AZ-700: Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions Course Outline
Overview
This course teaches Network Engineers how to design, implement, and maintain Azure networking solutions. This course covers the process of designing, implementing, and managing core Azure networking infrastructure, Hybrid Networking connections, load balancing traffic, network routing, private access to Azure services, network security and monitoring. Learn how to design and implement a secure, reliable, network infrastructure in Azure and how to establish hybrid connectivity, routing, private access to Azure services, and monitoring in Azure.
Audience Profile
This course is for Network Engineers looking to specialize in Azure networking solutions. An Azure Network engineer designs and implements core Azure networking infrastructure, hybrid networking connections, load balance traffic, network routing, private access to Azure services, network security and monitoring. The azure network engineer will manage networking solutions for optimal performance, resiliency, scale, and security.
Job role: Network Engineer
Preparation for exam: AZ-700
Skills gained
Design, implement and manage hybrid network connections
Design and implement core Azure networking infrastructure
Design and implement routing and load balancing in Azure
Secure and monitor networks
Design and implement private access to Azure Services
Prerequisites
Successful Azure Network Engineers start this role with experience in enterprise networking, on-premises or cloud infrastructure and network security.
Understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
Understanding of network configurations, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies.
Understanding of software defined networking.
Understanding hybrid network connectivity methods, such as VPN.
Understanding resilience and disaster recovery, including high availability and restore operations.
Prerequisite courses (or equivalent knowledge and hands-on experience):
AZ-104: Configure and manage virtual networks for Azure administrators
Course outline
Module 1: Introduction to Azure Virtual Networks
In this module you will learn how to design and implement fundamental Azure Networking resources such as virtual networks, public and private IPs, DNS, virtual network peering, routing, and Azure Virtual NAT.
Lessons
Explore Azure Virtual Networks
Configure public IP services
Design name resolution for your Virtual Network
Enable Cross-VNet connectivity with peering
Implement virtual network traffic routing
Configure internet access with Azure Virtual NAT
Lab : Exercise: design and implement a Virtual Network in Azure
Lab : Exercise: configure DNS settings in Azure
Lab : Exercise: connect two Azure Virtual Networks using global virtual network peering
Module 2: Design and Implement Hybrid Networking
In this module you will learn how to design and implement hybrid networking solutions such as Site-to-Site VPN connections, Point-to-Site VPN connections, Azure Virtual WAN and Virtual WAN hubs.
Lessons
Design and implement Azure VPN Gateway
Connect networks with Site-to-site VPN connections
Connect devices to networks with Point-to-site VPN connections
Connect remote resources by using Azure Virtual WANs
Create a network virtual appliance (NVA) in a virtual hub
Lab : Exercise: create a Virtual WAN by using Azure Portal
Lab : Exercise: create and configure a virtual network gateway
Module 3: Design and implement Azure ExpressRoute
In this module you will learn how to design and implement Azure ExpressRoute, ExpressRoute Global Reach, ExpressRoute FastPath and ExpressRoute Peering options.
Lessons
Explore Azure ExpressRoute
Design an ExpressRoute deployment
Configure peering for an ExpressRoute deployment
Connect an ExpressRoute circuit to a VNet
Connect geographically dispersed networks with ExpressRoute global reach
Improve data path performance between networks with ExpressRoute FastPath
Troubleshoot ExpressRoute connection issues
Lab : Exercise: configure an ExpressRoute gateway
Lab : Exercise: provision an ExpressRoute circuit
Module 4: load balancing non-HTTP(S) traffic in Azure
In this module you will learn how to design and implement load balancing solutions for non-HTTP(S) traffic in Azure with Azure Load balancer and Traffic Manager.
Lessons
Explore load balancing
Design and implement Azure load balancer using the Azure portal
Explore Azure Traffic Manager
Lab : Exercise: create a Traffic Manager profile using the Azure portal
Lab : Exercise: create and configure an Azure load balancer
Module 5: Load balancing HTTP(S) traffic in Azure
In this module you will learn how to design and implement load balancing solutions for HTTP(S) traffic in Azure with Azure Application gateway and Azure Front Door.
Lessons
Design Azure application gateway
Configure Azure application gateway
Design and configure Azure front door
Lab : Exercise: deploy Azure application gateway
Lab : Exercise: create a front door for a highly available web application
Module 6: Design and implement network security
In this module you will learn to design and imponent network security solutions such as Azure DDoS, Azure Firewalls, Network Security Groups, and Web Application Firewall.
Lessons
Secure your virtual networks in the Azure portal
Deploy Azure DDoS Protection by using the Azure portal
Deploy Network Security Groups by using the Azure portal
Design and implement Azure Firewall
Working with Azure Firewall Manager
Implement a Web Application Firewall on Azure Front Door
Lab : Exercise: deploy and configure Azure Firewall using the Azure portal
Lab : Exercise: secure your virtual hub using Azure Firewall Manager
Lab : Exercise: configure DDoS Protection on a virtual network using the Azure portal
Module 7: Design and implement private access to Azure Services
In this module you will learn to design and implement private access to Azure Services with Azure Private Link, and virtual network service endpoints.
Lessons
Define Private Link Service and private endpoint
Explain virtual network service endpoints
Integrate Private Link with DNS
Integrate your App Service with Azure virtual networks
Lab : Exercise: create an Azure private endpoint using Azure PowerShell
Lab : Exercise: restrict network access to PaaS resources with virtual network service endpoints
Module 8: Design and implement network monitoring
In this module you will learn to design and implement network monitoring solutions such as Azure Monitor and Network watcher.
Lessons
Monitor your networks with Azure Monitor
Monitor your networks with Azure Network Watcher
Lab : Exercise: Monitor a load balancer resource by using Azure Monitor
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