What is Microsoft Azure Accelerator?

Microsoft Azure Accelerator is a Hands-On instructor-led training to master Azure foundations.

The curriculum will take you through a journey to redesign a real application from your computer and take you from A to Z to understand cloud basics, deploy it, secure it, monitor it, and apply DevOps principles to it.

Why Should I learn Microsoft Azure?

• Microsoft Azure has the 2nd largest market share and is used by 95% of Fortune 500 companies, from a growth point of view, it is the fastest growing cloud computing platform. You’ll unlock a wider market by learning Microsoft Azure.
• Cloud concepts are transferable. Even if you switch cloud vendors later, you’ll find learning Microsoft Azure knowledge extremely valuable. I know a few who did it.
• Learning Microsoft Azure opens the door to wide career opportunities, especially the solution architecture track.
• Learning Microsoft Azure enables you to take your application from idea to production. A must knowledge if you think of building your Software as a Service/Startup.

What will I learn in Microsoft Azure Accelerator?

• ⚒️ Foundation: Understand Azure fundamentals and most common services (creating your account, tools, and basic concepts)

<aside> 💡 Having a solid foundation is a must to become a successful Microsoft Azure professional. Can you build a building without understanding what brick and cement are? In this section, you’ll learn about these building materials.

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• 🚀 Deployment: Ability to deploy the application to Azure. Ability to use the relevant Azure services for the application

<aside> 💡 There are several options to deploy your application to Microsoft Azure. Should you use docker containers? Serverless functions? Or Infrastructure as Service. In this section, you’ll learn when to use what.

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• 🔒 Security: Ability to secure the Azure application + RBAC

<aside> 💡 We do not live in a utopian world. Bad people are and will be there. You’ll need to know how to secure your database from unauthorized access, allow only specific IP addresses to your virtual machines, and secure your APIs. In this section, you’ll learn how to protect your application from those bad guys 🥷

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• 👁️ Monitoring: Ability to monitor the Azure application

<aside> 💡 According to Morphy’s law. What can go wrong, will go wrong. Let’s face it, your application will have errors and exceptions, and your APIs will slow down, you name it. In this section, you’ll learn how to systemically monitor your resources to get notified about errors and issues even before your users do.

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• ⚙️ DevOps: IaaC code principles + CICD - Terraform basics

<aside> 💡 Doing things multiple times manually is boring, a waste of time, and error-prone (humans are not good with that!). In this section, you’ll learn how to how automate your infrastructure creation, so can replicate your environment in a few clicks without thinking about it.

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• 🎓 Capstone project to add to your CV

<aside> 💡 A Chinese proverb says: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” In this section, you’ll put the skills you learned into work. You’ll get a requirements specification from me, work with your group to nail them, and come back to present the solution. This won’t only help to retain your knowledge and increase your confidence, but also will be a social proof you can use for future employers. And of course, I’ll be available for support if you need me during the project.

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