Practical Azure Bootcamp - 16 Sessions, 8 Weekends

🚀 Azure Cloud & Azure DevOps Bootcamp – 8 Weeks (Weekend-Only)

Start Date: Saturday, 13th December 2025

Duration: 8 Weeks (Saturdays & Sundays, 10 AM IST – ~2+ Hrs per session)

Mode: Live on Zoom

Format: 100% Hands-On + Real-World Projects + Azure Certification Prep

Who Should Join?

1. Beginners looking to start a career in Cloud Computing with Azure

2. Professionals preparing for Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals / Azure Solutions Architect

3. DevOps, Cloud, and IT professionals aiming to strengthen practical Azure & DevOps skills

🎯 Bootcamp Objectives

By the end of this bootcamp, participants will be able to:

1. Understand Azure core services and architecture

2. Deploy and manage infrastructure following Azure best practices

3. Implement highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable Azure solutions

4. Apply Azure DevOps practices for CI/CD, pipelines, and automation

5. Prepare confidently for Azure certification exams

6. Build hands-on projects to showcase in resumes and interviews

🗓️ Bootcamp Curriculum

Week 1: Azure Fundamentals & Core Services

1. Introduction to Cloud Computing & Microsoft Azure Global Infrastructure

2. Azure Portal, CLI, and PowerShell setup

3. Azure Subscriptions, Resource Groups, and Management Groups

4. Identity & Access Management with Azure AD: Users, Groups, Roles, Policies

5. Azure Compute: Virtual Machines, Scale Sets, Availability Sets

6. Azure Storage: Blob, File, Disk Storage fundamentals

7. Introduction to Azure Shared Responsibility Model & Security Best Practices

Week 2: Azure Networking & Security

1. Azure Virtual Network (VNet) Deep Dive: Subnets, Route Tables, NSGs

2. VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and Azure Firewall

3. Load Balancing: Azure Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Front Door

4. Azure DNS, Traffic Manager, and Global Reach

5. Network Security: NSGs, ASGs, DDoS Protection, Key Vault basics

6. Designing secure and highly available Azure architectures

Week 3: Databases & Storage Strategies

1. Azure Storage Advanced Concepts: Lifecycle Management, Encryption, Access Tiers

2. Azure SQL Database: Deployment, Backups, High Availability, Scaling

3. Cosmos DB: NoSQL workloads, Partitioning, Global Distribution

4. Data backup, recovery, and archival with Azure Backup & Recovery Services

5. Understanding storage cost optimization and performance tuning

6. Differences between Block, Object, and File Storage in Azure

Week 4: Serverless & Event-Driven Architectures

1. Introduction to Serverless Computing on Azure

2. Azure Functions: Triggers, Bindings, Versioning, and Deployment

3. Azure Logic Apps and Durable Functions

4. Event-Driven Services: Event Grid, Service Bus, Queue Storage

5. API Management for RESTful APIs

6. Designing scalable and cost-efficient serverless workflows

Week 5: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

1. Introduction to IaC concepts on Azure

2. Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates: Deployment, Parameters, Outputs

3. Terraform on Azure: Workflow, State Management, and Comparison with ARM

4. Automation with Azure CLI, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps Pipelines

5. Managing environments, versioning, and CI/CD pipelines

6. Hands-on deployment of real-world infrastructure using code

Week 6: Azure DevOps & CI/CD

1. Introduction to Azure DevOps: Projects, Repos, Boards, Pipelines

2. Git integration and Branching strategies

3. Azure Pipelines: Build, Release, and Multi-stage CI/CD workflows

4. Artifacts, Environments, and Deployment Strategies

5. Integration with GitHub Actions and third-party tools

6. Hands-on: Deploying apps using CI/CD on Azure

Week 7: Monitoring, Security & Cost Optimization

1. Monitoring with Azure Monitor, Metrics, Logs, and Alerts

2. Application Insights for performance tracking

3. Security & Compliance: Azure Security Center, Sentinel, Key Vault

4. Cost Management & Optimization using Azure Advisor and Budgets

5. Azure Well-Architected Framework: Design Principles, High Availability, Scalability, and Resiliency

6. Hands-on practice: Optimizing existing workloads for performance and cost

Week 8: Certification Prep & Real-World Projects

1. Review of key Azure architecture patterns

2. Hands-on end-to-end project: Deploy a multi-tier application on Azure using best practices

3. Practice questions for AZ-900 (Fundamentals) and AZ-305 (Solution Architect) exams

4. Tips and strategy for Azure certification exams

5. Open Q&A, recap, and guidance for Azure career roadmap

✅ Program Features

1. 100% Hands-On Sessions with real-world projects

2. Step-by-step guidance on Azure scenarios

3. Doubt clearing after every module

4. Lifetime access to session recordings

5. Aligned with Azure certification domains (Fundamentals & Solutions Architect)

6. Mentorship for Azure career guidance, DevOps implementation, and certification roadmap