New Microsoft Learn Modules for Azure and Windows Server IT Pros
Published Aug 12 2020 03:22 AM 35.3K Views
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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.

 

New Microsoft Learn Modules for Azure and Windows Server IT ProsNew Microsoft Learn Modules for Azure and Windows Server IT Pros

 

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.

15 Comments
Copper Contributor

Awesome info for learning. Thank you a lot for this

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@hieulevn Thanks! Always happy to share.

Copper Contributor

Thanks for the great information. I love Microsoft learning.

Copper Contributor

Awesome! We need this stuff so bad. Thanks a lot. Please do more on Windows Soreerver On-prem world.. Azure has already a lot of great resources.. and this will be great anyway, if these modules follow and concentrate in a certificate-based approach.. keep up the perfect work, guys.. love you all..

Awesome Learning content @thomasmaurer :cool:

Shared it with Dutch Teachers here in Amsterdam

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@khinsoe That is great! I will let the team know! :)

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@behrooz amiri great to hear, thank you! I am sure @Orin Thomas likes that comment too!

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@James van den Berg thank you James! I agree the team did a great job. Thank you for sharing :)

Copper Contributor

@thomasmaurer  thank you a lot for sharing this information¡¡¡¡

Brass Contributor

Great to see the Azure Arc modules. I will be surely devouring them.

@thomasmaurer  good job and great informatiion thank very much 

 

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@Ivan Martinez Thank you Ivan :)

Copper Contributor

Excellent stuff. 

Brass Contributor

@thomasmaurer Please fix the description of the “Implement a hybrid file server infrastructure” module in this post as what is posted refers to Azure Backups. The accurate description of the module is accurate at the provided link for this module.

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@Chris Shalda Thank you I just updated it :)

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