WA2956
Azure for Managers Training
This one day course is an introductory course to Azure for the Managers.
Course Details
Duration
1 day
Target Audience
- Managers
- Business Analysts
- Sales
Course Outline
- Introduction to Microsoft Azure and Cloud Computing
- What is Cloud Computing?
- What is Microsoft Azure
- Cloud Multi-Tenancy Model
- The NIST Perspective
- Five Characteristics (NIST)
- Cloud Service (Delivery) Models: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
- IaaS
- PaaS
- SaaS
- Cloud Service Type Comparison
- Shared Responsibility Model
- The Four Cloud Deployment Models (NIST)
- Microsoft Azure Delivery Model
- The NIST Cloud Definition Framework
- Advantages of Cloud Computing
- Coping with Computing Demand the Traditional Way
- Coping with Computing Demand the Cloud Way
- Disadvantages of Cloud Computing
- Overview of Azure IaaS Services
- Overview of Azure PaaS Services
- Overview of Azure Storage Services
- Overview of Azure Cognitive Services
- Operational Transformation
- Beginning the Cloud Transition
- Virtualization
- Automation
- Application Performance
- Request Management
- Incident Management
- Change Management
- IT Asset Management
- Service Desk Function
- Service-Level Management
- Microsoft Azure SLA
- Microsoft Azure Regions
- IT Service Continuity
- Financial Management
- Security Management
- Technical Support
- Microsoft Azure Technical Support
- Using Existing Operational Staff
- Operational Staff - Teams/Roles
- Best Practices
- Deploying your Cloud
- Consume or Build
- Deciding to Consume or Build
- Cloud Deployment Models
- Microsoft Azure DevOps
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates
- Microsoft Azure Stack
- Datacenters
- Network Infrastructure
- Internet Services
- Compute Infrastructure
- Storage Systems
- Backup and Recovery Systems
- Software Systems
- Cloud Management System
- Redundancy, Availability, Continuity, and Disaster Recovery
- Managing Scope, Releases, and Customer Expectations
- Best Practices
- Moving your application to the cloud
- Application Transformation
- Evolving Your Applications for the Cloud
- Application Categories
- Application Characteristics
- Application Development and Delivery
- Application Transformation Methodology
- Application Modernization Strategies
- Operational Considerations for Applications
- Assess Legacy Applications
- Cloud Architectures for New Applications
- Replace Components and Legacy Licensing Agreements
- Deployment using Microsoft Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Azure DevOps Demo
- Billing and Procurement
- Billing and Procurement
- Capital Versus Operational Expenses
- Billing and Procurement - Planning
- Online Ordering and Approval Workflow
- Financial Tracking and Billing
- Metered versus Allocated Resources
- Billing Reports
- Draw-Down Accounts
- Implementing Grace Periods and Service Shutdowns
- Cloud Billing versus Accounting and Invoicing Systems
- Legal and Contract Agreements
- Licensing
- Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator
- Demo: Azure Pricing Calculator
- Best Practices
- Optional: Hands-On
- Securing your Cloud
- Cloud Security Planning and Design
- Cloud Security Planning
- Consider Cloud Model(s)
- Governance
- Multitenant Security
- Microsoft Azure AD
- On-Premises vs Cloud Security
- Security in an Automated Cloud Environment
- Identity Management and Federation - SSO
- Identity Management and Federation - Federation
- Data Sovereignty and On-Shore Support Operations
- Continuous Monitoring
- Cloud Security Best Practices
- Azure Security Center
- Cloud Best Practices
- How are Enterprises using Cloud?
- The Cloud Journey
- Impact of Cloud on Careers
- The Dos and Don’ts of Cloud
