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Get to know Microsoft Azure cloud platform: An overview for business professionals

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Course Description

Overview

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  • Module 1: This module describes what the cloud is and what Microsoft Azure is, and how businesses can grow and transform with Azure.

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Describe what the cloud is and what Microsoft Azure is.
    • Describe the basics of cloud economics, and how the consumption-based, operational expenditures model opens new business opportunities.
    • Describe the basic financial and operational benefits of cloud over a traditional, off-cloud IT system.
    • Cite real examples of businesses that have used Azure to transform their operations and improve their bottom lines.
  • Module 2: This module explores various business benefits of Azure, including cost-efficiency, innovation, agility, and security.

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Describe how your business can be more cost-efficient with Microsoft Azure and cloud economics.
    • Envision growth and innovation strategies for your company with Azure.
    • Imagine how Azure can make your workforce more agile and responsive.
    • Describe how your business’s data and services can be highly secure and reliable with Azure.
    • Describe how Azure empowers you to monitor your business’s cloud activities for compliance and reporting.
    • Describe how Azure can ease your business’s regulatory compliance.
    • Describe how Azure can decrease your business’s carbon footprint.
  • Module 3: This module introduces various decisions that business decision makers can anticipate when considering a transition to Azure.

    After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Identify and categorize your business’s motivations for transitioning to the cloud.
    • Describe the major categories of Azure services and what each enables a business to do.
    • Describe public, private, and hybrid cloud arrangements, and the reasons for adopting each.
    • Look ahead to the technical and organizational considerations you will encounter when planning a cloud transition.

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Module 1: Describe the basics of Azure for business
    • Introduction
    • Get to know Azure for business
    • Understand cloud economics
    • Explore a cloud success story
    • Explore cloud stories across industries
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Module 2: Describe the business benefits of Azure
    • Introduction
    • Save money with cloud economics
    • Grow and innovate with Azure
    • Be secure and in control in the cloud
    • Operate effectively across the globe
    • Reduce your carbon footprint with Azure
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Module 3: Transition your business to Azure
    • Introduction
    • Identify your cloud motivations
    • Describe types of cloud services
    • Describe cloud arrangements
    • Prepare your business for the cloud
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary

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