Implement and manage storage for Azure administrators

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Free Online Course: Implement and manage storage for Azure administrators provided by Microsoft Learn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 5-6 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Overview
    • Module 1: Discover ways to use an Azure Storage account to manage your data for billing, access, and storage location of your blobs, files, queues, and tables.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Decide how many storage accounts you need for your project
      • Determine the appropriate settings for each storage account
      • Create a storage account using the Azure portal
    • Module 2: Azure provides a variety of disk storage options for virtual machine workloads. Identify the features of capabilities of each type to ensure your application performs optimally.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Identify the types of disk storage available to virtual machines
      • Identify the capabilities of different disk storage
      • Identify the use cases for each type of disk storage
    • Module 3: Learn how to provide disaster recovery by replicating storage data across regions and failing over to a secondary location.
    • By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

      • Choose the right Azure Storage redundancy option for your organization.
      • Demonstrate how to initiate a storage account failover.
    • Module 4: Learn how Azure Storage provides multilayered security to protect your data with access keys, secure networks, and Advanced Threat Protection monitoring.
    • In this module you will:

      • Explore the Azure Data Lake enterprise-class security features.
      • Understand storage account keys.
      • Understand shared access signatures.
      • Understand transport-level encryption with HTTPS.
      • Understand Advanced Threat Protection.
      • Control network access.
    • Module 5: Azure Storage Explorer allows you to quickly view all the storage services under your account. You can browse through, read, and edit data stored in those services through a user-friendly graphical interface.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Describe the features of Azure Storage Explorer
      • Install Storage Explorer
      • Use Storage Explorer to connect to Azure Storage services and manipulate stored data
    • Module 6: Learn how and when to use Azure Import/Export to copy large amounts of data from Azure
    • In this module, you will:

      • Decide whether to use Azure Import/Export
      • Learn the steps to export data from Azure
    • Module 7: Learn how to move large amounts of data to the cloud by using Azure Data Box devices.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Decide which Azure Data Box device to use
      • Learn the steps to import data by using Azure Data Box Disk
    • Module 8: Evaluate and deploy Azure File Sync to extend the capacity of your on-premises file share.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Evaluate your server's compatibility with Azure File Sync
      • Deploy Azure File Sync
      • Test and troubleshoot file sync
    • Module 9: Learn about Azure VM disk performance and how to enable caching to help optimize read and write access to storage.
    • In this module, you will:

      • Describe the key considerations around disk performance in Azure
      • Describe the effects of caching on disk performance in Azure
      • Enable and manage cache settings with the Azure portal
      • Enable and manage cache settings with PowerShell

Syllabus
    • Module 1: Create an Azure Storage account
      • Introduction
      • Decide how many storage accounts you need
      • Choose your account settings
      • Choose an account creation tool
      • Exercise - Create a storage account using the Azure portal
      • Knowledge check - Create a storage account
      • Summary
    • Module 2: Choose the right disk storage for your virtual machine workload
      • Introduction
      • Managed, unmanaged, and local disk storage
      • Disk types for virtual machines
      • Select a disk type for your workload
      • Summary
    • Module 3: Provide disaster recovery by replicating storage data across regions and failing over to a secondary location
      • Introduction
      • Evaluate data redundancy options for Azure Storage
      • Exercise - View replication status
      • Evaluate storage account failover
      • Exercise - Fail over to secondary location
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 4: Secure your Azure Storage account
      • Introduction
      • Explore Azure Storage security features
      • Understand storage account keys
      • Understand shared access signatures
      • Control network access to your storage account
      • Understand advanced threat protection for Azure Storage
      • Explore Azure Data Lake Storage security features
      • Summary
    • Module 5: Upload, download, and manage data with Azure Storage Explorer
      • Introduction
      • Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account
      • Exercise - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account
      • Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Cosmos DB and Data Lake
      • Exercise - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Cosmos DB and Data Lake
      • Summary
    • Module 6: Export large amounts of data from Azure by using Azure Import/Export
      • Introduction
      • What is Azure Import/Export?
      • How Azure Import/Export works
      • When to use Azure Import/Export
      • Summary
    • Module 7: Move large amounts of data to the cloud by using Azure Data Box family
      • Introduction
      • What is the Azure Data Box family?
      • How the Azure Data Box family works
      • When to use Azure Data Box family
      • Summary
    • Module 8: Extend your on-premises file share capacity using Azure File Sync
      • Introduction
      • What is Azure File Sync?
      • Check Windows Server readiness
      • Exercise - Assess Windows Server readiness
      • Set up Azure File Sync in the Azure portal
      • Exercise - Create File Sync resources in Azure
      • Set up Azure File Sync on Windows Server
      • Exercise - Configure File Sync tools on Windows Server
      • Test and troubleshoot Azure File Sync
      • Exercise - Troubleshoot Azure File Sync
      • Knowledge check
      • Summary
    • Module 9: Caching and performance in Azure storage disks
      • Introduction
      • Effect of caching on disk performance in Azure
      • Enable and configure Azure VM disk cache with the Azure portal
      • Exercise - Enable and configure Azure VM disk cache with the Azure portal
      • Manage cache settings with PowerShell
      • Exercise - Manage cache settings with PowerShell
      • Summary