Introduction to Azure for Managers Course

Course Summary

The Introduction to Azure for Managers training course helps technical managers and project managers with resource planning and technology road-mapping through the exploration of the benefits and tradeoffs associated with migrating to cloud.

The course begins by providing an overview of advanced services and concepts, including mobile services, automation and active directory. The course will then describe tools that can be used for planning, monitoring and costing. Finally, the course will review how to monitor various Azure services.

Purpose

Learn how to plan and manage cloud team resources more effectively.

Audience

Technical Managers, Executives, Project Managers and Analysts involved with making the decision and planning associated with moving to Azure.

Role

Business Analyst - Project Manager - Technical Manager

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops

Duration

1 Day

Related Technologies

Azure

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Productivity Objectives:

Demonstrate knowledge about the Azure cloud platform, its core features and workflow.
Describe the trade offs and logistics of running and managing the Azure cloud platform.
Create a roadmap for an Azure migration and plan and budget the resources needed to support it.

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Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
Expert Practitioners

Industry experts with 15+ years of industry experience that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
Experiential Learning

More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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What You'll Learn

In the Introduction to Azure for Managers training course, you'll learn:

Introduction to Azure
- Azure high level overview
- IAAS vs PAAS vs SAAS
- Azure Platform: Key Components
- Azure Portal Overview
- Azure Licensing and Pricing Overview
Azure Compute Models
- Azure Compute Models
- Azure Portal
  - Launch Websites
  - Launch Cloud Services
  - Launch Virtual Machines
- Classic vs Resource Manager
Azure Advanced Services and Concepts Overview
- Azure Mobile Services
- Azure SQL Databases
- Azure Storage
- Azure Visual Studio Online
- Azure Automation & 3rd Party Tools
- Azure Traffic Manager
- Azure Active Directory
- Azure Stack
Planning, Monitoring and Costing
- Azure Costing Tool
  - Overview
  - How to use it
- Colocation and Geography: Impact on Pricing and Performance.
- Assessment and Planning
- Azure SLAs
- Evaluating Hybrid Cloud
- Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Monitoring Criteria and Metrics
Monitoring Various Azure Services