I am sure you already heard of Microsoft Learn. If you haven't, Microsoft Learn is a free online learning platform around different technology. Whether you're just starting or an experienced professional, the hands-on approach helps you arrive at your goals faster, with more confidence and at your own pace. In the last couple of days, we published a couple of new Microsoft Learn modules around Azure, Hybrid Cloud, and Windows Server for IT Pros. These modules help you to learn how you can leverage Microsoft Azure in a hybrid cloud environment to manage Windows Server.
Manage hybrid workloads with Azure Arc
You will learn to describe Azure Arc, implement Azure Arc with on-premises server instances, deploy Azure policies with Azure Arc, and use role-based access control (RBAC) to restrict access to Log Analytics data.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe Azure Arc.
- Explain how to onboard on-premises Windows Server instances in Azure Arc.
- Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal.
- Use Azure Arc to manage devices.
- Restrict access using RBAC.
Check out the learning module here.
Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
You'll learn how to implement scaling for virtual machine scale sets and load-balanced VMs. You'll also learn how to implement Azure Site Recovery.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe virtual machine scale sets.
- Implement scaling.
- Implement load-balancing virtual machines.
- Implement Azure Site Recovery.
Check out the learning module here.
Monitor Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines and hybrid instances
You'll be able to implement Azure Monitor for IaaS VMs in Azure, implement Azure Monitor in on-premises environments, and use dependency maps.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Enable Azure Monitor for VMs.
- Monitor an Azure VM with Azure Monitor.
- Enable Azure Monitor in hybrid scenarios.
- Collect data from a Windows computer in a hybrid environment.
- Integrate Azure Monitor with Microsoft Operations Manager.
Check out the learning module here.
Manage Azure updates
You'll be able to enable Azure Update Management, deploy updates, review an update assessment, and manage updates for your Azure VMs.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe Azure updates.
- Enable Update Management.
- Deploy updates.
- Review an update assessment.
- Manage updates for your Azure VMs.
Check out the learning module here.
Migrate on-premises Windows Server instances to Azure IaaS virtual machines
You'll be able to plan a migration and select appropriate server migration tools. You will also learn how to use Azure Migrate, how to assess physical servers, and how to migrate those servers.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Plan your migration.
- Describe Azure Migrate.
- Migrate server workloads using Windows Server Migration Tools.
- Assess physical servers with Azure Migrate.
- Migrate on-premises servers to Azure.
Check out the learning module here.
Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure
In this module, you’ll learn to deploy Azure File Sync, migrate from DFS, and use Storage Migration Services to migrate file servers to Azure.
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Describe Azure file services.
- Configure Azure file services.
- Configure connectivity to Azure file services.
- Describe Azure File Sync.
- Implement Azure File Sync.
- Deploy Azure File Sync.
- Manage cloud tiering.
- Migrate from DFSR to Azure File Sync.
Check out the learning module here.
I wish you happy learning and if you have any questions or ideas for new Microsoft Learn modules, let me know in the comments.