1 – Configure virtual machines

• Review cloud services responsibilities
• Plan virtual machines
• Determine virtual machine sizing
• Determine virtual machine storage
• Create virtual machines in the Azure portal
• Connect to virtual machines

2 – Add and size disks in Azure virtual machines

• Understand storage options for virtual machines (VMs)
• Determine whether to use premium storage
• Resize virtual machine disks

3 – Monitor your Azure virtual machines with Azure Monitor

• Monitoring for Azure VMs
• Monitor VM host data
• Use Metrics Explorer to view detailed host metrics
• Collect client performance counters by using VM insights
• Collect VM client event logs

4 – Protect your virtual machines by using Azure Backup

• Azure Backup features and scenarios
• Back up an Azure virtual machine by using Azure Backup
• Restore virtual machine data

5 – Manage virtual machines with the Azure CLI

• What is the Azure CLI?

6 – Implement access management for Azure resources

• Assign Azure roles
• Configure custom Azure roles
• Create and configure managed identities
• Access Azure resources with managed identities
• Analyze Azure role permissions
• Configure Azure Key Vault RBAC policies
• Retrieve objects from Azure Key Vault
• Explore Microsoft Entra Permissions Management

7 – Configure Azure Files and Azure File Sync

• Compare storage for file shares and blob data
• Manage Azure file shares
• Create file share snapshots
• Implement soft delete for Azure Files
• Use Azure Storage Explorer
• Deploy Azure File Sync

8 – Copy and move blobs from one container or storage account to another using the AzCopy command

• Move Azure Storage blobs using AzCopy

9 – Guided Project: Deploy and administer Linux virtual machines on Azure