Microsoft Azure: Fundamentals
Resources, virtual networks, storage, Entra ID identities and deployment. Get to grips with the Microsoft cloud step by step.
- Understand how Azure resources are organised
- Deploy machines and managed services
- Configure networking and identities
- Monitor and control costs
- Deploy and administer Azure resources (VMs, databases, networks) with complete autonomy
- Manage identities and access with Entra ID, with cloud security and governance under control
- Estimate and control your team's Azure costs before spending
- Migrate a first on-premises workload to Azure with a structured lift-and-shift approach
The programme
Day 1 - Foundations & compute
- Subscriptions, resource groups and Management Groups
- Portal, Azure CLI, Cloud Shell, ARM and Bicep
- Virtual machines: sizes, managed disks, scale sets
- Storage: Blob, Files, Data Lake Gen2
- Workshop: VM + storage deployment with Bicep
Day 2 - Networking, identities & databases
- VNet, subnets, NSG, peering and Private Endpoints
- Entra ID (Azure AD): RBAC, Conditional Access, PIM
- Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB and Azure Cache for Redis
- App Service and Azure Container Instances
- Workshop: secure application with Entra ID and Private Endpoint
Day 3 - AKS, DevOps & operations
- Azure Kubernetes Service: deploying and managing an AKS cluster
- Azure DevOps Pipelines: end-to-end CI/CD
- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Application Insights
- Cost Management and FinOps best practices
- Final workshop: CI/CD pipeline to AKS with monitoring
Who is this for
Administrators and engineers working with the Microsoft ecosystem.
Prerequisites
- Basic networking and systems knowledge
- Command line basics
Format
Frequently asked questions
Is the course eligible for OPCO or CPF funding?
No. Sphinx-Digital is not Qualiopi certified and is not listed on Mon Compte Formation. The course is invoiced directly to the company or the individual, with no external funding.
What is the difference between the public (inter-company) and in-company formats?
In the public format, you join a session with participants from other companies (3 to 10 people). In-company, we run a session dedicated to your team, on your site or remotely, with content adapted to your context. In-company pricing is available on quote.
Remote or on-site: what are the practical differences?
Content and labs are identical. Remotely, labs run on cloud environments accessible from a browser, with nothing to install. On-site, you provide the workstations; labs can run in the cloud or locally depending on your infrastructure.
How many participants per session?
3 to 10 participants at most. This deliberate limit ensures everyone can ask questions, adapt the exercises to their context and get a detailed answer.
What is the evening format?
The evening format spreads the same course over 4 sessions of 3.5 hours (14 hours in total), in the evening from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Same content, same labs, same price, so you can build skills without taking days off.
How does payment work?
Courses are invoiced on quote, by bank transfer. Payment in instalments is possible. We issue a training agreement for companies that want their training department to cover the cost.
Interested in this course?
Join the next session or request a tailored in-company session.
What participants say
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