Course Overview
The AZ-040T00 Automating Administration with PowerShell Training is a course designed for IT professionals who want to learn how to use PowerShell for automating administrative tasks in their organization’s Azure environment.
It covers the following topics:
- Introduction to PowerShell and Azure automation
- Creating and managing Azure Automation accounts and runbooks
- Implementing PowerShell workflows
- Using Azure DSC (Desired State Configuration) to configure and manage resources
- Creating and managing modules and module galleries
- Managing Azure resources using PowerShell
- Implementing Azure Automation-based disaster recovery and backup
- Using PowerShell to manage Azure Security Center and Azure Log Analytics.
The course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of PowerShell and its use in automating administrative tasks in Azure. Learners will gain practical skills and knowledge that they can apply in their day-to-day work as Azure administrators. By the end of the course, learners will be able to automate tasks such as resource deployment, configuration management, and monitoring, using PowerShell.
Target audiences
- This course is intended for IT Professionals: Who are already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows client administration Who want to learn more about using Windows PowerShell for administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell or any scripting language is assumed. This course is also suitable for IT Professionals already experienced in server administration, including Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and System Center.
Schedule Dates
Infrastructure-administration
AZ-040T00: Automating Administration with PowerShell Training
11/12/2023
Infrastructure-administration
AZ-040T00: Automating Administration with PowerShell Training
11/03/2024
Infrastructure-administration
AZ-040T00: Automating Administration with PowerShell Training
17/06/2024
Infrastructure-administration
AZ-040T00: Automating Administration with PowerShell Training
16/09/2024
Curriculum
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Course agenda
- Module 1: Getting started with Windows PowerShell
- Module 2: Windows PowerShell for local systems administration
- Module 3: Working with the Windows PowerShell pipeline
- Module 4: Using PSProviders and PSDrives
- Module 5: Querying management information by using CIM and WMI
- Module 6: Working with variables, arra ys, and hash tables
- Module 7: Windows PowerShell scripting
- Module 7: Windows PowerShell scripting
- Module 8: Administering remote computers with Windows PowerShell
- Module 9: Managing Azure resources with PowerShell
- Module 10: Managing Microsoft 365 services with PowerShell
- Module 11: Using background jobs and scheduled jobs
Learners will gain a foundational understanding of PowerShell, including its syntax and structure, how to use cmdlets and modules, and how to work with variables and operators. Will be able to learn how to use PowerShell to automate administrative tasks for Azure services such as virtual machines, storage accounts, and Azure AD. Learners will learn how to use PowerShell to manage Azure resources, including creating and modifying resources, managing resource groups, and deploying ARM templates. They can understand how to automate the deployment of Azure resources using PowerShell, including creating and managing deployment scripts and using Azure DevOps. To understand best practices for securing PowerShell scripts, including using RBAC, role assignments, and managed identities.
Yes, learners who complete the AZ-040T00 Automating Administration with PowerShell course can earn the Microsoft certification for Automating Administration with PowerShell (AZ-040). This certification validates the skills and knowledge of professionals who can automate the administration of Microsoft Azure services using PowerShell. To earn the certification, learners must pass the Microsoft certification exam for AZ-040. The exam measures the learner's ability to automate Azure administrative tasks using PowerShell, manage and deploy Azure resources using PowerShell, and secure PowerShell scripts.
There are no official language proficiency requirements for taking the AZ-040T00 Automating Administration with PowerShell course. However, the course materials and instruction will be delivered in English. Therefore, it is recommended that students have a basic understanding of the English language in order to fully benefit from the course
Yes, the AZ-040T00 Automating Administration with PowerShell course includes practical exercises designed to help students develop their PowerShell automation skills. During the course, students will work on various lab exercises that will help them understand the concepts covered in the course. The labs cover a wide range of topics, including creating and managing Azure resources, managing Azure virtual machines, automating Azure Active Directory tasks, and automating Azure SQL Database tasks.