Lab Objective on justinverstijnen.nl

1: Azure Introduction

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Difficulty: Easy

Introduction

In this lab, we will start-up and prepare our Azure environment to be able to do the Lab objectives. I will also aim to prepare you to understand the Azure Portal, even when having close to zero experience. In the further labs, some knowledge and experience is preferable. Steps may also vary as Websites and Portals are continuously updated.

These labs are not neccessarily step-by-step guides, but are more like “achieve this goal”. Some objectives however can be found on my website, and I will reference them as much as possible where needed.

2: Create your first Azure VM

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Difficulty: Easy

Introduction

In this lab, we will build a very small Infrastructure as a Service environment in Azure. The goal is to create one Windows Server virtual machine for Justin Verstijnen Inc. and configure Remote Desktop access through a Network Security Group rule.

This lab is not necessarily a complete step-by-step guide for every button in the Azure Portal. The main goal is to achieve the required end-state, understand what you are building and become more comfortable with Azure IaaS resources. The Azure Portal is updated regularly, so some buttons or menu names may be slightly different when you perform this lab.

3: Virtual networking fundamentals

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Difficulty: Easy

Introduction

In this lab, we will build the basic networking foundation for Justin Verstijnen Inc. in Microsoft Azure.

You will create a virtual network, configure custom DNS settings, create and associate a Network Security Group, and create a second virtual network. After that, you will configure VNet peering so that both virtual networks can communicate with each other.

4: Azure Virtual Machines setup

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Difficulty: Easy to Medium

Introduction

In this lab, we will build our first real Infrastructure as a Service environment in terms of a Virtual Machine in Azure. The goal is to create a small but useful server environment for Justin Verstijnen Inc. using Azure Virtual Machines, a Virtual Network, Active Directory Domain Services and an application server.

5: Azure IaaS + Azure Virtual Desktop

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Difficulty: Medium

Introduction

In this lab, we will combine Azure Infrastructure as a Service with Azure Virtual Desktop. This is a more advanced lab objective than the previous IaaS lab, because we now add a remote work solution for 16 concurrent employees.

The environment will contain a domain controller, separate resource groups, multiple virtual networks, Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts and FSLogix profile containers stored on an Azure Storage Account.