Detailed information about the MICROSOFT AZURE ARCHITECT TECHNOLOGIES (AZ-303) training course deployed by Atoha.

Overview of Microsoft Certifications

Delivered by “technology giant” Microsoft, certifications and training programs help learners update their professional skills and stay on top of today's technology world. With strength in cloud computing, Microsoft is currently one of the world's two leading providers that can provide a wide range of platform solutions/infrastructure services at scale. Microsoft offers a variety of training solutions for the tech world, with different development paths depending on the role of each individual:

Become Microsoft Certified

Microsoft has certification paths for many technical job roles. Each of these certifications consists of passing a series of exams to earn certification.

1/ Fundamentals certifications

Recommended start. Ideal for individuals just starting in technology or thinking about a career change.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals

2/ Role-based certifications: Choose a role-based certification to begin learning valuable job role skills.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant Associate

3/ Additional certifications: Explore specialty, Microsoft Certified Educator, and Microsoft Office technical certifications.

• Microsoft Certified: Azure for SAP Workloads Specialty
• Microsoft Certified Educator
• Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Word Expert (Word and Word 2019)

AZURE CERTIFICATE SYSTEM

Microsoft Azure is a fully integrated cloud computing platform used to build, deploy, and manage applications through Microsoft's global network of data centers. According to Marketwatch, the cloud industry revolves around data. The more data on the Internet, the greater the demand for the cloud. The value of the industry currently reaches 300 billion USD and by 2023 will reach 614 billion USD.

The Microsoft Azure certification system proves its holder has a solid understanding of the Azure cloud computing platform and its services. This is an industry-regarded certification, recognized globally and sought after by many companies.

Azure certificates are categorized into four main certificate categories:

1. Developer,
2. Administrators,
3. Devops, Architect and
4. Specialized certificates for each segment of IoT, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Security, AI.

The Microsoft Azure certification demonstrates competence and understanding of:

• Cloud concept
• Core Azure Services
• Core Management Tools and Solutions on Azure
• General security and network security features
• Identity, governance, privacy, and compliance features
• Azure cost management
• Service level agreement

Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies (AZ-303)

Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies (AZ-303) measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: implement and monitor an Azure infrastructure; implement management and security solutions; implement solutions for apps; and implement and manage data platforms.

Responsibilities for an Azure Solution Architect include advising stakeholders and translating business requirements into secure, scalable, and reliable cloud solutions.

An Azure Solution Architect partners with cloud administrators, cloud DBAs, and clients to implement solutions.

Target Participants

Candidates for this exam should have subject matter expertise in designing and implementing solutions that run on Microsoft Azure, including aspects like compute, network, storage, and security. Candidates should have intermediate-level skills for administering Azure. Candidates should understand Azure development and DevOps processes.

A candidate for this exam should have advanced experience and knowledge of IT operations, including networking, virtualization, identity, security, business continuity, disaster recovery, data platform, budgeting, and governance–this role should manage how decisions in each area affect an overall solution. In addition, this role should have expert-level skills in Azure administration and have experience with Azure development and DevOps processes.

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Course Objectives

The training programs are specifically designed for participants to pass the exam on the first attempt. In addition to the basic knowledge for the course, candidates also have access to sample exams and continuous support through an online learning group.

This course is instructed by a Microsoft Certified Trainer and AWS Authorized Instructor with more than 16 years of experience in the field of Microsoft Technologies focusing on the main areas: Windows Server, Virtualization, System Center, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Cloud, and AWS Cloud.

Implement and Monitor an Azure Infrastructure

• Implement cloud infrastructure monitoring
• Implement storage accounts
• Implement VMs for Windows and Linux
• Automate deployment and configuration of resources
• Implement virtual networking
• Implement Azure Active Directory
• Implement and manage hybrid identities

Implement Management and Security Solutions

• Manage workloads in Azure
• Implement load balancing and network security
• Implement and manage Azure governance solutions
• Manage security for applications

Implement Solutions for Apps

• Implement an application infrastructure
• Implement container-based applications

Implement and Manage Data Platforms

• Implement NoSQL databases
• Implement Azure SQL databases