Integrating On-Premises Core Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure - MOC On Demand (MS-10992)

Audience:

This course is intended for IT professionals and development operations (DevOps) professionals who are well versed in on-premises technologies and who have some knowledge of cloud technologies but want to learn more about integrating their on-premises environments with Azure. These professionals should have at least three years of experience working in their respective fields—typically, in the areas of on-premises system administration or network administration, in addition to DevOps support. These IT professionals have broadly applicable administration and operational skills, and they generally work for both enterprise-level organizations and small and medium business environments.

More specifically, the intended audience includes:

• IT professionals who have used on-premises virtualization technologies, including both Hyper-V and VMware platforms, but who want to deploy, configure, and administer services and virtual machines in Azure.
• IT professionals who have used Microsoft System Center to manage and orchestrate an on-premises server infrastructure.
• Windows and Linux administrators who are looking to evaluate and migrate on-premises workloads and services to the cloud.
• IT professionals who need to implement network connectivity between on-premises environments and services that Azure or Microsoft Office 365 hosts.
• IT professionals who want to use Azure to increase the resiliency and agility of their on-premises environments.
• DevOps personnel who are considering deploying hybrid solutions that consist of both cloud-based and on-premises components.
• IT professionals and DevOps personnel who are experienced in other non-Microsoft cloud technologies, who meet the course prerequisites, and how are looking to cross-train on Azure.

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, students must have:

• An understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including virtual machines, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
• An understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), VPNs, firewalls, and encryption technologies.
• An understanding of web applications, including creating, configuring, monitoring, and deploying web applications on Internet Information Services (IIS).
• An understanding of Active Directory concepts, including domains, forests, domain controllers, replication, the Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
• Knowledge of Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016 fundamentals.
• Knowledge of Windows PowerShell command-line interface basics.
• Knowledge of cloud computing basics.

Suggested prerequisites courses:

• Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions - MOC On Demand (MS-20533)
• Installation, Storage, and Compute with Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - MOC On Demand (MS-20740)