Learning Path: Microsoft Azure: Cloud Computing and Storage

Name: Learning Path: Microsoft Azure: Cloud Computing and Storage
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Last updated 7/2017

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What you'll learn

Understand the basics of Microsoft Azure
Learn about the various Azure implementations
Understand the Azure Resource Manager templates
Learn about the various Azure functions like triggers and bindings
Learn about automating the deployment
Get deep insights about Azure storage

Course content

3 sections • 82 lectures • 12h 29m total length

The Course Overview6:57
This video will an overview on the entire course
Cloud Computing Acronyms and Concepts10:06
In this video, we are going to take a look at several Cloud Computing Acronyms and Concepts.
Microsoft Azure Overview16:36
This video gives a high-level overview of the Microsoft Azure public cloud platform.
Azure Subscriptions7:28
This video will an overview on the entire course
Deploying an Azure Trial Subscription8:05
In this video, we are going to take a look at what it takes to deploy an Azure trial subscription.
Exploring the Azure Portals7:27
This video will an overview on the entire course
Azure Management Tools14:12
In this video, we are going to take a look at the main differences between the Azure Classic Portal and the Azure Resource Manager Portal.
Azure VM Architectural Design14:24
In this video, we are going to take a look at the following: (a) Azure Resource Groups (b)Azure Virtual Network (c)Azure Storage Azure Virtual Machines
Deploying Your First Azure Virtual Machine8:53
In this section, we are going to take a look at Azure Virtual machines, going through different aspects of the creation process, deployment, and management.
Deploying a More Complex Azure VM Architecture15:22
This video has three main sections, helping you in understanding how to deploy more complex Azure VM architectures. It will make clear most of the deployment process in Azure relies on automation and scripts.
Handling Azure VM High Availability9:03
In this video, we discuss two prime features of Azure public cloud, allowing for a high available Azure VM architecture.
Deploying Azure Resources from Community Templates8:57
In this video, you will learn the following: (a) The structure of an ARM template (b) Deployment from GitHub QuickStart Templates
Creating Your Own Customized ARM Templates5:04
This video is all about learning to build your own customized Azure ARM templates from Visual Studio
Automating Azure VM Deployment Using Configuration Management17:50
In this video, we are going to take a look at what Azure VM Configuration Management means, discussing several of these Configuration Management tools, describing PowerShell DSC, Azure VM Extensions, and highlighting Chef and Puppet
Deploying Azure Active Directory8:20
This video is all about Azure Active Directory; starting from what exactly Azure Active Directory is, you'll learn about the different versions and SKUs; we'll quickly touch on Azure AD Domain Services, B2B, and B2C and close this video with a deployment walk through.
Integrating On-Premises Active Directory with Azure AD9:18
This video clearly teaches you how to establish a hybrid Azure identity solution, integrating cloud with on-premises Active Directory.
Advanced Features of Azure Active Directory3:42
In this video, I'll discuss several advanced features of Azure Active Directory
Integrating Azure AD with SaaS Applications9:02
In this video, we are going to take a look at the current issue with using multiple identities and where Azure Active Directory can be of help.
Azure Active Directory Application Proxy6:30
In this video, we'll focus on the features and use cases for Azure Active Directory Application Proxy
Azure Built-In Monitoring10:12
In this video, we are going to take a look at several concepts around Azure monitoring and diagnostics
Operations Management Suite11:41
Even with several built-in monitoring and diagnostics features, Azure is sometimes limited in output, especially in a hybrid or enterprise oriented environment. That’s where Operations Management Suite (OMS) comes to the rescue!
Implementing Azure Backup for Azure VMs11:54
Backup is still a vital point in providing a system's high availability and disaster recovery, even when running as a public cloud virtual machine. While the Azure platform provides excellent uptime compared to most on-premises datacenters, one should not forget to take backup into account.
Implementing Azure Backup (Hybrid)10:15
This video will teach you all about using Azure backup in a hybrid topology setup, mainly using Azure Backup solution as a target for your on-premises backups.
Azure Site Recovery (ASR) in Hyper-V and Non-Hyper-V Scenarios21:41
Azure Site Recovery (ASR) provides organizations with a true disaster/recovery solution for VM workloads, no matter where they are running. Using an intelligent "write change" replication, an async copy of your VMs are available in Azure and provide RPO/RTO of minutesinstead of hours in most other DR solutions.
Deploying SQL VM Solutions5:53
This video is oriented around using the Azure infrastructure (IaaS) platform, to deploy Virtual Machines running SQL Server.
Creating a SQL Azure DB Solution (PaaS)8:45
This video explains the core concepts of using SQL Azure hosted databases, relying on the PaaS aspect of Azure platform. Hosting SQL databases in Azure gives you a lot of flexibility and scalability out of the box, which makes it an ideal candidate for public cloud.
Managing SQL Server and Databases Running in Azure4:24
This video combines the management aspect of SQL databases, irrelevant from where they are running (on-premises, in-Azure VMs, or in-Azure PaaS)
SQL Database (Backup and Restore)4:39
This video details the flexibility of using Azure for storing your SQL database backups.
Azure Web Apps and Plans – An Overview3:55
This video is part of a larger section, in which you'll learn about Azure platform services. The key components you'll see are Web Apps, Mobile Apps, and Logic Apps. This first video focuses on Azure Web Apps and how to deploy and manage them.
Deploying Web Apps8:05
In this video, we are going to take a look at what it takes to deploy Azure Web Apps.
Configuring Azure Web Apps Settings8:30
This video is all about the configuration settings of an Azure Web App (and thus all other Azure App services if you want).
Azure Web Apps Monitoring and Diagnostics7:35
We already discussed Azure monitoring and diagnostics in a previous video; but this one is specifically around Azure App Services monitoring
Building Scalable Web App Solutions6:20
Deploying Azure Web Apps shouldn't always be that hard. But for most enterprises the challenge is keeping up with performance,which is a huge business driver for migrating your web applications to a public cloud platform such as Azure.
Introduction to Azure PaaS Solutions3:00
In this video, we will highlight several of the common Azure PaaS components,which basically means stepping away from managing the underlying infrastructure side of the Azure datacenters.
Azure Queue Storage and Table Storage5:41
This video will teach you all about using Azure Storage Account components, specifically around application integration.
Introduction to Azure Machine Learning4:48
Azure Machine Learning (ML) allows organizations to run high density, high volume based calculations and predictions. It is often used in an industrial or scientific context.
Azure Non-SQL Database Solutions and Cache8:44
We already discussed SQL database on Azure in a previous video. But SQL Server is not the only database technology available on Azure, as you will learn from this video.
Azure IOT Solutions and Components11:09
IOT (short for Internet of Things) is becoming a very important topic in the IT space,and basically in about any industrial segment. By connecting devices to the Internet, they become 'smarter.' In this video, I'll describe the different aspects of IOT, and how it relates to Azure.
Azure Security Center7:16
In this last video, I'll talk about Azure security features, and more specifically about the "Azure Security Center." This is a centralized dashboard, giving you real-detailed information and views on all-things security in your Azure environment.

The Course Overview2:25
This video provides an overview of the entire course.
What are Azure Functions?9:22
You have an idea what Azure Functions are, but you’re not sure what all the hype is about. Can you give them a trial run without following a lot of steps?
Setting Up Your Azure Account6:20
In order to use Azure Functions you need an Azure account, but how do I sign up for an Azure account?
Writing Your First Azure Function7:38
You’d like to create more Azure Functions, but you want to do it inside your Azure subscription. How do you create an Azure Function app?
How Does Pricing Work?9:08
Before you go too crazy creating Azure Functions, you want to know how you can architect your solution without breaking the bank. How can you predict your cloud costs when you build your infrastructure using Functions?
JavaScript in Azure Functions with NodeJS10:25
You may know some JavaScript, but you don’t know how you can use it in an Azure Function. What limitations are there?
C# in Azure Functions10:45
C# is the most popular language among .NET programmers. How to use C# in Azure Functions?
F# in Azure Functions12:08
F# is growing in popularity and is a first-class citizen in Azure Functions. How to use F# in Azure Functions?
Python in Azure Functions10:41
Python is a very popular language among scientists and DevOps engineers. How can you use it in Azure Functions?
PHP in Azure Functions9:46
PHP is massively popular among the Open Source community. You can run your PHP scripts in Azure Functions.
Other Languages in Azure Functions4:27
What if you are using something a little less standard? Can you use other languages on Azure Functions?
Introduction to Triggers and Bindings7:33
It is important to grasp the concept of triggering a function from an event and bind your input or output to another Azure service.
Basic Triggers12:20
We’ve been using triggers in our previous videos without really knowing it. We need to understand the basics of basic triggers and how we can use some basic bindings to interact with our caller.
Storage Triggers13:50
Have you ever had to write a service to “poll” a directory or queue to see if something happened? Do you have services that must be called by your client until something happens? In this video, we’ll show how you can eliminate that messy logic and replace it with Azure Functions that fire from storage events.
Other Triggers and Bindings5:24
What if you have the need to trigger your Azure Function from a stream of real-time data or from an event from Event Hub? Why would you need this and how would you do it?
Advanced Bindings13:23
Sometimes you just need to do a little more complex job when your function does it’s magic. In this video we’ll cover some of the more advanced bindings.
Choosing Between Flow, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and WebJobs7:23
Maybe, Azure Functions aren’t the ideal approach for your solution. You may be better served using Microsoft Flow, Logic Apps or Azure WebJobs. How do you decide?
Choosing a Hosting Plan3:04
We’ve seen the Hosting Plan dropdown. It seems important but you may not know what it means. Should you use a consumption plan or an App Service plan?
Best Practices for Azure Functions5:35
No one wants to build something that requires continuous maintenance. What are some tips to follow to prevent problems with our Azure Functions down the road?
Security Concerns15:10
In the previous video, we went over someb est practices for your Azure Functions to help with durable, performant apps. This video will now share some best practices for security.
What is Serverless Architecture?6:38
If you’re interested in Azure Functions, you’ve probably heard about serverless architecture. However, you may not be clear on what it means. In this video, I will help you understand what it is.
Why Serverless?3:13
In the previous video,youlearned what a serverless architecture is. Now let’s discover why it has becomeso popular among software architects recently.
Serverless Considerations6:10
You’re excited about serverless. You may even have ported everything over to Azure Functions in your head! Before you start shutting down your traditional servers, let’s take a sober look at some things that you should consider before you have 400 Azure Functions taking over your life.
Serverless Best Practices5:03
In our previous video, we talked about some of the challenges you may have if you rely on a serverless architecture. In this video, I’m going to give you some hope; there are some practices you can follow that will help you maintain your sanity in your serverless home.
Moving to a Serverless Architecture5:36
In the previous video, we gave you some best practices for a serverless architecture. Now you’re ready to start moving your big monolithic application to lightweight Functions that don’t require you to manage the infrastructure. In this video, I’ll give you some pointers on moving to a serverless architecture.
C# Integration Tests12:31
To ensure that your Azure Functions are running properly, you may want to use integration tests in your projects. How would you use them properly?
Using the Postman REST Client9:59
Calling a sophisticated REST endpoint is hard to set up with your browser or with an integration test. But there is a free tool that makes it super easy. It’s called Postman. How to use the Postman tool?
Monitoring Your Azure Functions11:55
How can you tell if your Azure Functions are running properly? This is really important if you’re trying to maintain a reliable infrastructure.
Debugging Your Azure Functions6:35
What if you can’t figure out why your Azure Function is failing? Can you debug the code? Can you step through your Azure Function remotely on the server?
Using Azure Functions Core Tools8:45
Is there a good tool for developers to use for develop Azure Functions locally? Is it free and easy to use?
Using Git to Edit and Deploy Functions11:18
If you’re editing Azure Functions directly in the web editor in the Azure Portal, you’re probably going to have a big problem. Is it possible to use source control to protect your function’s source code? Can you use Git to automatically deploy changes to your Azure Functions?
Introduction to Azure Resource Manager10:09
When you learn about infrastructure as code in Azure, you should learn about Azure Resource Manager, or ARM for short. It can be a little tricky to understand, but once you start using it, you’ll want to manage all your infrastructure with it.
Using Azure Resource Manager with Function Apps12:16
ARM templates for storage accounts and VMs are pretty straightforward, but they are a little tricky with Function Apps. How can we create a reusable template for our function apps?
Putting it All Together for Continuous Delivery9:18
We covered some of the techniques you can use to automate deployment in your Azure Function apps. This video will give you a general overview and help give you some tips to use in your organization.

The Course Overview1:58
This video provides an overview of the entire course.
Introducing Microsoft Azure Storage9:36
To know/understand Microsoft Azure Storage, its services and architecture.
Azure Storage Account12:40
To know/understand Azure storage accounts, storage account billing and endpoints, and replication of storage accounts for durability and high availability.
Managing Storage Accounts On-Screen14:02
Explore how Azure Storage Accounts work.
Managing Storage Accounts via PowerShell30:38
Learn the techniques to manage Azure Storage Accounts through Azure PowerShell.
Azure StorSimple Virtual Array11:18
We learn about / understand the Azure StorSimple Virtual Array. Why and where can we use it? Also we explore a few storage management technologies.
StorSimple On-Screen7:06
To explore more of Azure StorSimple in Azure Portal.
What Is Azure Backup ?5:54
Know/understand Azure Backup and why we can use it.
StorSimple7:52
Know more about Azure Site Recovery. Why deploy Azure Site Recovery? And how does site recovery protect our workloads?

Requirements

No prior Microsoft Azure experience is required.

Description

Cloud computing is on the rise. More and more business are opting for cloud computing. The platform that is well-known in this domain is Microsoft Azure. If you’re a developer or an IT architect looking forward to make use of cloud computing, this Learning Path is for you. This Learning Path will start with a brief introduction to cloud computing with Azure and then dive into the fundamental steps such as exploring the Azure portal and managing the Azure platform. You will learn to implement the Azure Virtual Machine, and work with Resource Manager. After that, you will explore the Azure SQL Server Database, followed by seeing how to deploy, configure, and manage Azure Web Apps that connect you to the cloud.

Moving further, get on with the basics of Azure Functions. Then, learn how to create functions such as WebHooks, Azure Connected, and event processing. Moving ahead, the video demonstrates how to develop, manage, deploy, and monitor your Azure functions in almost any language such as C#, F#, Node.js, Python, PHP, as well as scripting options such as Bash, Batch, and PowerShell.

Finally, get introduced to Windows Azure storage and how it can be used to build large-scale, real-world applications in various scenarios using Azure storage services like blob, table, queue, and file. Next, this tutorial will teach you about storage accounts and the overview to client library.

By the end of this Learning Path, you will be well-versed with the intricacies of Microsoft Azure and professional at it.

About The Author :

Peter De Tender has 20 years of professional expertise in Microsoft Infrastructure consulting and architecting, with a main focus on Microsoft Cloud technologies (Azure, Enterprise Mobility Suite, Office 365...). After working for some of the top Microsoft partners in Belgium, he ran his own successful business for several years, mainly providing Infrastructure and Cloud Architect training and readiness in a passionate and enthusiastic way. Peter coached several Microsoft Partners all over the world in doing more Microsoft business, both from a technical and business angle Just recently, as of June 2016 to be exact, Peter joined Microsoft Corp as an FTE Azure Architect and Program Manager in the global AzureCAT GSI team, part of Azure engineering, where his role consists of providing Azure-focused readiness training and cloud practice building coaching to the TOP Microsoft Global System Integrators.

Paul Oliver is the Principal Software Architect at Vosaic. Vosaic helps its users unlock insights with video for education and simulations. Vosaic is closely aligned with Hudl, which is the premier video platform for sports. Throughout his career, he's been passionate about building well-architected software solutions with security of primary importance. He's architected several applications in the cloud using Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Heroku.

Harshul Patel is a technology enthusiast from India; he is thoroughly knowledgeable in virtualization and cloud computing technologies. Harshul was one of the early Indian adopters of Windows PowerShell. He frequently lectures on Windows PowerShell in user group gatherings and delivers training across various organizations. He is also the proud recipient of multiple faculty awards and has received an innovation award from his employer.

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