Microsoft Azure Training Library
Working with the cloud has grown exponentially, and enterprises are choosing to operate their businesses in this way more than ever. Cloud Academy is enabling teams to access vital resources and education to equip the workforce with comprehensive cloud training for new professionals, novices, and those looking to expand their skill set. The Microsoft Azure Training Library is the database for learning paths, courses, quizzes, and labs, with training provided by field experts to educate IT professionals and give them the confidence they need to learn Microsoft Azure and improve their skills.
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- HANDS-ON LABMatt MartinezUsing Azure Databricks to Import and Analyze DataBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hourAuthor: Matt Martinez; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Learn to implement lightning-fast analytics by building an Azure Databricks workspace and cluster to interact with Azure Data Lake Store Gen2 data.; Duration: Up to 1 hour; Content Topics: Big Data, Machine Learning; This hands-on lab has: 7 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABMatt MartinezCreating and Deploying a Bot to Azure Bot ServiceBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hourAuthor: Matt Martinez; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Develop an Azure bot locally and then use the Azure CLI and Azure Portal to deploy it to Azure.; Duration: Up to 1 hour; Content Topics: Artificial Intelligence; This hands-on lab has: 6 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABMatt MartinezUsing Text Analytics in the Azure AI Services APIBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hourAuthor: Matt Martinez; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Use the AI Services API in the Azure AI suite to perform text analytics operations by requesting the API services via an Azure Function App.; Duration: Up to 1 hour; Content Topics: Machine Learning; This hands-on lab has: 5 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan Rakai
Enabling Microsoft Defender for Azure SQL DatabaseAdvancedDuration: Up to 1 hourAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Advanced; Description: Demonstrate the three capabilities of Azure Defender (AD): data discovery & classification, vulnerability assessment, and advanced threat protection to see how AD provides security as a service for your Azure SQL Databases.; Duration: Up to 1 hour; Content Topics: SQL; This hands-on lab has: 6 Lab steps - HANDS-ON LABMatt MartinezDeveloping with the Cosmos DB Core API and Change FeedIntermediateDuration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutesAuthor: Matt Martinez; Difficulty: Intermediate; Description: In this Lab, you will learn how to manage Cosmos DB using the Azure Portal and Azure CLI as you integrate Azure Functions with Cosmos DB change feed triggers to buy and sell fictitious stocks.; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes; Content Topics: NoSQL; This hands-on lab has: 9 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABMatt MartinezWork with Joins in SQLIntermediateDuration: Up to 1 hourAuthor: Matt Martinez; Difficulty: Intermediate; Description: In this Lab, you will practice using joins. Joins are a SQL tool that allow you to view, edit and store data from multiple tables using a single query.; Duration: Up to 1 hour; Content Topics: SQL; This hands-on lab has: 3 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiBack Up and Restore VMs with Azure BackupBeginnerDuration: Up to 2 hours and 15 minutesAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: In this hands-on lab, you will learn the key concepts of Azure Backup.; Duration: Up to 2 hours and 15 minutes; Content Topics: Management, Storage; This hands-on lab has: 7 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABMatt MartinezCreate and Configure Load Balancers in Microsoft AzureBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutesAuthor: Matt Martinez; Difficulty: Beginner; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes; Content Topics: Networking; This hands-on lab has: 7 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiConnect Azure Virtual Networks with VNet-to-VNet VPN ConnectionsIntermediateDuration: Up to 2 hoursAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Intermediate; Duration: Up to 2 hours; Content Topics: Networking; This hands-on lab has: 8 Lab steps
- LAB CHALLENGELogan RakaiConfigure Azure Virtual Networks ChallengeBeginnerDuration: Up to 45 minutesAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: In this lab challenge, you'll use your Azure networking knowledge to configure Virtual Networks to allow two virtual machines to communicate with each other.; Duration: Up to 45 minutes; Content Topics: Networking; This lab challenge has: 2 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABAdil Islam
Managing Access in Azure Using Privileged Identity ManagementBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hour and 15 minutesAuthor: Adil Islam; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Learn how to assign and activate roles using Azure AD Privileged Identity Management.; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 15 minutes; Content Topics: Identity and Access Management; This hands-on lab has: 4 Lab steps - HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiWorking With Azure Cosmos DBIntermediateDuration: Up to 2 hoursAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Intermediate; Description: Learn how to manage Cosmos DB using the Azure Portal and CLI as you integrate Azure Functions with Cosmos DB change feed triggers to buy and sell stocks.; Duration: Up to 2 hours; Content Topics: Serverless, NoSQL; This hands-on lab has: 7 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiProvisioning an Azure VM with Terraform ModulesAdvancedDuration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutesAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Advanced; Description: Learn about provisioning an Azure VM with Terraform modules including making your own reusable modules in this lab. You will use Cloud Academy's browser-based IDE to complete the lab.; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes; Content Topics: Deployment; This hands-on lab has: 8 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiUsing PowerShell DSC on WindowsIntermediateDuration: Up to 1 hour and 20 minutesAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Intermediate; Description: Using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) on Windows, configure a DSC pull server and a DSC target node to pull its configuration from the pull server; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 20 minutes; Content Topics: Management, Development; This hands-on lab has: 7 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABParveen Singh
Securing Azure Storage Account using Private EndpointsAdvancedDuration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutesAuthor: Parveen Singh; Difficulty: Advanced; Description: In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to use Private Endpoints to secure Azure Storage Account.; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes; Content Topics: Networking, Security, Storage; This hands-on lab has: 7 Lab steps - HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiIntegrate Services with Azure Function AppsBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hour and 15 minutesAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Test your skills in Integrate Services using Azure Functions Apps using this hands-on Lab; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 15 minutes; Content Topics: Serverless; This hands-on lab has: 6 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiCreate and Manage Workflows with Azure Logic AppsBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hour and 10 minutesAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: In this lab, you'll how to create workflows in Azure Logic Apps using variables and controls to develop complex workflows while integrating external services.; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 10 minutes; Content Topics: Development; This hands-on lab has: 6 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiSecure Your Cloud with Microsoft Defender for CloudBeginnerDuration: Up to 2 hoursAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Take advantage of automatic security audits and recommendations to secure your cloud with Microsoft Defender for Cloud (previously Azure Security Center) in this lab.; Duration: Up to 2 hours; Content Topics: Security; This hands-on lab has: 5 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABParveen SinghImplementing Azure Virtual Network NAT with Azure FunctionsIntermediateDuration: Up to 1 hourAuthor: Parveen Singh; Difficulty: Intermediate; Description: In this hands-on lab, you'll learn how to create an Azure Function and place it behind a Virtual Network NAT for static outbound IP Addresses.; Duration: Up to 1 hour; Content Topics: Serverless; This hands-on lab has: 8 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABMatt MartinezAzure Databricks and Data Lake Storage PlaygroundBeginnerDuration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutesAuthor: Matt Martinez; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Practice using Azure Data Lake Storage and Azure Databricks to load, analyze and visualize data by creating a Databricks cluster and notebook and using them to work with data.; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes; Content Topics: Big Data, Machine Learning; This hands-on lab has: 2 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLuke Orellana
Creating DRY Terraform Environments with Terragrunt in AzureAdvancedDuration: Up to 40 minutesAuthor: Luke Orellana; Difficulty: Advanced; Description: Follow along in this hands-on lab and use Terragrunt to duplicate a Terraform environment and change the environment by modifying a single file.; Duration: Up to 40 minutes; Content Topics: Deployment, DevOps; This hands-on lab has: 2 Lab steps - HANDS-ON LABLuke OrellanaCreating Loops in Terraform and Scaling Resources in AzureIntermediateDuration: Up to 40 minutesAuthor: Luke Orellana; Difficulty: Intermediate; Description: Follow along with this hands-on lab and create clean scalable Terraform code by using loops.; Duration: Up to 40 minutes; Content Topics: Deployment, DevOps; This hands-on lab has: 2 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLogan RakaiManage Your Cluster Using Docker Swarm ModeIntermediateDuration: Up to 1 hour and 20 minutesAuthor: Logan Rakai; Difficulty: Intermediate; Description: Manage your cluster using Docker swarm mode to leverage Docker's own container orchestration, load balance traffic, deploy stacks, and rollback deployments; Duration: Up to 1 hour and 20 minutes; Content Topics: Development, DevOps; This hands-on lab has: 8 Lab steps
- HANDS-ON LABLuke OrellanaOptimizing Azure SQL DatabasesBeginnerDuration: Up to 45 minutesAuthor: Luke Orellana; Difficulty: Beginner; Description: Learn how to optimize the Azure SQL service by configuring logging and alerting and scaling the database.; Duration: Up to 45 minutes; Content Topics: SQL; This hands-on lab has: 5 Lab steps
