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Module 1 : Configure Microsoft Entra ID

• Define Microsoft Entra concepts, including identities, accounts, and tenants.
• Describe Microsoft Entra features to support different configurations.
• Understand differences between Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
• Choose between supported editions of Microsoft Entra ID.
• Implement the Microsoft Entra join feature.
• Use the Microsoft Entra self-service password reset feature.

Module 2: Configure user and group accounts

• Configure users accounts and user account properties.
• Create new user accounts.
• Import bulk user accounts with a template.
• Configure group accounts and assignment types.

Module 3: Configure subscriptions

• Determine the correct region to locate Azure services.
• Review features and use cases for Azure subscriptions.
• Obtain an Azure subscription.
• Understand billing and features for different Azure subscriptions.
• Use Microsoft Cost Management for cost analysis.
• Discover when to use Azure resource tagging.
• Identify ways to reduce costs.

Module 4: Configure Azure Policy

• Create management groups to target policies and spending budgets.
• Implement Azure Policy with policy and initiative definitions.
• Scope Azure policies and determine compliance.

Module 5: Configure role-based access control

• Identify features and use cases for role-based access control.
• List and create role definitions.
• Create role assignments.
• Identify differences between Azure RBAC and Azure Active Directory roles.
• Manage access to subscriptions with RBAC.
• Review built-in Azure RBAC roles.

Module 6: Configure Azure resources with tools

• Manage resources with the Azure portal.
• Manage resources with Azure Cloud Shell.
• Manage resources with Azure PowerShell.
• Manage resources with Azure CLI.

Module 7: Use Azure Resource Manager

• Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Resource Manager.
• Describe each Azure Resource Manager component and its usage.
• Organize your Azure resources with resource groups.
• Apply Azure Resource Manager locks.
• Move Azure resources between groups, subscriptions, and regions.
• Remove resources and resource groups.
• Apply and track resource limits.

Module 8: Configure resources with Azure Resource Manager templates

• List the advantages of Azure templates.
• Identify the Azure template schema components.
• Specify Azure template parameters.
• Locate and use Azure Quickstart Templates.

Module 9: Configure virtual networks

• Describe Azure virtual network features and components.
• Identify features and usage cases for subnets and subnetting.
• Identify usage cases for private and public IP addresses.
• Create and determine which resources require public IP addresses.
• Create and determine which resources require private IP addresses.
• Create virtual networks.

Module 10: Configure network security groups

• Determine when to use network security groups.
• Implement network security group rules.
• Evaluate network security group effective rules.
• Examine advantages of application security groups.

Module 11 : Configure Azure DNS

• Identify features and usage cases for domains, custom domains, and private zones.
• Verify custom domain names using DNS records.
• Implement DNS zones, DNS delegation, and DNS record sets.

Module 12 : Configure Azure virtual network peering

• Identify usage cases and product features of Azure virtual network peering.
• Configure your network to implement Azure VPN Gateway for transit connectivity.
• Extend peering by using a hub and spoke network with user-defined routes and service chaining.

Module 13 : Configure network routing and endpoints

• Implement system routes and user-defined routes.
• Configure a custom route.
• Implement service endpoints.
• Identify features and usage cases for private links and endpoint services.

Module 14 : Configure Azure Load Balancer

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure load balancer.
• Implement public and internal Azure load balancers.
• Compare features of load balancer SKUs and configuration differences.
• Configure back-end pools, load-balancing rules, session persistence, and health probes.

Module 15 : Configure Azure Application Gateway

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure Application Gateway.
• Implement Azure Application Gateway, including selecting a routing method.
• Configure gateway components, such as listeners, health probes, and routing rules.

Module 16: Configure storage accounts

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure storage accounts.
• Select between different types of Azure Storage and storage accounts.
• Select a storage replication strategy.
• Configure network access to storage accounts.
• Secure storage endpoints.

Module 17 : Configure Azure Blob Storage

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure Blob Storage.
• Configure Blob Storage and Blob access tiers.
• Configure Blob lifecycle management rules.
• Configure Blob object replication.
• Upload and price Blob Storage

Module 18 : Configure Azure Storage security

• Configure a shared access signature (SAS), including the uniform resource identifier (URI) and SAS parameters.
• Configure Azure Storage encryption.
• Implement customer-managed keys.
• Recommend opportunities to improve Azure Storage security.

Module 19 : Configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync

• Identify storage for file shares and blob data.
• Configure Azure Files shares and file share snapshots.
• Identify features and usage cases of Azure File Sync.
• Identify Azure File Sync components and configuration steps.

Module 20 : Configure Azure Storage with tools

• Configure and use Azure Storage Explorer.
• Configure the Azure Import/Export service.
• Use the WAImportExport tool with the Azure Import/Export service.
• Configure and use AZCopy.

Module 21 : Configure virtual machines

• Create a virtual machine planning checklist.
• Determine virtual machine locations and pricing models.
• Determine the correct virtual machine size.
• Configure virtual machine storage.

Module 22: Configure virtual machine availability

• Implement availability sets and availability zones.
• Implement update and fault domains.
• Implement Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
• Autoscale virtual machines.

Module 23 : Configure Azure app service plans

• Identify features and usage cases of the Azure App Service.
• Select an appropriate Azure App Service plan pricing tier.
• Scale the App Service Plan.
• Scale out the App Service Plan.

Module 24 : Configure Azure App Services

• Identify features and usage cases for the Azure App Service.
• Create an app with Azure App Service.
• Configure deployment settings, specifically deployment slots.
• Secure your Azure App Service app.
• Configure custom domain names.
• Back up and restore your Azure App Service app.
• Configure Azure Application Insights.

Module 25 : Configure Azure Container Instances

• Identify when to use containers versus virtual machines.
• Identify the features and usage cases of Azure Container Instances.
• Implement Azure Container Groups.

Module 26 : Configure file and folder backups

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure Backup.
• Configure Azure Recovery Services Vault backup options.
• Implement on-premises file and folder backup.
• Configure the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent for Azure Backup.

Module 27 : Configure virtual machine backups

• Identify features and usage cases for different Azure backup methods.
• Configure virtual machine snapshots and backup options.
• Implement virtual machine backup and restore, including soft delete.
• Compare the Azure Backup agent to the Azure Backup Server .
• Perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery.

Module 28 : Configure Azure Monitor

• Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Monitor.
• Configure and interpret metrics and logs.
• Identify the Azure Monitor components and data types.
• Configure the Azure Monitor Activity Log.

Module 29 : Improve incident response with alerting on Azure

• Configure alerts on events in your Azure resources based on metrics, log events, and activity log events.
• Learn how to use action groups in response to an alert, and how to use alert processing rules to override action groups when necessary.

Module 30 : Configure Log Analytics

• Identify the features and usage cases for Log Analytics.
• Create a Log Analytics workspace.
• Structure a Log Analytics query and review results.

Module 31 : Configure Network Watcher

• Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Network Watcher.
• Configure diagnostic capabilities like IP Flow Verify, Next Hop, and Network Topology.

Module 1 : Configure Microsoft Entra ID

• Define Microsoft Entra concepts, including identities, accounts, and tenants.
• Describe Microsoft Entra features to support different configurations.
• Understand differences between Microsoft Entra ID and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).
• Choose between supported editions of Microsoft Entra ID.
• Implement the Microsoft Entra join feature.
• Use the Microsoft Entra self-service password reset feature.

Module 2: Configure user and group accounts

• Configure users accounts and user account properties.
• Create new user accounts.
• Import bulk user accounts with a template.
• Configure group accounts and assignment types.

Module 3: Configure subscriptions

• Determine the correct region to locate Azure services.
• Review features and use cases for Azure subscriptions.
• Obtain an Azure subscription.
• Understand billing and features for different Azure subscriptions.
• Use Microsoft Cost Management for cost analysis.
• Discover when to use Azure resource tagging.
• Identify ways to reduce costs.

Module 4: Configure Azure Policy

• Create management groups to target policies and spending budgets.
• Implement Azure Policy with policy and initiative definitions.
• Scope Azure policies and determine compliance.

Module 5: Configure role-based access control

• Identify features and use cases for role-based access control.
• List and create role definitions.
• Create role assignments.
• Identify differences between Azure RBAC and Azure Active Directory roles.
• Manage access to subscriptions with RBAC.
• Review built-in Azure RBAC roles.

Module 6: Configure Azure resources with tools

• Manage resources with the Azure portal.
• Manage resources with Azure Cloud Shell.
• Manage resources with Azure PowerShell.
• Manage resources with Azure CLI.

Module 7: Use Azure Resource Manager

• Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Resource Manager.
• Describe each Azure Resource Manager component and its usage.
• Organize your Azure resources with resource groups.
• Apply Azure Resource Manager locks.
• Move Azure resources between groups, subscriptions, and regions.
• Remove resources and resource groups.
• Apply and track resource limits.

Module 8: Configure resources with Azure Resource Manager templates

• List the advantages of Azure templates.
• Identify the Azure template schema components.
• Specify Azure template parameters.
• Locate and use Azure Quickstart Templates.

Module 9: Configure virtual networks

• Describe Azure virtual network features and components.
• Identify features and usage cases for subnets and subnetting.
• Identify usage cases for private and public IP addresses.
• Create and determine which resources require public IP addresses.
• Create and determine which resources require private IP addresses.
• Create virtual networks.

Module 10: Configure network security groups

• Determine when to use network security groups.
• Implement network security group rules.
• Evaluate network security group effective rules.
• Examine advantages of application security groups.

Module 11 : Configure Azure DNS

• Identify features and usage cases for domains, custom domains, and private zones.
• Verify custom domain names using DNS records.
• Implement DNS zones, DNS delegation, and DNS record sets.

Module 12 : Configure Azure virtual network peering

• Identify usage cases and product features of Azure virtual network peering.
• Configure your network to implement Azure VPN Gateway for transit connectivity.
• Extend peering by using a hub and spoke network with user-defined routes and service chaining.

Module 13 : Configure network routing and endpoints

• Implement system routes and user-defined routes.
• Configure a custom route.
• Implement service endpoints.
• Identify features and usage cases for private links and endpoint services.

Module 14 : Configure Azure Load Balancer

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure load balancer.
• Implement public and internal Azure load balancers.
• Compare features of load balancer SKUs and configuration differences.
• Configure back-end pools, load-balancing rules, session persistence, and health probes.

Module 15 : Configure Azure Application Gateway

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure Application Gateway.
• Implement Azure Application Gateway, including selecting a routing method.
• Configure gateway components, such as listeners, health probes, and routing rules.

Module 16: Configure storage accounts

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure storage accounts.
• Select between different types of Azure Storage and storage accounts.
• Select a storage replication strategy.
• Configure network access to storage accounts.
• Secure storage endpoints.

Module 17 : Configure Azure Blob Storage

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure Blob Storage.
• Configure Blob Storage and Blob access tiers.
• Configure Blob lifecycle management rules.
• Configure Blob object replication.
• Upload and price Blob Storage

Module 18 : Configure Azure Storage security

• Configure a shared access signature (SAS), including the uniform resource identifier (URI) and SAS parameters.
• Configure Azure Storage encryption.
• Implement customer-managed keys.
• Recommend opportunities to improve Azure Storage security.

Module 19 : Configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync

• Identify storage for file shares and blob data.
• Configure Azure Files shares and file share snapshots.
• Identify features and usage cases of Azure File Sync.
• Identify Azure File Sync components and configuration steps.

Module 20 : Configure Azure Storage with tools

• Configure and use Azure Storage Explorer.
• Configure the Azure Import/Export service.
• Use the WAImportExport tool with the Azure Import/Export service.
• Configure and use AZCopy.

Module 21 : Configure virtual machines

• Create a virtual machine planning checklist.
• Determine virtual machine locations and pricing models.
• Determine the correct virtual machine size.
• Configure virtual machine storage.

Module 22: Configure virtual machine availability

• Implement availability sets and availability zones.
• Implement update and fault domains.
• Implement Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
• Autoscale virtual machines.

Module 23 : Configure Azure app service plans

• Identify features and usage cases of the Azure App Service.
• Select an appropriate Azure App Service plan pricing tier.
• Scale the App Service Plan.
• Scale out the App Service Plan.

Module 24 : Configure Azure App Services

• Identify features and usage cases for the Azure App Service.
• Create an app with Azure App Service.
• Configure deployment settings, specifically deployment slots.
• Secure your Azure App Service app.
• Configure custom domain names.
• Back up and restore your Azure App Service app.
• Configure Azure Application Insights.

Module 25 : Configure Azure Container Instances

• Identify when to use containers versus virtual machines.
• Identify the features and usage cases of Azure Container Instances.
• Implement Azure Container Groups.

Module 26 : Configure file and folder backups

• Identify features and usage cases for Azure Backup.
• Configure Azure Recovery Services Vault backup options.
• Implement on-premises file and folder backup.
• Configure the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent for Azure Backup.

Module 27 : Configure virtual machine backups

• Identify features and usage cases for different Azure backup methods.
• Configure virtual machine snapshots and backup options.
• Implement virtual machine backup and restore, including soft delete.
• Compare the Azure Backup agent to the Azure Backup Server .
• Perform site-to-site recovery by using Azure Site Recovery.

Module 28 : Configure Azure Monitor

• Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Monitor.
• Configure and interpret metrics and logs.
• Identify the Azure Monitor components and data types.
• Configure the Azure Monitor Activity Log.

Module 29 : Improve incident response with alerting on Azure

• Configure alerts on events in your Azure resources based on metrics, log events, and activity log events.
• Learn how to use action groups in response to an alert, and how to use alert processing rules to override action groups when necessary.

Module 30 : Configure Log Analytics

• Identify the features and usage cases for Log Analytics.
• Create a Log Analytics workspace.
• Structure a Log Analytics query and review results.

Module 31 : Configure Network Watcher

• Identify the features and usage cases for Azure Network Watcher.
• Configure diagnostic capabilities like IP Flow Verify, Next Hop, and Network Topology.