Microsoft Learning Resources

1. Microsoft Learning Resources

2. Create your Azure free account today Get started with 12 months of free services! With your Azure free account, you get all of this—and you won’t be charged until you choose to upgrade. What can I do with my free account? Here are just a few ideas of all you can do with Azure • http://www.azure.microsoft.com/Account/Free/

3. Microsoft Azure Training and Certifications Role-based Technical skills required to perform a job Apps & Infra Data & AI Azure Solution Architect Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Azure Administrator Azure Data Scientist Azure Developer Azure AI Engineer Azure Security Engineer Azure Data Engineer Associate Fundamentals Foundational understanding of technology Azure Fundamentals

4. Skilling Plan Components What’s in a skilling plan Approach: Build skills in phases Events Free local events to learn Azure Fundamentals 3 Specialty Workload training -based on project need Digital skilling Free on-demand training 2 Role based Training & certification -for a targeted sub-set Instructor led training In person & virtual classes from MSFT Trainers & Learning Partners Fundamentals Training & certification -for everyone Certifications Azure certifications to validate knowledge 1

5. Introducing Microsoft Learn • Step-by-step training to fit your schedule • Interactive coding environments for hands-on experience • Earn achievements and recognition for your Azure skills • We provide free Azure sandboxes, free virtual machines, etc. so there is nothing to setup ahead of time. http://www.Microsoft.com/Learn

6. Microsoft Learning Paths Build practical job skills you can start using right away. Provided free in partnership with Pluralsight. • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/training/learning-paths/

7. https://www.microsoft.com/handsonlabs/

8. Microsoft OpenHack is a developer focused event where a wide variety of participants (Open) learn through hands-on experimentation (Hack) using challenges based on real world customer engagements designed to mimic the developer journey. OpenHack is a premium Microsoft event that provides a unique upskilling experience for customers and partners. https://openhack.microsoft.com/

9. Microsoft Cloud Workshops Hands-on experience led by Microsoft with Whiteboard Design Session and Labs. Full catalog available on GitHub

10. Azure Migration Program (AMP) Best practice guidance Offers & incentives Technical skill building Infrastructure& datafoundations Migration planning & execution Specialized partners Each customer receives the following in-person, instructor-led training at customer or MSFT facility: 1. Project initiation 2. Migration planning 3. Project conclusion Azure Fundamentals • 1-Day MSFT delivered • Up to 50 students • 50 certification vouchers provided Migration workshop • 2-Day MSFT delivered • Windows Server or SQL Focus • Up to 20 students Advanced role-based training • (Azure Administrator) • 5-Day Learning Partner delivered • Up to 20 students • 20 certification vouchers provided

11. Microsoft Azure Training Day: Fundamentals Event Overview Free one-day technical training event appropriate for all technical roles who want to get started with Azure and provides guidance on getting started and insight directly from the experts. Topics General cloud computing concepts, models, and services such Public, Private, and Hybrid cloud; IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; security, privacy, compliance, and trust. This course will prepare you to take the AZ-900 exam and received the Azure Fundamentals certification. Get skilled and certified for free at Microsoft Azure Training Day: Fundamentals events • FreeAzure Fundamentals training • Free Azure Fundamentals certification exam code to individuals that attend training • Take the exam following the training – either on-site or at a testing center* Targeted Roles Architect Developer *proctored on-site exam testing rooms not available at all events

12. Pluralsight Training https://www.pluralsight.com/

13. edX - Access to high-quality education for everyone • www.Edx.org (Free Online Courses, Advance Your Career. Improve Your Life.)

14. Azure Foundation Educational Workshop The primary goal of the Azure Foundation Educational Workshop is to accelerate a customer’s fundamental knowledge of the Azure platform. Starting with a general overview of Azure and its components, the workshop then drills down into four specific areas that cover: What will you learn in each segment? Governance. Assist organizations in understanding the Azure Enterprise Scaffold, the importance of implementing governance in Azure and how their organization might go about developing their internal Governance plan. We go through each component of the Enterprise Scaffold from Azure subscription controls, access controls, using policies to control Azure, the importance of naming conventions and tagging and much more. Monitoring and Management. Assist organizations in how they can monitor and manage Azure. We will review built-in Azure options such as Azure Monitor, Azure Advisor, Security Center and Log Analytics. We will also provide an overview of monitoring needs, management options and reporting. Security. Assist organizations in understand the services available in Azure to assist with locking down and hardening their environment. Networking. Assist organizations in understanding the networking options in Azure from ExpressRoute to within Azure and in a Hybrid scenario. We will also review Azure (and partner) components for networking such as gateways, firewalls, load balancers etc.

15. Azure Application Modernization Workshop The primary goal of the Azure Application Modernization Workshop is to accelerate a customer’s fundamental knowledge of developing applications that are cloud centric and the tools available to do so. This workshop covers three specific areas: What will you learn in each segment? Modern Application Development. Assist organizations in understanding developing applications for Azure is a seamless integrated experience in the IDE you know and love! We will discuss back-end APIs, PaaS capabilities, scaling and DR/HA options, and how you can analyze your existing environment to move to Azure. Automated Builds and Deployments to Azure. Assist organizations in understanding the tools that are available around the build and release process of application development, to include automation. Here we will also explore Application Telemetry and the importance to the release cycle. Development Governance and Management. Assist organizations in understanding the importance of implementing governance around an Azure Dev/Test environment. This includes how you can control what developers have access to and how you can tag resources for project and cost management. We will also discuss how to protect and backup your Azure App/Dev environment natively within Azure.

16. Visual Studio SubscriptionsFormerly Visual Studio with MSDN They are a bundle of 2 things: • Includes many items to complement software development • Like a “magazine subscription” – you have access to them while your subscription is active • The Developer IDE/Tool • Installed like an Office product • Licensed Per Person + IDE Subscription • Key Subscription Items • Product Use Rights benefit to MSFT software for non-production use • Extends to usage in Azure • Software download site for past, present and future MSFT software • Other: Azure Monthly Credit, Pluralsight Training, Tech Support and more Microsoft Microsoft Comparison Grid: https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/pricing/

17. DevOps FastTrack Onsite Engagement • TFS to VSTS Migration  • Mobile Apps • Web Apps/Web Services Focused on improving your DevOps practices. 2 week engagement delivered by DevOps experts.

18. FastTrack for Azure FastTrack for Microsoft 365 “Working closely with your internal teams and Microsoft partners, we’ll help you move to Microsoft 365 completely, efficiency, and at your own pace.“ FastTrack for Dynamics 365 “We’re committed to making your experience with Dynamics 365 a success through our set of best practices, tools, resources, and experts.” Move to the cloud with confidence The customer success service designed to help you realize business value faster with the Microsoft Cloud • Benefits • Direct assistance from Azure engineers • Hand-in-hand with partners • Best practices and tools from real customer experiences FastTrack for Azure • Key Phases • Plan: Develop a vision and plan for customer-specific need • Test: Setup Azure platform and a proof-of-concept • Use: Deploy Azure solutions in production “Provides direct assistance from Azure engineers, working hand-in-hand with partners, to help customers build Azure solutions, quickly and confidently”.

19. Microsoft Certifications Get hired, demonstrate clear business impact, and advance your skills with Microsoft certifications. Delivering a wide range of online certification programs we can help you take your career to the next level. Select a certification level: • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/certification-overview.aspx

20. Azure DevTest Labs Fast, easy, and lean dev-test environments • Quickly provision development and test environments • Minimize waste with quotas and policies • Set automated shutdowns to minimize costs • Build Windows and Linux environments • https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/devtest-lab/

21. Azure DevOps DevOps brings together people, processes, and technology, automating software delivery to provide continuous value to your users. The services span the breadth of the development lifecycle to help developers ship software faster and with higher quality. They represent the most complete offering in the public cloud. Azure DevOps includes: • https://dev.azure.com

22. Azure DevOps Resources #AzureDevOps Start using Azure DevOps https://azure.com/devops @AzureDevOps https://aka.ms/AzureDevOpsForum https://aka.ms/DevOpsBlog/

23. Azure DevOps Demo Generator • https://azuredevopsdemogenerator.azurewebsites.net/

24. Pricing for Azure DevOps & Pricing Calculator Open Source Projects Small Teams Teams of any size Free Unlimited users and build time Azure Pipelines: 10 parallel jobs with unlimited minutes for CI/CD Azure Boards: Work item tracking and Kanban boards Azure Repos: Unlimited public Git repos Free Start free with up to 5 users Azure Pipelines: Run 1 Microsoft-hosted job for 1,800 minutes per month and 1 self-hosted job for any amount of time Azure Boards: Work item tracking and Kanban boards Azure Repos: Unlimited public Git repos Azure Artifacts: package management Unlimited stakeholders Starts at $6per user, per month for Boards & Repos* Easy pricing that grows with your team Azure Pipelines: Run 1 Microsoft-hosted job for 1,800 minutes per month and 1 self-hosted job for any amount of time Azure Boards: Work item tracking and Kanban boards Azure Repos: Unlimited public Git repos Azure Artifacts: package management Unlimited stakeholders Boards & Repos included for Visual Studio subscribers * 5 Boards & Repos users and 5 Artifacts users free. Pipelines with unlimited minutes, Test Plans users and additional Artifacts users also available. Please see the Azure pricing calculator for details. https://azure.com/pricing/details/devops/ 