• Online, Self-Paced

Virtual machines and storage are the primary building blocks of the Azure cloud offering. This course covers an overview of Azure features, VM creation and how to build them into clouds, the different cloud service models supported on Azure, and an overview of structured and unstructured data storage.

Learning Objectives

Windows Azure Set Up

  • start the course
  • describe Microsoft Azure
  • access the Software Developer Kit from Microsoft Azure
  • sign up for an Azure account

Windows Azure Features

  • configure basic Azure portal options
  • describe the Azure Store
  • describe SQL Azure
  • describe Windows Azure AppFabric

Windows Azure Virtual Machines

  • use Windows Azure and Microsoft Visual Studio to set up a test environment so that features, such as accessing local storage, can be simulated in a cloud-like manner
  • enable remote access to the system to set it up
  • configure the VHD files and create and attach new storage drives
  • create an Azure virtual machine

High Availability and Load Balancing

  • create images by using Microsoft Azure virtual machines
  • create availability sets by using Microsoft Azure virtual machines
  • configure virtual machines in load-balancing sets using Microsoft Azure

Azure Cloud Models

  • describe the execution models available in Microsoft Azure
  • describe the network models available in Microsoft Azure
  • describe the storage models available in Microsoft Azure
  • describe the web site models available in Microsoft Azure

Structured and Unstructured Storage

  • describe the use of Binary Large Objects, or BLOBs, in Microsoft Azure Storage
  • describe the use of tables in Microsoft Azure Storage
  • connect to a SQL Azure Database using SQL Server Management Studio
  • describe the SQL Azure Architecture
  • describe the SQL Azure security model

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Software Development

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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