Course Module

1. Manage Azure identities and governance

• Manage Azure AD objects
• Manage role-based access control (RBAC)
• Manage subscriptions and governance

2. Implement and manage storage

• Manage storage accounts
• Manage data in Azure Storage
• Configure Azure files and Azure blob storage

3. Deploy and manage Azure compute resources

• Configure VMs for high availability and scalability
• Create and configure VMs
• Create and configure containers

4. Configure and manage virtual networking 

• Create and configure Web Apps
• Implement and manage virtual networking
• Configure name resolution
• Secure access to virtual networks
• Configure load balancing
• Monitor and troubleshoot virtual networking
• Integrate an on-premises network with an Azure virtual network

5. Monitor and back up Azure resources 

• Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor
• Implement backup and recovery

 

Manage Azure AD objects

• create users and groups
• manage user and group properties
• manage device settings
• perform bulk user updates
• manage guest accounts
• configure Azure AD Join
• configure self-service password reset
• NOT: Azure AD Connect; PIM

Manage role-based access control (RBAC)

• create a custom role
• provide access to Azure resources by assigning roles

o subscriptions

o resource groups

o resources (VM, disk, etc.)

• interpret access assignments
• manage multiple directories

Manage subscriptions and governance

• configure Azure policies
• configure resource locks
• apply tags
• create and manage resource groups

o move resources

o remove RGs

• manage subscriptions
• configure Cost Management
• configure management groups

Implement and manage storage (10 -15%)

Manage storage accounts

• configure network access to storage accounts
• create and configure storage accounts
• generate shared access signature
• manage access keys
• implement Azure storage replication
• configure Azure AD Authentication for a storage account

Manage data in Azure Storage

• export from Azure job
• import into Azure job
• install and use Azure Storage Explorer
• copy data by using AZCopy

Configure Azure files and Azure blob storage

• create an Azure file share
• create and configure Azure File Sync service
• configure Azure blob storage
• configure storage tiers for Azure blobs

Deploy and manage Azure compute resources (25-30%)

 

Configure VMs for high availability and scalability

• configure high availability
• deploy and configure scale sets

Automate deployment and configuration of VMs

• modify Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template
• configure VHD template
• deploy from template
• save a deployment as an ARM template
• automate configuration management by using custom script extensions

Create and configure VMs

• configure Azure Disk Encryption
• move VMs from one resource group to another
• manage VM sizes
• add data discs
• configure networking
• redeploy VMs

Create and configure containers

• create and configure Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• create and configure Azure Container Instances (ACI)
• NOT: selecting an container solution architecture or product; container registry settings

Configure and manage virtual networking (30-35%)

Create and configure Web Apps

• create and configure App Service
• create and configure App Service Plans
• NOT: Azure Functions; Logic Apps; Event Grid

Implement and manage virtual networking

• create and configure VNET peering
• configure private and public IP addresses, network routes, network interface, subnets,

and virtual network

Configure name resolution

• configure Azure DNS
• configure custom DNS settings
• configure a private or public DNS zone

Secure access to virtual networks

• create security rules
• associate an NSG to a subnet or network interface
• evaluate effective security rules
• deploy and configure Azure Firewall
• deploy and configure Azure Bastion Service
• NOT: Implement Application Security Groups; DDoS

Configure load balancing

• configure Application Gateway
• configure an internal load balancer
• configure load balancing rules
• configure a public load balancer
• troubleshoot load balancing
• NOT: Traffic Manager and FrontDoor and PrivateLink

Monitor and troubleshoot virtual networking

• monitor on-premises connectivity
• use Network Performance Monitor
• use Network Watcher
• troubleshoot external networking
• troubleshoot virtual network connectivity

Integrate an on-premises network with an Azure virtual network

• create and configure Azure VPN Gateway
• create and configure VPNs
• configure ExpressRoute
• configure Azure Virtual WAN

Monitor and back up Azure resources (10-15%)

Monitor resources by using Azure Monitor

• configure and interpret metrics

o analyze metrics across subscriptions

• configure Log Analytics

o implement a Log Analytics workspace

o configure diagnostic settings

• query and analyze logs

o create a query

o save a query to the dashboard

o interpret graphs

• set up alerts and actions

o create and test alerts

o create action groups

o view alerts in Azure Monitor

o analyze alerts across subscriptions

• configure Application Insights
• NOT: Network monitoring

Implement backup and recovery

• configure and review backup reports
• perform backup and restore operations by using Azure Backup Service
• create a Recovery Services Vault

o use soft delete to recover Azure VMs

• create and configure backup policy
• perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery
• NOT: SQL or HANA