The Microsoft Certified Fundamentals, Associate, and Expert is a new breed of Microsoft certification. It is referred to as a ‘role-based certification’. According to Microsoft, role-based certifications show that individuals that possess them are keeping pace with today’s technical roles and requirements. They allow a learner to skill up and prove their expertise to employers and peers, plus get the recognition and opportunities they’ve earned. Click here to learn more about Microsoft role-based certifications.
Learn about the benefits of being Microsoft certified.
Microsoft role-based certifications cover three skill levels: 1. Fundamental, 2. Associate, and 3. Expert. Career paths include developer, administrator, devops, and solutions architect.
Microsoft claims that upon earning a certification, 23% of Microsoft certified technologists reported receiving up to a 20% salary increase. What’s more, certified employees are often entrusted with supervising their peers, putting them on the fast track for a promotion.
What’s included in this certification bundle?
This bundle contains three Microsoft certification courses, with the official Microsoft certification exams included – all of which are valid for 12 months from the time of enrolment. As part of this bundle, you will get access to a MeasureUP or Kaplan practice test for each certification course. This will help maximise your chances of passing the exams the first time.
Certification Courses Included:
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Certification 1: Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate (1 x exam)
1. Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (AZ-204)
OVERVIEW
Overview
Environment Setup – Git & Azure CLI
Environment Setup – Visual Studio Code
Environment Setup – Visual Studio Community Edition
IMPLEMENT IAAS SOLUTIONS
Provision Virtual Machines (VMs)
Configure, Validate, & Deploy ARM Templates
ARM Templates – Exercise
Container Images & The Azure Container Registry
Creating Container Image Using ACR Tasks – Exercise
Run Containers By Using Azure Container Instance
CREATE AZURE APP SERVICE WEB APPS
Create An Azure App Service Web App
Enable Diagnostics Logging
Deploy Code To A Web App
Configure Web App Settings
Implement Autoscaling Rules
IMPLEMENT AZURE FUNCTIONS
Create & Deploy Azure Functions Apps
Create & Deploy Azure Functions Apps – Exercise
Implement Bindings & Triggers For A Function
Implement Azure Durable Functions
DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT USE COSMOS DB STORAGE
Select The Appropriate API & SDK For A Solution
Implement Partitioning Schemes & Partition Keys
Perform Operations On Data & Cosmos DB Containers
Consistency Levels For Operations & Change Feeds
DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT USE BLOB STORAGE
Move Items In Blob Storage
Set & Retrieve Properties & Metadata
Perform Operations On Data Using The Appropriate SDK
Implement Storage Policies, Data Archiving, & Retention
IMPLEMENT USER AUTHENTICATION & AUTHORIZATION
Using The Microsoft Identity Platform
Using Azure Active Directory
Create & Implement Shared Access Signatures
Implement Solutions That Interact With Microsoft Graph
IMPLEMENT SECURE CLOUD SOLUTIONS
Secure App Configuration Data
Develop Code That Uses Keys, Secrets & Certificates
Implement Managed Identities For Azure Resources
IMPLEMENT CACHING FOR SOLUTIONS
Configure Azure Cache For Redis
TROUBLESHOOT SOLUTIONS BY USING METRICS & LOG DATA
Configure An App Or Service To Use Application Insights
Review & Analyze Metrics & Log Data
Implement Application Insights Web Tests & Alerts
IMPLEMENT API MANAGEMENT
Create An APIM Instance
API Creation & Policies
Configure Authentication For APIs
DEVELOP EVENT-BASED SOLUTIONS
Implement Solutions That Use Azure Event Grid
Implement Solutions That Use Azure Event Hub
DEVELOP MESSAGE-BASED SOLUTIONS
Implement Solutions That Use Azure Service Bus
Implement Solutions Using Azure Queue Storage Queues
Certification 2: Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert (2 x exams)
1. Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)
MANAGE AZURE ACTIVE DIRECTORY (AZURE AD) OBJECTS
Course Overview
Create Users & Groups
Manage Licenses In Azure AD
Create Administrative Units
Manage User & Group Properties
Manage Device Settings & Device Identity
Perform Bulk Updates
Manage Guest Accounts
Configure Self-Service Password Reset
MANAGE ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL (RBAC)
Create A Custom Role
Interpret Access Assignments
MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS & GOVERNANCE
Configure Azure Policies
Configure Resource Locks
Apply & Manage Tags On Resources
Manage Resource Groups
Manage Subscriptions & Costs
Configure Management Groups
CONFIGURE ACCESS TO STORAGE
Create & Configure Storage Accounts
Generate Shared Access Signature (SAS) Tokens
Manage Access Keys
Azure AD Authentication For A Storage Account
Configure Storage Encryption
MANAGE DATA IN AZURE STORAGE ACCOUNTS
Create Import & Export Jobs
Install & Use Azure Storage Explorer
Copy Data By Using AzCopy
Implement Azure Storage Redundancy
Configure Object Replication
CONFIGURE AZURE FILES & AZURE BLOB STORAGE
Create An Azure File Share
Configure Azure Blob Storage
Configure Storage Tiers
Configure Blob Lifecycle Management
AUTOMATE DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES BY USING TEMPLATES
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates
Deploy Virtual Machine (VM) Extensions
CREATE & CONFIGURE VMS
Create A VM
Manage Images Using Azure Compute Gallery
Configure Azure Disk Encryption
Move VMs Between Resource Groups
Manage VM Sizes & Adding Data Disks
Configure VM Network Settings
Configure VM Availability Options
Deploy & Configure VM Scale Sets
CREATE & CONFIGURE CONTAINERS
Azure Container Instances
Configure Storage For Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Configure Scaling For AKS
Configure Network Connections For AKS
Upgrade An AKS Cluster
Create & Configure Azure Container Apps
CREATE & CONFIGURE AZURE APP SERVICE
Create & Deploy An App Service & Plan
Secure An App Service
Configure Custom Domain Names
Configure Backup For An App Service
Configure Deployment Settings
CONFIGURE VIRTUAL NETWORKS
Virtual Networks & Subnets
Virtual Network Peering
IP Addresses & User Defined Network Routes
Azure DNS
CONFIGURE SECURE ACCESS TO VIRTUAL NETWORKS
Network & Application Security Groups
Evaluate Effective Security Rules
Implement Azure Bastion
Configure Service Endpoints On Subnets
Configure Private Endpoints
CONFIGURE LOAD BALANCING
Configure Azure Application Gateway
Configure An Internal Or Public Load Balancer
Troubleshoot Load Balancing
MONITOR VIRTUAL NETWORKING
Monitor On-Premises Connectivity
Azure Monitor For Networks
Use Azure Network Watcher
Troubleshoot Networking
MONITOR RESOURCES BY USING AZURE MONITOR
Configure & Interpret Metrics
Configure Azure Monitor Logs
Configure VM Insights
IMPLEMENT BACKUP AND RECOVERY
Create An Azure Recovery Services Vault
Create An Azure Backup Vault
Site-To-Site Recovery Using Azure Site Recovery
Configure & Review Backup Reports
2. Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (AZ-305)
DESIGN A SOLUTION FOR LOGGING & MONITORING
Overview
Solution Guidance
Design A Log Routing Solution
Recommend An Appropriate Level Of Logging
Recommend Monitoring Tools For A Solution
DESIGN AUTHENTICATION & AUTHORIZATION SOLUTIONS
Solution Guidance
Recommend A Solution For Securing Resources With RBAC
Recommend An Identity Management Solution
Recommend A Solution For Securing Identities
DESIGN GOVERNANCE
Organizational & Hierarchical Structure For Azure Resources
Recommend A Solution For Enforcing & Auditing Compliance
DESIGN IDENTITIES & ACCESS FOR APPLICATIONS
Solution Guidance
Allow Applications To Access Azure Resources
Integrating Applications Into Azure AD
Recommend A User Consent Solution For Applications
DESIGN A DATA STORAGE SOLUTION FOR RELATIONAL DATA
Solution Guidance
Recommend Database Service Tier Sizing
Recommend A Solution For Database Scalability
Recommend A Solution For Encrypting Data
DESIGN DATA INTEGRATION
Solutions For Data Integration & Data Analysis
RECOMMEND A DATA STORAGE SOLUTION
Recommend A Solution For Storing Relational Data
Recommend A Solution For Storing Semi-Structured Data
Recommend A Solution For Storing Non-Relational Data
DESIGN A DATA STORAGE SOLUTION FOR NON-RELATIONAL DATA
Recommend Access Control Solutions To Data Storage
Data Storage – Features, Performance, & Cost
Design A Data Solution For Protection & Durability
DESIGN A SOLUTION FOR BACKUP & DISASTER RECOVERY
Recovery For Azure, Hybrid & On-Premises Workloads
Understand Recovery For Containers
Backup & Recovery Solution For Compute
Backup & Recovery Solution For Databases
Backup & Recovery Solution For Unstructured Data
DESIGN FOR HIGH AVAILABILITY
Identify Availability Requirements Of Azure Resources
Recommend A High Availability Solution For Compute
Solution For Non-Relational Data Storage
Solution For Relational Data Storage
DESIGN A COMPUTE SOLUTION
Solution Guidance
Recommend A Virtual Machine-Based Compute Solution
Recommend A Container-Based Compute Solution
Recommend A Serverless-Based Compute Solution
DESIGN AN APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE
Recommend A Caching Solution For Applications
Recommend A Messaging Architecture
Recommend An Event-Driven Architecture
Automated Deployment Solution For Applications
Application Configuration Management Solution
Recommend A Solution For API Integration
DESIGN MIGRATIONS
Evaluate Migration With The Cloud Adoption Framework
Assess On-Premises Servers, Data, & Applications
Recommend A Solution For Migrating Databases
Recommend A Solution For Migrating Unstructured Data
DESIGN NETWORK SOLUTIONS
Network Architecture Based On Workload Requirements
Connect Azure Resources To The Internet
Connect Azure Resources To On-Premises Networks
Optimize Network Performance For Applications
Recommend A Solution To Optimize Network Security
Recommend A Load Balancing And Routing Solution
Certification exams included:
- AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
- AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
- AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Live labs included:
- AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
Practice tests included:
- AZ-204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (Kaplan)
- AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
- AZ-305: Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions (Kaplan)
Learn about the value of being Microsoft certified.
Salary and job prospect information
We use two excellent third-party resources to allow you to check your earning potential and job prospects before starting this course.
The first is IT JobsWatch, which allows you to check what employers are paying people on average with specific skill sets. Click here to see what Desktop Administrators are earning on average in the UK.
The second is Acclaim, which allows you to see what type of Enterprise Administrator related job titles are paying and where in the country these jobs are. Click here to view this insightful information.
How does this course bundle work?
This course bundle is made up of three main resources as shown below. Each certification course has as its own set of resources, i.e. 1 x course material, 1 x MeasureUP or Kaplan practice exam, 1 x official Microsoft exam. Each resource is designed to work in conjunction with each other to ensure the successful path to certification. You will complete one course and exam, then repeat the process for the remaining courses if you wish to gain the remaining certifications. Remember, this course bundle contains three separate Microsoft certifications. You only need to complete the exams in each certification course to gain that specific certification. Read below to learn more about the resources that make up this course.
Video Learning
Access to video based online learning material. Tutors use diagrams and illustrations to teach the classes, as well as giving demonstrations. Lessons are pre-recorded allowing you to fast-forward, rewind and pause at any time throughout the lessons. Videos can be viewed on different devices including a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, and smart phone.
Live labs
The hands-on live labs allow you to experience practical application of course concepts in an authentic online environment 24/7, all from the comfort of your home or office. The lab environment allows you to test and apply your skills as you learn. These labs also come with tasks challenging what you have learnt.
MeasureUP Practice Exams
After working your way through each course, you should be ready to start revising for your official exams. To do this, we provide you with a MeasureUP or Kaplan practice test. MeasureUP are the official provider to Microsoft for practice tests. These are the closest experience to the actual exam you’ll be taking. Scroll down to learn more about MeasureUP and the practice tests.
Official Microsoft Exams
Having confidently passed the practice tests, you will be ready to sit the official Microsoft exams – which we will book on your behalf. These are known as an ‘online, web-proctored exams’. This means they can be taken at home. One of the requirements of taking these exams is that you must have a web camera so a proctor can observe you during the exams. This is to ensure no cheating takes place.
How long will it take me to complete each course?
This is dependent on several factors such as your level of experience of the subject matter, the amount of time you can dedicate to the course each week, and how quickly you absorb information. Each course video is between 1–30 hours. Learners can finish a single course from anywhere between 1-3 months. You will have full access to the resources for 12 months and must take your exams within this period.
What do I need?
Please note that if you opt to pay for this course through installments, you will not be able to book your exam/s until your full balance is paid.
This course is online and accessible 24/7. You can do it from any where in the world, any time of the day providing you have an internet connection. No apps are required to access the course resources. You simply do it from your browser. For the best user experience, we recommend Google Chrome.
MeasureUP practice tests
As part of this course, you will get access to MeasureUP practice tests to help prepare you for the Microsoft exams as part of this bundle. MeasureUP practice tests are endorsed by Microsoft and used as the official practice tests of Microsoft certification exams.
Features of MeasureUP practice tests:
- Questions are similar to exam questions, allowing you to test your knowledge of exam objectives
- Detailed explanations for both correct and distractor answers reinforce the material
- ‘Study Mode’ covers all objectives ensuring topics are covered
- ‘Certification Mode’ (timed) prepares students for exam taking conditions
- Instant, drill-down score reports tell you exactly the areas to focus on
Watch this video to learn more about MeasureUP practice tests.
