This course will provide foundational level knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. The course can be taken as an optional first step in learning about cloud services and Microsoft Azure, before taking further Microsoft Azure or Microsoft cloud services courses.
The course will cover general cloud computing concepts as well as general cloud computing models and services such as Public, Private and Hybrid cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service(PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).
It will also cover some core Azure services and solutions, as well as key Azure pillar services concerning security, privacy, compliance and trust. It will finally cover pricing and support services available with Azure.
The following are the course learning objectives:
There are no pre-requisites for taking this course. Technical IT experience is not required however some general IT knowledge or experience would be beneficial.
Module 0 - Course Introduction
Module 1 - Cloud Concepts
Module 2 - Core Azure Services
Module 3 - Security, Privacy, Compliance and Trust
Module 4 - Azure Pricing and Support
Module 5 – Final Exam
Module 6 – Course End
IT Professional
Eamonn has worked in IT for approx 20 years, working in a range of areas from systems administration, product development, localization, client and server systems and cloud services for many years. He has worked most recently as a Content Developer within Microsoft’s World Wide Learning (WWL) team.