This Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment training is designed to help participants design, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. The course covers Azure core services, virtual networking, compute, storage, identity, security, monitoring, automation, and deployment best practices. Participants will gain hands-on experience to build secure, scalable, and highly available Azure environments for production workloads.

• Understand the core architecture, services, and infrastructure components of Microsoft Azure.
• Configure and manage virtual machines, storage, networking, and compute resources in Azure environments.
• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure using Azure portal, templates, and automation tools.
• Implement identity management, security controls, access policies, and resource governance.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Azure infrastructure for performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Build, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and production-ready cloud infrastructure using Azure best practices.

 • Cloud and infrastructure engineers
 • System administrators
 • IT operations professionals
 • Cloud solution architects (junior to intermediate)
 • Teams migrating on-premises workloads to Azure

 • Basic understanding of networking and server concepts
 • Familiarity with cloud computing fundamentals is helpful
 • Experience with Windows Server or Linux administration is beneficial

 • Designing Azure infrastructure architectures
 • Deploying and managing Azure virtual machines
 • Configuring Azure virtual networking
 • Managing Azure storage solutions
 • Implementing identity and access management
 • Applying Azure security best practices
 • Monitoring and optimizing Azure environments
 • Automating Azure deployments

By the end of this training, participants will be able to design, deploy, and manage secure and scalable infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. Learners will gain strong fundamentals in compute, networking, security, and automation, enabling them to support enterprise-grade Azure environments and cloud migration initiatives.

Introduction to Microsoft Azure & Cloud Infrastructure
 • Azure global infrastructure and regions
 • Azure subscriptions and resource groups
 • Azure Resource Manager concepts
 • Azure portal and CLI overview

Azure Compute Services
 • Azure Virtual Machines
 • VM sizing and availability options
 • Azure App Service overview
 • Azure container basics

Azure Storage Fundamentals
 • Azure Blob Storage
 • Azure File Shares
 • Azure Disk Storage
 • Storage accounts and access tiers

Azure Virtual Networking
 • Virtual networks and subnets
 • Network security groups
 • Azure Load Balancer
 • Azure Application Gateway

Hybrid Connectivity
 • VPN Gateway
 • Site-to-site and point-to-site VPN
 • ExpressRoute overview
 • Hybrid network design

Identity & Access Management
 • Azure Active Directory basics
 • Users, groups, and roles
 • Role-based access control
 • Conditional access overview

Azure Security & Governance
 • Azure Security Center / Defender for Cloud
 • Azure policies and compliance
 • Network security best practices
 • Data protection and encryption

Monitoring & Management
 • Azure Monitor
 • Log Analytics
 • Alerts and diagnostics
 • Performance monitoring

Backup, Disaster Recovery & High Availability
 • Azure Backup
 • Azure Site Recovery
 • Availability zones and sets
 • Business continuity planning

Infrastructure Automation & IaC
 • ARM templates basics
 • Bicep overview
 • Infrastructure as Code concepts
 • Automating infrastructure deployments

Azure DevOps & Deployment Pipelines
 • CI/CD for infrastructure
 • Azure DevOps pipelines overview
 • Deployment strategies
 • Environment management

Cost Management & Optimization
 • Azure Cost Management
 • Budgeting and alerts
 • Resource optimization
 • Reserved instances and savings plans

Migration & Deployment Strategies
 • Assessing on-prem workloads
 • Azure Migrate overview
 • Lift-and-shift vs modernization
 • Deployment best practices

Azure Infrastructure Capstone Workshop & Best Practices
 • Designing a full Azure infrastructure
 • Deploying networking, compute, and storage
 • Implementing security and monitoring
 • Final project review and best practices

• Azure Setup & Cloud Architecture Assessment
• Virtual Machines, Storage & Networking Assessment
• Infrastructure Deployment & Resource Management Assessment
• Security, Identity & Monitoring Assessment
• End-to-End Azure Infrastructure Deployment Project Assessment

Participants will be evaluated through hands-on Azure labs, practical infrastructure deployment exercises, instructor-led reviews, and a final capstone assessment focused on building a complete Azure infrastructure environment.

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive an AcadNXT Certificate of Completion for Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment. This digital, verifiable certification validates practical Azure infrastructure deployment, cloud operations, and enterprise cloud architecture skills and can be shared on LinkedIn and included in professional profiles to enhance cloud infrastructure career credibility.