Microsoft Azure Fundamentals: Describe Azure services

This course provides an introduction toMicrosoft Azure fundamentals, covering its core architecture, services, and security principles. Learners will explore the physical infrastructure of Azure, including regions, availability zones, and datacenters. They will also learn about the management infrastructure, which involves resources, resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups. The content covers various Azure services, such as virtual machines, storage options (blobs, files, queues, disks, tables), and networking components like virtual networks, DNS, and ExpressRoute. Furthermore, the course delves into Azure security, including identity and access management with Microsoft Entra ID, authentication methods like SSO and MFA, role-based access control (RBAC), Conditional Access, and the Zero Trust model. It also introduces Microsoft Defender for Cloud for security posture management and threat protection. Finally, it touches on data migration options, such as Azure Migrate and Data Box, and application hosting options, including App Service and containers.

• The core architectural components of Microsoft Azure.
• The physical infrastructure of Azure, including regions, availability zones, and datacenters.
• Azure's management infrastructure, including resources, resource groups, subscriptions, and management groups.
• Various Azure services such as virtual machines, storage options (blobs, files, queues, disks, tables), and networking components like virtual networks, DNS, and ExpressRoute.
• Azure security, including identity and access management with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Authentication methods in Azure, such as Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multifactor Authentication (MFA).
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Azure.
• Microsoft Entra Conditional Access.
• The Zero Trust security model.
• Microsoft Defender for Cloud for security posture management and threat protection.
• Azure data migration options, including Azure Migrate and Data Box.
• Application hosting options in Azure, including App Service and containers.