication and authorization solutions

Authorization in the Microsoft cloud service environment
Clarifying role-based access control (RBAC) in Azure
Implementing a solution for role-based access control in Azure
Role-based access control concepts with Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Using PIM to manage role-based access control in Azure
Identity management for guests using access reviews in Azure

Design governance

Organizational and hierarchical structure for Azure resources with scopes
Identity management by utilizing access management groups
Organizational management with administrative units
Utilizing defender for cloud to strengthen administrative governance
Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud to locate vulnerabilities in Azure

Design identities and access for applications

Identity and application access with zero trust concepts
Azure Key Vault access control
Generating Azure Key Vault keys, secrets & certificates for use with app & more
Key rotation with Azure Key Vaults
Visualizing application access registration concepts with Azure AD
Configuring an application registration with Azure AD, part of Microsoft Entra
Using an Azure app proxy for allowing application access through Azure
Exploring the configuration of an Azure application proxy
Removing un-needed resources before starting the next lesson

Design a data storage solution for relational data

Understanding the role storage accounts play as a storage solution
Adding a storage account for use in Azure
Configuring network access to storage accounts
Configuring a storage account for Azure AD authentication
Working with access keys on a storage account
Using shared access signature (SAS) tokens in regards to storage accounts
Implementing stored access policies
Understanding the use of storage redundancy in Azure
Implementing storage redundancy in Azure
Performing object replication
Managing Azure file shares and storage tiers
Working with Blob storage management
Blob lifecycle management with Azure storage
Understanding relational databases
Understanding database service tier sizing
Visualizing solutions for database scalability

Design data integration

Creating an Azure VM with SQL as a relational data storage solution
Assigning a Public Azure DNS name to your Azure SQL VM
Using SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) to connect to an Azure SQL VM solution
Removing the un-needed SQL resources
Providing a solution for relational data using the Azure SQL databases resource
Managing client connections with the SQL firewall settings
Implementing database auditing

Recommend a data storage solution

Relational, semi-structured, and non-relational data storage solutions in Azure
Configuring a solution for data authentication
Utilizing Azure SQL dynamic masking
Implementing database encryption
Removing existing objects
Enabling Microsoft Defender for SQL

Design a data storage solution for non-relational data

Understanding non-relational data and NoSQL
Capacity planning to balance features, performance, and cost
Implementing a non-relational Cosmos database solution in Azure
Creating a container for non-relational data storage
Using replication for protection and durability
Understanding data lake storage
How to create a data lake storage account
Understanding Azure Databrick Storage
Visualizing the use of Azure Synapse
Registering Synapse as a resource provider
Adding a SQL DB and server for use with Synapse
Creating a Synapse workspace and Data Lake Storage account
SQL Pool usage with Azure Synapse
Creating a SQL Pool for usage with Azure Synapse
Understanding the Azure Data Factory
Setting up an Azure Data Factory resources
Using Azure Data Factory copying data into Azure Synapse Analytics
Removing data storage resources that are no longer needed

Design a solution for backup and disaster recovery

Recovery Time Objective [RTO], Recovery Level Objective [RLO], Recovery Point Objective [RPO]
Backup and recovery solutions using a Recovery Services Vault
Backup policies for Recovery Time Objectives [RTO] & Recovery Point Object [RPO]
Implementing Azure backup for storage and compute resources
Viewing reporting data involving Azure backup and recovery

Design for high availability

Using availability zones as a high availability solution in Azure
Design concepts for Azure Site Recovery
Azure Site Recovery networking
Understanding recovery plans
Implementing a high availability solution for VM compute resources
Testing a failover high availability solution for VM compute resources
Creating a second storage account for storage high availability
Replicating data storage to provide high availability

Design a compute solution

Understanding Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop as a computer based solution
Host pool architectures with Azure Virtual Desktop compute solutions
Understanding the container-based compute solution in Azure
Implementing a container-based compute solution in Azure
Using container groups to help manage multiple container-based computer solutions
Using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) compute solutions
Azure Kubernetes Service scaling

Design an application architecture

Recommend Azure messaging and event-driven architecture options
Installing Microsoft Visual Studio for application development
Setting up Azure DevOps for application development and management
Creating a DevOps project and assigning tasks
Using Visual Studios to upload an application project to Azure DevOps
Creating a pipeline for a DevOps application
Committing application changes through the pipeline with Visual Studios
Introduction to deploying a DevOps application to an App Service
Understanding App Service Plans for deploying web applications
App Service Plan deployment in Azure
Implementing App Service plan scaling
Creating an App Service deployment
Network configuration within App Services
App Service deployment configuration management settings
Utilizing custom domain names with an Azure App Service
Performing backups for an App Service deployment
API Management and integration in Azure

Design migrations

Visualizing migration solutions for storage, VMs, and databases to Azure
Using import and export jobs for data migrations
Migrating data with storage explorer and azcopy
Setup a SQL Server to migrate data from
Setup an Azure SQL Database as our migration destination
Adding a table of data to migrate
Installing Azure Data Studio and the Azure SQL Migration plugin needed for migration
Migrating SQL data from a source SQL service to a destination SQL service
Clearing resources before moving on

Design network solutions

Plan and implement network segmentation and address spaces
Creating VNets based on network architecture workload requirements
Providing a connectivity solution with peering
Planning subnets for Azure resource connectivity workload requirements
Implementing subnet delegation for supporting various Azure resource workloads
Using prefixes with public IP addresses in Azure network architecture
Recommending when its appropriate to use public IP address prefixes
Planning a custom public IP address prefix (bring your own IP) solution in Azure
Allocating an address from a public IP address prefix to support workload requirements
Associating an address from a public IP address prefix to an Azure resource
Understanding how NSGs and ASGs help optimize network security in Azure
How an Azure Firewall can help optimize network security
Deploy an Azure Firewall and route table to optimize network security
Cleaning up existing networking resources
Understanding usages for Azure load balancing solutions
Use cases for Azure load balancers
Setting up a load balancing solution for VMs to host web applications
Verifying health probes for proper load balancing traffic routing

What's inside

Learning objectives

Learn the concepts and perform hands on activities needed to pass the az-305 exam
Gain a tremendous amount of knowledge involving advanced azure services

Get loads of hands on experience with advanced azure services
Utilize hands on simulations that can be access anytime, anywhere!

Learn the concepts and perform hands on activities needed to pass the az-305 exam
Gain a tremendous amount of knowledge involving advanced azure services
Get loads of hands on experience with advanced azure services
Utilize hands on simulations that can be access anytime, anywhere!

Syllabus

Introduction

Welcome to the course!

Understanding the Microsoft 365 and Azure Environment

Having a Solid Foundation of Active Directory Domains

Career center

Learners who complete AZ-305 Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure with SIMS! will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Cloud Solutions Architect

A Cloud Solutions Architect is responsible for designing and implementing complex cloud-based infrastructure solutions that meet an organization's technical and business needs. This involves understanding various cloud services, security, networking, storage, and compute options to build scalable, resilient, and cost-effective systems. This course on designing Microsoft Azure infrastructure will directly help you excel as a Cloud Solutions Architect. It provides a comprehensive foundation in designing solutions for logging, monitoring, authentication, authorization, governance, data storage, backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and network solutions within the Azure ecosystem. By engaging with the hands-on content and simulations, you gain practical experience in architecting robust Azure environments, making this course essential for anyone aspiring to or currently working in this advanced role.

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Azure Infrastructure Engineer

An Azure Infrastructure Engineer builds, manages, and maintains an organization's cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. This role involves deploying virtual machines, configuring networks, implementing storage solutions, and ensuring the overall stability and performance of cloud resources. This course helps you develop the core competencies required for an Azure Infrastructure Engineer. It provides extensive coverage of setting up and managing Azure resources, including storage accounts, virtual machines, networking components like VNets and subnets, and implementing high availability solutions using availability zones. The hands-on labs and simulations are particularly beneficial, offering direct experience in creating and configuring the foundational elements of Azure infrastructure, which is crucial for success in this role.

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Cloud Security Engineer

A Cloud Security Engineer is dedicated to designing, implementing, and managing security measures within cloud environments to protect data, applications, and infrastructure from threats. This course is extremely beneficial for a Cloud Security Engineer as it covers critical security-focused topics in depth. You will explore designing authentication and authorization solutions using Role Based Access Control and Privileged Identity Management, governance strategies with Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and securing identities and access for applications through Azure Key Vault and Azure AD. Furthermore, the course addresses implementing solutions for DDoS protection, network security groups, application security groups, and Azure Firewall, providing a comprehensive understanding of protecting Azure infrastructure.

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Cloud Network Engineer

A Cloud Network Engineer designs, implements, and manages an organization's cloud networking infrastructure, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient connectivity for all cloud resources. This course is exceptionally valuable for a Cloud Network Engineer, as it dedicates significant content to designing network solutions in Azure. You will gain expertise in planning and implementing network segmentation, address spaces, virtual networks (VNets), subnets, and peering. The course also delves into public IP address management, optimizing network security with Network Security Groups, Application Security Groups, and Azure Firewall, and deploying Azure load balancing solutions to manage traffic effectively. The hands-on practice will solidify your understanding of these critical networking components.

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DevOps Engineer

A DevOps Engineer bridges the gap between software development and IT operations, focusing on automating the software delivery pipeline, deploying applications, and managing infrastructure as code. This course is highly relevant for a DevOps Engineer, as it delves into designing application architectures, specifically through topics like Azure DevOps for application development and management, creating pipelines, deploying to App Services, and leveraging container-based compute solutions like Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The concepts of logging, monitoring, and implementing robust backup and disaster recovery solutions also align perfectly with ensuring continuous integration, continuous delivery, and operational excellence, which are fundamental to the DevOps philosophy.

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Platform Engineer

A Platform Engineer constructs and maintains the foundational infrastructure and tools that enable software development and deployment. This course can significantly benefit a Platform Engineer by providing comprehensive knowledge of designing robust Azure infrastructure. It covers critical aspects like designing compute solutions, including container-based solutions with Azure Kubernetes Service, and application architectures using App Services and Azure DevOps. Understanding how to design for high availability, backup and disaster recovery, and implementing strong governance and security measures are all crucial for building a reliable and scalable platform. The hands-on simulations will provide practical experience in constructing these essential platform components.

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Infrastructure Architect

An Infrastructure Architect designs the overall technical blueprint for an organization's IT infrastructure, encompassing servers, storage, networking, and security, to support business operations. This course builds a strong foundation for an Infrastructure Architect, particularly for those focusing on cloud environments. It provides comprehensive training in designing Microsoft Azure infrastructure, covering all critical domains: compute, storage, networking, security, identity, and governance. Understanding topics like high availability, disaster recovery, migration strategies, and application architecture design enables you to create robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions. This course is invaluable for translating business requirements into effective cloud infrastructure designs.

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Data Engineer

A Data Engineer designs, builds, and maintains the infrastructure for data ingestion, processing, and storage within an organization. This course provides a strong foundation for a Data Engineer, particularly concerning data solutions within Azure. It covers designing data storage solutions for both relational data (Azure SQL databases, SQL VMs) and non-relational data (Cosmos DB, Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks Storage). You will gain experience in configuring network access to storage accounts, implementing storage redundancy, and understanding data integration using tools like Azure Data Factory. This comprehensive exploration of Azure's data ecosystem is invaluable for anyone aiming to build a career focused on cloud-native data architecture and pipelines.

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Cloud Database Administrator

A Cloud Database Administrator manages and maintains an organization's databases deployed in a cloud environment, ensuring their availability, performance, and security. This course provides a solid understanding of Azure's database offerings, making it highly relevant for a Cloud Database Administrator. It covers designing data storage solutions for relational data using Azure SQL databases and SQL VMs, and non-relational data with Azure Cosmos DB. You will learn about database service tier sizing, scalability, data authentication, implementing database encryption, and enabling Microsoft Defender for SQL. The practical experience with SQL Server Management Studio and managing firewall settings will directly enhance your ability to administer cloud-based databases effectively.

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Site Reliability Engineer

A Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) applies software engineering principles to infrastructure and operations problems, focusing on ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of systems. This course may be useful for a Site Reliability Engineer by providing a deep understanding of Azure infrastructure design. The course's focus on designing solutions for logging and monitoring, setting up alert strategies, implementing backup and disaster recovery, and designing for high availability using availability zones and Azure Site Recovery directly contributes to the core responsibilities of an SRE. Understanding these design principles helps an SRE to build more resilient systems and effectively troubleshoot operational issues in an Azure environment.

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Application Architect

An Application Architect defines the overall structure of an application, working with development teams to ensure it meets functional and non-functional requirements and integrates seamlessly with the underlying infrastructure. This course may be useful for an Application Architect, particularly one focusing on cloud-native applications in Azure. It covers designing application architectures, including discussions on Azure messaging and event-driven options, deploying applications to App Services, and leveraging container-based compute solutions like Azure Kubernetes Service. Understanding identity and application access with zero trust concepts, Azure Key Vault, and API Management and integration in Azure helps ensure applications are designed with security, scalability, and maintainability in mind, crucial for this role.

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Technical Consultant

A Technical Consultant advises clients on technological solutions to meet their business objectives, often involving the assessment, design, and implementation of complex systems. This course may be helpful for a Technical Consultant specializing in cloud technologies. The in-depth coverage of designing Microsoft Azure infrastructure, from networking and storage to security, governance, and application architecture, provides a broad and deep understanding of Azure's capabilities. This knowledge enables you to effectively recommend suitable Azure services, articulate their benefits, and guide clients through solution design, migrations, and optimization strategies. The focus on hands-on practical skills enhances your ability to translate theoretical knowledge into actionable client solutions.

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Cloud Operations Engineer

A Cloud Operations Engineer focuses on the day-to-day management, monitoring, and optimization of cloud infrastructure and services to ensure smooth and efficient operations. This course may be helpful for a Cloud Operations Engineer by providing an in-depth understanding of Azure's operational aspects. You will learn about designing solutions for logging and monitoring, including metric logging in Azure Monitor and setting up alert strategies. The course also covers implementing backup and disaster recovery solutions using Recovery Services Vaults and designing for high availability with Azure Site Recovery. This knowledge is essential for proactively managing Azure environments, responding to incidents, and ensuring continuous service delivery.

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Cloud Systems Administrator

A Cloud Systems Administrator manages and maintains cloud-based servers, operating systems, and core infrastructure services to ensure their optimal performance and availability. This course may be useful for a Cloud Systems Administrator, offering a solid understanding of the Microsoft Azure environment. It provides foundational knowledge of Active Directory Domains, virtualization, and Microsoft Cloud Services, alongside hands-on experience in setting up and managing various Azure resources. Topics like designing for logging and monitoring, implementing backup and disaster recovery, and configuring high availability directly contribute to the daily operational tasks and problem-solving skills required by a Cloud Systems Administrator to efficiently maintain Azure-based systems and services.

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Information Technology Project Manager

An Information Technology Project Manager plans, executes, and closes IT projects, coordinating teams, managing resources, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. While not a hands-on technical role, this course may be useful for an Information Technology Project Manager overseeing cloud projects. By understanding the intricacies of designing Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including concepts like data storage solutions, networking, security, governance, and application architecture, you can better grasp project scope, anticipate technical challenges, and communicate effectively with engineers and architects. This knowledge helps in making informed decisions, setting realistic timelines, and mitigating risks associated with complex Azure deployments, driving project success.

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