Designing IT Infrastructure on Azure

Moving IT operations to the cloud requires a solid understanding of how virtual resources connect, scale, and remain secure. This course provides a clear, step-by-step pathway to conceptualizing and building a robust infrastructure on Azure. You will transition from understanding basic cloud components to confidently structuring a complete virtual network. By reading through practical scenarios and structured explanations, you will learn how to align business requirements with cloud resources, ensuring high availability and cost efficiency. What you'll learn: - Understand core Azure services, virtual networks, and compute resources. - Design secure network topologies using subnets, network security groups, and firewalls. - Configure virtual machines and storage solutions tailored to workloads. - Apply modern cloud security principles and identity management with Microsoft Entra ID. - Learn the basics of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Azure Bicep to automate deployments. - Monitor infrastructure health and performance using modern cloud observability tools. The course begins with foundational cloud concepts and terminology before guiding you through virtual networking, compute provisioning, security configurations, and automation strategies. It is designed specifically for beginners and aspiring cloud administrators with no prior Azure experience. Start reading today to build your cloud architecture skills.