Deploying Your First Resources in Azure

Name: Deploying Your First Resources in Azure
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Learn How to Create Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts, VMs, and More in Microsoft Azure

Created byThomas Mitchell | 239,000+ Students Taught, labITout Learning

Last updated 10/2025

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What you'll learn

Deploy Azure Resource Groups
Deploy Azure Virtual Machines
Deploy Azure Virtual Networks
Deploy Azure Storage Accounts
Deploy Network Security Groups
Deploy Azure File Shares
Deploy Firewall Rules in Azure

Course content

7 sections • 19 lectures • 56m total length

An Overview of Azure4:41
Learn what Azure is and what services it offers.

Understanding Azure Resource Groups4:18
Azure resource groups serve as a logical box that holds all resources for a solution, enabling lifecycle management, RBAC access, cost tracking, and template-based deployments.
Getting Started With Azure Virtual Networks4:00
Discover how a private Azure virtual network connects resources through subnets, ip ranges, and network security groups, with vnet peering and on-premises connectivity options.
HANDS-ON LAB: Create an Azure Virtual Network0:45
Use the labIT PRO lab simulator to create a virtual network in Azure.
An Intro to Network Security Groups3:34
HANDS-ON LAB: Create and Configure a Network Security Group in Azure0:55

An Overview of Azure Storage5:08
Store data safely in Azure storage with storage accounts, blob storage, Azure files, queues, and table storage. Encrypt data at rest and in transit, with tiered storage.
HANDS-ON LAB: Create and Configure an Azure Storage Account0:44
In this labIT PRO Azure simulation, you will be guided through the process of provisioning a new General Purpose V2 storage account via the Azure Portal.
HANDS-ON LAB: Create an Azure File Share0:46
In this Azure simulation, you will be guided through the process of creating an Azure file share in an existing storage account. You will set a quota on the new file share, and then you will create a folder within the file share. You’ll wrap up by viewing the connection information for the new file share.

Getting Started with PowerShell0:26
Installing the AZ PowerShell Module & Signing Into Azure8:25
SEP 1: Create a Resource Group with PowerShell3:28
Deploy a resource group in Azure using the new Azure Resource Group command in PowerShell, specifying the name and East US location, or using positional parameters in Cloud Shell.
STEP 2: Create a Virtual Machine with PowerShell5:49
STEP 3: Connect to the Virtual Machine4:38
Retrieve the VM's public IP with a PowerShell command and connect to the Azure virtual machine using RDP.

Requirements

Students should be familiar with the concept of virtualization
Students should have an interest in learning the basics of Microsoft Azure
Students should be generally familiar with the offerings of Azure

Description

Over 12,000 students have already enrolled in this entry-level Microsoft Azure course that introduces the student to basic resource deployment in Microsoft Azure. Students who take this course will learn what Azure is and what it offers. Students will also learn how to perform basic tasks in the Azure portal, including things like:

Deploying Resource Groups
Deploying and Configuring Virtual Networks
Deploying Network Security Groups
Configuring Network Security Rules
Deploying Virtual Machines
Deploying and Configuring Storage Accounts
Creating Azure File Shares

Deploying Your First Resources in Microsoft Azure is the perfect course for the IT professional who has had minimal exposure to Microsoft Azure and is interested in learning how to deploy some of the more popular resources. Basic deployment tasks such as virtual machine deployment, virtual network deployment, and more are taught so the student can grasp the fundamentals of deployment and navigation.

The bonus section of this intro-level course on PowerShell walks the student through the process of installing the AZ PowerShell module, and how to use it to connect to Azure. It also teaches you how to use PowerShell to deploy a resource group and a virtual machine.

If you are new to Microsoft Azure and want to know how to perform basic deployments of common Azure resources, enroll today!

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Anyone who is interested in learning about Microsoft Azure

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Course content

Getting Started With Microsoft Azure1 lecture • 5min

Deploy Your First Azure Virtual Network5 lectures • 14min

Deploy Your First Azure Virtual Machine2 lectures • 5min

Deploy and Configure Azure Storage3 lectures • 7min

Learn to Tag Resources in Azure2 lectures • 4min

JUST FOR FUN: Create a Windows VM with Azure PowerShell5 lectures • 23min

Wrap-Up1 lecture • 1min

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