Course Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to: 

• Discuss the basics of cloud computing and Azure, and how to get started with Azure’s subscriptions and accounts. 
• Describe the advantages of using cloud computing services, learning to differentiate between the categories and types of cloud computing, and how to examine the various concepts, resources, and terminology that are necessary to work with Azure architecture. 
• Outline the core services available with Microsoft Azure. 
• Discuss the core solutions that encompass a wide array of tools and services from Microsoft Azure. 
• Describe the general security and network security features, and how you can use the various Azure services to help ensure that your cloud resources are safe, secure, and trusted. 
• Discuss the identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features, and how Azure can help your secure access to cloud resources, what it means to build a cloud governance strategy, and how Azure adheres to common regulatory and compliance standards. 
• Discuss the factors that influence cost, tools you can use to help estimate and manage your cloud spend, and how Azure’s service-level agreements (SLAs) can impact your application design decisions.