Microsoft Azure - Essentials

This comprehensive course offers a hands-on journey into the fundamentals and practical applications of Microsoft Azure, one of the leading cloud platforms in the industry. Designed for beginners and IT professionals aiming to build a strong foundation in cloud computing, the course starts with essential concepts such as the principles of cloud computing, service models, deployment strategies, and the Azure architecture. Learners will gain experience working with the Azure portal, explore the differences between ASM and ARM models, and understand Azure account structures, tools, and CLIs. The course then dives deep into provisioning and managing Azure Virtual Machines, understanding their pricing, architecture, and high availability configurations. Networking fundamentals such as virtual networks, subnets, NSGs, and load balancing are covered, followed by storage services including Blob, Disk, File, Table, and Queue storage. The course concludes with real-world scenarios in deploying scalable web applications using Azure App Services and WebJobs. Through engaging video content, demos, quizzes, and capstone-aligned lessons, learners will be equipped with the technical skills and architectural understanding to confidently operate in an Azure environment and lay the groundwork for more advanced certifications or cloud projects.