Azure – Platform Fundamentals in Practice (AZURE1)
Microsoft, Azure
This course provides a structured introduction to Microsoft Azure, explaining core cloud principles such as IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, regions and high availability, and the Azure hierarchy so participants understand how services and subscriptions relate.
It includes hands-on labs for deploying a demo app, configuring access and monitoring with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights, plus cost control via Cost Management, budgets and tagging to prepare for governance and DevOps paths.
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The course:
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Cloud fundamentals in the Azure context
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IaaS vs. PaaS vs. SaaS, regions/zones, SLA, high availability, disaster recovery
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Azure hierarchy: Tenant → Management Groups → Subscriptions → Resource Groups → Resources
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Shared Responsibility Model (Microsoft vs. customer)
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Identity & Access
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Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) – users, groups, and roles
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RBAC, PIM (Privileged Identity Management) – permission governance
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Key Vault – secrets and certificates; Managed Identities for services
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Basics of a Zero Trust approach
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Compute & Containers
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Azure Virtual Machines – images, sizing, disks, availability sets/zones
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App Service vs. Azure Container Apps vs. AKS vs. Functions – when to use each
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Hands-on: deploy a simple web app to App Service or Container Apps
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Storage & Databases
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Azure Storage (Blob/File/Queue/Table) – access, lifecycle, redundancy (LRS/ZRS/GRS)
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Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL/MySQL as managed services – quick overview
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Networking & Security Basics
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VNet, subnets, NSG, Application Gateway/WAF, Load Balancer
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Private Endpoints and Service Endpoints
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Firewall and bastion access (Azure Firewall, Azure Bastion, Just-in-Time VM access)
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DNS in Azure and basic on-prem integration
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Monitoring & Logging
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Azure Monitor, Log Analytics Workspace, Application Insights
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Alerting, dashboards, and KQL basics
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Exporting logs to SIEM (Sentinel / Splunk / ELK)
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Cost Management & Governance
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Cost Management, Budgets and tagging standards
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Azure Policy and Blueprints – basic governance controls
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Quick-win cost optimization tips
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Hands-on workshop
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Create a resource group, VNet, App Service, Key Vault and monitoring
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Deploy the demo app, set RBAC, alerts and a budget
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Short report: architecture, costs and security risks
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Assumed knowledge:
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Basic knowledge of DevOps tools such as Git, CI/CD, Docker/Kubernetes, and Terraform.
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Schedule:
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2 days (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM )
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Course price:
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592.00 € ( 716.32 € incl. 21% VAT)
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