Learn Windows Azure with these free Microsoft Virtual Academy courses online

imageMicrosoft offers a large variety of learning resources and training to help you on your journey to learn about technology many of the solutions we have to offer. One of these key technologies is Windows Azure. Windows Azure is an open and flexible cloud platform that enables you to quickly build, deploy and manage applications across a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters. In this post, I’m going to share with you a collection of free learning resources on Windows Azure available to you through our Microsoft Virtual Academy.

Courses:

Introduction To Windows Azure Training

Includes:

  • Introducing Windows Azure
  • Deploying Azure Applications
  • Managing Windows Azure
  • Monitoring Windows Azure

Windows Azure for IT Pros Jump Start

Includes:

  • Overview
  • Infrastructure Services Foundation
  • Managing Windows Azure Virtual Machines from PowerShell
  • Active Directory on IaaS
  • AD to Windows Azure AD
  • Migrating Virtual Machines and Web Applications to Windows Azure
  • High Availability and Load Balancing
  • Deploying SharePoint
  • Connecting IaaS with PaaS
  • Monitoring
  • Dev Test
  • Hybrid Cloud with System Center
  • Developing Cloud Applications with Windows Azure Storage   

Configuring and deploying Microsoft's Private Cloud

Includes:

  • System Center Data Center and Private Cloud: Configure and Deploy Private Cloud Infrastructure
  • System Center Data Center and Private Cloud: Monitor and Operate Private Cloud Infrastructure
  • System Center Data Center and Private Cloud: Configure and Deploy Infrastructure Components
  • System Center Data Center and Private Cloud: Monitor and Operate Infrastructure Components
  • Specialization - Datacenter and Private Cloud Management: Configure and Deploy Service Delivery & Automation
  • Specialization - Datacenter and Private Cloud Management: Monitor and Operate Service Delivery & Automation
  • Application Services Management, Configuration & Deployment
  • Application Services Management, Operation & Management

Windows Azure Security Overview

Includes:

  • Azure Security Overview
  • Identity & Access
  • Data Security & Cryptography
  • Network Security

Datacenter For A Private Cloud : Windows Server 2008 R2

Includes:

  • Microsoft Private Cloud Infrastructure – Overview
  • Microsoft Private Cloud Infrastructure – Configuration
  • Microsoft Private Cloud Infrastructure – Management

MVA Live Q&A: Windows Azure

Includes:

  • MVA Live Q&A | David Tesar and David Aiken

I hope you enjoy the resources above on our path to learn more about Microsoft Windows Azure.

Did you find this information helpful? If so, you may want to make sure you are utilizing all of the areas I share information online, such as:

Get the Microsoft Info Partner Mobile App and get access to the latest from all of those plus: product teams, MPN teams, Microsoft News and hundreds more resources here at Microsoft right on your phone: image

Thanks again for being a reader of my blog!

Tweet this:

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric LigmanFollow me on TWITTER, LinkedIn, and Facebook
Sales Excellence Manager
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

Add to Technorati Favorites

Bookmark on: MSDN , TechNet, and Expression

Technorati Tags: Windows Azure,Azure,Cloud,Intrasturcture,training,cloud services,Eric Ligman,Microsoft Virtual Academy,private cloud,public cloud,datacenter,IT Pro,videos,free

del.icio.us Tags: Windows Azure,Azure,Cloud,Intrasturcture,training,cloud services,Eric Ligman,Microsoft Virtual Academy,private cloud,public cloud,datacenter,IT Pro,videos,free