Overview/Description
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.
Target Audience
Administrators looking to gain skills to administer public cloud services hosted on Microsoft Azure
access the Software Developer Kit from Microsoft Azure
sign up for an Azure account
configure basic Azure portal options
describe the Azure Store
describe SQL Azure
describe Windows Azure AppFabric
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
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
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
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