Explore the foundations of IaaS for SAP on Azure

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Free Online Course: Explore the foundations of IaaS for SAP on Azure provided by Microsoft Learn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
    • Module 1: This module explores the design of scalable, performant, and resilient compute components for SAP deployments in Azure. Prepare for Exam AZ-120 Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads.
    • After completing this module, you will be able to:

      • Plan for implementing SAP solutions.
      • Explore Azure virtual machines.
      • Examine Azure virtual machine compute considerations.
      • Implement and verify high availability SAP HANA on Azure virtual machines.
    • Module 2: This module explores the use of Azure network components to design scalable, performant, and resilient SAP deployments in Azure. Prepare for Exam AZ-120 Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads.
    • After completing this module, you will be able to:

      • Explore Azure virtual networks.
      • Examine Azure virtual machine networking considerations.
      • Examine load balancing considerations.
      • Explore virtual network connectivity.
      • Explore cross-premises connectivity.
    • Module 3: This module explores the use of Azure he storage component to design scalable, performant, and resilient SAP deployments in Azure. Prepare for Exam AZ-120 Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads.
    • After completing this module, you will be able to:

      • Explore Azure Storage types.
      • Examine general database sizing.
      • Examine SAP HANA Azure virtual machine storage configurations.
      • Explore solutions with Premium Storage and Azure Write Accelerator for Azure M-Series virtual machines.
      • Examine sizing for HANA databases on Azure NetApp Files.
    • Module 4: This module explores SAP on Azure database support and best practices for Azure for SAP workloads. Prepare for Exam AZ-120 Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads.
    • After completing this module, you will be able to:

      • Explore database support of Azure for SAP workloads.
      • Explore storing database files directly on Azure Blob Storage.
      • Explore Azure virtual machine and blob storage security.
      • Examine SQL Server and Oracle recommendations.

Syllabus
    • Module 1: Explore Azure for SAP compute
      • Introduction
      • Plan for implementing SAP solutions
      • Explore Azure virtual machines (VMs)
      • Examine constrained vCPU capable virtual machine sizes
      • Scale Azure virtual machines
      • Examine Azure virtual machine scaling considerations
      • Explore network bandwidth allocation
      • Explore data flows
      • Examine Azure virtual machine compute considerations
      • Implement and verify high availability SAP HANA on Azure virtual machines
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 2: Explore Azure for SAP networking
      • Introduction
      • Explore Azure virtual networks
      • Consider IP addressing
      • Explore name resolution
      • Explore accelerated networking
      • Explore Azure load balancer
      • Examine Azure virtual machine networking considerations
      • Examine load balancing considerations
      • Explore Azure Traffic Manager
      • Explore Azure Front Door
      • Explore Azure Firewall
      • Consider networking changes for Azure virtual machines
      • Examine Azure routing configurations
      • Explore virtual network connectivity
      • Explore Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) protection options
      • Examine the virtual datacenter
      • Explore cross-premises connectivity
      • Explore SAProuter
      • Examine networking support of Azure for SAP workloads
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 3: Explore Azure for SAP storage
      • Introduction
      • Explore Azure Storage types
      • Explore Azure Files
      • Examine Azure virtual machine disks
      • Recognize virtual machine images and disks
      • Explore managed and unmanaged disks
      • Explore caching for virtual machines and data disks
      • Explore Write Accelerator
      • Examine general database sizing
      • Examine Azure virtual machine storage considerations
      • Examine SAP HANA Dynamic Tiering 2.0
      • Explore Azure virtual machine disks best practices
      • Explore Azure virtual machine NFS storage
      • Explore Azure virtual machine SMB storage
      • Examine SAP HANA Azure virtual machine storage configurations
      • Explore solutions with Premium Storage and Azure Write Accelerator for Azure M-Series virtual machines
      • Explore Azure Ultra disk storage configuration for SAP HANA
      • Explore NFS v4.1 volumes on Azure NetApp Files
      • Examine sizing for HANA databases on Azure NetApp Files
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 4: Explore Azure for SAP databases
      • Introduction
      • Explore database support of Azure for SAP workloads
      • Explore SQL Server
      • Consider database compression
      • Store database files directly on Azure Blob Storage
      • Explore Azure Virtual Machine security
      • Consider security recommendations for Blob storage
      • Apply SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption
      • Explore the SQL Server 2014 Buffer Pool Extension
      • Examine Oracle recommendations
      • Lab: Implement Linux clustering for SAP on Azure virtual machines
      • Lab: Implement Windows clustering for SAP on Azure virtual machines
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary