Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies and Design (AZ-303 & AZ-304)

(AZ303-AZ304.AE1)/ISBN:978-1-64459-248-9

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Lessons
TestPrep
Hand-on Lab

Gain hands-on experience to pass the Microsoft Azure certification exam with the Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies and Design (AZ-303 & AZ-304) course and lab. Interactive chapters comprehensively cover the AZ-303 and AZ-304 exam objectives and provide knowledge in areas such as networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance. This Microsoft Azure training will assist you in better understanding the Microsoft Azure platform and features.

Here's what you will get

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification exam validates the candidate's skills and knowledge required for implementing and monitoring an Azure infrastructure, managing security solutions, implementing solutions for apps, implementing and managing data platforms. A candidate for this exam should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance.

Lessons

10+ Lessons | 110+ Quizzes | 100+ Flashcards | 100+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

55+ Pre Assessment Questions | 2+ Full Length Tests | 55+ Post Assessment Questions | 110+ Practice Test Questions

Hand on lab

35+ LiveLab | 36+ Video tutorials | 55+ Minutes

Here's what you will learn

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Lessons 1: Introduction

  • Who This Course Is For?
  • What This Course Covers?
  • How This Course Is Structured?
  • What You Need to Use This Course?
  • Conventions
  • AZ-303 Objective Map
  • AZ-304 Objective Map

Lessons 2: Gaining the Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification

  • The Journey to Certification
  • A Strategy to Pass the Azure Exams
  • Recognize Azure Product Names, Features, and Functionalities
  • An Introduction to “Must-Know” Azure Features
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 3: Security and Identity

  • Azure Active Directory
  • Role-Based Access Control
  • Hardware and Network Security
  • Azure Security Products and Techniques
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 4: Networking

  • Microsoft's Global Network
  • Overview of Hybrid Networks
  • Azure Virtual Networking
  • Network Security
  • IP Restrictions
  • Using Azure DNS
  • Hybrid Azure Networking
  • Additional Azure Networking Products
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 5: Compute

  • An Overview of Compute (Hosting Model)
  • Azure Container Instances
  • Azure Virtual Machines
  • Azure App Services
  • Azure Batch and HPC
  • Azure Functions
  • Service Fabric
  • Azure Kubernetes Service
  • Cloud Services
  • Windows Virtual Desktop
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 6: Data and Storage

  • RDBMS, OLTP, OLAP, and ETL
  • Big Data/NoSQL
  • Choosing the Right Data Storage Solution
  • Summary

Lessons 7: Hybrid, Compliance, and Messaging

  • Hybrid Solutions
  • Azure Cloud Compliance Techniques
  • Azure Messaging Services
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 8: Developing for the Cloud

  • Architectural Styles, Principles, and Patterns
  • An Introduction to Coding for the Cloud
  • IDEs and Source Code Repositories
  • Implementing Security
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 9: Migrate and Deploy

  • Migrating to Azure
  • Moving Resources in Azure
  • Deploying Application Code and Azure Resources
  • Learning Azure Automation
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Lessons 10: Monitor and Recover

  • Monitoring Azure Resources
  • Recover Azure Resources
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials

Hands-on LAB Activities

Security and Identity

  • Creating an Azure Key Vault

Networking

  • Creating an Azure Virtual Machine
  • Creating and Configuring VNet Peering
  • Creating a Subnet
  • Configuring a Service Endpoint for an Azure Web App
  • Creating an Azure Virtual Network
  • Creating a Network Security Group
  • Creating an Azure Firewall
  • Creating and Configuring an Application Gateway WAF
  • Configuring Azure Domain Name System (DNS) for an Azure Virtual Machine (VM)
  • Creating an Azure ExpressRoute
  • Creating an Azure Virtual Private Network (VPN) Gateway
  • Creating a Load Balancer

Compute

  • Creating a Container Instance
  • Creating an Azure VM Custom Image
  • Encrypting a Managed Disk
  • Creating and Configuring a Virtual Machine Scale Set
  • Creating and Configuring an Availability Set
  • Creating an App Service Plan
  • Creating a Web App in Azure
  • Creating an Azure Function

Data and Storage

  • Creating and Managing Azure File Shares
  • Creating an Azure Redis Cache
  • Creating an Azure Storage Table
  • Uploading and Downloading Blobs with the Azure Portal
  • Creating a Storage Account
  • Creating an Azure Data Explorer Cluster
  • Creating an Event Hub and Updating the Azure Key Vault Secret value

Hybrid, Compliance, and Messaging

  • Creating an Event Hub
  • Creating an Azure Logic Apps

Developing for the Cloud

  • Enabling Managed Identity and Allowing Access to the Azure Key Vault Secret

Migrate and Deploy

  • Implementing Azure Storage Replication
  • Creating and Deploying Azure Resource Manager Templates by Using the Azure Portal
  • Deploying an Application from Azure DevOps

Monitor and Recover

  • Configuring the Recovery Service Vault

Exam FAQs

Candidates for this exam should have:

  • Intermediate-level skills for administering Azure
  • Understanding of Azure development and DevOps processes
  • Subject matter expertise in designing and implementing solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including aspects like compute, network, storage, and security

USD 165

Single choice, multiple choice, drag-and-drop, active screen, build list, case studies, and short answer.

The exam contains 40-60 questions.

AZ-303:  240 mins AZ-304:  50 mins minutes

700

The certification expires within six months. It can be renewed by taking an online assessment before the certification expires. The certification will be extended by one year if the assessment is passed.

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