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AZ-104: Implement and manage storage in Azure

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Overview

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  • Module 1: You will learn to configure storage accounts including replication and endpoints.
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Identify features and usage cases for Azure storage accounts.
    • Select between different types of storage and storage accounts.
    • Select a storage replication strategy.
    • Configure network access to storage accounts.
    • Secure storage endpoints.
  • Module 2: You will learn how to configure blob storage including tiers and object replication.
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Identify features and usage cases for Azure Blob storage.
    • Configure Blob storage and Blob access tiers.
    • Configure Blob lifecycle management rules.
    • Configure Blob object replication.
    • Upload and price Blob storage.
  • Module 3: You will learn how to configure common storage security features like storage access signatures.
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Configure shared access signatures including URI and SAS parameters.
    • Configure storage service encryption.
    • Implement customer-managed keys.
    • Recommend opportunities to improve storage security.
  • Module 4: You will learn how to configure Azure file and file sync.
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Identify when to use Azure files versus Azure Blobs.
    • Configure Azure file shares and file share snapshots.
    • Identify features and usage cases of Azure File Sync.
    • Identify File Sync components and configuration steps.
  • Module 5: You will learn how to configure storage with tools like Storage Explorer and AZCopy.
  • After completing this module, you will be able to:

    • Configure and use Storage Explorer.
    • Configure the Import and Export Service.
    • Configure and use AZCopy.
  • Module 6: Discover ways to use an Azure Storage account to manage your data for billing, access, and storage location of your blobs, files, queues, and tables.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Decide how many storage accounts you need for your project
    • Determine the appropriate settings for each storage account
    • Create a storage account using the Azure portal
  • Module 7: Grant access to data stored in your Azure Storage accounts securely through the use of shared access signatures.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Identify the features of a shared access signature for Azure Storage.
    • Identify the features of stored access policies.
    • Programmatically generate and use a shared access signature to access storage.
  • Module 8: Azure Storage Explorer allows you to quickly view all the storage services under your account. You can browse through, read, and edit data stored in those services through a user-friendly graphical interface.
  • In this module, you will:

    • Describe the features of Azure Storage Explorer
    • Install Storage Explorer
    • Use Storage Explorer to connect to Azure Storage services and manipulate stored data

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Configure storage accounts
    • Introduction
    • Implement Azure storage
    • Explore Azure storage services
    • Determine storage account kinds
    • Determine replication strategies
    • Access storage
    • Secure storage endpoints
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary and resources
  • Module 2: Configure blob storage
    • Introduction
    • Implement blob storage
    • Create blob containers
    • Create blob access tiers
    • Add blob lifecycle management rules
    • Determine blob object replication
    • Upload blobs
    • Determine storage pricing
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary and resources
  • Module 3: Configure storage security
    • Introduction
    • Review storage security strategies
    • Create shared access signatures
    • Identify URI and SAS parameters
    • Determine storage service encryption
    • Create customer managed keys
    • Apply storage security best practices
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary and resources
  • Module 4: Configure Azure files and Azure File Sync
    • Introduction
    • Compare files to blobs
    • Manage file shares
    • Create file share snapshots
    • Implement file sync
    • Identify file sync components
    • Deploy Azure File Sync
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary and resources
  • Module 5: Configure storage with tools
    • Introduction
    • Use Azure Storage Explorer
    • Use the import and export service
    • Use AzCopy
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary and resources
  • Module 6: Create an Azure Storage account
    • Introduction
    • Decide how many storage accounts you need
    • Choose your account settings
    • Choose an account creation tool
    • Exercise - Create a storage account using the Azure portal
    • Knowledge check - Create a storage account
    • Summary
  • Module 7: Control access to Azure Storage with shared access signatures
    • Introduction
    • Authorization options for Azure Storage
    • Use shared access signatures to delegate access to Azure Storage
    • Exercise - Use shared access signatures to delegate access to Azure Storage
    • Use stored access policies to delegate access to Azure Storage
    • Exercise - Use stored access policies to delegate access to Azure Storage
    • Summary
  • Module 8: Upload, download, and manage data with Azure Storage Explorer
    • Introduction
    • Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account
    • Exercise - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to a storage account
    • Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Cosmos DB and Data Lake
    • Exercise - Connect Azure Storage Explorer to Azure Cosmos DB and Data Lake
    • Summary

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