Cloud Computing

• Introduction to Cloud Computing
• Understanding different Cloud Models
• Advantages of Cloud Computing
• Different Cloud Services
• Cloud vendors

Microsoft Azure Platform

• Introduction to Azure
• Azure Features
• Azure Services
• Azure Management Portal
• Azure Advantages

Azure Virtual Machines

• Introduction to Azure Virtual Machine
• Creating Azure Virtual Machine
• Understanding Virtual Machine Configuration
• Customize Azure Virtual Machine Networking
• Scaling Virtual Machines
• Highly Available Azure Virtual Machine

Azure Web App

• Introduction to Azure Web App
• Creating and Configuring Azure Web App
• Publishing a simple ASP.NET web application to Web App
• Monitor and Analyze Azure Web App

Azure SQL Database

• Introduction to SQL Azure
• Creating and Managing SQL Databases
• Azure SQL Database Tools
• Migrating data to Azure SQL Database
• Securing and Recovering an Azure SQL Database Instance

Designing Robust Cloud Applications

• Design Practices for Highly Availability
• Application Analytics
• Building High Performance Applications by Using ASP.NET
• Common Cloud Application Patterns
• Caching Application Data

Azure Cloud Services

• Cloud Service Web Roles
• Understanding Cloud Service Configurations
• Updating and Managing Cloud Service Deployments
• Understanding Cloud Service Worker Role
• Cloud Service Worker Role Processing
• Analyzing Application Cloud Service Role

Deep Dive in MapReduce

• Azure Tabular Data Storage
• Introduction to Azure Storage Tables
• Table Entity Transactions
• Access to Storage Blobs and Containers
• Monitoring Storage Blobs
• Configuring Azure Storage Accounts
• Azure Files
• Uploading and Migrating Storage data

Azure Queues and Service Bus

• Introduction to Azure Storage Queues
• Handling Storage Queues Messages
• Introduction to Azure Service Bus
• Azure Service Bus Queues
• Azure Service Bus Relay
• Azure Service Bus Notifications Hubs

Automating Integration with Azure Resources

• Azure SDK Client Libraries
• Azure Service Management by Using Windows PowerShell
• Virtual Machine Configuration Management
• Azure REST Interface
• Azure Resource Manager

Azure Active Directory and Security

• Introduction Azure AD Directory
• Identity Providers
• Azure AD Multi-Factor Authentication
• Azure Role-Based Access Control

Azure Deployment Strategies and Monitoring

• Deployment Strategies for Web Applications
• Deploying Azure Services
• Continuous Integration
• Monitoring Cloud Applications