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Exam AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator (Video),
on-demand course

Exam AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator (Video),

with Michael J. Shannon
June 2020
Intermediate to advanced
9h 29m
English
Microsoft Press
Closed Captioning available in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

Overview

9 Hours of Video Instruction

The Exam AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator (Video) offers full coverage of the MS AZ-104 exam so you can learn everything you need to know to pass the exam. Coverage includes cloud concepts, core Azure Services, Azure pricing and support, and the fundamentals of cloud security, privacy, compliance, and trust, with the goal of passing the AZ-104 Exam.

Description

The Exam AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator (Video) offers 9 full hours of video training on all core concepts in the AZ-104 exam so you can fully understand cloud concepts, core Azure Services, Azure pricing and support, and the fundamentals of cloud security, privacy, compliance, and trust. It will prepare Azure Administrators to implement, monitor, and maintain Microsoft Azure solutions, including major services related to compute, storage, network, and security. With 9 hours of hands-on demonstrations, it will provide the knowledge necessary to pass the exam and become Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Azure Administrator.

With years of IT experience, numerous publications under his belt, and a wealth of expertise teaching in the field, Michael Shannon is uniquely qualified to prepare students for the Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104 exam.

Topics include:

Module 1: Manage Azure subscriptions and resources
Module 2: Implement and manage storage
Module 3: Deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs)
Module 4: Configure and manage virtual networks
Module 5: Manage identities

About the Instructor
Michael J. Shannon began his IT career when he transitioned from recording studio engineer to network technician for a major telecommunications company in the early 1990s. He soon began to focus on security and was one of the first 10 people to attain the HIPAA Certified Security Specialist. Throughout his 30 years in IT, he has worked as an employee, contractor, and consultant for several companies including Platinum Technologies, Fujitsu, IBM, State Farm, MindSharp, and Pearson, among others. Mr. Shannon has authored several books, training manuals, published articles, and CBT modules over the years as well. He is the senior technical instructor for Skillsoft Corporation, specializing in all things cloud and security.

Skill Level
  • Intermediate/Advanced

Learn How To
  • Manage Azure subscriptions and resources
  • Implement and manage storage
  • Deploy and manage virtual machines (VMs)
  • Configure and manage virtual networks
  • Manage identities

Who Should Take This Course
  • Anyone preparing to take the Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ-104 exam
  • Anyone looking to understand Microsoft Azure from a broad perspective
  • Anyone with a Microsoft background interested in learning about cloud computing

Course Requirements
  • Experience with Microsoft operating systems combined with a fundamental knowledge of cloud computing and virtualization are recommended but not required.

Lesson Descriptions

Module 1, “Manage Azure Subscriptions and Resources,” first works with how to manage Azure Subscriptions, and then moves on to analysis of resource utilization and consumption. The module finishes with how to manage resource groups and Role-based Access Control (RBAC).

Module 2, "Implement and Manage Storage,” covers how to create and configure storage accounts. It also delves into importing and exporting data to Azure and configuring Azure files. The module finishes with Implementing Azure Backup.

Module 3, “Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines (VMs),” first tackles how to create and configure a VM for Windows and Linux. It then covers automating the deployment of VMs and how to Manage Azure VMs. The module ends with an exploration of the management of VM backups.

Module 4, "Configure and Manage Virtual Networks," discusses all things related to virtual networking infrastructure, including how to create connectivity between virtual networks, and implementing and managing virtual networking. Creating and configuring Network Security Groups (NSG) and implementing Azure load balancer are also covered. The last two lessons in this module explain monitoring and troubleshooting virtual networking, and integrating on-premises networks with virtual networking.

Module 5, “Manage Identities,” covers managing Azure Active Directory (AD), managing Azure AD Objects, implementing and managing hybrid identities, and in the final lesson, implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA).
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