Training Info
This training introduces the core principles of Azure architecture and design, focusing on the structural integrity and strategic decision-making required for production environments. The curriculum addresses how Azure solutions should be organized and why specific architectural trade-offs matter, providing a solid foundation before moving into specialized domains such as networking, security, or automated operations.
Delivery & Duration
Two primary formats are available to align with team expertise and organizational objectives. Both are delivered online (live) or in-person.
- The 1-Day Fast-Track: Optimized for IT leads and architects needing a rapid grounding in Azure-native design patterns, hierarchy, and core platform capabilities.
- The Multi-Day Implementation Intensive: Includes collaborative architectural whiteboarding, design-review exercises based on the Well-Architected Framework, and deep-dives into resiliency modeling.
- Modular Delivery: Options exist to split sessions into 4-hour blocks to minimize impact on daily project or operational requirements.
Program Curriculum
Module 1: Azure Platform Foundations
- Global infrastructure: Regions, Availability Zones, and Latency.
- The Shared Responsibility Model in a cloud-native context.
- Architectural building blocks: Management Groups, Subscriptions, and Resource Groups.
- Subscription Democratization: Understanding the shift from monolithic subscriptions to many small, purpose-built ones.
- Identity as the new primary security perimeter and its architectural impact.
Module 2: Workload Design & Organization
- Core workload design principles and lifecycle management.
- Environment separation strategies: Balancing isolation and connectivity.
- Resource tagging and metadata for architectural clarity and cost allocation.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) considerations for maintaining architectural consistency.
- Positioning networking as the foundational architectural component for all workloads.
Module 3: Resiliency, Availability & Scalability
- High-availability patterns and navigating Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Region pairs and cross-region disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
- Scalability and elasticity: Designing for predictable growth without manual intervention.
- Modern backup and data protection concepts in a distributed environment.
- The “Design for Failure” mindset: Building systems that handle platform-level outages gracefully.
Module 4: Security, Governance & Cost Optimization
- Secure-by-design architecture: Applying the Zero Trust model at every layer.
- Policy-Driven Governance: Using Azure Policy as a guardrail rather than a reactive audit tool.
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and administrative separation of duties.
- Cost management: Designing for financial visibility, efficiency, and waste reduction.
- Managing the intersection of security, cost, and operational complexity.
Key Takeaways
Participants will be equipped to:
- Navigate Trade-offs: Make informed decisions between availability, complexity, and cost.
- Design for Scale: Implement subscription and resource hierarchies that support long-term enterprise growth.
- Build Resilient Systems: Apply patterns that ensure workload continuity during regional or zone failures.
- Implement Governance Early: Integrate security and compliance guardrails directly into the architectural design phase.
Next Steps
Technical leads are available to adjust the depth of these modules based on current architectural challenges and upcoming project roadmaps.roach.
Both options go directly to tech personnel; no sales funnel, no account managers.