Training Program · Azure
Azure Training Program
40 hours across three phases — from core Azure services and security to cloud-native application delivery, governance, cost control, and migration.
Who It's For
Built Around Real Cloud Roles
Each phase builds toward a different level of ownership over Azure workloads.
Developers & Engineers New to Azure
Start with core services, storage, networking, and identity/security fundamentals across the Azure platform.
Application & DevOps Engineers
Design and deliver cloud-native apps with App Services, Functions, containers, CI/CD, and integration patterns.
Cloud Leads & Cost-Conscious Engineers
Own governance, cost management, and the strategy behind migrating on-premises workloads to Azure.
Curriculum
What Each Phase Covers
Azure Foundations
Core services, storage, networking, and identity/security across the platform.
- IaaS/PaaS/SaaS models, global infrastructure, subscriptions & ARM
- Virtual machines, scale sets, container instances, ARM templates & Bicep
- Blob/Table/Queue/File storage, redundancy options, SAS & access tiers
- Virtual networks, subnets, NSGs, load balancing & Azure DNS
- Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, encryption, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud
- Capstone: provision a secure Azure landing zone
Cloud-Native Development & Delivery
Building and shipping cloud-native applications with modern delivery practices.
- 12-factor apps, microservices vs monoliths, containerization basics
- Resilience patterns: sidecar, ambassador, strangler fig, circuit breaker
- Azure Container Registry, AKS overview, App Service plans & deployment slots
- Azure Functions, event-driven & serverless design
- CI/CD pipelines, blue-green/canary releases, rollback strategies
- Integration: API Management, Service Bus, Event Grid/Event Hubs, Logic Apps
- Capstone: build & deploy a cloud-native microservice
Governance, Cost & Migration
Cost discipline, policy-driven governance, and planning a real migration to Azure.
- Pricing models, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Azure Hybrid Benefit
- Cost Management + Billing, budgets/alerts, right-sizing & Azure Advisor
- Azure Policy, initiatives, management groups, landing zones
- Custom roles, Privileged Identity Management, least-privilege access
- Migration strategy (rehost/refactor/rearchitect/rebuild/replace), Azure Migrate
- Capstone: cost-governed migration plan
Hands-On & Tools
Tools & Environment Used Throughout
Capstone Projects
Each phase closes with a capstone built on the same sample workload — provisioning a secure Azure landing zone, building and deploying a cloud-native microservice, then producing a cost-governed migration plan — reviewed through code/architecture review and a live demo.
The AI Angle
Why This Still Needs a Human
AI Drafts the Template. It Doesn't Own the Architecture.
AI copilots can suggest a Bicep template or a Terraform snippet in seconds. They won't tell you when a cost-optimised design will fail your compliance audit, or how to sequence a live migration without downtime. Those are architecture and governance calls — exactly what this program is built to develop.
Outcomes
What Participants Can Do Afterward
Provision Securely
Stand up secure, well-networked Azure infrastructure with the right identity and access controls.
Ship Cloud-Native Apps
Design and deliver cloud-native applications with CI/CD, containers, and event-driven integration.
Govern & Migrate Responsibly
Apply cost discipline and policy-driven governance, and plan real on-premises-to-Azure migrations.