Microsoft Cloud Fundamentals: Explore Cloud Services

Explore fundamental cloud technology principles and service offerings in the context of Microsoft cloud services.

Introduction

• Explore cloud technology principles with Microsoft cloud services
• What you should know

1. Cloud Principles and Delivery Mechanisms

• Explore cloud principles
• Computing as a service
• Understand cloud payment model options
• Expand capacity, scalability, redundancy, and availability
• Compare cloud services and on-premises services
• Explore abstraction, management, and ownership

2. Cloud Security Requirements and Policies

• Introduction to cloud deployment models
• Manage privacy in the cloud
• Meet compliance goals
• Secure data in the cloud
• Meet data and operational transparency requirements

3. Cloud Updates and Availability

• Cloud availability
• Explore the service and feature improvement process
• Monitor service health and maintenance
• Understand service and liability of the cloud provider

4. Types of Cloud Services

• Introduction to cloud services
• Explore cloud services and their characteristics
• Integrate the cloud in hybrid scenarios
• Move completely to the cloud
• Cloud integration tools

5. Identify Requirements of Microsoft Cloud Services

• Introduction to Microsoft 365
• Explore onmicrosoft.com and custom domains
• Firewall rules required for Microsoft 365
• Understand bandwidth implications

6. Sign Up for Cloud Services

• Explore licensing plans for Microsoft 365
• Tenant location considerations
• DEMO: Sign up for Microsoft 365

7. Configure Cloud Services

• Cloud services configuration
• Cloud service networking primer
• Identify DNS record types
• Custom domains
• Add a custom domain to Microsoft 365
• Explore cloud service administrators

8. Cloud-Based Device Management

• Introduction to Microsoft Intune
• Enrolling devices into Microsoft Intune
• Bulk enrollment options
• Managing devices with Microsoft Intune
• Performing remote device actions
• Explore initial configuration tasks
• Monitoring and reporting
• Monitoring device security

Conclusion

• Next steps