AZ-103 Exam Prep: Microsoft Azure Administrator

PREPARE FOR THE AZ-103 EXAM WITH AN EXPERIENCED IT INDUSTRY VETERAN WITH SIGNIFICANT REAL-WORLD AZURE EXPERIENCE!

My name is Thomas Mitchell, and I am a 25+ year IT industry veteran who actually works with Azure almost every day. This comprehensive AZ-103 Exam Prep course covers everything you need to know to pass the AZ-103: Microsoft Azure Administrator exam.

Throughout this comprehensive 10+ HOUR COURSE, we will cover numerous AZ-103 vNet, VM, Storage, Identity, and Subscription Management topics - through articles and videos. We'll walk through various demonstrations that show you how to deploy many different Azure resources and solutions. Other demonstrations will show you how to configure and manage many different features.

Topics Covered in this Comprehensive AZ-103 Exam Preparation Course Include:

Creating Connectivity Between Virtual Networks

• create and configure vNet peering

• create and configure vNet to vNet connectivity

• verify virtual network connectivity

• create virtual network gateway

Implementing and Managing Virtual Networking

• configure private and public IP addresses, network routes, network interface, subnets, and virtual network

Configuring Name Resolution

• configure Azure DNS

• configure custom DNS settings

• configure private and public DNS zones

Creating and Configuring Network Security Groups

• create security rules

• associate NSG to a subnet or network interface

• identify required ports

• evaluate effective security rules

Implementing Azure Load Balancers

• configure internal load balancers

• configure load balancing rules

• configure public load balancers

• troubleshoot load balancing

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Networking

• monitor on-premises connectivity

• use Network resource monitoring

• use Network Watcher

• troubleshoot external networking

• troubleshoot virtual network connectivity

Integrating on Premises Networks with Azure Virtual Networks

• create and configure Azure VPN Gateway

• create and configure site to site VPN

• configure Express Route

• verify on premises connectivity

• troubleshoot on premises connectivity with Azure

Creating and Configuring Windows and Linux Virtual Machines

• configure high availability

• configure monitoring, networking, storage, and virtual machine size

• deploy and configure scale sets

Automating Deployment of Virtual Machines

• modify Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template

• configure location of new VMs

• configure VHD template

• deploy from template

• save a deployment as an ARM template

• deploy Windows and Linux VMs

Managing Azure Virtual Machines

• add data discs

• add network interfaces

• automate configuration management by using PowerShell DSC and Custom Script Extensions

• manage VM sizes

• move VMs from one resource group to another

• redeploy VMs

Managing Virtual Machine Backups & Recovery

• create Recovery Services Vault

• configure VM backup

• define backup policies

• implement backup policies

• perform VM restore

• Azure Site Recovery

Creating and Configuring Storage Accounts

• configure network access to the storage account

• create and configure storage account

• generate shared access signature

• install and use Azure Storage Explorer

• manage access keys

• implement Azure storage replication

Importing and Exporting Data to Azure

• create export from Azure job

• create import into Azure job

• Use Azure Data Box

• configure and use Azure blob storage

• configure Azure content delivery network (CDN) endpoints

Configuring Azure Files

• create Azure file share

• create Azure File Sync service

• create Azure sync group

• troubleshoot Azure File Sync

Managing Azure Active Directory

• add custom domains

• Azure AD Join

• configure self-service password reset

• manage multiple directories

Managing Azure AD Objects

• create users and groups

• manage user and group properties

• manage device settings

• perform bulk user updates

• manage guest accounts

Implementing and Managing Hybrid Identities

• install Azure AD Connect, including password hash and pass-through synchronization

• use Azure AD Connect to configure federation with on-premises Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

• manage Azure AD Connect

• manage password sync and password write-back

Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

• configure user accounts for MFA

• enable MFA by using bulk update

• configure fraud alerts

• configure bypass options

• configure Trusted IPs

• configure verification methods

Managing Azure Subscriptions

• assign administrator permissions

• configure cost center quotas and tagging

• configure Azure subscription policies at Azure subscription level

Analyzing Resource Utilization and Consumption

• configure diagnostic settings on resources

• create and rest alerts

• analyze alerts across subscription

• analyze metrics across subscription

• create action groups

• monitor for unused resources

• monitor spend

• report on spend

• utilize Log Search query functions

• view alerts in Log Analytics

Manage Resource Groups

• use Azure policies for resource groups

• configure resource locks

• configure resource policies

• implement and set tagging on resource groups

• move resources across resource groups

• remove resource groups

Managed Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

• create a custom role

• configure access to Azure resources by assigning roles

• configure management access to Azure

There is going to be quite a bit of "stick time" in this course. You won't see too much in the way of slides or lectures. Most of what we do throughout this course will be right inside the Azure portal.

So, sit back, and let's get started on the most fun (and most interesting) Azure course you've ever enrolled in!