MCA Microsoft Azure Admin w/ MCE Solutions Architect COMBO Boot Camp

Why train with Vibrant Boot Camp?

• Vibrant Boot Camp has the longest history of certification success on the Windows Server platform, since 1997 we have trained thousands of professional Microsoft System Admins.
• Best courseware and instructors results in highest Mi crosoft Certification passing rates of 93%+. Our approach to pre-study learning packages, hands-on training and proprietary courseware means you leave the boot camp certified. We stand behind our training and will stick with you till you are certified.
  
  

  MICROSOFT AZURE SKILLS ARE IN DEMAND

  According to an enterprise software survey conducted by Credit Suisse about cloud platforms, nearly 40% of those surveyed expressed Microsoft Azure as their preferred choice.

This camp combines the MCA Azure Fundamentals and Administrator with the MCE Azure Solutions Architect certifications into a unified 12 day boot camp.  The camp focuses on actual job task for implementing, monitoring and maintaining Microsoft Azure solutions including major services related to compute, storage, network and security. Additionally students learn how to advise stakeholders and translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.

While attending this 12 day camp - students will take four exams (AZ-900 / AZ-104 / AZ-303 / AZ-304) to achieve the Microsoft Certified Associate Azure Administrator & Microsoft Certified Expert Azure Solutions Architect certifications.  This hands on, instructor led live camp teaches the knowledge to administer / architect an Azure environment along with the knowledge needed for the certification exams which are administered while attending.

Azure Administration

Azure Portal and Cloud Shell
Azure PowerShell and CLI
Resource Manager
ARM Templates

Azure Virtual Machines

Virtual Machine Planning
Creating Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine Availability
Virtual Machine Extensions

Azure Storage

Storage Accounts
Azure Blobs
Azure Files
Storage Security

Virtual Networking

Virtual Networks
IP Addressing and Endpoints
Azure DNS
Network Security Groups

Intersite Connectivity

VNet Peering
VNet-to-VNet Connections
ExpressRoute Connections

Monitoring

Azure Monitor
Azure Alerts
Log Analytics
Network Watcher

Data Protection

Data Replication
File and Folder Backups
Virtual Machine Backups
Network Traffic Management

Network Routing
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Traffic Manager

Azure Active Directory

Azure Active Directory
Azure AD Connect
Azure AD Join

Securing Identities

Multi-Factor Authentication
Azure AD Identity Protection
Self-Service Password Reset

Governance and Compliance

Subscriptions and Accounts
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Users and Groups
Azure Policy

Data Services

Content Delivery Network
File Sync
Import and Export Service
Data Box

Managing Azure Subscriptions and Resources
Implementing and Managing Storage
Deploying and Managing VMs
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks
Managing Identities using Azure Active Directory

Evaluating and Performing Server Migration to Azure
Implementing and Managing Application Services
Implementing Advanced Virtual Networking
Securing Identities using Azure AD

Design and Connectivity Patterns
Hybrid Networking
Address Durability of Data and Caching
Measure Throughput and Structure of Data Access

Use shell commands to create an App Service Web App
Create Background Tasks
Use Swagger to document an API
Create a reliable service
Create a Reliable Actors app
Hands-on with Reliable collections
Understand the Azure Container Registry
Use Azure Container instances

Understand how to Implement authentication using certificates, Azure AD, Azure AD Connect, and tokens.
Implement Role-aBsed Access Control (RBAC) authorization.
Implement secure data for end-to-end encryption.
Implement secure data for implementing SSL and TLS communications.
Use Azure Key Vault to manage cryptographic keys.

How to configure a message-based integration architecture
Understand how to Develop for Asynchronous Processing
Begin creating apps for Autoscaling
Understand Azure Cognitive Services Solutions

Integrate their existing solutions with external identity providers using Azure AD B2B or B2C.
Design a hybrid identity solution.
Determine when to use advanced features of Azure AD such as Managed Service Identity, MFA and Privileged Identity Management.
Secure application secrets using Key Vault.
Secure application data using SQL Database and Azure Storage features.
Detail the various APIs available in Cognitive Services.
Identify when to use the Face API, Speech API or Language Understanding (LUIS) service.
Describe the relationship to Bot Framework and Azure Bot Services.

Determine the ideal pricing option for Azure Storage based on a solution’s requirements.
Identify performance thresholds for the Azure Storage service.
Determine the type of Storage blobs to use for specific solution components.
Use the Azure Files service for SMB operations.
Identify solutions that could benefit from the use of StorSimple physical or virtual devices.
Compare and contrast monitoring services for applications, the Azure platform, and networking.
Design an alert scheme for a solution hosted in Azure.
Select the appropriate backup option for infrastructure and data hosted in Azure.
Automate the deployment of future resources for backup recovery or scaling purposes.

Create a resource group.
Add resources to a resource group.
Deploy an ARM template to a resource group Integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service.
Design an App Service Plan or multi-region deployment for high performance and scale.
Integrate an API or Logic App with the API Management service.
Design an App Service Plan or multi-region deployment for high performance and scale.

Describe various patterns pulled from the Cloud Design Patterns.
Distribute network traffic across multiple loads using load balancers.
Design a hybrid connectivity scenario between cloud and on-premise.
Design an availability set for one or more virtual machines.
Describe the differences between fault and update domains.
Author a VM Scale Set ARM template

Students should have exposure to Windows Server operating system.

What's Included

Only Vibrant Boot Camp’s Boot Camp offers you the following benefits:

• Our definitive, TOTAL immersion boot camp experience
• 12 full days of intense instruction with no outside distractions
• One Exam Vouchers for each exam - (4 Vouchers)
• Microsoft Press E-Reference Library, including all Training Kits, Exam References, and Rapid Review books
• Pre-Class Prep Materials
• In-person access to the top experts in the industry
• Light Break fast and snacks provided on each day of class